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Scientists are Using Tourist Videos to Understand Whales’ Mysterious ‘Gaping Behavior’

7 May 2026 at 12:39

A whale partially emerges from the blue ocean, showing its head and fin above the water's surface under a clear sky.

Researchers are using tourist videos and drone footage to understand a rare humpback whale behavior called "gaping," where the animals open their mouths wide, even when there is no food around.

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TV Station Refuses to Pay for Photographer Who Risked His Life in Bondi Beach Shooting

7 May 2026 at 12:37

A serious-faced woman with blonde hair and glasses speaks into a microphone. Beside her, a man in black clothing stands behind a barricade holding a large gun. Text reads "IMAGE RIGHTS ROW," "THE FRONT," and "CLAIRE HARVEY.

A photographer who risked his life during the deadly Bondi Beach shooting in Australia has found that a major national news service is refusing to pay for his images, claiming fair use.

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Husband and Wife are the Only People in The World Producing Film in Their Basement

7 May 2026 at 10:39

A grayscale negative image of a row of buildings is on the left. On the right, two smiling people hold a strip of photographic film in a studio, one wearing a "Scully Osterman Studio" name tag.

A husband-and-wife team is producing their own 1920s-era film, similar to the one Oskar Barnack used, in the "world's smallest film factory", which they intend to shoot using a 100-year-old Leica camera.

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Nikon is Developing a 120-300mm f/2.8 S with a 1.4x Teleconverter

7 May 2026 at 04:01

A close-up of a Nikon NIKKOR 120-300mm f/2.8 S telephoto zoom lens, featuring a black body with a textured grip, gold ring, and engraved specifications.

Nikon has announced that it is developing a new telephoto lens: the Nikkor Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S, which includes a built-in 1.4x teleconverter.

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Maven Launches ‘the Most Flexible Way to Control’ Graduated ND Filters

6 May 2026 at 22:15

Close-up of a camera with a large circular lens filter attached, shown from two angles to display the filter’s design and fit over the camera lens. The filter has a dark, slightly reflective surface with a blue edge.

Maven Filters has announced the Iron Slider Gradient Adapter, which it calls "the most flexible way to control your graduated ND filters." The system combines a magnetic adapter and Maven's 95mm Graduated ND filters to deliver precise control over graduated filters.

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Can’t Buy a DJI Pocket 4? Let Me Introduce You to the Xtra Muse 2

6 May 2026 at 21:46

Two small robotic camera devices are shown side by side against a soft, pinkish-white background. The image is heavily blurred, making the objects indistinct and lacking clear detail.

Earlier this month, DJI announced the Osmo Pocket 4 with one glaring omission: it wouldn't have distribution in the United States. DJI is, effectively, banned from importing any products into the U.S., but that doesn't mean U.S.-based creators can't get it. They just can't get it from DJI.

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89 Years Later, It’s Still Incredible How Good the Images of the Hindenburg Crash Are

6 May 2026 at 20:35

A large airship bursts into flames near a tall mooring mast, with thick smoke and fire engulfing its upper section against the sky in this dramatic black-and-white photo.

On this day 89 years ago, the Hindenburg disaster in Lakehurst, New Jersey, shocked onlookers and resulted in 35 fatalities and dozens of injuries. It was a tragedy that accelerated the end of the age of the airship. It was also remarkably well photographed, and the nearly 90-year-old pictures, both still and motion, continue to captivate audiences.

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AI or a Composite? An Award-Winning Owl ‘Photo’ Ruffled a Lot of Feathers

6 May 2026 at 18:40

A brown owl with prominent ear tufts perches on a tree branch at night, surrounded by greenery, with a colorful sky of stars and aurora borealis in the background.

Yet another photo contest has attracted significant attention in the online photography community for all the wrong reasons. The winning photo in the National Wildlife Federation's (NWF) recent Garden for Wildlife Photo Contest was disqualified following public outcry. However, the NWF and photographers disagree on why the winning photo violated competition rules.

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Photographer Captures Fireflies and Rare Lightning in Dazzling Image

6 May 2026 at 17:04

A dramatic sunset sky over a rocky landscape with scattered trees, glowing fireflies, and streaks of red sprites illuminating the night clouds and starry sky above.

A photographer has revealed the journey he went on to capture an incredible photo of a rare form of lightning sprites.

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Ohio Sues 22-Year-Old Wedding Photographer Accused of Not Delivering Images

6 May 2026 at 16:54

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A 22-year-old wedding photographer has been sued by the state of Ohio following numerous complaints from couples who paid for photos but never received them.

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Major Lawsuit Claims Mark Zuckerberg ‘Personally Authorized’ Use of Copyrighted Works for AI

6 May 2026 at 15:09

A smartphone displays the Meta logo in the foreground, with a blurred person standing against a blue background in the distance.

Five publishing houses and a best-selling novelist have filed a lawsuit alleging that Meta illegally used millions of copyrighted works to train its AI language system Llama, and Mark Zuckerberg "personally authorized" the company's copyright infringement.

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