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I have been using Pixsy for a while now to keep track of copyright infringement of my photography and where possible, pursue payments. Having worked through the system a few times now, I have identified a number of simple steps that photographers can take to protect their copyright and pursue infringement. You may or may not care about copyright infringement right now, but there is really no reason not to protect yourself just in case....

No matter where you live, it can be difficult to clearly see differences between the communities. But when you rise above it (literally), you can see just how many discrepancies there are in the same city, even in a very small space. And more than that, you see how clearly people are divided. South African photographer Johnny Miller creates aerial images that show inequality, differences and separation within the same town....

One of the trickier aspects of shooting film is being able to share your work. If you have a lab develop your film, you can often have them scan it. But general lab scanning quality seems to have gone downhill over the last few years. Unless you’re willing to pay a fortune for it. If you develop yourself, then sending it off to scan can become even more expensive. Drum scanners are still going to generally give the best quality, but they’re a bit out of the budget of most photographers....

The Thing is arguably one of sci-fi’s finest masterpieces, of that there is no doubt. Released in 1982, its creators didn’t have access to even the most modest of modern CG tools that can run on just about everybody’s desktop or laptop computer today. They had to do things practically. For real. In-camera. Amongst those things shot practically is the initial opening title sequence. After initially seeing a ship hurtling towards the earth, the words “THE THING” are burned into the screen....

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has finished the fifth stage of its mirror alignment, and everything went well. In fact, it went so well that the telescope has even exceeded NASA’s expectations. Judging from the latest results, JWST will be able to meet or even exceed the goals scientists have set for it. As NASA explained in a recent blog post, there are seven phases of Webb’s mirror alignment before it becomes fully operational and starts gathering data....