The Great NAND Rush of'06(The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool – NAND flash memory had an amazing 2005, largely thanks to Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL – News) NAND-equipped iPod nano. Total sales for this type of memory, which also stores images in digital cameras and files in USB flash drives, grew 64% in 2005, reaching$10.9 billion. After such lofty growth, are we now headed for a downturn?

Google's Picture Show(The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool – Say cheese, Google (Nasdaq: GOOG – News). The Internet's leading search engine is dipping its feet into the suddenly crowded photo-sharing pool. The company is using Picasa, its free photo-editing software, as a shoehorn into digital-photography storage.

Review: Nikon Coolpix P3 Digital Camera(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – Nikon's new Coolpix P3 delivers rock-steady color photos with stunningly beautiful image resolutions. This camera has a few other tricks up its sleeve, such as a wireless capability for distributing photos to Wi-Fi compatible PCs and other computing devices.

Kodak, Martha Stewart set picture printing pact(Reuters)
Reuters – Eastman Kodak Co. said on Tuesdaylifestyle guru Martha Stewart's company will designinvitations, stationery and other products that enhanceconsumers'digital pictures under a pact aimed at boosting bothof their online sales.

Classic Beauty
Currently showing at Throckmorton Fine Art in New York until September 2, 2006, is Classic Beauty, a show of female nudes including pictures by Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Lucien Clergue, Valdir…

Adams in LA
Ansel Adams is best known for his landscapes made with large-format cameras, but he also worked with medium format and even 35mm, where he favoured the Zeiss Contax rangefinders. Along…

Image06
The New York chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers(ASMP), runs an annual photography competition, and recently announced the winners for this year's contest, Image06.The contest has two main…

Foundation ph15
I've written previously about the work of Foundation ph15. The 'ph' in its name comes from 'photography' and 15 is the number for 'Ciudad Oculta', ('Hidden City'), a shantytown on…

Island Sunset, Truk, Micronesia
Island Sunset, Truk, Micronesia

Miniature Epiphytic Orchid, Costa Rica
Miniature Epiphytic Orchid, Costa Rica

Green Frog, Cincinnati, Ohio
Green Frog, Cincinnati, Ohio

Eroded Sediment at Twilight, Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada
Eroded Sediment at Twilight, Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada

Gay Head Cliffs, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Gay Head Cliffs, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

Uninhabited Coral Island, Solomon Islands
Uninhabited Coral Island, Solomon Islands

Hydrangea Garden, Clermont, Kentucky
Hydrangea Garden, Clermont, Kentucky

Malachite Kingfisher, Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
Malachite Kingfisher, Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya

Google's Picture Show(The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool – Say cheese, Google (Nasdaq: GOOG – News). The Internet's leading search engine is dipping its feet into the suddenly crowded photo-sharing pool. The company is using Picasa, its free photo-editing software, as a shoehorn into digital-photography storage.

Review: Nikon Coolpix P3 Digital Camera(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – Nikon's new Coolpix P3 delivers rock-steady color photos with stunningly beautiful image resolutions. This camera has a few other tricks up its sleeve, such as a wireless capability for distributing photos to Wi-Fi compatible PCs and other computing devices.

A scanner that could save your skin(AP)
AP – The mirror on the wall might be able to tell who's the fairest of them all, but BrighTex Bio-Photonics LLC's scanner can tell a whole lot more.

Review: Kodak EasyShare C533 Digital Camera(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – Selecting a digital camera is often a daunting task for the casual photographer. Kodak has tried to make taking great pictures hassle free, and with the EasyShare C533, the company has a winner. You'll be capturing scenes, editing them on the fly, and printing out good-looking results without breaking a sweat.

Hewlett-Packard recalls digital cameras: regulator(Reuters)

Reuters – About 679,000 Hewlett-Packarddigital cameras are being recalled worldwide because they cancause some batteries to overheat when the camera is connectedto an AC adapter or docking station, posing a fire hazard, U.S.regulators said on Tuesday.

PopPhoto: Editor's Choice
I'm always a little wary of 'Editor's Choice Awards', which so often seem carefully graduated to keep every manufacturer (and every advertiser) happy, but it's still hard to resist reading…

Che Guevara: Revolutionary&Icon
The show Che Guevara: Revolutionary&Icon at London's Victoria&Albert Museum until August 28, 2006, is unusual in that it is concerned with a single image.Alberto D�az…

Stephen Shore
Stephen Shore was one of the first American fine art photographers to abandon black and white – then thought to be the only true medium for serious photography – and…

Frederick Sommer on show
Currently on show at Faggionato Fine Art in London until July 28, 2006 is work by Frederick Sommer. His work was shown in their New York gallery at the start…

Andre Kertesz: On Reading
Andre Kertesz would be in my top ten photographers of all times, and some of the great figures in photography have shared my enthusiasm. The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MOCPA)…

Local resident's photography on display at college library (The Glen Ellyn Sun)
A solo photography exhibit by Glen Ellyn resident Nancy O'Sullivan is on display at the College of DuPage Library.

Art and photography entries grow at Chautauqua (Southwest Virginia Enterprise)
This year's entries in the art and photography competitions at Chautauqua in the Park continued to outgrow the show area as more people from further away are submitting their works in the festival.

Horror and beauty in the best of press photography (Daily Yomiuri Online)
It's time for the annual World Press Photo awards exhibition again at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, and this year's show once again reminds us that we live in interesting times, as the saying goes.

Serendipitous Altruism: High Dynamic Range Photography (Linux Today)
"In his introduction to “Merge to HDR in Photoshop CS2” Michael Reichmann does a great job of explaining dynamic range limitations in photography and the ways to overcome them. Photomatix provides a nice little FAQ about HDR imaging as well as a few dynamic range increase examples.

4C's Gallery show features photography (Newport News-Times)
The Coastal Communities Cultural Center (4C's) Gallery in Lincoln City has scheduled a photography show featuring the works of notable Northwest award-winning photographers Everett Cutter and Richard LaFond throughout the month of July.

Hewlett-Packard recalls digital cameras: regulator(Reuters)

Reuters – About 679,000 Hewlett-Packarddigital cameras are being recalled worldwide because they cancause some batteries to overheat when the camera is connectedto an AC adapter or docking station, posing a fire hazard, U.S.regulators said on Tuesday.

The Great NAND Rush of'06(The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool – NAND flash memory had an amazing 2005, largely thanks to Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL – News) NAND-equipped iPod nano. Total sales for this type of memory, which also stores images in digital cameras and files in USB flash drives, grew 64% in 2005, reaching$10.9 billion. After such lofty growth, are we now headed for a downturn?

HP Recalls Nearly 700,000 Digital Cameras(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for Hewlett-Packard's Photosmart R707 digital cameras, stating that they can cause a fire hazard.

A scanner that could save your skin(AP)
AP – The mirror on the wall might be able to tell who's the fairest of them all, but BrighTex Bio-Photonics LLC's scanner can tell a whole lot more.

Kodak to make digital cameras in Brazil(Reuters)

Reuters – Eastman Kodak Co. willstart manufacturing digital cameras in Brazil, making the SouthAmerican country the first place outside of China where theU.S. company will make digital equipment.

A scanner that could save your skin(AP)
AP – The mirror on the wall might be able to tell who's the fairest of them all, but BrighTex Bio-Photonics LLC's scanner can tell a whole lot more.

HP Recalls Nearly 700,000 Digital Cameras(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for Hewlett-Packard's Photosmart R707 digital cameras, stating that they can cause a fire hazard.

Japan's Canon to stop development of new film camera as digital grows(Canadian Press)
Canadian Press – TOKYO (AP) – Japan's top camera maker Canon Inc. will stop developing a new single-lens reflect camera as more people increasingly abandon film cameras for digital cameras, company officials said Thursday.

A New Dad?s Joy
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads in our lives. Thanks to Webshots member scalvin10 for capturing this wonderful moment in a father’s life. If it weren’t for Sonora Smart Dodd, we might not have this holiday in the United States. She was motivated by Anna Jarvis’ campaign for Mother’s Day and wanted the same [...]

Monkey Massage
After a long day of swinging from tree to tree, you’d need a massage, too! While it looks like these primates are just monkeying around, the “masseuse” is most likely engaging in the social activity of grooming. We’re bananas for this silly simian shot by Webshots member fisheyedlouie.

Hearts Abound
The world likes to leave secret messages in everyday objects. Webshots member rrphotography has found love notes in cracked paint and flirty leaves. This collection of “Heart Art” featuring the icon of love is both endearing and artistic.The heart symbol has been used in many forms, and one of the most popular displays is the I ♥ [...]

’Round and ’Round We Go!
We can almost taste summer, the season filled with street fairs, festivals and carnivals, where you can hopefully find a huge Ferris wheel and take a spin. These amusement rides offer some of the best views as you slowly circle to the peak. The modern-day Ferris wheel was invented by George W. Ferris for the 1893 [...]