The prestigious 2020 World Press Photo Contest (WPP) has released the finalists across all categories, with Australian photojournalists Sean Davey, Adam Ferguson, and Matthew Abbott… Read more
Posts published by “Will Shipton”
CASA delays drone registration indefinitely
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has indefinitely delayed amendments to drone regulation, which includes mandatory drone registration for recreational and commercial operators, with recreational… Read more
Waiting out COVID 19
Shanghai-based photographer, Dave Tacon, is one of the Australian ex-pats who chose to stay in mainland China and bunker down during the Coronavirus (COVID 19)… Read more
World Photography Awards ‘censors’ Hong Kong protests
The prestigious Sony World Photography Awards has reinstated finalists’ photos depicting events from the Hong Kong protests, after being slammed for callow censorship for removing… Read more
Marketing gold on the equality rainbow
A wedding photographer from the uber-religious US state of Kentucky, who received a complaint for using a portrait of a homosexual couple in an advert,… Read more
Photo 2020 calls for ‘truth’ in portraits
Melbourne’s major inaugural biennale photo festival, Photo 2020, is calling for photographers to participate in numerous events, including the submission of portraits for the Inside… Read more
‘Glamour photographer’ denies 26 charges
Newcastle amateur glamour photographer, Allan Todd Cameron, who allegedly used his home studio to prey on aspiring young models, has pleaded not guilty to 26… Read more
Nikon introduces animal AF to Z7 and Z6
Nikon has released a major firmware update for the Z7 and Z6 full-frame mirrorless cameras, which includes Animal Detection autofocus and improved subject tracking. The… Read more
CP+ cancelled due to coronavirus
The volatile Coronavirus outbreak has forced the cancellation of this year’s CP+ trade show, scheduled to run from February 27- March 1 in Yokohama, Japan.… Read more
Coronavirus impact hard to gauge
As Chinese manufacturing is set to resume after a prolonged halt due to the Lunar New Year and then coronavirus, it remains unclear how severely the Australian photo industry supply chain will be affected.
Chinese manufacturing plays a huge role in the supply chain of almost every tech industry. While most major photo imaging companies are based in Japan, many rely on either assembling products in China or sourcing parts from the region. Read more