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Panasonic Channels Selfie Craze with New Lumix GF7 Mirrorless Camera

Tue, 20 Jan 2015

Panasonic's mirrorless GH7 feeds our needs for selfies with a flip-up display and several new automatic shooting modes.

Obituary: Phil Stern, Photographer of Hollywood Icons, 95

Mon, 15 Dec 2014

Phil Stern, who photographed movie stars from Marilyn Monroe to John Wayne to Frank Sinatra both on set and at home, died December 13. He was 95.

Obituary: Michel du Cille, Pulitzer-Winning Photojournalist, 58, Dies in Liberia

Fri, 12 Dec 2014

Michel du Cille, who won three Pulitzers for his work at the Miami Herald and the Washington Post, died of an apparent heart attack while covering the Ebola crisis.

William Daniels Wins Fourth Annual Tim Hetherington Grant

Thu, 11 Dec 2014

Photographer William Daniels has won the fourth annual Tim Hetherington Grant, and its €20,000 (approximately $24,765) prize, for his work in the Central African Republic.

Photographers' Rep Julian Richards on Why He Abruptly Quit the Business

Fri, 14 Nov 2014

Julian Richards explains how changes in the industry, photographer/client relationships, and his personal life finally led him to "walk the plank."

Obituary: Rene Burri, Magnum Photographer, 81

Mon, 20 Oct 2014

René Burri, the photographer best known for his iconic images of Che Guevera and Pablo Picasso, has died at 81.

Joseph Sywenkyj wins $30,000 2015 W. Eugene Smith Grant

Wed, 15 Oct 2014

Photographer Joseph Sywenkyj has won the 2014 W. Eugene Smith Grant—the $30,000 prize for “humanistic” photography—for his project Verses from a Nation in Transition.

Flickr to Offer Photographic Wall Art

Tue, 14 Oct 2014

Flickr will now let users turn their stored images into photographic wall art.

In Memoriam: Ray K. Metzker, 83

Thu, 9 Oct 2014

The ground-breaking photographer, renowned for his experimental in-camera and darkroom techniques and technically ambitious photos of Philadelphia streets, died October 9.

The World Needs a Hero: GoPro Intros New Hero4 with Beefed Up 4K

Mon, 29 Sep 2014

GoPro has introduced three new Hero action cameras with supped up 4K recording and more.

Jon Lowenstein Wins $10,000 2014 Lange-Taylor Prize for "South Side"

Thu, 4 Sep 2014

The photographer plans to create, through words and photos, "a lasting testimony" to the Chicago neighborhood where he has lived and worked for over a decade.

Zeiss Courts Sony Shooters with New E-Mount Lenses

Tue, 2 Sep 2014

The new Loxia line of manual focus lenses from Zeiss are aimed at Sony's E-mount cameras.

Judge Upholds $1.2 Million Verdict in Morel v. AFP Copyright Case

Thu, 14 Aug 2014

A federal judge sustained the award on the grounds that photographer Daniel Morel presented sufficient evidence at the trial last year to support the verdict.

Up in the Sky: New DJI Drone Ready for Pro Camera Work

Wed, 6 Aug 2014

DJI's latest camera drone can haul heftier gear aloft.

Obituary: Michael Schmidt, 68, Winner of Prix Pictet, Died May 24

Tue, 27 May 2014

Fine-art photographer Michael Schmidt, best known for documenting post-war Germany, died two days after he was awarded the $112,500 Prix Pictet.

Richard Mosse Wins $50K Deutsche Borse Prize for The Enclave

Mon, 12 May 2014

Irish artist Richard Mosse has won the 2014 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize for his exhibition last year at the Venice Biennale.

Tyler Hicks Wins Robert Capa Gold Medal Award

Fri, 25 Apr 2014

Tyler Hicks of The New York Times has won the Robert Capa Gold Medal Award from the Overseas Press Club.

Josh Haner, Tyler Hicks Win 2014 Pulitzer Prizes for Photography

Mon, 14 Apr 2014

New York Times staff photographers Tyler Hicks and Josh Haner won the 2014 Pulitzer Prizes for Breaking News Photography and Feature Photography, respectively.

Obituary: Per Folkver, Award-winning Photo Editor, 61

Mon, 31 Mar 2014

The former picture editor in chief of Politiken and mentor to Jan Grarup, Jacob Erbahn, Jacob Aue Sobol and other award-winning photojournalists died March 30.

Appeals Court Says Streamlined Copyright Registration for Collections Is Legal

Thu, 20 Mar 2014

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals re-instates Alaska Stock's copyright infringement claim against textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin on the grounds that the agency's bulk registration of images was valid after all.

Daniel Gordon Wins 2014 Foam Paul Huf Award of $27,700

Fri, 14 Mar 2014

The American photographer and collage artist has won the international award which honors a photographer under 35 and comes with a 20,000 euro prize.

2014 Hasselblad Award of $156K Given to Miyako Ishiuchi

Fri, 7 Mar 2014

The award committee commended Ishiuchi's innovative style and approach to her work, and noted that she has been a role model for young women artists in the male-dominated field of photography in Japan.

Getty's Free Image Program: New Revenue Model, or a Surrender to Copyright Infringement?

Thu, 6 Mar 2014

Getty Images makes its photo collection available for free to non-commercial users, hoping to drive more sales of commercial use licenses. But is it undermining copyright in the process?

Sebastian Liste Wins 2014 Alexia Foundation Grant of $20k

Thu, 27 Feb 2014

Sebastián Liste has won the $20,000 2014 Alexia Foundation professional grant for his ongoing project “The New Culture of Violence in Latin America.”

John Stanmeyer Wins 2013 World Press Photo of the Year

Fri, 14 Feb 2014

American photographer John Stanmeyer of won the 2013 World Press Photo of the Year for an image depicting African migrants standing on the beach in Djibouti, holding mobile phones aloft in an effort to get an inexpensive wireless signal.