Author: Liron Samuels

This Former Biologist Charges the Tech and Entertainment Elite $150,000 for Portraits

Liron Samuels

Ask 10 photographers about the market and 9 of them will probably tell you that it’s not what it used to be and talk about how low prices have gone. The 10th photographer might be Kevin Abosch, a portrait photographer who spends his time between Ireland and Boston, as he hasn’t felt the pressures of […]

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Now is Your Chance to Photograph All Five Visible Planets in One Shot

Liron Samuels

Of all the planets found in the Solar System, only five of the brightest planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, can be seen with the naked eye. While all five of these planets can be seen throughout most of the year, as of this morning they can all be seen simultaneously as they […]

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Will Sutton Used a Selfie Stick to Create an Awesome 4K Video of His Crazy Parkour Skills

Liron Samuels

Will Sutton, well known for his wicked parkour skills, is quite possibly the only person capable of making selfie sticks cool. Using a GoPro and a selfie stick, the London-based professional free runner, created this action-filled point-of-view “selfie” video while showing off what he can do. Have a seat before watching this; Sutton’s incredible talent […]

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If Spiderman And a Drone Had a Baby, The Drone Catcher Would Be It

Liron Samuels

Irresponsible and ill-intentioned drone operators continue to pose safety and security hazards, and researchers continue to develop inventive ways of taking out the rogue devices. The Drone Catcher is not the first anti-drone solution nor the first anti-drone drone, but it’s definitely the closest one to possessing superhero capabilities. Developed by Michigan Tech’s HIRo Lab […]

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NYPD Wants to Charge a TV News Network $36,000 for Body Camera Footage

Liron Samuels

Events such as Ferguson led to increased usage of body cameras in police departments across the U.S., but as the cameras’ popularity soars so do the questions about who owns the footage and how much of it should be made available to the public. As Arstechnica reports, one question hasn’t been discussed as often – […]

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Von Wong Tied Down a Model And Photographed Her With Sharks

Liron Samuels

In his latest adventure, Benjamin Vong Won headed to Fiji where he tied down a model to photograph her underwater with the local sharks. While this might sound scary (and crazy), the terrible stereotypes depicting sharks as menacing and terrifying creatures are exactly what Ben hopes to change with these surreal images. “As a photographer […]

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Use $2 Drink Koozies As Repurposed Lens Cases and Stackable Organizers

Liron Samuels

They’re lightweight, cheap, and you’ve probably got a bunch of them lying around somewhere anyway – drink koozies are good for more than just keeping your beers cold. Time to go to the basement or garage and pull out all those koozies you’ve collected over the years at conferences, trade shows, and other promotional events, […]

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