Photography News

Facebook Appears to Target Pinterest with New Hobbi App (February 14, 2020): Facebook has launched an app called Hobbi that is similar in style to Pinterest. The app is designed for sharing personal project photos and videos.

Instagram Unveils New Logo and App Design (May 11, 2016): Instagram has unveiled a new look for its logo and its popular photo sharing app.

Facebook Reportedly Developing a New Camera App (April 26, 2016): Facebook is reportedly developing a new camera app. It will open directly to a camera.

PicsArt App Raises $20 Million in Funding (April 20, 2016): The PicsArt app has raised $20 million in funding to target growth in China and Japan.

Ponder Bills Itself as an Anti-Social Network (April 15, 2016): A new photo and video sharing app named Ponder is calling itself an anti-social network.

Facebook Attaches Automatic Alternative Text to Photos (April 5, 2016): Facebook announced it has started adding automatic alternative text to photos shared on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp.

Twitpic to Shut Down on September 25th (September 4, 2014): Twitpic is shutting its virtual doors. The last day for the photo sharing site will be September 25th.

Social Network Photo War Begins Just Before the Holidays (December 8, 2012): Photographs have always been important for social websites.

Burning Monk Photographer Malcolm Browne Dies at 81 (August 28, 2012): Photographer Malcolm Browne has died at age 81.

Study Finds People Primarily Use Profile Photos on Facebook to Form Impressions of People (March 8, 2012): Researchers at Ohio State University have found that Facebook users typically rely on profile photographs to form an impression of people.

Time Uses 1984 Photograph for Steve Jobs Cover (October 12, 2011): Time magazine went with a 1984 photograph of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs with a Macintosh computer on his lap for its special Steve Jobs issue.

Scott Kelby Launches iPad Magazine Called Light It (August 25, 2011): Scott Kelby, president and CEO of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), has announced a digital magazine for the iPad.

Flickr's Three Billionth Photo is a Door (November 3, 2008): Over three billion photos have now been posted to the Flickr photo sharing website.

Rumor: People to Pay $10 to $15 Million for Pitt and Jolie's Twin Photos (July 31, 2008): The JustJared.

LinkedIn Adds Professional Photos (September 28, 2007): Adam Nash, the senior director of products at LinkedIn, has announced the addition of photos to the LinkedIn social network.

Freelancer Sells 500,000 Photos on iStockphoto (June 16, 2007): Crediting the power of crowdsourcing an iStockphoto press release describes how freelancer Lise Gagne has sold 500,000 of her photos on the stock footage website.

Yahoo to Close Yahoo Photos and Focus on Flickr (May 8, 2007): TechCrunch reports that Yahoo plans to close Yahoo Photos this fall and focus on the more rapidly growing Flickr property for photo sharing and storage.

MySpace Acquires Photobucket for Rumored $250 Million (May 8, 2007): Valleyway broke the news that MySpace would be acquiring Photobucket.

National Association of Photoshop Professionals Launches Darkroom (February 26, 2007): The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) has launched Darkroom, a how-to magazine for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom users.

Blog Streaking, Google-stalking and Photolurking (January 27, 2007): A New Scientist article looks at new activities and habits of people in the Internet age like egosurfing, Google-stalking and being a Wikipediholic.

JPG Magazine: Peer Reviwed Photography (December 8, 2006): JPG Magazine is a photography magazine that is using the Internet to help find new photographs for each issue.

Photobloggers To Capture Democracy in Action (November 2, 2006): AIGA, a professional association for designers, has launched the Polling Place Photo Project.

Flickr Offers Geotagging for Photos (August 28, 2006): Flickr announced that have added Geotagging to Flickr photos.

Bloggers Discover Doctored Reuters Photographs (August 7, 2006): Bloggers recently discovered that at least two Reuters photographs were doctored by photographer Adnan Hajj.

Art Teacher Tops Technorati After Flickr Photo Incident (June 21, 2006): Tamara Hoover, an art teacher at a high school in Austin, Texas, has quickly become the #1 search term on Technorati.

2006 Photobloggies Open for Nominations (April 28, 2006): The Photobloggies, an annual award for photoblogs, have opened the nominations phase for the 2006 Photobloggies.

Deleted Blogger Photos Can Still Be Found (February 28, 2006): Be careful what you upload is a good philosophy when you are using any free homepage maker or blogging tool.

Finding Photos for Your Blog (January 18, 2006): Presentation Zen has a helpful post with a list of resources where you can find good inexpensive and free photographs for use on your blog.

Blog About Broccoli and Post Photos of Peppers (November 10, 2005): The image on the right is part of a banner ad Tripod has been displaying on Wired luring people to come to Tripod and blog about broccoli and post pepper pics using Tripod's blogging tools.

Blogs Boost Photo-Hosting Site Traffic (September 15, 2005): The popularity of blogs is driving traffic to websites that offer photo-hosting according to a Nielsen/NetRatings study.