Photography

Fancam’s 20 Gigapixel photos provide a CIA-esque portrait of NFL crowds, concerts and more

December 7th, 2015

People love laughing at the pseudo-technology that one tends to see on TV shows like CSI. Often times, we see investigators endlessly zoom-in and enhance video footage to a laughably granular level, as evidenced by this widely circulated and notoriously absurd clip of CSI NY investigators magnifying a photograph to such an extent that they can then magically analyze …

These photos show how addicted we are to our smartphones

October 19th, 2015

Yoni Heisler

I can distinctly remember a time when having a cellphone was not just anomaly, but something that elicited snide comments from people who couldn’t possibly fathom why anyone would need to be connected 24/7. During my freshman year of college, for instance, I remember a roommate with a cellphone being asked, on account of his fancy new …

This rare photo was bought for $2 and may now be worth millions

October 14th, 2015

Yoni Heisler

In what may turn out to be the bargain of a lifetime, a coin dealer named Randy Guijarro in 2010 paid $2 for a miscellaneous lot from a California junk shop. Come to find out years later, the lot contained an extremely rare photograph of Billy the Kid, the famous outlaw who lived in the American Old West during …

Breathtaking shots from National Geographic’s 2015 photo competition

October 11th, 2015

Yoni Heisler

Every year, National Geographic Magazine holds a photo contest where amateur and professional photographers alike can submit stunning, incredible, and breathtaking shots they managed to capture during the preceding 12-month period. With a grand prize of $10,000 on the line, not to mention a whole lot of prestige, the photo competition is wildly and understandably popular. During …

The most popular Instagram photo locations in each state

October 4th, 2015

Yoni Heisler

Instagram, the popular photo sharing site owned by Facebook, has never been more popular. Just about a week ago, Instagram proudly announced that it now boasts more than 400 million users who have shared a jaw-dropping 40 billion photos. And speaking to the Instagram’s growing international reach, the service notes that more than 75% of its user …

These are the amazing National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest winners

August 4th, 2015

Chris Smith

The images you’re about to see weren’t created artificially by Photoshop masters. They’re actual pictures taken by the winners of the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest. The whale picture you see at the top of the page took home the grand prize. Taken near Roca Partida off the Mexican coast, the picture shows a mesmerizing landscape dominated by a …

Spectacular Milky Way photos taken at Yellowstone Park

July 28th, 2015

Chris Smith

The picture you see above looks like a surrealist painting, but it’s not. It was taken by photographer Dave Lane, who photographed the Abyss Pool in Yellowstone Park just after a storm had passed the area,

The most viewed photo in the history of the world

July 23rd, 2015

Yoni Heisler

Thanks to the smartphone, the number of photographs taken every year has absolutely exploded in a short amount of time. Case in point, it’s been estimated that approximately 1/3 of all the photos ever taken over the last 188 years were taken during the last 2 or 3 years. In a world where it’s never been …

The Incredible Software Banks and Law Enforcement Agencies Use to Detect Altered Photos

July 5th, 2015

Yoni Heisler

For decades on end, long before Adobe Photoshop became a household name, governments across the world have manipulated photographs to serve political ends. Joseph Stalin, for instance, famously altered photographs as to remove individuals who fell out of favor with the regime. These days, image editing tools are not only abundant, but they’re incredibly easy …

Abandoned Amusement Parks are as Creepy as You’d Expect

June 26th, 2015

Yoni Heisler

It’s funny how amusement parks, places which are ordinarily teeming with excitement and positive energy, become downright creepy when they’re abandoned.