Michael Hession

Mystery Archival CERN Photos Are Fascinating Glimpses of Past Science

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A New York Times Photographer Seeks the Perfect Shot In a Sea of People

The New York Times Lens Blog recently posted this nice short doc on one of their photojournalists, Ozier Muhammad. It follows Muhammad around as he documents the climate march that took place in NYC in September. http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/fingers-crossed-eyes-wide-open Muhammad discusses the difficulty of getting a defining shot that is, above all, unique, when you are in…

5 Books For Expanding Your Photography Knowledge

There are many ways to learn about photography, not least of which are the vast depths of the internet, replete with tutorials and how-to videos. But getting past mere technical proficiency and learning valuable lessons about the art form isn’t as easy as a Google search. Luckily, there are those old things called books. The…

Inbox First Impressions: Potentially Awesome But Not Quite There

When the news broke yesterday of Google’s new Inbox app, my initial reaction was skeptical. How many times has an app tried to “solve” email? Inbox is Google’s way of helping you organize the typhoon of greetings, promos, invoices, and discussions that beg for your attention. And after using it for a while, I can…

René Burri, the Magnum photographer responsible for some of the most iconic images of the 20th century, died today at age 81. His subjects included Che Guevara and Pablo Picasso, among many many others.

Canon 7D Mark II: The Best DSLR For Sports and Wildlife, But That’s All

When the Canon 7D came out in 2009, it soon became one of the most popular DSLRs ever. It was fast, rugged, with great video features, all for a whole lot cheaper than the more pro-oriented 5D Mark II. Five years later, the 7D Mark II makes its debut with plenty of powerful specs, yet…

The Lonesome Crowded Shopping Malls of the 1980s

When discussing street photography, locations like New York City or Los Angeles probably spring to mind. A less obvious setting is that icon of late 20th-century capitalism: the shopping mall. Stephen DiRado roved the halls of his local mall in the 80s and captured stunning portraits of the denizens within. Many of DiRado’s photos have…

5 Classic Film Cameras You Can Get For Under $1000

Buying an analog camera can be daunting if you are new to the game. There are decades worth of varieties to consider! The good news is, you can get something really premium without breaking the bank. DigitalRev, an camera outfit based in Hong Kong, has enlisted the help of Bellamy Hunt of Japan Camera Hunter…

A Short About the Challenge and Beauty of Large Format Photography

It takes a special kind of masochist to carry around the behemoth that is a large format camera. One such person is Joseph Allen Freeman, a photographer working in the 8 x 10 format. In the short film Through the Ground Glass, by Nick Bolton and Taylor Hawkins, we hear Freeman ruminate about the trials…

This Photographer Documents the Faces Of a Single Harlem Street Corner

Taking pictures of strangers is hard no matter where you are photographing. On the streets of Harlem, Khalik Allah takes the utmost care to approach his subjects with confidence and purpose in order to capture his wonderfully evocative portraits of the New York neighborhood. This video from Time’s Lightbox show’s Allah at work. Photographing the…

You Could Soon Be Using Photoshop Right From Your Web Browser

Today at the Adobe MAX event in Los Angeles, the software maker demoed a bunch of nifty new things they have brewing for future releases. One of the coolest was a web version of Photoshop that allows some pretty impressive image editing capability without the need to install any software. The demo that was shown…

Adobe Gives Its Mobile Apps More Familiar Names, Adds a Few New Tools

Search for Adobe in the App Store and you will find a slew of snappy-sounding apps. It can seem a bit disjointed, so starting today, Adobe is updating and re-organizing its mobile app lineup under the monikers of the desktop Adobe fare you know and love. There are also a few new ones to try…

Turn Off Your Camera’s Noise Reduction

One of the most heavily touted features of most consumer-oriented cameras, and even some pro ones, is noise reduction. Unfortunately, it almost always makes your photos look terrible, and you should turn it off whenever possible. Noise is an unfortunate byproduct of digital sensors. The dimmer the light in your scene, the higher you’ll have…

iOS App Flic Is Basically Tinder For Your Photo Library

Scrolling through your phone’s camera roll can often feel more like a messy filing cabinet than a beautiful gallery of life’s moments. Flic is a new app for iOS that lets you easily and rapidly get rid of those bum shots for a well-kept photographic record. Flic uses an ultra-simple interface to confront you with…

These Photos Are a Side of the American West You’ve Never Seen Before

One of the most common subjects in the history of American photography is the West. It’s a landscape fraught with potential cliche, but Lucas Foglia’s project Frontcountry cuts through popular conceptions and shows the reality of a rapidly transforming area of our country. There are many familiar tropes at play in Frontcountry; from sweeping landscape…

Nikon Is Poised to Beat Canon at DSLR Video

Video quality in DSLRs has been fairly steady in its seven years or so on the scene. There have been minor jumps in cameras like the Canon 5D Mark III, but DSLRs have been largely eclipsed in image quality by mirrorless and new video-focused cinema cameras. Nikon, used to playing second-fiddle to Canon, is not…

A Walk On the High Line With Canon’s Latest Super-Wide Zoom Lens

Canon recently released its 16-35mm f/4 IS lens for full-frame bodies. When I got the chance to document the last leg of NYC’s High Line park, I thought it would be a great chance to bring along this newbie piece of glass and see how she did. The 16-35m f/4 is supremely designed and fun…

A Bittersweet Walk On the High Line’s Latest (and Last) Leg

For the past five years, New Yorkers have enjoyed that linear green thoroughfare known as the High Line, which has been slowly extending up the West Side of Manhattan since 2009. Yesterday, the third and final phase of the park was completed, and it’s both happy and sad—that a great project was seen to completion,…

An Artist Whose Career Is Based Entirely On Other People’s Photographs

Why take photos when millions upon millions of people are taking billions upon billions of them every single day, of every subject imaginable? Artist Joachim Schmid has been obsessed with other people’s photos for years, collecting and re-packaging them as art objects. This great video from the Carnegie Museum of Art’s Invisible Photograph series takes…

The Best Smartphone Camera: iPhone 6 Edition

Since we last pitted the best smartphone cameras against one another, a few new contenders have entered the fold, notably the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. That makes now the perfect time to settle which smartphone packs in the snappiest shooter. The latest phones in our lineup this time around are the iPhone 6,…