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Our progress since the Spring of 2018

I remember getting the call from Jacques Dumont letting me know that Take Your Seat had been chosen as the cover story for PHOTONews’ Spring 2018 edition.  We had just finished a Canada 150 tour that debuted with the Toronto Symphony. I had been an avid reader of the magazine […]

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10 Tips for Better Sunrise & Sunset Photos

How many times have you tried to capture photos of a gorgeous sunrise or sunset only to be disappointed with the results? Some people believe that sunrise and sunset light is the same, yet the light quality has a different characteristic. During a sunrise, we tend to have a more […]

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Studio and Flash Gear for the Neverending Lockdown

The past year and a half has presented some struggles for many photographers. However, one of the best things to come from this is the extra time we have to learn and hone our crafts. It’s also allowed many of us to get out of our comfort zones. This is […]

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Review! MindShift Gear BackLight 18L Photo Backpack

Original article was written by Mike Mander from Beau Photo For a change, I will be talking about a camera bag, a camera backpack to be precise, and not a digital item! I was recently off on a two week vacation, where I was over on Vancouver Island and Saltspring Island, shooting with […]

Shinya Takahashi
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Shinya Takahashi and the Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD

35mm, f/2.0, 1/800 sec., ISO 200 My main lenses for portrait photography are fixed-focal lenses although I have also used a number of zoom lenses before. All of them are excellent, but I’ve dared to choose fixed-focal lenses based on my understanding of their characteristics. Because I release the shutter […]

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Giant Plastic Tap

This three-story tall giant art installation is leaking plastics into different environments #TurnOffThePlasticTap Photographer, environmentalist and broncolor GenNext winner Benjamin von Wong has been busy lately – creating and photographing another masterpiece. Von Wong is known for his dramatic imagery that raises awareness of social and environmental issues in new […]

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Artist Profile – Jeff Buchanan

Purgatory Jeff joined the military right out of high school and served for 25 years, including 2 tours of duty (Bosnia 97-98 and Afghanistan 08-09). He retired from the military in 2015 and enrolled in a photography and imaging program at the local college. He never carried a camera during […]

100 Flying Birds
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BookShelf

100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight “Flight is the essence of birdness. I strive to illustrate the beauty and complexity of avian flight.” — Peter Cavanagh 100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight offers a vivid and varied glimpse into the world of birds. A white-tailed eagle plummeting […]

Tamron 35-150mm
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TAMRON announces the launch of the world’s first1 mirrorless zoom lens with a maximum wide-open aperture of F2

Fast-aperture 35-150mm F2-2.8 “Travel Zoom” covers wide-angle through telephoto range and features new function customization 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD (Model A058) September 30, 2021, Saitama, Japan – Tamron Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Shiro Ajisaka), a leading manufacturer of optics for diverse applications, announces the launch of the 35-150mm […]

tamron 28-75mm
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TAMRON announces the launch of second-generation fast-aperture standard zoom lens for Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras

New 28-75mm F2.8 G2 offers significantly improved optical and autofocus performance and new function customization 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 (Model A063) September 30, 2021, Saitama, Japan – Tamron Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Shiro Ajisaka), a leading manufacturer of optics for diverse applications, announces the launch of the […]