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Feeling blue? Check out this Wired article Aura Portraits Make Good Art, Bad Science about Carlo Van de Roer’s color portraits (which supposedly capture one's aura), taken with a $10,000 AuraCam.

RAW or JPEG? The British Journal of Photography votes for RAW, not just for any photography—but for crime scene/forensic photography by police. Given poor exposure and the lacking photography skills of some police, BJP suggests RAW because its read-only format holds up in court. Read more here.

Everyone knows about Auschwitz, but what about the town itself, Osciecim, Poland? NPR shows a different side of this grim tourist town and its steady decay in the article Auschwitz The Memorial, Osciecim The Living Town.

Whether you resent the current trend of the digital photography revolution or appreciate its advancements, Wall Street Journal writer Francis Fukuyama raises interesting questions, reminiscing about the days of film photography and lamenting the failures of the digital revolution in his article All Hail ... Analog?

After a 7.1-magnitude earthquake took its toll on Christchurch, New Zealand, Boston Globe and Denver Post reported with photos of the tragic events: here and here.

For a creative approach to smoke photography, check out this DIY article on Petapixel about how to simulate smoke with a plastic bag, a strong backlight, and some post-processing skills.

With spring on its way, check out Werner Bonitz' macro flower photography on the Laurel of Asheville.

The J. Paul Getty Museum gives a history of 19th century photographer Felice Beato, who was the first to show images of the dead on the battlefield, and reports the upcoming exhibition of his work at the Getty. For an interactive gallery of his images, go here.

For those with iPads, PhotoRader offers a useful buying guide: top 10 free iPad apps to download on today.