All Rights Reserved ©Christopher Michael Tew Photographs & Words By Christopher Michael Tew On February 14th, 2014, I walked into a cluster of tents hidden in the bushes on the edge of my hometown Harlow, 33 miles northeast of London. Nothing could have prepared me for the journey I would embark on, or the friendships […]
Archives for October 2015
Win $20,000 in Cash Prizes By Entering All-About-Photo.com’s The Mind’s Eye Photography Awards
Be sure to check out our friend All-About-Photo.com’s first ever photography awards. The competition offers $20,000 in cash prizes, and winners will have their work showcased at Jules Maeght Gallery in San Francisco in May 2016. Here is some more information on The Mind’s Eye Photography Awards: All About Photo is pleased to announce the […]
Scientist Photographs Rarest Bird — Then Kills It
The male mustached kingfisher has never been photographed until Dr. Chris Filardi, director of Pacific Programs at The Museum of Natural History, snapped it for the first time in September. Dr. Filardi immediately killed the bird after taking the photo for “science,” which has conservationists and the scientific community upset. He euthanized the male mustached […]
Second Billy the Kid Photo Surfaces at Junk Shop
In 2010 Randy Guijarro discovered one of the most sought after photographs for $2 at a junk shop in Fresno, Calif. The image turned out to be an authentic Billy the Kid photo with members of the Regulators playing croquet. Guijarro’s find has was authenticated by Kagin’s Inc, a Western Americana and rare coin expert. […]
The Dark Side of B&H Photo Video: Warehouse Workers Subjected to Horrific Conditions
In some shocking news today, B&H Photo Video, the largest non-chain retailer of photography and video equipment in the United States, is being accused of racial discrimination, hazardous working conditions, and wage theft in their warehouses by nearly 200 latino workers. Even more shocking is the conditions workers are being subjected to during 12-17 hour […]
The Latest Photography News From The First Full Week of October
There has been some really unique, funny, and interesting things going on in the world of photography this week. From a massive NASA collection of Apollo Space Program images released to Flickr, to a computational camera that uses 16 cameras, to Adobe Lighroom’s bug problem with their newest update to 6.2/CC. This week certainly has […]
50 of The Most Inspirational Photography Quotes
Photography Quotes from the greatest photographers of all time When a well-known photographer explains what photography means to them we get a glimpse into their philosophy on life and creativity — and this is where photography quotes straight from their mouths. Words are powerful, but so are photographs. Regardless of where you’re at in your […]
See Through Camera Can Look Through Walls
Yes you read that right, MIT has invented a see through camera. It’s not the x-ray glasses popularized on TV and pop culture, instead its microwaves sent through an object. Although this technology isn’t made for consumers, the use of a microwave camera that ‘sees’ behind a wall or through inclement weather can help assist […]
Ever Wonder How Image Filters Work? Here’s How…
If you ever wondered how image filters work, or other photo apps on your camera phone, this informative YouTube video will enlighten you on the wonders of kernel convolution. Kernel convolution, or image kernel, is a small matrix that is placed over your original image to apply different effects like blurring, sharpening, outlining. This is […]
Most Influential Photography News From The First Days of October
The bulk of news from the world of photography is video this week. From a photo lesson from legendary street photographer John Free to how NASA astronomers make galactic images in Photoshop, there was a whole lot of cool stuff going on. Whether you’re a news junkie, technophile, love everything photographic, or just in case […]