Virginia-based photographer Jason Hirschfeld recently lost his life while taking photos from the top of a parking garage. The 48-year-old man fell from 80 feet (24m) height, and lost his life in a freak accident that is yet to be examined. The tragedy happened on Saturday at the downtown Norfolk parking garage. The police got a report shortly after midnight, and paramedics could only pronounce Hirschfeld dead at the scene. According to a preliminary police investigation, Hirschfeld was on the eighth level of the garage when he fell....

Having several talents and skills is wonderful, and bringing them together can create some truly stunning works of art. Eddie Putera joins his talent in model making and photography with plenty of creativity, patience and storytelling. And the result: a set of amazing hand-built dioramas, captured in photos that tell stories of different places and times. All Eddie’s dioramas are handmade, and he makes them all himself. It takes him about a week to finish one miniature model....

What’s your first thought when you think of rats? Filthy? Contagious? Dangerous? Well, there is a lot beyond that, and these rodents hide a lot of wonderful traits behind the stereotypes we have about them. French photographer Diane Özdamar dedicated years of her life to break this negative image. She captured many rats in a photo series that will melt your heart and make you realize how sweet these creatures can be....

I’ve just uploaded the first in a series of short films I’m making called “Photography Is…” I’ll be exploring what photography means to people and what it’s benefits are, as well as it’s drawbacks. They won’t all have such as a serious tone as this one, in fact, I’m hoping the opposite is true! For me, photography is an escape. It offers a creative release which isn’t generally available in everyday life....

It’s no secret. Copyright theft is rife on the Internet. Finding online photo thieves to send DMCA takedown notices and a bill is even a full time job for some people. But what if you want to look for yourself? Well, there are a few services out there, but checking them all individually, manually, can be a very time consuming process. Now, thanks to PhotoTracker Lite, it just got a whole lot easier to find copies of your images around the web....