Great Britain’s Royal Institution has put together a fascinating “tour through the history of photography. ” Using his own camera collection as a jumping off point, chemist Andrew Szydlo takes you through a sort of “crash course” on the history of photography in 41 minutes.
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We all love photography, but how much do you really know about its history? Join us as we explore some of the more notable developments. “When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs,” said Ansel Adams in a very famous quote. thephoblographer.com »
2020-06-09 01:00
As with all forms of art, going to galleries and museums is one of the best ways to view the most iconic photographs in history. An ongoing exhibit at the Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) promises to bring exactly this experience by highlighting some of the most notable works from the early days of the medium to the best of contemporary photography. thephoblographer.com »
2019-12-04 23:00
A largely forgotten bit of photographic history might be of interest: the civil war between realism and pictorialism. The justly famous Ansel Adams and his contemporaries were very strong advocates of photographic realism, dating back to the days of Group f/64, of which Adams was cofounder about 1932 along with Edward Weston. Group f/64 was […] petapixel.com »
2019-11-05 18:51
Photography history is full of colorful milestones and unforgettable moments. So, it's not surprising that more and more of today's generation of photographers are interested in the small details. thephoblographer.com »
2019-07-22 19:00
I ran across yet another case of Holy Cow Look At These Russian Photos, in which the photographs of Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky were showcased. In 1902, Prokudin-Gorsky learned the method of shooting three negatives (color separations) and then projecting them in registration through filters to produce projected color images. He didn’t invent the process, although I […] petapixel.com »
2018-07-03 19:47
Conflict photography has a long and troubled history. A newly-released episode of The Great War discusses how World War One took this dangerous and oft-times controversial form of photography into adolescence. digitalrev.com »
2016-10-25 03:00
We all have a blind spot, both literally and metaphorically. Ansel Adams had one so big and powerful that he, Beaumont Newhall, and a few others “disappeared” some very important and wonderful photographers from the history of photography. petapixel.com »
2016-09-22 22:03
This past July, Nikon completed its new headquarters and moved a majority of its Tokyo-based team into the new building. Two weeks ago, the Nikon Museum -- which had been temporarily closed since February -- reopened on the first floor of the facility. [Read More]
For more than a dozen years, I have been documenting the aftermath of the disasters at the Chornobyl and Fukushima nuclear power plants, the progress of the cleanup, and the decontamination and revitalization of the contaminated areas.
A camera crew recently was given access to Sigma’s new headquarters in Kanagawa, Japan which reveals a complex filled with zen-like spaces and a "cellar" of lenses displayed like bottles of fine wine. [Read More]
Tesla has published a detailed first-person view (FPV) drone flythrough of its new European manufacturing location to promote what it says is the most advanced, sustainable, and efficient facility ever. [Read More]
A team of professional photographers had the rare opportunity to record a timelapse of the Suurhoff Bridge as it sailed through the Rotterdam city center towards its final installation location. Bas Stoffelsen — owner of The Timewriters — is a professional timelapse photographer from the Netherlands who told PetaPixel that he was asked by the […]
Manchester City recently topped rival Manchester United to take the Premier League title and to celebrate the internal content team has published this 3-minute and 40-second single-shot first-person-view (FPV) drone video that tours the entire Etihad Stadium.
FPV drone pilot Benoit Finck mounted a GoPro HERO8 to a drone and flew it through the famous 16th-century castle on the French tidal island of Mont Saint-Michel. This resulting 2-minute video won a GoPro Awards prize.