European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winners Capture Nature’s Tragic Beauty

The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) has announced the winners of its annual European Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, one of the world's most prestigious nature photography competitions. This year's winning photos are jaw-dropping, and in some cases, heartbreaking. Nature can be as brutal as it is beautiful.

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Pixii Is Teasing Its First Redesigned Digital Rangefinder Camera

French camera company Pixii is teasing a brand new camera. It will be the company's fourth model, following the Pixii, Pixii+, and Pixii Max, all of which shared the same basic form factor. The new camera looks much different.

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Aerial Photographer Reveals the Beauty of Sweden’s Island Archipelago

The Nordic country of Sweden has over 260,000 islands -- the most of any country in the entire world. Recently, photographer Bernhard Lang explored a handful of them from above, picking out patterns that are invisible from the ground.

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Viltrox Opens Up About Zooms, L-Mount Alliance, and Bogus Rumors

Hot on the heels of releasing a pair of new lenses in the past week, including the Viltrox 50mm f/1.4 Pro and the Viltrox AF 85mm f/2 Evo, the prolific Chinese lens maker took to Reddit to host an "Ask Me Anything," or AMA.

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‘I Only Shot One Frame’: How a Student Photographer Made an Iconic Portrait of Bruce Springsteen in 1976

Award-winning photographer Joe Vitti remembers the night he encountered Bruce Springsteen in a small-town campus bar in 1976, ultimately capturing just one single shot. But what a shot it was of the rock star known as "The Boss."

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Snake Bites Captured at 1,000 Frames Per Second on High-Speed Camera

Scientists used two high-speed cameras recording at 1,000 frames per second to capture the lightning fast action of a venomous snake bite. The snakes can react in less than 100 milliseconds.

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Meta Adds AI Tools to Instagram Stories That Lets You Edit Photos

Generative AI is coming to Instagram Stories. Users will now be able to edit photos and videos by simply typing in a prompt. For example, in the image above where a group of people have been removed from the background.

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Innovative Realme GT8 Pro Smartphone Has Ricoh GR DNA

Earlier this month, Chinese smartphone maker Realme (stylized "realme") announced a strategic partnership with Ricoh Imaging, promising the mobile industry's "deepest imaging collaboration in street photography." The fruits of the partnership were revealed this week with the Realme GT8 Pro, which sports a customizable camera island and significant Ricoh GR influence throughout.

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Photographer Sues Realtor.com for Using Her Real Estate Photos of Taylor Swift Engagement Location

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement photos broke Instagram records in August and set into motion new photography trends. A photographer alleges that, capitalizing on the buzz, Realtor.com stole her photos of Kelce's mansion, where he proposed to Swift.

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Europe Also Got Three Cool New Panasonic Lumix S9 Colors

Panasonic has expanded its Lumix S9 lineup with three new silver-top colorways exclusive to the European market, and they could make photographers elsewhere envious.

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