Niantic is hosting a ‘Pokémon Go’ AR photography contest

How good are your Pokémon Go photography skills? We’re asking, because Niantic is holding an in-app augmented reality photography contest for all players where Pokémon Go has been officially released. Yep, it’s not limited to US residents only, and the winner will get a sweet swag bag containing a poster autographed by the team, a […]

Photography algorithm alters perspective after images are captured

Combining multiple photographs to create a new image isn’t uncommon, but researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in partnership with NVIDIA have come up with a a pretty wild new technique to create entirely new compositions. It’s called “computational zoom,” and it promises to let photographers adjust the focal length (which basically […]

Street photography – as seen through the camera of a car

The images look like the street photography of Henri Cartier-Bresson – except, instead of using a Leica rangefinder as he did, Pulitzer-winning photojournalist Barbara Davidson used a car. Davidson has had a storied career. She won the feature-photography Pulitzer in 2011 for documenting gang violence while working at the Los Angeles Times, shared a staff […]

You'll Swear This Macro Photography Universe Is CGI

GIF GIF: Macro Room It’s an odd paradox of our times, but when we see something extraordinary these days, it’s easy to assume that it was computer generated. CGI is the current all-consuming method of creating movie effects, but this video of ink in water shot with macro photography shows just how beautiful practical effects […]

Occult-Inspired Nude Photography Set Against the Norwegian Landscape

Norway: home to black metal, Norse paganism, and photographer Daria Endresen. We first spotted the Oslo-based artist’s work on Vice, where she spoke to them about her inspiration for her nude photography, set against Norway’s stunning, primordial landscape. “I’ve always felt a strong connection and an incredible sense of belonging to this land,” she told […]

Get 99% off this Hollywood Art Institute Photography Course & Certification

Looking to turn your love of photography into a career, but not sure where to start? Look no further than this Hollywood Art Institute Photography Course & Certification program, available for $ 20 and currently discounted 99 percent. This 22-module program can be taken entirely online, and you’ll receive a certificate nationally accredited by the Photography Council. […]

Sublime Impressionist Artworks That Blend Photography and Painting

Toronto mixed-media artist Stev’nn Hall, who we learned about on Colossal, merges photography and painting by staining, scratching, and embellishing images with acrylic, ink, and pastels. Much of Hall’s inspiration comes from the rural landscape surrounding his home in Canada. These straightforward images are then transformed into emotional, magical spaces thanks to Hall’s use of […]

The guys who made smartphone photography possible just picked up a huge cash prize

Next time you whip out your smartphone to snap a selfie, spare a thought for the guys that made it all possible. For without the groundbreaking research of Eric Fossum, George Smith, Nobukazu Teranishi, Michael Tompsett, and the late Willard Boyle, your smartphone camera might not even exist. This week, the four surviving engineers were rewarded for […]