State Library Victoria has acquired over 60,000 images by the late maverick documentary photographer Rennie Ellis. This acquisition marks the final piece of the Library’s Ellis Archive, which totals over half a million images – the largest photo collection held … Continue reading →

B&H, the world’s largest photo retailer, has agreed to pay US$3.2 million in back wages to more than 1300 warehouse workers, after the US Department of Labor sued the company for allegations of ‘systemic hiring, compensation, and promotion discrimination, as … Continue reading →

Mikael Cho, founder of Unsplash – an online ‘photo community’ where contributors waive their copyright for free commercial use – has been slammed by photographers for creating a platform which devalues their skills. PDN Pulse was first to recently tear … Continue reading →

The Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) has announced Sony as an official trade partner and Platinum Sponsor of Lenscape 2018, May 5-6, 2018. And Panasonic has joined Olympus and insurance group AON as a sponsor of the Australian Professional Photography Awards (APPA). Lenscape … Continue reading →

Ghosts of the Arctic, an awe-inspiring short film following Australian polar photographer Joshua Holko as he journeys through the Arctic winter to capture endangered polar bears, garnered over 100,000 viewers in less than a week. The film, a passion project … Continue reading →

It’s confirmed that UK light manufacturer, Bowens, has gone into liquidation. The company credited cheap rip-offs from Chinese manufacturers, innovation from competitors like Profoto, and changing buying behaviour of professional photographers. Competing Chinese manufacturers are a growing issue for western camera … Continue reading →

British wildlife photographer, David Slater, is trying to make a living as a tennis coach, and is ‘even considering dog walking’, after an Indonesian black Macaque monkey snapped a few selfies resulting in a bizarre legal issue asking, ‘who owns … Continue reading →

Mervyn Bishop… Glace Noir by Kate Ballis… Orchaedia by Larnce Gold… Tanztee And Erbgericht by Andrea Grützner… Bare by Wren Steiner… NationalGeographic Photo Ark Have an upcoming exhibition, event or workshop? E-mail them [email protected] be featured. And remember to check gallery opening … Continue reading →

Award-winning American commercial photographer and director, Vincent Larofet, predicts that motion footage – and cameras – are the future of high-end stills photography, as 8K video with its 36-megapixel still frames makes its way into cameras. Larofet basis this on … Continue reading →