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Here Are the Amazing Winners of the 2017 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest
Ron Leach  |  Feb 16, 2017

Photographers went to great depths to capture awe-inspiring images for the 2017 Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) Contest, and French shooter Gabriel Barathieu came out on top for the above image of what one judge called a “balletic and malevolent” dancing octopus. Barathieu made the image in shallow water under available light off the Island of Mayotte in South East Africa.

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Daring Russian Model Viki Odintcova Is Provocative for More Than Just Her Great Looks
Ron Leach  |  Feb 16, 2017

Russian model Viki Odintcova has created quite a firestorm for a recent Dubai photo shoot in which she is seen hanging off the roof of the 73-story Cayan Tower skyscraper with no means of protection.

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Award-Winning Peter McKinnon Reveals His Secrets for Making a Great Time-Lapse (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Feb 16, 2017

We frequently post great time-lapse videos, and readers often ask about the best way to embark on one of these projects themselves. In the helpful video tutorial below, award-winning photographer/videographer Peter McKinnon reveals everything you need to know to make a great time-lapse.

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Learn the Basics of Using Lightroom to Adjust Shadows, Highlights, Exposure & More (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Feb 15, 2017

Adobe Lightroom is a powerful tool, and for those of you new to the software here’s a tutorial illustrating how to use the adjustment brush to accomplish some basic but important editing tasks like selectively toning up or toning down parts of an image. 

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These Striking B&W Images Combine the Best of Both Sports and Architectural Photography
Ron Leach  |  Feb 15, 2017

Everyone loves B&W photography and most shooters appreciate great sports and architectural imagery too. But how often have you seen images like these that combine the best of all three genres?

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Forget What You’ve Heard About Shooting into the Sun: Jimmy McIntyre Shows You Why (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Feb 15, 2017

Here’s something a bit different from Photoshop/Lightroom wizard Jimmy McIntyre whose tutorials typically involve software tips and tricks for enhancing your images. In the video below, McIntyre refutes the myth that you should never shoot directly into the sun, and shows you how to get dramatic images doing just that.

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Sergio Montufar Provides a Shoutout to Valentines Day with His Romantic Images of Starry Skies
Ron Leach  |  Feb 14, 2017

Astrophotographer and professional astronomer Sergio Montufar makes some gorgeous images of starlit skies. And we thought the romantic image you see above, of Montufar proposing to his girlfriend beneath the Milky Way, would be a fitting shoutout to all our fans on Valentines Day.

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Check Out Sara Lee’s Daring Photographs of a Diver Swimming with Giant Manta Rays at Night
Ron Leach  |  Feb 14, 2017

Sara Lee is an underwater photographer who became enchanted with the sea while growing up in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. She captured the dramatic images you see here of adventurer and freediver Alison Teal swimming with giant manta rays at night.

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Watch How a UV-Modified DSLR Reveals “Invisible” Secrets Lurking Beneath Your Skin (VIDEO)
Ron Leach  |  Feb 14, 2017

Mathieu Stern is a weird-lens fanatic whose videos usually involve bargain vintage optics that can be modified for use with modern digital cameras. Occasionally, though, he offers something a bit different, like the video below illustrating how a UV-modified DSLR can reveal some surprising “invisible” secrets hidden beneath your skin.

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You Have to See the Powerful Winning Images from the 60th Annual World Press Photo Contest
Ron Leach  |  Feb 13, 2017

Winners of the 2017 World Press Photo (WPP) Contest have been announced, and they are spectacular as always. Not unexpectedly, Burhan Ozbilici won the coveted WPP Photo of the Year award for the above image of a 22-year-old Turkish policeman’s assassination of Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey during a photo exhibition.

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