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It's no secret that the ocean is hiding some impressive lifeforms in its depths, but good freaking lord, these pics! These pics are incredible. Jessica Rosenkrantz snapped them on a recent expedition to Bonaire and, just, whoa. 
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Night photography in big cities has a very specific look. The ugly color cast by your standard sodium streetlight has become so common, that it many cities it's hard to imagine everything not looking dipped in orange after the sun sets. But with both LA and New York moving towards more neutral LEDs, the way our night photographs and videos look is about to change massively.
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LED lights have begun replacing the yellow sodium streetlights, and it going to have an effect on your night time photography. No longer will your photos have a yellow tinge to them, but instead they will look more neutral and balanced.
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When Wilson Bentley captured the first photos of snowflakes in January of 1885, he couldn't immediately share them with the world on Instagram. Now, 129 years later, that is precisely what Connecticut-based photographer Greg Miller has done.
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This collection of snowflake photos will give you a new appreciation for the smartphone camera. All the pictures were taken using an iPhone, and each one of them manages to capture the magnificent beauty of a snowflake.
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A scientist at the University of Queensland's Global Change Institute documented corals for five years to reveal their underwater activities.
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There is a lot that happens several hundred feet underneath the surface of the Great Barrier Reef. This interesting article contains a variety of time-lapse videos showing the life cycle of various organisms living in this unique coral reef.
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If 2014 is finally the year you plan to turn your love of photography into a business and see if you can quit your day job to do something you enjoy, then PhotoShelter is here to help. In the infographic below, they provide you with nine very useful tips that will help you begin to look at photography from the business side of things.
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There are many ways you can grow your photography business this year. Whether it's by means of a custom website or through an advisory group, the sky is the limit. Read this article for more ideas about how you can transform your passion into income.
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The advancement in the technologies used in cameras for smartphones and other mobile devices already allows everyone to take photos with great quality, sharpness, vividness, color reproduction, and dynamic range. Some are even capable low light shooters.
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Unless you're still living in the year 2000, chances are you've had some experience taking a picture with a smartphone of some sort. If you would like to know how to take better photos with your phone, this article explains it all in 6 easy to follow tips.
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Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter have each released their top posts of 2013, and now Flickr is taking a look back at some of the most beautiful and powerful images from mobile phones uploaded over the past year.
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Discover some of the best smartphones photos of the year as selected by Flickr. Some of these photos actually look like they were taken by professional photographers.
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OkDoThis is essentially an Instragram-like app with full support for its own social network and a similar sharing function for budding photographers. There are options to find followers, to follow others, and to seek out different types of photography. But it does one thing that its competitors truly lack: It directly inspires you to go out and create more content—and even gives you ideas. Upon booting up the app your first task is to complete a “Do,” or a challenge.
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There are undoubtedly an uncountable number of photography apps in the app store. Some are more popular than others, but they essentially all do the same thing. However, OkDoThis is a photography app that is on the verge of changing how you take pictures on your smartphone.
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From presidential selfies to never-ending Instagram feeds, the world is now drowning in images. Celebrated photographers debate the impact of this mass democratisation on their craft
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An interesting article that talks about how camera phones are changing photography as we know it. It gives readers the chance to take on the perspective of professional photographers around the world and see how they're dealing with the change in format.
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It was the ginger cake that did it. I'd come up with the perfect recipe for my G2 column – sticky, squidgy and fiery sweet – only to have a reader describe the accompanying image as looking "like something the dog regurgitated". Ouch. Clearly, taking pictures of food and "food photography" were very different things.
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When it comes to food photography, there are a few tips you have to follow in order to make your photographs look delicious. This interesting article highlights some of those tips and explains ways you can use color, Instagram, and natural lighting to take the ultimate food photo.
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The photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia crashed out of school and nearly died experimenting with drugs, but his fortunes changed when he picked up a camera at art school.
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Who would've guessed that photography could save lives? Well, that's exactly what happened to Philip-Lorca diCorcia, a man who turned his life around through photography. His photos have been displayed in galleries around the world and so has his inspirational story. This article takes you through his trials and tribulations as a photographer.
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Moment is the latest company to attempt this feat, and its wide-angle and telephoto lenses are designed to complement an iPhone's, iPad's, or Samsung Galaxy's built-in camera lens. Launching on Kickstarter today, the company has the backing of Marc Barros, formerly of Contour Camera, a company that produced GoPro-like action cameras.
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With smartphones becoming a popular choice for photography, companies have begun creating products to improve the smartphone camera as we know it. The latest accessory for smartphone photographers is Moment, a wide-angle camera lens with a 18mm field of view. Check out the article for more information.
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Like all great urban portraitists, Dille understood that a city’s character comes from the people who walk its streets. He communed with oddballs and grifters, always searching for new faces to shoot. The results, chronicled in a new exhibit at the University of Toronto Art Centre, capture some of the city’s most colourful personalities.
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Lutz Dille was a well known photographer who captured street scenes of 1951 Toronto. His works mainly focused on the everyday working class and offered an honest glimpse into the lives of those who lived there. Now his works are being displayed at the U of T Art centre. This article lets you view a slideshow of some of his most notable photographs.
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"As the popularity of ice climbing, bungee jumping, sky diving and other extreme sports grows in China, so too has interest among amateur photographers in high-adrenaline hobbies. Photographers who captured thrill-seekers' daring escapades were in the past exclusively professionals equipped with the best equipment. But in today's digital age, a growing number of amateur photographers passionate about extreme sports are getting behind the lens to snap their favorite activities and upload their photos online."
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Photography is the best form of self-expression. Not only does it give you the ability to capture the world as you see it, but it also makes it possible to live out your passions at the same time. For most, photography is a way to capture what they love doing the most rather than a profession. This article gives you a look at how some enthusiasts are taking photography to the extreme.
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"A couple of years ago, Seth Casteel made a huge splash with his amazing underwater photographs of dogs in swimming pools.His photos became a book, then a wall calendar, a follow-up book, then came the talk show circuit, an appearance on the top-rating reality show Duck Dynasty and coming in 2014: underwater puppies!"
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Who would've guessed that splashing water on dogs and taking pictures of them would be a new trend in photography? Apparently it is, and this article explains everything you need to know about this so-called wet pet photography.
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What would your kids think if they were able to watch their artistic endeavors literally come to life? Dutch designer Yoni Lefévre, who creates with the philosophy that "good design begins with empathy and communicating emotions" in mind, decided to find out firsthand.
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Kids are often the best artists when it comes to drawing from imagination. This article talks about how one photographer is bringing some of these kids' drawings to life.
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"I know from various conversations that some of you aspire to be photographers. This post is for those of you curious about what a transition to professional photography might hold. While I love what I do, my schedule is not necessarily what you’d think. Here are three cautionary observations about the not-so-glamorous side of nature photography business from my first two years."
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Ever wondered what its like to be a nature photographer? Or how photographers make a living? If you answered yes to one of these questions, this is an article you should read.
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All this time we've been searching for extraterrestrial life on other planets, only to realize that there is still a lot to be discovered here on earth. This article explores some of the most breathtaking life forms on the planet with up close detail.