I became interested in photography towards the end of my primary school years. I would sit in the media centre during several break periods a week and page through the National Geographic magazines that were there admiring the images… and possibly even more so, the camera ads. I took my first “real” pictures on an [...]

By now most of you are familiar with the story or Joao Silva are you not? A brief recap, he was one of the members of the Bang Bang Club and is a highly celebrated war photographer who stepped on a landmine in Afghanistan in Oct 2010. He lost both of his legs as a [...]

Here is the press release everyone has been waiting for (drum roll please), the announcement of the 16.2MP, full frame, 11fps and broadcast video shooting Nikon flagship, replacement for the D3s, the Nikon D4! PRESS RELEASE Johannesburg, South Africa - Nikon in South Africa today announces the launch of the D4, its new flagship D-SLR for photographers who need [...]

Each year around Jan/Feb the Consumer Electronics Show is held, usually in Las Vegas. In 2012 the show will also have a combined feature with PMA (Photo Marketing Association) and as such, it is expected that there will be even more photographic related activity than normal. Fuji have kicked things off with announcing nearly 20 [...]

Look what I found! Konica Centuria film. The expiry date is 08/2005, two years after Konica would cease to exist. It took some persuading from my side before the store owner would actually sell it (and the remaining rolls) to me as he was concerned that it was too far past it’s expiry date. It [...]

It’s January 2012 and the latest issue of PhotoComment magazine in the new year is live on the site and just hitting stores around the country. You can read the online version here. Hit read more if you want a summary of what is inside and to find the nearest stockist head on over the lists [...]

Welcome to 2012. I hope that you have all had a great start to the new year, even if it is only the second day of 2012. I just wanted to take the time to not only wish you all the best but to thank you for your support in 2011 and give some feedback [...]

As I write this many of you are most likely already on leave or preparing to sign out for the weekend at the very least if not for the rest of next week as well. While I am doing some last minute photo printing as part of a family Christmas gift, I thought I would [...]

With 2011 behind us, I thought that I would look back to see what the top photographic products I/we experienced in the year were and try to gaze into a ‘crystal ball’ (or just predict, thumb suck etc you wish to call it) what 2012 might have in store. Lets kick off with my top [...]

This is not a breaking story but it is one that has caught my interest recently and was wondering if there are some more technically or scientifically minded readers that could share with us how they see this new camera technology benefiting consumers in the future. MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) have created a high [...]

Here is the fifth episode of the PhotoComment podcast. In it we chat about the December issue of the magazine, look at news items like Nikon’s Speedlight SB-910, Sony’s NEX-7 shipments to the USA starting and the Tamron 18-200mm for NEX. We also talk about the Canon Expo and our recent time spent with the [...]

I spotted this video up on Nikon Rumors website and had to share. I just love these kind of creative works. I do wonder though, are there people out there that we snap so much they could have nightmares from it?

It is just great when South Africans get international recognition. Today is Guest Blog Wednesday on Scott Kelby’s Photoshop Insider blog and today the blog post comes from Jon and Tina Reid. Originally based in East London, South Africa they now call London their base. Check out their post on the Kelby site here and [...]

Recently we shared with you a free Craft & Vision eBook that many of you jumped at and should have wet your appetite. Today sees the release of a new book by Craft & Vision founder (plus photographer and author of many books) David duChemin titles “Vision is Better 2″. This book is a follow [...]

As mentioned in our post with the EOS C300 Hands On, here is our very brief hands on with the EOS-1D X. This camera feels really good in the hands, like it belongs there. Check the video after the break. If you want to feel the camera for yourself then visit the Canon Expo at [...]