I was born to a Jewish family from Leningrad in 1981. My grandpa on my mother’s side, Arkady [all names changed], died two years before I was born. He was an avid photographer, and a great many pictures you’ll find in this article were taken by him.
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Nikon D6: First look We don't know much about Nikon's forthcoming pro sports flagship camera, but CES 2020 did give us an opportunity to get a first look - albeit at a sample under glass. dpreview.com »
2020-01-08 16:00
In April 2016 I traveled a week to Korea without being sure of what to expect. Ever since that moment I fell in love with the country, its culture and history and I kept returning whenever possible, dreaming of the day I would be able to leave Italy to start a new chapter of my life here in Seoul. boredpanda.com »
2019-11-04 17:37
In August of 2017, the team at Sent Into Space travelled to Fort Laramie, Wyoming to capture something incredible for the BBC. Using a high-altitude weather balloon and a 360° camera array, they captured what they claim is “the world’s first hyperlapse of an eclipse from the edge of space.” The resulting footage was only […] petapixel.com »
2019-11-01 21:38
I recently took my first ever photography trip to California. My plan was to hit up Mt. Shasta, Lassen Volcanic NP, and Lake Tahoe. I wanted to share some of the things I did right, as well as some of the things I did wrong. What I Did Right I planned ahead – Thanks to […] petapixel.com »
2019-09-09 18:34
A lot has been said about the quality of the images coming out of the 61MP Sony a7R IV, but most of the first impressions we’ve seen are based on JPEGs. Now, thanks to Jared Polin of Fro Knows Photo, you can get take a close look at full-res RAW files captured with Sony’s new […] petapixel.com »
2019-07-22 21:57
Want to use your Canon EF-mount lenses on a Nikon camera… with autofocus? That will soon be possible. KIPON has announced the world’s first “CANIKON” lens adapter. While Canon-to-Nikon and Nikon-to-Canon lens adapters already exist, none of them allow you to use autofocus — in other words, any adapted lens is turned into a manual-focus-only […] petapixel.com »
2019-02-22 21:46
One of my photography New Year’s resolutions was to start to push my work to galleries and public photography showcases. In my mind, having my work in-print and in-public are some of the most significant steps in advancing my career as a fine art street photographer. petapixel.com »
2019-01-08 22:51
Photo via NASA/JPL-Caltech/Lockheed Martin, used under Public Domain It took six months and more than 300 million miles, but NASA's InSight lander is now safe and sound on the surface of Mars and transmitting back the first bits of data to scientists here on Earth. dpreview.com »
2018-11-28 01:30
A week after giving us the first photo from the surface of asteroid 162173 Ryugu, Japan’s MINERVA rovers have just sent back new views of the asteroid’s surface, including the first video ever from an asteroid’s surface. petapixel.com »
2018-09-29 19:15
At the time of my takeover of the Visit Faroe Islands account, my own account was around 5k followers. To briefly run and manage a page that has surpassed 100k was a great learning experience. Here are a few things I learned along the way that might help others. 1. At that level, you will […] petapixel.com »
2016-10-31 20:14
The 2024 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced. The Associated Press' photography staff won the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography, while Reuters' photo staff took the prize for Breaking News Photography. [Read More]
Israel intelligence officials are reportedly using cameras with facial recognition technology to surveil Palestinians and identify suspected militants. However, while the technology was initially used to search for kidnapped Israelis in Gaza, it is reportedly now being used, to mixed results, to flag members of Hamas. [Read More]
The longest-running photojournalism competition, Pictures of the Year, recently announced the winners of its 81st contest. While most have been celebrated, the top prize in the "Team Picture Story of the Year" category has been highly controversial, kick-starting a powerful, emotional debate about the nature of photojournalism itself. [Read More]
Cheap kamikaze FPV drones, the kind more typically used by photography and racing enthusiasts, are now one of Ukraine's most valued weapons against the Russian invasion. [Read More]
Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson get a surfeit of coverage as the founders of Magnum Photos. They're also two of the earliest. Ernst Scheidegger isn't heard or talked about anywhere as much -- yet he's one of the first the agency brought on.
Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson get a surfeit of coverage as the founders of Magnum Photos. They're also two of the earliest. Ernst Scheidegger isn't heard or talked about anywhere as much -- yet he's one of the first the agency brought on.
"All I want is for people to live in peace and dignity," says photographer Rania Matar in an emotional plea to the world. Having grown up in a war-torn country and living through multiple wars and conflicts during her lifetime, she knows first hand the infrastructural and emotional devastation that they result in.