Photography is unusual among technologies: it has no single birthday. Was it 1727, when Johann Heinrich Schulze discovered light-sensitive salts?…
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Photojournalism and the Collective Truth
In a world where images are omnipresent, the question of truth in photography remains as relevant as ever. As Karl…
The Real Revolution in Photography: It’s Not Digital, It’s Auto-Focus
When people think of photography’s major technological breakthroughs, they often highlight the shift from analog to digital. But there’s another,…
The photo industry is its worst enemy
After over twenty plus years working in and observing the photo industry, one conclusion is clear: One of the worst…
The discreet rise of the ubiquitous photo
One of the most important announcement during Google latest release event has mainly passed under the radar or simply dismissed as…
Google eats content for breakfast
Google is about to help sell the content of images found in Google Image Search without sharing a penny with…
Say goodbye to the rectangular photo
Some place its origin to mystic Egyptians trying to capture the quintessential field of vision while others are convinced that…
Where does photography lie?
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” – Henry David Thoreau As the world of photography inexorably advances into…
Meaning vs Aesthetics
When you look at a photograph, you might have two distinct reactions, usually never conjointly. You might find the image…
necessary blindness
In effect , photography is a tool for the blind. Because of our deep relationship with the animal world, our…
