In the early 1970s, Eli Reed spent six years working nights in a cancer ward to support his photography. He would go on to travel the world as a newspaper, documentary and movie industry photographer, garnering numerous awards and a coveted spot at the elite photo agency Magnum.

Photographer John Isaac arrived to New York from India in 1965, penniless. He would go on to a career as the United Nations’ top photographer, traveling the world covering war, famine and chaos before getting to turn his camera toward beauty and wildlife.

Freelance photographer Jeff Lewis has been toting his new Canon 5D Mark II to sporting events around the country for the past several weeks. Here’s his take on the camera, as well as hi-res shots and a video clip.

Professional photographer Mark J. Rebilas–who specializes in motorsports photography–shows and comments on his favorite drag racing photos of 2008.

Two separate lawsuits allege that world-renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz has neglected to pay a combined $778,000 to a stylist and a lighting company.

Huffaker was in his home this week when a tragic breaking news story literally flew into his neighborhood.

A photographer was able to finagle a last-minute assignment inside the White House, but just after pulling it off, the SD card containing his photos splintered. This is how he handled it.

World-renowned food photographer Lou Manna shares advice on taking top-notch photos of your holiday meals–or any meal.

Photographer David J. DeJonge is in the midst of a quest to capture portraits of the surviving men and women around the globe who fought in World War I nearly a century ago.

Leica gave Ask the Photographer a unique, close-up look at the recently announced camera the company thinks may revolutionize 21st-century photography: The Leica S-2, a camera designed to pack a medium-format punch in a 35mm DSLR-sized body.

An early interest in photography, a sense of entrepreneurialism and the ability to maintain relationships steered photographer Robert Caplin toward a full-time freelancing career in Manhattan, shooting for publications such as The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times.

 
John in London asks how to shoot in low-light settings without using the camera’s built-in flash, which can sometimes give shots a disposable camera feel.

The new Olympus Micro Four-Thirds concept camera has a sleek, stylish look, and its announcement is accompanied by a prototype digital SLR.

NASA released today new hi-resolution photos of Mercury showing a previously unseen side of the planet. They are the first images of the planet closest to the sun taken in more than 30 years.

Photographer Justin Kase Conder took calculated risks that landed him gigs shooting for some of the nation’s largest publications.

Photographer Dustin Snipes talks technique and shows sample portraits of star golfer Jane Rah.

By Mark J. Rebilas
www.markjrebilas.com/blog
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