Google’s Redesigned Pixel 11 Phones Features Major Camera Upgrades

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Google has unveiled its 11th-generation Pixel phones: the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL. All three phones promise significant camera upgrades and the latest Google Gemini features.

Google Pixel 11 Design Changes

All three Pixel 11 series phones have been redesigned, featuring what Google describes as a more “sophisticated” design. The Pixel 11 smartphones have edge-to-edge glass across the iconic Pixel camera bar.

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Harman’s Phoenix Color Film Rises From the Ashes With a New ISO

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Back in 2023, Harman Photo, the company behind Ilford-brand photo film, launched an all-new color film, Phoenix 200 . Last year, the company followed it up with Phoenix II . Now there’s yet another Phoenix on the block, this time arriving with a new speed: 125.

As reported by Kosmo Foto , Harman says this change is in direct response to customer feedback about how photographers like using the original Phoenix emulsions. The company says on Instagram that

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Tourist Falls to Death While Posing for Photo Shoot at 177-Foot Waterfall

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South Falls on South Fork Silver Creek at Silver Falls State Park in Oregon | Photo by Kelvin Kay , CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

A 20-year-old tourist plunged to his death while trying to do a photo shoot at the top of a waterfall in a U.S. state park.

Zachary Nicholas Mertens fell to his death after entering a closed area at the top of a waterfall at Silver Falls State Park in Oregon on Monday to pose for photos. The waterfall,


Sigma’s 85mm f/1.2 Lens Looks Like It’s Coming Soon

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The latest Adobe Camera Raw update, version 18.5, added support for the Sigma 85mm f/1.2 DG Art lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The only thing is that Sigma hasn’t actually released the lens or even said exactly when it is coming. Given that it’s now supported in Adobe’s photo editing software, though, it must be close.

Sigma announced the development of the 85mm f/1.2 DG Art lens back at CP

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Insta360 Wants Its Flagship X6 to be Way More Than a 360-Degree Camera

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Insta360 has announced its new flagship 360-degree camera system: the X6. It’s smaller than the X5 and still promises significantly better image quality thanks to its bigger sensor and therefore its better light-gathering capability.

The Insta360 X6 makes major changes to the overall form factor, too. It’s significantly smaller despite boasting bigger sensors and better battery life. Starting with the sensors, the X6 uses what Insta360 describes as dual,

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The First Film Ever Shot on IMAX Cameras Has Surpassed $1 Billion at the Box Office

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Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey.’

The first feature film ever to be shot entirely on IMAX cameras, The Odyssey , has surpassed $1 billion at the box office — a remarkable achievement for an R-rated movie.

Christopher Nolan’s version of Homer’s epic poem has wowed audiences across the world and surpassed the $1 billion milestone at the global box office this past weekend. Total sales currently stand at $1.1 billion.

It is also IMAX’s


Two Female Photographers Sentenced to Combined 24 Years in Prison in Iran

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Acclaimed photojournalist Yalda Moaiery has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Two female photographers, including a prominent photojournalist and an 18-year-old artist, have been sentenced to a combined 24 years in prison in Iran.

According to multiple reports, 18-year-old photographer Shaghayegh Afshar Najafi and prominent photojournalist Yalda Moaiery have been sentenced to jail for their work.

Teenage photographer Afshar Najafi, who lives in Qazvin, Iran, has been sentenced by the Iranian judiciary to nine years in prison for


Influential San Francisco Photography Gallery to Close After 52 Years

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Pioneering San Francisco photo gallery SF Camerawork — which has exhibited work by influential photographers such as Sally Mann and Robert Mapplethorpe — is closing after 52 years.

SF Camerawork, a nonprofit gallery dedicated to contemporary photography, announced this week that it will close its doors on August 16. Founded in 1974 by a group of artists, the gallery has been based at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture and has become one of San Francisco’s best-known venues for fine art photography.

The


NASA’s Voyager 2 Space Probe Just Got New Software From Over 13 Billion Miles Away

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Nearly 49 years after it launched into space aboard a Titan III rocket, NASA’s Voyager 2 space probe received yet another software update, this time reaching the speeding probe from nearly 13.3 billion miles (almost 21.4 billion kilometers) away.

NASA has beamed many software updates to Voyager 2 over the years, often to reduce or disable the use of one of its 10 onboard scientific instruments. Each time NASA turns off one of Voyager 2’s instruments, the space probe requires

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Toem 2 Is a Cozy Adventure Video Game About Capturing Photos

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Toem 2 ‘s developers, Swedish independent studio Something We Made, describes its new video game as a “wholesome adventure about taking photos.” In the striking-looking black-and-white game, players grab their camera and set off into the world, tasked with making friends, exploring, and, of course, taking photos.

Using the in-game camera, players must solve puzzles and uncover hidden details of the world around them. While the game is mostly played from a top-down 2.

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