The Picture Licensing Universal System (PLUS) Coalition, an international nonprofit standards organization, has made a significant expansion to its board of directors for 2008. PLUS directors are noted industry professionals, participating on behalf of leading nonprofit associations and designated to represent industries with which they have...

Eighteen images from "Passage Perceptions," a series by Portland-based photographer Brad Carlile, were on display in downtown Munich's Galerie Maurer from Feb. 1 to March 8. The 30- x 40-inch prints were created on film without digital manipulation. In these works, Carlile explores the realities of impermanence in light, color and the passage of time, resulting in vivid, natural colors.

Nikon has added the new 10.2-megapixel D60 to its D-series line of digital SLRs. Similar in shape and size to Nikon's D40, the D60 comes packaged with an AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR image stabilization lens.

The D60 comes equipped with Nikon's 3-D Color Matrix Metering II, which automatically exposes images in challenging lighting conditions, and also with EXPEED, a new image-processing concept that smooths out tone and color. An Active D-lighting feature also helps...

Canon will release two new telephoto lenses for its EOS product family in April and May. The new lenses will include an Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) system that allows for a stabilization effect equal to a shutter speed four times faster.

The EF200mm f/2L USM and the EF800mm f/5.6L IS USM lenses are professional L-Series lenses with optical systems that use fluorite and UD lens elements to provide for...

The new PC-E Nikkor 24mm f/3.5D ED wide-angle lens by Nikon is the latest in a series of lenses that offer a tilt/shift mechanism enabling the photographer the ability to manipulate perspective.

The Perspective Control lens gives users an 11.5mm shift in both directions and an 8.5-degree tilt in either direction. This mechanism can be especially useful when capturing tall objects such as trees and buildings and for...

His spooky, brooding images sometimes scare people, but this Los Angeles photographer has become one of the most in-dmand portraitist of A-list stars.

Frank Ockenfels had a problem early on in his career. His unusual work, with an emphasis on spooky, dark images, scared some people.

It was a real issue: For some time, he actually had trouble getting assignments to photograph women. "It was a label I had for years," says the upbeat and forthright Ockenfels. "My work was seen as too moody, too much toward the dark side of photography."

Working the dark end of the street was a deliberate decision on his part, one born of necessity. "I had no choice but to take this stand in the first five years," he explains. "Everything I did was a 15-minute shoot, no matter how much time I was promised."

Being limited to 15 minutes wasn't the end of it. The bigger the subject, the harder it often was to get their cooperation, even under the lights...

Lindsay Hebberd's new book challenges the public perception of "Sin City" and reveals Vegas as the cultural heart of America.

Enigma, excitement, energy: Las Vegas is a great many things to many people. But as Lindsay Hebberd's new book attests, the city that never sleeps — and never stops growing or gambling, either — continues to inspire the world's imagination.

"Las Vegas ~ Imagination to Reality" is a big book, both literally and figuratively. Following the success of her previous works that showcased cultural life in India and Indonesia, Hebberd made a radical subject shift by moving to Las Vegas nearly six years ago. There, she embarked on a book project that got her intimately involved with the heart, mind and soul of this eclectic and dynamic city.

"I've worked in over 50 countries, and Las Vegas is one of the happiest...

Seattle's Photographic Center Northwest (PCNW) has named Annie Van Avery its new executive director. Van Avery comes to PCNW from New York City with an extensive photography background and has developed connections with a number of artistic communities nationwide.

She founded the Center for Photographic Studies in Vermont, where she served as its executive director. She has also worked as an education director for...

Two new mounts from Mamiya will allow for the use of Hasselblad V-series medium-format lenses on its 645F series cameras. The Mamiya Lens Mount Adapters allow the 645AF, 645AFD and 645AFD II users to properly focus Hasselblad lenses by providing a precise flange-to-film plane distance.

To focus the lens, the shooter needs to focus with the lens wide open and then stop-down for...

Fujifilm has introduced its newest SLR-styled camera: the FinePix S100FS. The 11-megapixel digital camera uses a lens design that combines the 14.3x Fujinon lens and Fujifilm's eighth-generation Super CCD sensor as a single unit. It also borrows a feature set housed in the FinePix S5 Pro.

The "FS" designation denotes the camera's film simulation bracketing capabilities. This mode allows the...