Gunther Holtorf has lived an incredible life. The ex-airline executive has traveled the equivalent of 20 times around the world. After 26 years on the road, most of which were spent with his late wife, Christine, Holtorf has visited 179 countries, six continents, traveled nearly 550,000 miles and has countless memories. Here, the German adventurer […]
Pinhole photographer Zeb Andrews gets to see the world a little differently with every photo he takes. What started as a hobby taking pictures with a cardboard box has turned into not only a career, but a life passion that has made a big impact on the lives of many young Syrian refugees. Watch this video to see […]
Just in time for the holidays, the creative folks over at the Cooperative of Photography have come up with a new fashion line that every photographer would love to have! Here are five items of clothing that make shooting more convenient, more comfortable, more stylish, and more fun: Made for photographers by photographers, the new […]
For up-and-coming photographers, a critique of their work by someone they admire can be an amazing and rewarding experience. But, it can also be a hard pill to swallow. Such is definitely the case in Vice’s new series, “Take it or Leave it with Bruce Gilden.” The award-winning Guggenheim Fellow and Magnum photographer is known for his […]
Do you hate getting your photo taken? When you do, do you look at the image and find a bunch of things you hate—do you see your big nose, double chin, round face? The thing is, you see something in yourself that others don’t. And you need to get past it. You need to find […]
Back in the day, Ansel Adams created the zone system for seeing light, processing negatives, and darkroom developing to get really high contrast, beautiful prints. Since film and digital are so different, we don’t talk about the zone system so much anymore, but photographer Mark Wallace has come up with his own abbreviated version. Here’s how […]
While shooting a timelapse of the Milky Way, one incredibly lucky photographer captured rare footage of a meteor explosion against the atmosphere. Wes Eisenhauer was definitely in the right place at the right time, with the right camera settings, when a meteor slammed into the atmosphere and burned up in a fiery ring: Eisenhauer was filming […]
In an effort to bring awareness to the global problem of growing endangered natural spaces, 15 of the world’s most renowned, incredibly talented timelapse artists are working together on a full length film that gets up close and personal with the issue. Here’s a glimpse into “X-Plore” and the artists behind the project: The 90-minute […]
Are you looking for ways to add some creepiness to your photos? Want to make a somewhat scary portrait frightening? Just in time for Halloween, Aaron Nace shows us a great and easy way to turn eyes a realistic and terrifying black in Photoshop: The only way this effect will work is if the eyes […]
Does a good photographer take good photos because of the quality of the camera or in spite of it? In this episode of Pro Photographer, Cheap Camera Challenge, professional photojournalist Alex Ogle is challenged to do a photo shoot with a tiny, discreet, and cheap paper camera. Since he is normally equipped with a professional camera, […]
