Freezing the volcano’s lightning


 Read up on how photographer Lucas Jackson managed to capture some stunning photographs of the volcano in Eyjafjallajokul. VIEW HIS BLOG

Photographing the president requires a lot of waiting around


Covering the President of the United States involves a lot of waiting around and a very short time of working like crazy to get a few telling images.

It all started with an e-mail that stated President Barack Obama would be traveling to somewhere in Missouri on Wednesday as part of his Main Street Tour. I had photographed Obama once before during the 2008 presidential campaign and immediately jumped at the opportunity to photograph him as President. Once his visit to Macon had been finalized and credential applications had been submitted, I began the big wait for everything to happen. I found out on Monday afternoon that I’d be the one who got to make the trip. VIEW FULL STORY

Taggers Attacked Australian Cameraman


 NORTH HILLS -- Two vandals were behind bars Saturday after they allegedly beat up an Australian cameraman who videotaped one of them tagging a traffic signal box in North Hills. READ THE FULL STORY

House season finale filmed entirely with a DSLR


The season finale of House, a popular medical drama TV show, was shot entirely with a Canon 5D Mark II. Director Greg Yaitanes revealed the news through twitter and proclaimed it “the future” of filming due to the crisp focus and shallow depth field that a digital SLR and its photography-specific lenses provide. READ THE FULL STORY

2010 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced


 NEW YORK, NY (April 12, 2010) – Photojournalists Mary Chind of The Des Moines Register and NPPA member Crag F. Walker of The Denver Post have won this year's Pulitzer Prizes for Photography.Chind won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for a dramatic drowning rescue photograph, and Walker won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for the extended essay "Ian Fisher: American Soldier. Read the whole story

Playboy photographers find reality TV hard work


(Reuters) - They thought it would be all fun and glamour, but when 10 photographers recently gathered for a new reality TV show, they learned there was more to taking pictures of naked women than a good camera lens. read the full article

Reuters publishes March photos of the month


Reuters published a slideshow of its photos of the month. View the gallery.

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