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Here's a look at some photography goodness from around the Internet in the last week.

Life in Megacities (5 Photos)

pdnphotooftheday.com - All photos © Martin Roemers There are now 7 billion people on earth, and according the United Nations Population Fund, one half of us live in cities. Martin Roemers has been photographing the world...

Myths About Megapixels (...And, Does the D800 Have Too Many?)

theonlinephotographer.typepad.com - By Ctein The recent announcement of the 36-megapixel Nikon D800 has brought forth a certain number of predictable reactions, a few lauding it as the Second Coming and many more dismissing the utili...

Kimberly Post Rowe: an iPhone in the Garden : Mobile Photo Awards Blog

the-mpas.com - Posted by dan on Thursday, February 16, 2012 · 4 Comments I was raised in a close relationship with the natural world. Some of my earliest and fondest nature memories are from upstate New York, and...

sonyalpharumors | Blog | Metabones Canon to NEX adpater tested by EosHD.

sonyalpharumors.com - A couple of weeks ago we reported that Metabones would release a new Canon to NEX adapter that has electronic aperture control and Image Stabilization support. The estimate launch date for the adap...

Your Ten Step Guide to Catching Action Shots

photo.tutsplus.com - A statement that I hear a lot from photograph beginners is, “I tried to take a photo of my children playing football, but it just came out blurry, what am I doing wrong?” Capturing movement with yo...

Smithsonian Magazine's Annual Photo Contest - In Focus

theatlantic.com - The editors of Smithsonian magazine have just announced the 50 finalists in their 9th annual photo contest. They've kindly allowed me to share several of the final contenders below, including some ...

CONTESTS - PORTO BAY

portobay.com - MOMENTS @ PORTO BAY Porto Bay Hotels & Resorts wants to capture different views on experiences in the group’s hotels. Share some of the magical memories you’ve spent with us in Madeira, the Algarve...

Black and White Photography - Incredible Examples

photopoly.net -   Black and white photography is a very much emotional and delicate kind of photography, since the absence of color allows us to see into the subject and really get a sense of emotion more than if ...

Dan Burkholder Workshops at Houston Center for Photography

clearygallery.blogspot.com -   The John Cleary Gallery is pleased to announce a special series of workshops at the Houston Center for Photography with Dan Burkholder concomitant to the opening of his solo exhibition here at t...

Impossible Photography by Erik Johansson: TED Talk – PictureCorrect

picturecorrect.com - A recent TED TALK by digital artist, Erik Johansson has raised a few eyebrows among the photography crowd for more than a couple reasons. While most will agree that his photography skills are far a...

Fuji X-Pro1 full-size JPEG samples in DC Watch review

1001noisycameras.com - Japanese website DC Watch Impress has published their Fuji X-Pro1 review (computer-translated), which includes full-size JPEG samples taken with the camera. Their samples include a film simulation ...

Photographer launches rights lens cloth to fund lawsuit news - Amateur Photographer

amateurphotographer.co.uk - Friday 24th February 2012 Chris CheesmanAn American photographer has launched his own photographers' rights lens cloth to help fund legal bills in a planned battle with local police. Freelance phot...

Book Release Causes Frenzy

blakeandrews.blogspot.com - [Feb 24, 2012, Orlando - AP] Photo book fanatics who lined up outside stores overnight got their first crack Friday at a new cave themed Alec Soth photo book, getting so unruly in some cities that ...

Jeff Goldstein Talks about Vivian Maier: Chicagoist

chicagoist.com - A little over a year ago, the work of a then-unknown street photographer named Vivian Maier became a hit on the internet, telling the story of Chicago seen through the eyes of a Jewish refugee from...