October 18, 2012
Afghan portrait secures RAF photographer victory
A portrait captured during an open day for local Afghans living near an air base helped secure victory in the RAF Photographic Competition 2012.
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October 18, 2012
Canon EOS-1D X DSLR in AF firmware boost
New Canon EOS-1DX firmware is designed to allow the camera’s centre AF point – one cross-type with four supporting points – to be used at a maximum aperture of f/8.
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October 17, 2012
Wildlife photographer winners: ‘Spectacular’ penguin pic takes top spot
Canadian photographer Paul Nicklen has tonight been crowned Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year with an underwater image of emperor penguins, hailed by judges as ‘spectacular’.
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October 17, 2012
‘Fake’ tripods seized in Gorillapod swoop (update)
Consumers are warned to beware of fake tripods after bogus Gorillapod products were seized at the photokina trade show in Germany last month.
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October 17, 2012
British photographer kidnap: Man charged
Police last night charged a man in connection with the kidnapping of a British photographer and a Dutch journalist in Syria in July.
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October 16, 2012
Master Photographers Association winners revealed
Vanessa Ho has been named International Photographer of the Year by the Master Photographers Association (MPA).
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October 16, 2012
Famous faces in photography fundraiser
Photographs of stars including Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan and Ray Charles are set to raise money for Cure Leukaemia at an auction to be held in Birmingham tomorrow.
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October 15, 2012
‘Self-taught’ photographer wins war accolade
Photos captured during the last days of resistance by Gaddafi loyalists in Libya have won the photography prize at the Bayeux-Calvados Awards for War Correspondents.
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October 15, 2012
Media Space project ‘at heart’ of cash-strapped NMM
National Media Museum (NMM) bosses insist that the institution’s planned London outpost, Media Space, remains key to its future strategy despite cost cuts announced last week.
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October 12, 2012
Photo museum consults staff amid ‘spending review’
The National Media Museum (NMM) in Bradford is to consult staff as it launches a spending review as part of a restructure designed to cut running costs after visitors numbers halved in 10 years.
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October 11, 2012
Pentax updates K-01 camera firmware
Pentax Japan has today released a firmware update for its K-01 compact system camera, promising benefits including improved autofocus performance.
