By Madhurika Sankar of thehindu.com:
“The awards ceremony for the fourth annual short film and photography competition, conducted recently by the Ashvita art gallery, featured a medley of visuals in both the short film and photography formats. In all, the competition attracted as many as 700 entries. While the photographs were topical in theme, focussing on [...]

Creative Pro reports:
” Image Source, the world’s leading independent producer of royalty free stock photography, has announced an exciting update to its ‘Open Your Eyes’ microsite. Following the success of the new microsite, launched in September, Image Source has added extra value by offering visitors the ability to custom design their own wrapping paper.”

By Jack Landry of betterdigitalphotography.blogspot.com:
“Just like with normal film cameras, there are different types of digital cameras which you can buy. What exactly you buy though depends entirely on your preference. Finding the best rated digital camera will involve some degree of knowledge about digital photography, as well as an understanding of what it is [...]

By Zach Honig of PopPhoto.com:
“While traveling in Africa with then Newsweek Health Editor Geoffrey Cowley in February of 2006, Newsweek contract photographer Jonathan Torgovnik sat through what he described as the most horrifying interview of his entire career. The journalists met with Margaret, an HIV-positive survivor of the Rwandan Genocide in 1994 who recounted the [...]

by George Reis of tmcnet.com:
“(Wireless News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)
Research and Markets has announced the addition of “Photoshop CS3 for
Forensics Professionals: A Complete Digital Imaging Course for
Investigators” to its offerings.
In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include:
Digital imaging technology has been used in forensics since at least
1992, yet there has been [...]

by Daryl Lang of PDNonline.com:
“The PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo begins today at the Jacob Javits Center in New York, with tens of thousands of photo professionals expected to attend through Saturday.
The annual event gives manufactures a chance to show off the latest photography gear and people in the photo industry a chance to [...]

Photography Blog reports:
“In a Nikon sponsored white paper from research company IDC, Nikon has been named as the worldwide leader in regards to Wi-Fi integration. The IDC report states “To date, Nikon is the only digital camera manufacturer to consistently and fully embrace wireless photography. IDC predicts that other top vendors will seek to catch [...]

By David at Strobist.blogspot.com:
“Canadian Photographer Joey Lawrence is kicking butt. He is doing killer still photography, shooting music videos and traveling the world. He has an agent in New York and another one in London. Pretty cool for a guy who shoots with a Canon EOS 5D and is as likely to be lighting with [...]

by holly stuart hughes of PDNonline.com:
“Memphis-based photojournalist Ernest Withers, who photographed the civil rights movement from the Emmett Till trial through the assassination Martin Luther King and amassed an archive on African-American society, music and culture, died October 16 at a Memphis hospital. He was 85.
“There’s no question in my mind that he had [...]

 by Scott Stulberg for Better Photo

“Choosing the right lenses for your photo arsenal can be perplexing and expensive. After a basic lens, the most common lens that people usually buy is some sort of telephoto lens that often is a zoom telephoto. I use these lenses all [...]