For many photographers, still life photography is the perfect way to hone skills, allowing them to focus on composition, lighting, and other elements of photography without having to worry about moving subjects, notes Adorama, which has a front-to-back guide to creating artful images of food, flowers and more—including what kinds of gear you’ll want. Read the full Story >>
Among the multitude of photography competitions is the Mangrove Photographer of the Year contest, now in its eighth year of revealing the world of mangroves and our responsibility to protect the natural world. This year’s top winner is photographer Tanya Houppermans for her image “Guardian of the Mangroves,” which captures the moment when a curious American crocodile swam up to her at Gardens of the Queen (Jardines De La Reina), an archipelago off the coast of Cuba and one of the most untouched marine ecosystems in the world. Read the full Story >>
As we noted recently, Gen Z is nostalgic for the point-and-shoot digital cameras of the early 2000s. Now, notes PetaPixel, TikTok users are bringing back the Fujifilm X100 — and thereby driving up the price of the camera. On Amazon, X100V prices have risen to around $3,000, as much or more than some newer full-frame options from Canon, Sony, or Nikon. The price of an original, used Fujifilm X100 has risen from a few hundred dollars to around $1,000. On TikTok, the hashtag #fujifilmx100v has over 3.2 million views. Read the full Story >>
Photofairs, Asia’s largest photography fair, will make its debut in New York next year with a new fair devoted to photography. The inaugural edition of Photofairs New York will hold its inaugural edition alongside the Armory Show at the Javits Center from September 8 to 10, 2023. bringing together 80 to 100 galleries presenting everything from fine art photography to video, VR, and NFTs, event organizer Creo tells Artnet News. “I believe there is demand for a new fair in photo-based works and new technologies,” says Creo CEO Scott Gray. Read the full Story >>
