Winners of the 2021 Storm Photo/Photographer of the Year
The winning images and photographers of the inaugural Storm Photos of the Year competition have been announced, revealing a collection of awe-inspiring shots of Mother Nature on display.
The Storm Photos of the Year competition was launched in February 2021 by Emmy award-winning [...]
Adobe has updated its video editing applications, Adobe Premiere Rush and Adobe Premiere Pro. The April 2021 release of Premiere Rush adds, among other improvements, native Apple Silicon support. Premiere Pro (15.1) includes optimizations and small improvements.
Looking first at Premiere Rush, the latest version now natively supports Apple computers with [...]
We've covered both the launch of Adobe's new Super Resolution feature, as well as its implications and benefits, according to photographer Michael Clark. So we thought it was high time to get some images into our studio testing widget and let you explore just how much detail this feature can [...]
Lens manufacturer TTArtisan has added two new versions of its 21mm F1.5 full-frame manual lens. Originally available for only Leica M mount cameras, TTArtisan has added new mount options for Nikon Z and Sony E mount camera systems.
The manual lenses are constructed of 13 elements in ten groups, use ten-blade [...]
The Tokina atx-m 33mm F1.4 X is one of the latest additions to a small club of third-party autofocus lenses for Fujifilm's X-mount mirrorless cameras. At just $399 USD, it's also one of the more affordable options too if you're looking for a fast prime.
You can get a sense for [...]
Following a complaint and subsequent review by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK, Apple has changed the marketing for its $5,000 Pro Display XDR. Per 9to5Mac, the ASA asked Apple to remove the term 'Far beyond HDR' from its marketing materials for its flagship display, a request which [...]
A team of researchers from Virginia Tech’s Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) have shared a three-second video showing what happens when a DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone collides with the windshield of a vehicle at 100km/h (62.5mph).
The project was done as a collaboration between ‘Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic [...]
Moza, the company behind a number of popular camera gimbals, has announced the Moin Camera, a compact 4K gimbal camera that takes clear inspiration from the DJI Pocket 2.
The Moin Camera has a 1/2.3” 12MP sensor at its core, which is capable of capturing 12MP stills (JPEG and DNG Raw), [...]
Aki Murata, Chief Operating Officer of OM Digital Solutions (OMDS), formerly Olympus.
In the latest in our series of socially distanced interviews with senior executives across the consumer digital imaging industry, we sat down (virtually) with Aki Murata, Chief Operating Officer of OM Digital Solutions (OMDS). In a wide-ranging interview, Mr [...]
We recently took delivery of Leica's new APO-Summicron-M 35mm F2 ASPH, and in the short time between its arrival and when it had to be sent back, we prepared a preliminary sample gallery in and around sunny Seattle.
The Leica APO-Summicron-M 35mm F2 ASPH is an impressive piece of glass, boasting [...]
On 7th March 2021, we were fortunate enough to hold the WPF AGM via zoom. So, as with traditional standards, on behalf of the WPF executive committee, I would like to thank our immediate past president Peter Young for his ability, due diligence and foresight in leading the WPF executive committee through probably one of […]
We have received some very sad news from Gwynfa Camera Club. Their friend and member Jean Price passed away in the early hours of this morning, April 8th. It was not Covid related. Jean had been a member of Gwynfa for many years and served on the committee for a good number of them. She […]
Here are the results from the 2021 Welsh Salon of Photography. Please report any inaccuracies to Cliff Emery. welshsalon@thewpf.co.uk All Awards Open Colour Acceptances Open Monochrome Acceptances Nature Acceptances All Acceptances Collated by Club […]
Royy Carr has an online Exhibition of 20 photographs via the Cynon Valley Museum. It officially it opens on Friday 26th March at 5pm and will be available to view online for the next year and Roy is keen to attract an audience for the Museum. The Exhibition includes both words and images, some of […]
Could I please ask all clubs to nominate someone to complete a Judges Assessment Form after each club competition. It only takes a few minutes to complete online, but is essential information for new judges, letting them know that they’re doing well and meeting the clubs’ criteria, and for those more experienced / seasoned judges […]
It was an enormous pleasure for me, at the WPF’s AGM on Sunday 7-Mar-21, to be able virtually to present to Brian Coleman the Award for Meritorious Service of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (APAGB) and to congratulate him on his achievement. This is an award which is given to individual club members who […]
STOP PRESS !!! The changes have been rolled back and will no longer be applied !! CHANGE NOTICE (March 2021) – On 3rd March 2021 FIAP have announced that the introduction of the changes to the FIAP Distinction Rules (published 4 weeks previously) are being postponed due to constitutional reasons and will not be introduced […]
PSA members in Wales have enjoyed successes in their progression through Stars and ROPA scheme which recognises success in International exhibitions. Mike Bray achieved 3 star awards in Photo Travel and Photo Journalism sections. David Edwards achieved 1 and 2 star awards in Photo Journalism Paul James a relative new member achieved his first colour […]