Vivian Maier was a French-born amateur photographer who came to the US in childhood, and worked for several years as a nanny in Chicago. Her photographs remained unknown until after her death, but have since received critical acclaim.

The story of their discovery is remarkable, but the talent and genius behind the photos Maier made [...]

The Fujiguys responded to my query for more information after their X100 update on December 9th. Below are my questions and their response via their YouTube account.

Q. What kind of shutter does the X100 use?

A. Shutter Type = TBD

Q: Does the X100 have a mic input [...]

Great customer service is seemingly so rare I feel the need to write about a positive experience.

Two years ago I received a Richard Solo battery to charge my iPod. While carrying it last Sunday it slipped out of my hands and fell to our hardwood floor.  The connector was damaged, allowing it to push [...]

Fuji shocked the photo world with their announcement of the X100 at Photokina on September 20, 2010. Many photographers had given up hope of seeing an affordable digital camera with an optical viewfinder and familiar controls like those found in the Leica M series cameras or the Konica Hexar, [...]

Stick an small video camera in a padded case with hand warmers and a GPS, then set it aloft with a weather ballon. Nineteen miles up and you are filming the blackness of space. But you’ll still need a parachute to get it back safely and then find it. Simple, no? This is just too [...]

Daylight Multimedia Podcast – Brighton Photo Biennial – Alec Soth & Martin Parr in conversation from Daylight Multimedia on Vimeo.

H/T to Joerg Colberg @ Conscientious

The six steps you need to take to keep you from bringing back bedbugs from your travels. See this post at Bug Girl’s Blog.

My hands and feet were sweating while watching this video.