Photo News

The folks at DxO Labs have today announced the release date for their upcoming DxO Optics Pro v5 application, first unveiled a month ago. At that time, availability was predicted for Fall 2007. Today's news refines this somewhat, with release now predicted for the second half of November 2007
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Docs on the Bay, a new documentary film festival to be held annually in Stephenville, is the first film festival in Atlantic Canada dedicated solely to the presentation and promotion of documentary cinema. Docs on the Bay will launch its festival with two documentary films by award-winning Newfoundland and Labrador filmmaker, Anne Troake, who will be in attendance. The first film is "My Ancestors Were Rogues and Murderers" (2005) and the second is "Up the Anti - Voices of Sealing People" (2007). The National Film Board of Canada said Rogues and Murderers is "a thoughtful contribution to the ongoing debate on Canada's seal hunt, Newfoundland artist Anne Troake offers an insightful and beautifully crafted study of traditional Newfoundland outport culture." This film received the Best Newfoundland Documentary Award at the 2005 Nickel Film Festival held in St. John's
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DivePhotoGuide Does The Galapagos In Style. There are only a few spots left to join Jason & Wendy Heller as we seek underwater photo opportunities with whale sharks, sea lions, schooling hammerheads and more. Join us on a final frontiers adventure...
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Felipe Barrio Wins "The Underwater World" Category. Congratulations to the several DPG featured photographers who placed in the 2007 prestigious Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition...
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Dr. Alexander Mustard wins 2008 Raja Ampat Tourism Entry Tag Contest - Portrait of Pygmy Seahorse will be printed on the 2008 Raja Ampat Tourism Entry tag...
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Andrea and Antonella Ferrari.will soon be releasing what without a doubt will be another visually stunning edition of their "Diver's Guide to" series (Nautilus Publishing). Only this time the book focuses on "The Art of Underwater Photography"...
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A selection of submitted images from our talented community of underwater photographers
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We're always on the lookout for new and interesting news from the field. Working with some of the top pros in the world would inevitably uncover some really unique stories, about the scientific, artistic and commercial projects that most of the photographers in our galleries are working on at any given time...
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The other day Mike McNamara invited me over to the Popular Photography & Imaging Magazine offices. New York is home to many media powerhouses, and the parent company behind Pop Photo, Hachette Filipacchi, and the massive holding company behind them, Lagardere, are names to be reckoned with...
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Fantasea Line is pleased to announce that their FP-5000 housing is totally compatible with Nikon's new Coolpix digital camera, the P5100. The FP-5000 housing is fully functional, providing photographers with access to all camera functions. Depth rated to 60 meters/200 feet, this housing from Fantasea also features a new design and improved construction. The FP-5000 is ideal for outdoor and underwater photographers, who can now quickly access all Nikon Coolpix features for capturing fast action pictures easily and creatively. The FP-5000 housing has a double O-ring seal on all controls, anti-glare hood over LCD screen, and built-in diffuser. The FP-5000 also features a 46mm port ring thread for easy attachment of accessory lenses and filters...
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