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Take Your Seat Project

Take Your Seat uses a director’s chair as a symbol of taking charge of your life. That symbol has traveled to 16 countries and counting.  They’ll be at ProFusion to share their photographs and stories from their new Indigo book.  Catch them at their booth and on stage.  Talks are at […]

Tutorials

Increase your Productivity with some new Hardware

I’ve been in the market for a rotary controller to help with video editing for a while now. The ability to scroll through video frame by frame just with the twist of a knob makes fine editing and adjusting transitions so much easier and smoother. I looked at a few […]

Featured

The Elders: Lee Ok Ja – Haenyeo – Corea

 Our friend Jon Hernández, from Kube Studio in Barcelona, recently sent us his latest film, The Elders.  This beautiful short film chronicles the Haenyeo, a group of elder woman on the island of Jeju in South Korea, who freedive ten meters in search of shellfish. Working in extremely inclement and stormy […]

Editor's Choice / Inspiration

Let It Snow

Many animals are fairly hardy and active during winter’s harshest conditions. These animals thrive as long as they can find enough food and adequate shelter. This adult male Northern Cardinal is a common year-round species that can be found from desert regions of Mexico to suburban yards of Eastern Canada.  […]

Reviews

NEW PRICING – Vanguard Accessories

As you know, I’m in studio a LOT. I use a mix of broncolor strobes, Hahnel speedlights and various LED lights, depending on the shoot. I also love gadgets and have a significant collection of arms, cold shoes and mounts. Vanguard has recently launched a new collection of small accessories. […]

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Barred Owls

The map illustrates the westward range expansion of the barred owl since the 1880s. The barred owl (Strix varia), a native of North America, was originally a year round resident of the deciduous forests and swamps of the eastern United States and Canada. Beginning in the late 1880s, the owl […]

Top 5 Caribbean Photo Adventures
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My Top 5 Caribbean Photo Adventures

When most people think of the Caribbean, they probably think of sipping a cool beverage on a beautiful beach somewhere while soaking up the sun. And for sure, that is a big part of it. However, the Caribbean has much more to offer than just relaxing on the seashore. Since […]

Tutorials

How to Get Maximum Depth of Field in a Single Macro Shot

Laowa FFII 90mm F/2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2X | ISO 100, F/8, 1/60sec If you’ve ever photographed subjects close up, one of the first frustrations you’ll encounter is a lack of depth of field in your subject – a razor-thin line of sharpness that can be difficult to place exactly where […]

Events

Big Plastic Tap

The iconic, three-story-tall “giant plastic tap” art installation by Benjamin Von Wong was spewing single-use plastic waste all over the entrance to Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada. The three-storey-tall mountain of plastic trash pouring from the giant tap is a visual statement that speaks against the environmental damage caused by single-use […]

Reviews

My impression of the Laowa Argus 25mm f/0.95 MFT APO Lens

This lens reeks of quality! I’m not exaggerating when I say it feels and looks like a Zeiss or Leica lens. The semi matte black finish is beautiful, add to this I love metal lenses especially when it’s machined to exacting tolerances. The result is silky smooth and precise focusing. […]