The Royal Observatory Greenwich, in association with Insight Investment and BBC Sky at Night Magazine, organized the ninth annual contest for the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year. They have recently published the shortlisted images for 2017, which will show you spectacular images of space taken from all corners of the world. Over 3800 entries were sent to the contest, from 91 countries across the globe. They range from stunning photos of Aurorae to photos of galaxies, comets, planets, and stars....

So you’ve bought a DSLR for shooting videos and you’re not sure where to begin. It can be overwhelming, as there are plenty of settings and variations. If this is the case, Darious Britt has a useful video for you. He’ll teach you some of the basic settings for getting the best video look with a DSLR, and quickly guide you through the camera settings and features he normally uses. Although you can have different features in your camera, the principle stays the same, and you can still apply the same settings like resolution, frame rate, ISO, shutter speed etc....

When you are an artist, only your imagination is the limit. With modern technology, you can create pretty much anything you can imagine. And Turkish photographer Aydın Büyüktaş is a living example of this. His vivid imagination, inspired by sci-fi and technical books, resulted in a fantastic series of unordinary landscapes called Flatland II. And “unordinary” may be an understatement. His images show warped reality, landscapes without horizons that seem like they’re wrapping around you....

Imagine using your phone every day and not being able recharge it. Scary, right? Now imagine a filmmaker, who needs to use his cameras all the time, spending 14 days without power. An India-based filmmaker George Thengummoottil was in this exact situation while shooting in the Himalayas. But he didn’t go unprepared. He created a custom-made solar charger using only three components. An awarded filmmaker spent two weeks filming one of the most distant treks in the Himalayas, for the purpose of his documentary Singalila In the Himalaya....

Camera cage & accessories manufacturer Tilta has announced the new MB-T15 Mini Matte Box and FF-T06 Mini Follow Focus units for low budget shooters. Designed to help you turn your DSLR or mirrorless camera into a more useful cinema and video rig, the two new items both cost less than $100 each. Tilta MB-T15 Mini Matte Box Tilta MB-T15 Mini Matte Box The Tilta MB-T15 Mini Matte Box only offers shade protection from the top, rather than all four sides, but that’s probably what’s “Mini” about it....