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This week, I was excited to get back some of the 8×10 film that I shot in Death Valley last month. One of my favorite parts of landscape photography is seeing my photos come to life on a light table for the first time. (Then again, one of my least favorite parts is if they didn’t turn out…)

I've made it back from my trip to Death Valley, where I recently traveled to see (and of course photograph) a temporary lake that formed in Badwater Basin. I'll get back my developed 8x10 film in a few days, but in the meantime, I've been going through all the digital...

The best way to test any new photography equipment is to take it on a trip. And that's what I'm doing now - I'm visiting the tropics again, this time the Asian ones. My batteries are charged, lenses are cleaned, cards are empty, and laundry is done (for now). I...

For my opening Photography News images, I usually post a photo I took last week. This time I will make a small exception to that rule. The month and day match, only the year is 2005 - prehistoric from the point of view of digital photography. But many of you...

Recently, I was thinking about what I consider to be the greatest evolution in photographic technology in recent years, and I can't decide. Automatic eye detection across the entire viewfinder ranks very high. A blackout-free viewfinder is highly appreciated, as well. And I also see a huge leap forward in...

For those of you who are eagerly awaiting my promised article on the recently introduced Nikon Z 600mm f/6.3 VR S telephoto lens, I have a little appetizer for you. In the following GIF, you can see both the original uncropped image as well as a 100% crop (click to...

It's getting cold here in the mountains, and right now, I'm warming up with a glass of red wine. Meanwhile, the photo below is as fresh as the bread I had for breakfast today - the sensor in my Nikon Z9 is still warm. And, to top it off, the...

One of our readers inspired me last week not only with his great photos of fishermen, but also with the Sebastião Salgado quote I found in his "About me" section. "Reality is in color, truth is in black and white." What more is there to say? You don't need a...