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[embedded content] The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has published a new video that features what it describes as a weird and wonderful deep-sea creature. This “psychedelic” jellyfish is one of the most colorful residents of the ocean’s midnight zone. MBARI regularly uses underwater remote operated vehicles (ROVs) to explore the ocean off the

Fujifilm released a new Fujicolor 200 film in December, but astute film fans noticed something unusual about the curves diagram in its datasheet: namely that it looked awfully familiar to Kodak Gold 200. The Fujifilm Fujicolor 200 that was originally launched in 2019 has a completely different specification than this new version that was just

Due to the ongoing global chip shortage, Canon is finding it difficult to obtain the chips that are attached to ink cartridges that confirm their legitimacy to its printers. As a result, it has to explain to customers how to bypass its own DRM. Canon Germany has issued a public statement on its website (which

Researchers from cyber security firm Zecops have discovered a way to alter an iPhone’s shutdown sequence to trick an infected user into believing the phone has been turned off, but actually is still running and can secretly record photos and videos. As reported by BleepingComputer, typically iOS malware can be removed by restarting the device,

National Geographic has published a stirring piece from photographer Louie Palu that covers his experience documenting two impeachments, a pandemic, civil unrest, lockdowns, and an attack on democracy. “Washington On Edge” is a powerful story made up of video clips, photos, and text that provides a first person point of view of how the country’s

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has released an interactive photo of The Night Watch painting by Rembrandt in a staggering resolution of 717-gigapixels. The museum claims it is the highest resolution photo of artwork ever captured. The photo was taken as part of Operation Night Watch, the largest and most comprehensive investigation into Rembrandt’s masterpiece ever

Smarterpix, Germany’s leading stock photo agency, has announced an industry-first: a set of stock portraits that are 100% generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and available for legal licensing. Smarterpix is operated by PantherMedia, the first microstock agency in Germany, which partnered with VAIsual, a technology company that pioneers algorithms and solutions to generate synthetic licensed

Wildlife photographer Renatas Jakaitis was shooting in the forests of Lithuania when he managed to capture this unusual optical illusion photo of a “three-headed deer.” The image may appear at first glance to be the result of some clever Photoshop editing, but it was actually the result of good luck and perfect timing. The Story

Verizon has launched what it calls its “Custom Experience” program that allows the company to track all app and web browsing activity on any device on its network unless customers specifically opt-out. What is the Verizon Custom Experience? As reported by The Verge in December, Custom Experience is a rebrand/spinoff of Verizon Selects, which customers

Instagram has announced that it has started to test the ability to switch between three different views on the app’s home screen, two of which would give users the ability to see posts in chronological order. The Algorithmic-Driven Feed Instagram notably killed off the chronological feed in its app several years ago, citing that it

Nikon has showcased a new robot vision technology that gives automated assembly methods high speed as well as cognitive ability which leads to far greater flexibility than what is currently available. By marrying robots with a multi-camera vision system, Nikon claims that it can dramatically change automated manufacturing. Nikon says that its robot vision technology

Sharbat Gula, the Afghan woman made famous by photographer Steve McCurry’s iconic Afghan Girl photo, has escaped the Taliban in Afghanistan and has been evacuated to Italy. The 49-year-old Gula, also known as Sharbat Bibi, received international attention as a young girl after photojournalist Steve McCurry photographed her at the Nasir Bagh refugee camp in

C+A Global, a brand licensee of Eastman Kodak, has announced the Kodak Reelz Film Digitizer, a new 8mm and Super 8 film digital converter that turns old film strips into modern MP4 files. Just like was the case with the giant inflatable backyard projector screen that was launched by C&A Marketing earlier this fall, this

The 39th Leitz Photographica Auction recently concluded and a rare 1957 Leica MP Black Paint edition camera went for the highest value by far, commanding a final price of 1,200,000 Euros (about $1,344,366). The Leica MP is one of only 412 ever produced, making it one of the rarest Leica models of all time. The

Following a successful launch of the original TourBox in 2018, the company is back with its follow-up: the TourBox Elite. This compact Bluetooth controller is designed to provide better control over editing tasks than can be done with a keyboard alone. The TourBox Elite is a dual-channel Bluetooth controller that features a pinpoint, lag-free, control

The Cleo Robotics Dronut is the world’s first bi-rotor ducted drone that makes it look like something straight out of science fiction. The Boston-based company that specializes in unconventional robotic systems has released a drone that sports an unconventional design and capabilities which allow it to access spaces that ordinary drones can’t navigate, such as

Every Sunday, we bring together a collection of easy-reading articles from analytical to how-to to photo features in no particular order that did not make our regular daily coverage. Enjoy! HBO Film Tells the Story of How Gordon Parks Changed Photography – The Guardian [embedded content] Gordon Parks, a groundbreaking photographer who died in 2006,

A new report has found that creators with large engagement and followings on one social media platform rarely, if ever, can recreate the same success on other platforms, which paints a bleak picture for photographers who hope to leave Instagram. Basically, creators seem to widely operate in parallel, with little overlap across the various popular