via GIPHY   A complete and utter idiot shows how to fly his drone like a complete and utter idiot. This sort of stupidity is beyond any form of joke or humour. It’s just incredibly idiotic and pathetic in the extreme. A drone pilot has enraged the entire UAV community after sharing a video in […] Read more >

Had a look at the cool little DJI Spark UAV at both PB Tech and PhotoGear today. As a beginners ‘drone’ it seems quite the package, especially with the dedicated controller device (as opposed to just using a smart phone app to control it). It is referred to as a smart drone. And, it puts […] Read more >

DJI, the world’s leading make of unmanned aerial vehicles, purchased elite camera maker, Hasselblad of Sweden, not so long ago – and the first power combo offering they’ve come out with is unbelievably stunning. Imagine yourself about to fly the bulky H6D 100MP still / video camera and lens strapped to bottom the massive six […] Read more >

The fascinating story of an animal that took it’s own ‘selfie’ after coming across a photographer’s camera has finally played out its course after a lengthy legal battle. In a nutshell, the act of self-portraiture by a monkey unleashed the most ridiculous controversy of political correctness gone wrong mixed up with a swathe of social […] Read more >

Some Aussies are among the most uniquely skilled of photographers. One of my log time favourites, Peter Lik, has proved himself extremely successful at not only taking great panoramic landscape photographs but also maintaining brilliant marketing skills in promotion and with how he sells his work. Another Aussie landscape photographer who has been around on […] Read more >

DPReview are currently running an article notifying their readership there is a security breach within Instagram’s algorithms that allows access to personal profile information stored in the Instagram servers. This may be something you need to look at – especially if you suddenly find your cellphone being bombarded by mysterious calls or start receiving phishing […] Read more >

I’ve long been a Leibovitz fan. Not just for her celebrity portrait photography but also for the way she used that celebrity photography to form the cult of celebrity upon herself, in much the same manner in which Robert Mapplethorpe did. Interestingly, it has been suggested Mapplethorpe referred to Leibovitz as the most difficult subject […] Read more >

I see Netflix have picked up the streaming rights for the Jake Gyllenhaal / Jamie Lee Curtis produced documentary ‘Hondros’ covering the career of late famed war photographer, Chris Hondros. From my point of view and as a Netflix subscriber this is great move – Netflix’s audience is massive and worldwide and their reach cannot […] Read more >