If you are a typical Shutterbug reader you have a keen interest in all aspects of photography including the history of images and cameras, still and motion picture. If that's the case, then a day or two visit at this interesting location in upstate...

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So you wake up one morning and think, you know, what I'd really like to do is start my own photography workshop.

You or me, we hit the snooze button and see what we come up with after 10 more minutes of sleep. But not Steve Gottlieb. A commercial photographer with three books to his credit, Steve had been thinking about workshops. He had a close friend who...

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Take medium format. If you...

Nature photography has long captured the hearts and minds of amateur and professional photographers dedicated to capturing images of the great outdoors. We received over 2,000 entries and selected three outstanding images.

Congratulations to all who entered and to the three winners who will each receive a Tamron lens.

Grand Prize
Donna Pagakis - San Diego, California

POETIC SYMMETRY
“As I was leaving the park, I noticed this Great White Egret, preening itself on the reflecting pond. The lighting was magical, at the time of evening, two hours before sunset. I placed my camera on the tripod and used continuous shooting mode, to capture as many frames as possible. The RAW file was processed with Bridge, Photoshop, Photomatix and Nik Software.”