I stumbled across this amazing organization that puts cameras into the hands of marginalized kids in communities around the world, from Calcutta to Cairo. Kids with Cameras believes in the power of art to transform lives. New York based photographer Zana Briski created the organization following her work on the documentary Born into Brothels, which [...]

Don’t forget that today is Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.  Check out my tutorial on how to make a pinhole lens for your SLR.

So the hot news this morning is that Apple asked most of the Aperture team to leave.
Apple recently asked the engineering team behind its Aperture photo editing and management software to leave, Think Secret has learned. The move, which resulted in the departure of several engineers while others were transferred to different projects inside Apple, [...]

These things used to excite me more, but lately I’m just interested in using what I have.  However, I’m sure this type of information is still valuable to a lot of people.  DigitalCameraInfo.com has a comparison of the two cameras.
At under $3,000 (now), the 5D offers image quality comparable to the 1Ds Mark II and [...]

But we are looking to add more bloggers to DPBlogs.  Check out the main page (which, yes we know, needs some serious work) for more information.

A passion for photography.  You have to love photography.  However, this doesn’t mean you need to be any good.  And you should probably own a digital camera.
A passion for writing.  [...]

Today, Nikon announced a first of a kind. The 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor is the worlds first macro lens with vibration reduction. I’ve always wanted the 105mm macro, and it ranks high on my wish list, but the VR version is the new object of desire. I assume the VR version will be [...]

Nikon announced two new pieces of software today.

Nikon View Pro – Think of it as Adobe Bridge from Nikon, with the ability to work with NEF RAW files.
Nikon Capture NX – This is the latest version of the Capture, software for working with NEF RAW files. It looks COMPLETELY different the previous version. That’s a [...]

Anyone else unimpressed with Canon’s latest, the 30D? Rob Galbraith has the full scoop. This seems more of an incremental refinement than a blockbuster overhaul. Rob makes the following comments:
And in fact, given the likelihood that prospective purchasers of a midrange digital SLR, at least those not locked into a system already, will be directly [...]