Photography News

The best art collectors do a lot of looking. Hard looking. Which is just what Torontonians Ann and Harry Malcolmson did for several years before purchasing, in early 1988, the first photograph in what would eventually become a superb, centuries-spanning collection of almost 300 historic/archival photographic images of the predigital era.

Lighting is crucial to the art of photography. But lights are cumbersome and time-consuming to set up, and outside the studio, it can be prohibitively difficult to position them where, ideally, they ought to go.

Byron Baldwin, a professional photographer, photography instructor and founding member of The Light Factory in Charlotte, selected 35 works out of 68 entries from seven cities and two states to be displayed in the exhibit in the Dalton Gallery at the Center for the Arts.

Researchers at MIT and Cornell University are developing small, light-equipped autonomous drones to help produce lighting effects for photographers.

Gokhan Saymaz is a part-time professional photographer. He created this dazzling image of star trails above Esentepe, in Cyprus.

Around 300 people visited an exhibition set up to showcase the work of sixth form students at John Bentley School in Calne last week.

Terror by Laure Fauvel, a photographer based in France, is an adorable photo series that shows children getting a little revenge on their innocent inner fears.

Undated photos provided by the Nash family and a Boston hospital show chimpanzee attack victim Charla Nash before she was mauled and after, following a face transplant in 2011.

A new art exhibit opens this weekend at Stacya Silverman Art & Beauty . Perspective Then and Now: The Fine Art Photography of Art Grice runs from this Sunday, July 13th through September 7th, and the gallery is holding an opening reception this Sunday from 1pm to 4pm.

Your smartphone's camera is a great tool to carry around in your pocket. While it's certainly handy, sometimes it would be nice to have the ability to take different kinds of shots, like you could with a fisheye or wide angle lens.

The show reveals the strong personalities and diversity of South American locales, something that's been overlooked by many Western-based histories of these places.

If you're like me, you may have an older iPhone or iPod touch kicking around your desk drawer.

Ever since she was a teenager growing up in New York City, Lisa Leone has always had a camera in her hands.

Have you ever snapped a terrible picture or is there an image of yourself you're ashamed of? One of these sins against photography could win you a prize.

The NME Photography Awards with Nikon are now open for entries. Now in its fourth year, the award recognises the brightest amateur and professional music photography talent.

This undated photo provided by Duke University shows the fast-growing aquatic fern called Azolla.

Pet photo shoot Thursday raises funds for SPCA The Central Coast College event also promotes a new veterinary program Check out this story on thecalifornian.com: http://bit.ly/1lVpKF8 Vidal Peralta holds his dog, Chiquis, at Street Low Magazine's 2014 Salinas Car Show in March at the Salinas Sports Complex.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Fans of Sleeping Beauty and all things royal got to have a special experience before seeing Circle Theatre 's performance of "A Sleeping Beauty Somewhere in Time."

A Canadian photographer caught nature's best photobomb when she captured a tornado during a wedding photoshoot.

Fourteen religious leaders set off a firestorm last week when they sent President Obama a letter requesting a religious exemption in his planned executive order banning discrimination by government contractors against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.