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Ep. 77: Thoughts on a Possible Nikon Mirrorless Reboot - and more Jun 02, 2016

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Sony Artisan of Imagery Tony Gale opens the show. Thanks Tony!

The drumbeat in the industry is that Nikon is set to release a mirrorless body built around a body with a "large sensor" at (or before) the big Photokina 2016 show in Germany in September. (#)

A wrap-up (hopefully) on photojournalist Steve McCurry as he seemingly walks away from photojournalism, puts out conflicting messages...and an exhaustive discussion on photojournalism-based podcast "Around the Lens" . (#)

The Unfade app seeks to rescue your old photos. (#)

Google Photos turns one topping 200 million users with some pretty astounding stats. (#)

Kodak's app, now for Android users as well, has some pretty cool features for those who still shoot film...or are just beginning. (#)

Blaine, a listener, weighs in on the Canon 80D and why he chose it over all others. (#)

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Ep. 76: Is Steve McCurry's Legacy Imploding? - and more May 29, 2016

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Wedding and portrait photography Marius Igas opens the show. Thanks Marius!

Additional altered photos by famed photojournalist Steve McCurry are found, his blog is removed, the NPPA criticizes and the community wonders if McCurry's legacy is tarnished by this or not. (#)

Content-Aware Crop comes to Photoshop CC and works some magic. (#)

A Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art series lens seems to be on the horizon. (#)

Photographer Don Komarechka (yes, the snowflake guy!) calls on Adobe and others to stop stripping valuable metadata from processed RAW files. (#)

Western Digital officially acquires SanDisk making a larger, more powerful storage technology company. (#)

Xiaomi launches an affordable 4K camera drone for the masses. (#)

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Ep. 75: How NOT to Make Money on Instagram - and more May 27, 2016

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Photojournalist and Around The Lens visual journalism podcast host David J. Murphy opens the show. Thanks David!

A reality tv star makes an embarrassing post to his 16 Million+ followers on Instagram. (#)

The Canon 5D Mark IV seems to be nearly release. Will it have 4K video inside? (#)

Lensbaby to release a rugged waterproof lens for GoPros . (#)

Facebook rejects a photo that a feminist group submitted...but the photo may actually have been misappropriated. (#)

Twitter to make it so images, videos, Twitter handles and more will no longer count against 140-character limit. (#)

A university in the UK comes up with a really bizarre idea. (#)

The RCMP uses photography against Canadian drivers. (#)

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Ep. 74: Odd Items From Nikon and Canon - and more May 22, 2016

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Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist, Nikon Ambassador and Think Tank Photo co-founder Deanne Fitzmaurice opens the show. Thanks Deanne!

Nikon announces a handful of camera bodies it will now repair through authorized repair facilities despite being grey market. (#)

Canon patents a superzoom lens sure to drop jaws if it actually materializes. (#)

Luminous Landscape founder Michael Reichmann, dead at age 71. (#)

Fujifilm announces a 2x teleconverter for its X Mount system. (#)

Broncolor announces two new monolights with interchangeable Lithium Ion batteries. (#)

Instagram confirms it's working on new features which photographers will be able to make great use of. (#)

A model in Taiwan suffers an asthma attack during an underwater shoot. (#)

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Ep. 73: Warrants Issued for Three Photographers - and more May 20, 2016

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Portrait and fashion photographer Joseph Parry opens the show. Thanks Joseph!

A group of men ventures off a path at Yellowstone and warrants are issued. (#)

Canon conducts a survey and finds that 80% of US photographers think their photography is "good to excellent". (#)

FujiFilm is reportedly on the hunt for the leaker of a video showing the upcoming X-T2. (#)

Listener Erick in San Antonio, Texas wants to know why I like Rangefinder Magazine so much.

A rather large camera drone collides with a model's head...and reasons why photographers/videographers/drone owners should carry liability insurance. (#)

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Ep. 72: Are We Too Sensitive or Desensitized in 2016? - and more May 15, 2016

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Gravity Backdrops founder Mimi Stojanovic opens the show. Thanks Mimi!

Calvin Klein's latest campaign raises questions about what's too far in photography. (#)

Little-known Corel AfterShot Pro seeks to kill Lightroom on speed. (#)

Canon seems ready to drop the 16-35mm f/2.8L III and add another lens more suited for the 5Ds and 5DsR. (#)

Samsung announces their 256 GB microSD card for 4K video and more. (#)

Canon announces a 28mm macro lens with built-in flashes and an update to one of its workhorse Speedlites. (#)

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Ep. 71: Should Steve McCurry Be Held to a Rigid Standard? - and more May 13, 2016

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Sony Artisan of Imagery and V.P. of Photography for ON1, Matt Kloskowski opens the show. Thanks Matt!

Can noted photojournalist Steve McCurry exhibit photos from personal work which have alterations or must he be held to a rigid standard? (#)

Recent earthquakes in Japan cause production delays for Sony, Nikon and Fujifilm. (#)

A fool and his friends destroy a historic Florida landmark with a played out steel wool "spinning" photography fail. (#)

A 24-year-old man destroys a 126-year-old statue in Portugal thanks to his careless photography. (#)

A Russian man with a spear takes out a camera drone flying over an event with people in period costumes. (#)

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Ep. 70: Is a Sony Mirrorless Medium Format System Coming? - and more May 08, 2016

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"Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment" author Rena Silverman opens the show. Thanks Rena!

Will we see the rumored Sony mirrorless medium format system at Photokina 2016 in Germany, the a9 sports/action body...or both? (#)

Photographer Thomas Heaton with tips on pricing prints. (#)

Light at the end of the tunnel in the Vivian Maier legal battle. (#)

TIME Magazine names two cameras to their "50 Most Influential Gadgets of All Time". (#)

Samyang announces two new lenses for Sony E-mount and they're autofocus! (#)

A Canadian photographer's Kickstarter project seeks to get kids' attention when photographing them. (#)

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Ep. 69: David DuChemin Five Years After His Accident - and more May 01, 2016

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Here's episode 69 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS!

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Photographer and founder of LensCoat, Scott Elowitz opens the show. Thanks Scott!

I talk to photographer David duChemin about the five years since his famous fall off a wall in Pisa, Italy back in 2011.

Interesting details about Canon's Q1 2016 earnings. (#)

The Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery devalues a photographers image of Prince by releasing it without her permission. (#)

Leica releases a camera with no LCD screen, no video capability and no Leica red dot logo...and it's still crazy expensive. (#)

Sony's earnings report shows extremely strong operating income as its Alpha line continues to sell well. (#)

Getty sues Google alleging it's Google Images search encourages piracy and harms content producers. (#)

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Ep. 68: ON1 Set to Take on Adobe Photoshop Lightroom - and more Apr 29, 2016

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If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the rankings so others interested in photography may find us.

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Photographer and Alpha Mirrorless co-host Juan Pons opens the show. Thanks Juan!

ON1 gets set to take on Adobe with its RAW processing program. (#)

Is the upcoming Canon 5D Mark IV going to be yet another incremental upgrade? (#)

Unbelievably, yet another problem with the otherwise awesome Nikon D750. (#)

A Sony hack allows for new functionality in its Alpha cameras. (#)

Rumors of the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II hints at a sports boost. (#)

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