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- OK Go Release One Take Music Video Featuring 29 Robots and 60 Mirrorsby Matt Growcoot on April 29, 2025 at 12:43 pm
OK Go — the band famous for making viral music videos — has released yet another mind-bending short film that makes incredible use of robotic arms and mirrors. [Read More]
- Photographer Has Camera Bag With $10K of Gear Stolen Overnightby Pesala Bandara on April 29, 2025 at 12:05 pm
A wedding and graduation photographer woke up to discover that his camera bag, which contained more than $10,000 worth of gear and thousands of images, had been stolen. [Read More]
- Researchers Capture First-Ever Live Footage of a Painted Swellsharkby Pesala Bandara on April 29, 2025 at 11:57 am
Scientists used baited cameras to record the first-ever live footage of a painted swellshark, one of the rarest deep-sea animals in the world. [Read More]
- Videographer Faces Charges for Filming Jailed YouTuber Vitaly’s Videoby Pesala Bandara on April 29, 2025 at 11:52 am
The videographer of YouTuber Vitaly — who faces 24 years in a Filipino prison over a prank video — has reportedly also been charged for filming and livestreaming the stunt. [Read More]
- Tennis Player Zverev Takes Photo of Ball Mark During Game to Protest Electronic Line Callby Matt Growcoot on April 29, 2025 at 11:48 am
Tennis star Alexander Zverev took the extraordinary step of stopping play so he could retrieve his phone from his bag and snap a photo of a ball mark which he believes proves the robotic Hawk-Eye system made a mistake on. [Read More]
- Cockpit Camera Shows What It’s Like to Flip a Speedboat at 200MPHby Matt Growcoot on April 29, 2025 at 10:16 am
Dramatic footage taken inside the cockpit of a speedboat shows what it is like to be flipped into the air at 200 miles per hour (322 kilometers per hour). [Read More]
- If You Miss Aperture on Mac, Musebox Could Be the Answerby Kate Garibaldi on April 28, 2025 at 8:42 pm
Apple users who miss Aperture may be pleased to hear that Brushed Pixel Software’s app, Musebox, is an Aperture-inspired Lightroom alternative for Mac. [Read More]
- Canon Japan Confirms US Tariffs Will Increase Pricesby Jaron Schneider on April 28, 2025 at 8:39 pm
Most camera companies have elected to remain quiet about how new tariffs are affecting supply chains in the United States, but Canon Japan finally spoke on the issue during a question-and-answer period following its 2025 first-quarter financial results. [Read More]
- UK Children’s Commissioner Calls for Ban on AI ‘Nudification’ Appsby Jeremy Gray on April 28, 2025 at 8:14 pm
The Children’s Commissioner, a United Kingdom regulator tasked with promoting and protecting the rights of children in the U.K., issued a report calling for the immediate ban of artificial intelligence (AI) apps that enable “deepfake sexual abuse of children.” [Read More]
- Beyond the Basics: 9 Tips to Improve Your Wildlife Photographyby Michael Bonocore on April 28, 2025 at 8:02 pm
For decades, OM SYSTEM Ambassadors Joe and Mary Ann McDonald have traveled the globe, documenting wildlife in its natural element through their photography. [Read More]