Adorama has just announced deep discounts on five Panasonic compact digital cameras, including some of its most highly-regarded mirrorless Micro Four Thirds Models, and two of the company’s most popular lenses. Adorama is also throwing in $150 and $100 gift certificates to sweeten the deal. If you’ve been thinking about adding a Panasonic camera to […]
A teen named Ho Fan brought his Rolleiflex camera to Hong Kong in the 50s. The surprising result? Street vendors, rickshaw drivers and overall street life. Fan Ho would go on to become an award-winning, widely-exhibited photographer whose work has appeared worldwide.Check out these outstanding examples of street photography as part of his book “A […]
As street photography continues to make a comeback, street photography competitions have been proliferating. The Passporte, an online fine-art gallery, has just announced the Henri Cartier-Bresson Passporte Prize for Street Photography, a juried exhibit with prizes of $300 (Juror’s award) and $200 (Director’s award), plus honorable mentions. You can submit up to three images, at […]
The UK and US have abruptly issued a ban on cameras, laptops, tablets and other portable electronic devices in carry-on luggage, effective immediately, for 9 airlines flying out of ten specific airports. According to US officials, the restrictions are based on intelligence that terrorists are trying to smuggle explosives in portable electronic devices. The ruling is […]
Promising “amazing eye candy on the big screen,” work has begun on a feature-length documentary film about master photographer Garry Winogrand, whose groundbreaking photos from the 60s and 70s have influenced generations of street photographers and photojournalists. However, with only days left until the project’s Kickstarter campaign ends, less than half the money needed to […]
During the dark days of World War II, Leica secretly saved hundreds of Jews from extermination. Behold, the heroism of the Leitz family. While the death of over 6 million Jews (and millions of Gays, Gypsies and others) at the hands of the Nazis may seem far removed from this web site’s mission, which is […]