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New York S Vessel Is Under Fire Over Rights Grab Photo Policy For Tourists

The Vessel, in New York City’s latest luxury neighbourhood, is Hudson Yards’ fancy tourist trap. But it’s also a rights grab when it comes to photography. Initially, spotted by Gothamist, two particular clauses in the Hudson Yard Terms & Conditions were extremely overbearing. Terms and conditions to which you agree as soon as you enter the place. Those clauses have since been combined into a new “My social media posts” clause....

Nikon Launches Two Free Apps For Tethering And Transferring Photos From Camera To Smartphone

Nikon is introducing two new apps that should make your workflow faster and easier, and they’re both completely free. The first is NX MobileAir, a smartphone app that transfers photos straight from your camera to your phone and uploads them to an FTP server. The second is NX Tether, a program for tethered shooting with Nikon cameras. NX MobileAir NX MobileAir NX MobileAir eliminates the need for a computer when transferring photos from your camera....

On The Depiction Of Africans In Photo Contests

As a child during the 1980s, I grew up with a weekly diet of TIME magazine and the evening news. The famine in Ethiopia during the decade generated an endless stream of news filled with images of Black bodies, so much so that my entire conception of the continent was built off the tragedy of a single nation. To me, Africa was a desert wasteland of starving people – a thought conceived through photos....

Panasonic Launches Compact Lightweight Leica 200Mm F 2 8 Micro Four Thirds Lens

Panasonic, today, are also announcing a new Leica 200mm f/2.8 lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. Panasonic say it offers the “sharpest-ever corner to corner image quality in Lumix history”. They also say that it’s designed with high speed and low weight in mind for handheld shooting. With the launch of a new superfast 60fps camera, a new lens obviously aimed squarely at sports and wildlife shooters shouldn’t be much of a surprise....

Pentax Is Finally Releasing Their Ultrawide 11 18Mm F 2 8 Zoom And New Full Frame 35Mm F 2

It’s been a long wait. The HD Pentax-DA * 11-18mm f/2.8 ED DC AW was first announced way back in October 2017 at PPE. And, as Pentax shooters often do, they’ve been sitting patiently waiting for it to actually become a reality. Now, according to Nokishita, it’s finally coming. And there’s also a full-frame 35mm f/2 lens coming, too. HD Pentax-DA * 11-18mm f/28 ED DC AW HD Pentax-DA * 11-18mm f/28 ED DC AW...