In the 1930s, a small group of California photographers challenged the painterly, soft-focus Pictorialist style of the day. They argued that photography could only advance as an art if its practitioners exploited characteristics inherent to the camera’s mechanical nature. This small association of innovators created Group f/64, named after the camera aperture which produces great depth of...

Exposure: Photos from the Vault opens April 30, 2010, in the newly remodeled Anthony and Delisa Mayer Photography Gallery on the 7th floor of the North Building at the Denver Art Museum (DAM). The renovated space will host the first exhibition of the Department of Photography at the DAM, featuring a diverse selection from the 7000-object collection, including works by Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus...

Tom Vogt of Fort Dodge, Iowa, is the recipient of a Canon EOS 40D D-SLR for his winning photo in the recent Shutterbug/Canon EOS Photo Contest held online at www.shutterbug.com. The contest was open to all photographers who registered at www.shutterbug.com Galleries, where members can post images at no charge for sharing and commenting. The Canon EOS 40D combines Canon’s tremendous know-how...

The photographic community, his family and friends mourn the passing of Henry Froehlich, one of the true pioneers and leaders of the photographic industry in the 20th century. He died peacefully on January 24th at the age of 85.

Born Hans Froehlich, August 7, 1922, in the town of Rottweil, Germany, his memoirs indicate that he grew up in a loving family in a...

Monte Zucker, master photographer, teacher, and friend to many, passed away in March of this year. Monte's passion and love for photography was conveyed by each and every column he wrote for Shutterbug.

Since 1991 Monte graced the pages of our magazine, inspiring us to be the best we can. He loved life, and lived it to its fullest. Monte's mission was...

Monte Zucker, a dedicated family man, an ebullient spirit, and an icon in the professional photography community, passed away on Thursday evening, March 15, 2007. Monte's passing comes at the end of a long and difficult struggle with pancreatic cancer, during which he was resilient and engaged to the very end. He was 77 years old. Monte's first encounter with...

Every two years the international photo trade descends upon Cologne, Germany, to show their wares and vie for bragging rights over who has the highest megapixel count, greatest zoom ratio, or most archival fine art paper. It is also the place where prototypes are kept under glass or shown in curtained back rooms and where alliances are made and broken. For example, at this...