Humans are a visual species. From our earliest days, we’ve expressed a fixated obsession with capturing that which cannot ever truly be pinned down. Our earliest ancestors covered cave walls with frozen depictions of the hunt. Renaissance painters labored for…
Why you should ditch the digital and document your life with a film camera
BY: LIZ PEKLER These days, people capture their memories mostly using a smartphone or some other digital camera. We live in a world where convenience is king, and nothing is more convenient than having a camera that can take nearly…
This company just created a device that’s going to revolutionize the DSLR camera
BY: TREVOR HEWITT A new L16 camera, created by the company Light, pushes the boundaries of photography, combining 16 lenses to create DSLR-quality images – all while fitting in your pocket. The L16, which the California startup describes as “the…
Jakub Geltner’s creepy art installations reveal how the surveillance state is always watching you
BY: ERIC ZDANCEWICZ If you’ve ever walked alone and stoned through the city streets you know how unnerving the experience can be. Cameras hover outside of every store and peak around every corner. Your phone, your credit card, and anything…
These 360-degree cameras could put GoPro out of business
BY: DANIEL KORN I am a terrible photographer. I have a point-and-shoot digital camera with no knowledge of its various settings. My Instagram account mostly consists of overly filtered pictures of my pet bunny. I’m aware of the “rule of…
This 18-year-old hopped trains for 5 years and caught it all on camera (Photos)
BY: ROB HOFFMAN In 2003, Mike Brodie, aged 18, left home to hop freight trains across the USA. Freight train hopping – a form of travel that is equal parts illegal and romantic – is thought of by most to be…