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The article discusses the changes and disruptions to photography came over the past decade. It presents the views of James Estrin, New York Times senior photographer and co-editor, on the work in photography. It states about Agnieszka Korbica, a New Jersey-based photographer who does both studio portraiture and wedding photography. It informs that the business of photography has always demanded hustle.

The article presents the experience of photographer Greg Von Doersten of her voyage to Myanmar and presents how he photographed culture, monuments and scenes of during his tour. Topics include putting figures into a scene which provides reference for scale of subject, environmental portraits to lifestyle images in Von Doersten's photographs, shooting temple in Myanmar with long and short lenses, photography of local culture surrounding the temple and his use of telephoto lens 14mm f/2.8.

The article features photographer Jeffrey Milstein and his fascination in taking pictures in midair. Topics mentioned include his works which are called architectural with precise subjects that occupy the frame, the second career as photographic notecard publisher brought him to fine art world, and the admiration to German photographers Hilla and Bernd Becher.

The article presents information about several online shopping websites that offer photographs for sale and collecting, including Saatchi Art, available at saatchiart.com, Rock Paper Photo, available at rockpaperphoto.com, and Artspace, available at artspace.com.

The article presents the winning photographs for the "Popular Photography" U.S. Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards as of July 2014, including a photograph of of California's Death Valley by photographer Samuel Feron, a photograph of Metlako Falls in Oregon by photographer Jarrod Castaing, and a photograph of a landscape in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range by teenager Vincent Boafede.

The article offers reviews of two digital medium format cameras: the Phase One IQ250 and the Hasselblad H5D-50c.

The article profiles photographer John Isaac. When he moved from South India to New York City in 1968, his intention was to become a folk singer. It says that it was his music career that led him to a global journey in photography. In 1978, he won a gold medal in the Photokina International Photo Contest for his photograph of an Indian milkman washing water buffalo along the Bay of Bengal. He became interested in wildlife photography when he saw a butterfly on a sunflower.

The article features trees and certain photographers representation of them. The American Photo and The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) collaborated to produce a traveling exposition presenting trees for the purpose of people awareness and request of protection. The Foundation selected 12 tree images from over 100 photo contenders that were requested from landscape architects, horticulturists, and readers of Bonnier's Garden Design journal as part of its yearly "Landslide" program. The exhibit is entitled "Every Tree Tells a Story."

The article talks about Robert Glenn Ketchum whose conservation photography and environmental activism have led him to become one of the most influential photographers as of 2010. It notes that his photographs of the threatened Tongass rainforest of Alaska in the 1980s have served as a way in leading the U.S. Congress to reserve a million of its old-growth acres as the largest national forest of the country. It adds that the photographer has been concentrating on photographing and lobbying to protect unsullied Southwest Alaska.

The article features photographer Robert Glenn Ketchum. It states that Ketchum is a kind of photographer who conducts research on his subjects and considered the champion of the environmental movement. He believes that photography is an initial way towards exhibitions, public mailings and mass events that mark attention to his environmental concerns. Meanwhile, his extant work focuses on the photography and protection of the environment of Southwest Alaska. Some of his works are also offered.

The article offers information on the works and techniques of photographer Andreas Gefeller in the U.S. It states that the methodical process of Gefeller in shooting his subject is by taking photos of each square, using his Canon EOS 5D digital SLR. It emphasizes that Gefeller sometimes creates of leaves intact or leaves unaltered a more abrupt transition so that viewers can try to understand what they are looking at.

The article focuses on the techniques employed by Keith Carter in capturing the photographs for his photograph books. It mentions that Carter's photography is similar to written words with selective nature. According to Carter his inspiration for his photography is anything he reads about a writer or writing. It notes that Carter uses a bad lens for his camera which he uses in capturing the images he feels to fit the theme of his book.

The article presents several travel photography tips from Jim Richardson. Richardson, who has developed a connection with the Celtic rim, provides some insights on how travel photography and photographers can capture the places people want to see and experience. He shares that the nature of travel photography has changed to being concern about what it feels like to be in a place and how that place looks. Various photographs by Richardson are also presented.

The article features photographer Michael Muller. According to the author, a self-assigned, movie-themed art project brought Muller to the world of movie posters. The project, called Superfamous, was a series of portraits involving superhero-costumed people who paraded around the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. An overview of his works, as well as his advice to photographers, is presented.

The article focuses on the Ursine series of photographer Jill Greenberg. Her now-famous photographs of crying toddlers created a moral uproar unexpectedly. As a direct response to the crying-child controversy, Greenberg created a series of bear pictures. She wants to confront the scariness not with images of angry humans but with slick, scintillating portraits of bears. She was interested in the dichotomy between vicious and cuddly.

The article features photographer Howard Schatz. According to the author, Schatz submerges himself into the water using a weighted waistbelt and holds his breath to shoot his underwater photographs. The subjects of Schatz have to undergo a casting process to determine if they have the skills needed to perform and pose underwater. The book "WaterDance" was comprised of pictures of waterborne dancers.

Features photographer Joel Meyerowitz. Reason for using the HP Designjet 130, an affordable dye-based model printer, in his printing projects; Thoughts about contemporary digital printing; Digital techniques in reproducing photographic dye-transfer prints.

Focuses on the rediscovery of the vintage photographs of photographer Mike Disfarmer by photograph collector Michael Mattis. Discovery of the glass-plate negatives owned by Disfarmer; Exhibition of Disfarmer's photography.

Recommends several digital cameras. PowerShot SD500 Digital Elph from Canon; Cyber-shot DSC-P200 from Sony; Coolpix 7900 from Nikon. INSETS: HYBRID TRIO;STYLE AND SUBSTANCE;OTHERS WE LIKE.

Discusses the challenges encountered by painter and photographer Clifford Ross in building his own camera. Output of portraits taken by Ross using Mamiya 7 and Wisner 4x5 cameras; Reason for installing extra-strength braces machined to his specifications in anodized aluminum; Camera lens formats of his camera.

Discusses the use of the Leaf Valeo 22Wi digital camera for the Subconscious City project, a study of reflections in New York City store windows of photographer Jeffrey Aaronson. Advantages of the camera; Differences between images taken by Canon and Leaf Valeo cameras; Size of the image sensor in the Leaf Valeo.

Discusses the preparations and procedures applied by photographer Craig Blacklock in shooting black-and-white nude portraits of his wife Honey in lakeside settings from Michigan's Upper Peninsula to the Ontario shoreline. Reason of Honey for being conscious on her next position on the rock setting; Number of images they created and compiled for the book "A Voice Within: The Lake Superior Nudes"; Effect of creating a mask on the density of dark tones in the prints. INSET: CAMERA ART.

Profiles the late photographer Sal Terracina and his works. Other artistic talents of Terracina; Family background of Terracina; Career background.

Presents information on digital point-and-shoot cameras introduced to the U.S. market in July 2004. EasyShare DX7630 from Kodak; Exilim Pro EX-P600 from Casio; PowerShot A80 from Canon. INSETS: Others We Like;Super Spyware;Range Rover.

Focuses on the digital landscape photographs taken by Stephen Johnson. Reason Johnson's film career ended suddenly in January 1994; Equipment he is using in photography; Information on Johnson's national parks project. INSET: The Stuff of Digital Dreams..

Presents a guide on lenses taken from the book "Photography" by Henry Horenstein and Russell Hart. Definitions of diaphragm and lens aperture; Ways to set the aperture of a lens; Factors that work together to affect depth of field. INSET: Can a Lens Be Digital?.

Focuses on "Wings of Change," an article by Joe McNally that appeared in the December 2003 issue "National Georaphic" magazine, which featured digital pictures of military airplanes. Events that led to McNally's article; Factors that convinced "National Geographic" editor Bill Allen to use a digital camera for the article; Advantages of digital technique. INSETS: McNally on digital capture;Douthitt on digital workflow.

Focuses on the photographs of twins by Mary Ellen Mark. Significance of his photographic technique; Visual formula of the pictures.