Lomography launches small, cheap and disposable Simple Use Film Camera

Dunja Djudjic

Instead of being the only option, film photography is a growing trend in the digital age. Carried by this tide, Lomography introduced another set of cameras for the film lovers – the Simple Use Film Camera. It’s a disposable camera, pre-loaded with 25mm film with 36 shots. You can take it everywhere, it fits inside […]

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Man buys stack of negatives in flea market, discovers works of unknown master photographer

Dunja Djudjic

I’m sure you’ve heard of Vivian Maier and the incredible story how her photos were discovered. A similar story happened when an American tourist, Tom Sponheim, bought a stack of negatives in 2001. He got them for $3.5 in a flea market in Barcelona, and they turn out to be way more valuable. After developing […]

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Lightroom FAQ: Where did that thing go?

Rob Sylvan

A week doesn’t go by that I don’t hear from someone who is struggling to find something that has seemingly vanished from Lightroom. In the interest of helping you avoid this sensation of panic and frustration, I have compiled my list of the top ten things that seem to go missing (or appear out of…

Filmmakers shot more than 3 million photos over 150,000 miles to raise awareness for light pollution

John Aldred

The Skyglow Project took filmmakers Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinović on a journey covering more than 150,000 miles. Their goal is to highlight the issue of light pollution. Dark skies around our planet are disappearing, and the truly dark skies are very few and far between. More than just the photographic opportunities, dark skies play a […]

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Facial recognition technology helps Chinese man find his family after 27 years

Dunja Djudjic

This time last year, there was a pretty big fuss about FindFace, an app that uses facial recognition to discover people’s identities with pretty high reliability. But for 33-year-old Fu Gui from China, facial recognition technology turned out to be life changing. It helped him find his family and reunite with them after being apart […]

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Syrian photojournalist helps bombing victims instead of taking photos

Dunja Djudjic

The job of a photojournalist is difficult and surrounded by danger. Still, we often argue about the ethics of photojournalism. The opinions vary whether they should be taking photos, or help those in need when things get tough. Photographer and activist Abd Alkader Habak made his decision last weekend, when a bomb hit a convoy […]

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How I photographed Comic Con portraits using only one light source

Jon Erlien

Back in December my brother asked me if I would be interested in going to Comic Con in Indianapolis, IN, and I immediately said absolutely! In his mind, he was excited to see what comic books he could find or the hard to find vinyl POP figure or possibly a GI Joe collectible, but in […]

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