Searching for camera gear on flea markets and online auctions is like a treasure hunt. And from time to time, some photographers get to find real gems. Photographer Mathieu Stern was the lucky winner this time, and he found his treasure in quite a nasty place. Covered with poop, in a box full of other dirty gear, one lens stood out. It was a Tamron 90mm f/2.5. The strange design caught Mathieu’s attention....
Right now, summer is a blaze here with temperatures reaching up to 43 centigrade. And when it’s hot, everyone wants a popsicle. Food photographer Benny Gam Zo Letova decided to see how far he can push the popsicle concept, and I must say, he pushed it quite far. We asked Benny to share some of his motivations and insights on the project. Here is the question Benny wanted to answer: is everything with a stick in it is considered ice cream?...
An historic building in South Florida burned to the ground a couple years ago because in the dark of night, a trio of photographers set it ablaze while trying to “paint with light.” An historic plantation in Louisville, Kentucky had to issue this statement via its Facebook page a few years ago because people with cameras could not manage to respect the property: These are but a small sampling in a long line of “photographers who ruined it for the rest of us” stories....
Only a few short years ago, the idea of handheld photographs of the Milky Way would’ve been a thing of fantasy. Now, though, thanks to fast ultrawide glass and the super high ISO performance of today’s cameras, it’s a whole different story. This is proven by photographer Alyn Wallace. He shoots the Sigma 14mm f/1.8 Art lens on his Sony A7SII in this video where he does exactly that. Alyn is using the Canon EF mount version of the lens along with the Sigma MC-11 adapter....
Executives from retailers Best Buy and Kroger, grocery store chain Food Lion and Todos Supermarket, toy company Mattel, and several others also reportedly attended the high-profile meeting. Leaders of Walmart and CVS, meanwhile, appeared at the roundtable session virtually. According to the report, Biden and the business leaders discussed efforts to tackle supply chain issues during this holiday shopping season. The tech industry is already fighting an unprecedented global semiconductor chip shortage....
