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9/11 Photograph Used by Canadian Lawmaker to Promote 'Pig Roast'

The flyer produced by the Saskatchewan Party A Canadian lawmaker has apologized for using an image of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center buildings to promote a pig roast fundraiser. The Saskatchewan Party used the photograph above as the background to a flier that promoted a talk from New York City Fire

The Art of Photographing a Solar Eclipse

Photo by Miloslav Druckmüller Could the image above really be the most dramatic image ever taken of a solar eclipse? Taken by astrophotographer Miloslav Druckmüller, the photograph is deemed by many to be the finest example of solar eclipse photography ever produced. The image was captured in August 2008 as an eclipse loomed over Bor

Wedding Photography: "Captured by the Light" by David A. Ziser

David Ziser's new book, Captured by the Light Photographing a wedding is one of the most challenging jobs a photographer can have. Not only are you trying to frame the beauty of the ceremony, but you are also in charge of capturing and memorializing the most important day in a person's life. In his new

Spider-Man Alter-Ego Peter Parker Fired from Photography Job

An image from the new Spider-Man comic. By Marvel Comics. The comic book world's most famous photographer is about to taste a bit of reality. In a new issue from Marvel Comics, Peter Parker, the fictional photojournalist who must balance his day job with a secret life as the costumed superhero Spider-Man, is getting fired.

NASA Creates Stunning Images of Earth in New 'Blue Marble' Series

North and Central America. Photo courtesy of NASA. Whether it came from photographs taken by orbiting satellites or astronauts on the moon, we've all seen pictures of our home planet. But never before has it been seen like this. For its new "Blue Marble" series, NASA reveals what it calls the 'most detailed true-color images

Can You Identify This Aerial Photograph At the Center of a Literary Mystery?

This image represents a famous book. Any ideas? Fans of literature, with a keen eye for photography and geography, will love the contest set up over at Literary Kicks. The website has started a guessing game, and is betting you can't guess the famous literary work represented in the photograph above. Taken in 1924, the

Amazing Harvard Molecular Photograph Wins Science Prize

Photo by Harvard University While photography can often show us sides of our world we may not be familiar with, it can also reveal ones we never even knew existed. In an award-winning microscopic photo (seen above), science and art collide to show us a sliver of these worlds. Taken by scientists Sung Hoon Kang,

Advertising Photography – Tips from Hunter Freeman for Taking Great Photos

  Photograph © Hunter Freeman 2010. All Rights Reserved In the latest episode of Advancing Your Photography, Marc Silber sits down with acclaimed creative photographer Hunter Freeman. As a leader in the field of art and advertising photography, Hunter has worked for a wide array of big-name companies, including Apple, Wells Fargo and PG&E. Whether