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Sam Wong tests the EOS R5 C and shares his first impressions

Sam Wong's First Impressions of the EOS R5 C

Sam used the EOS R5 C on his shoot ‘Off Balance’, a short film and series of stills exploring movement in studio at SUNSTUDIOS Melbourne and on location on the surrounding streets.

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30 Years of Iconic AFL Photography with Phil Hillyard

Phil Hillyard has captured countless iconic sports moments across 30 seasons of AFL. We go behind the scenes with the Sydney Swans at the Sydney Cricket Ground for a game of Friday night footy.

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Mark Mohell, Imaging Services Manager at the National Portrait Gallery and acclaimed portrait photographer, Peter Brew-Bevan

National Portrait Gallery works with acclaimed portrait photographer to bring Australian icon to life

Mark Mohell, Imaging Services Manager at the National Portrait Gallery and acclaimed portrait photographer, Peter Brew-Bevan have worked together for the last five years bringing portrait photography to life, from capture to print.

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Emily Abay portrait shooting a landscape

Emily Abay's first Impressions of the EOS R3

Emily Abay tests the EOS R3 and shares her first impressions.

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Meet the Astrophotographer Who Shot the Great American Eclipse Using Twelve Canon Cameras

Award-winning astrophotographer Phil Hart has just released his jaw-dropping footage from 2017’s ‘Great American Eclipse’, the result of five years of work and one truly epic photography expedition. Here, he tell us about the journey and the 185 kilograms of photography gear he took with him.

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Stephen Dupont in ‘A Restless Peace’

Stephen Dupont has chased disappearing worlds as a war correspondent for decades. It’s led him to all corners of the globe telling the gripping stories so many of us would never see.

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Filmed on Canon: National Geographic's Latest Documentary

Dive in for a behind-the-scenes look at National Geographic’s newest documentary, Save This Rhino with director, Taylor Steele and DOP, Thomaz Labanca and how their Canon gear created the ultimate run-and-gun filmmaking kit in South Africa.

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Mark Clinton: Why The 5D Mark IV Is My Ultimate Camera

Canon photographer Mark Clinton put his 5D Mark IV kit to the ultimate test when partnering with professional skiier, Fraser McDougall in New Zealand's Wanaka wilderness in a high-flying collaboration to get the shot. Watch the video here.

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Discover how Catherine Scott made her cinema film, Backtrack Boys with the C300

Catherine Scott reveals the journey of making her best cinematic documentary, Backtrack Boys and the performance of the Canon C300.

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Five Photographers’ First Look at the New EOS R

The Canon EOS R was placed in the hands of five photographers in different Japanese locations. With only 24 hours to familiarise themselves with the new features, and re-think a new way of shooting, watch their first experience with EOS R.

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Image of Beren Hall in a tunnel with the EOS R.

EOS R – 24 hours with Beren Hall

Beren Hall shares his thoughts on the new EOS R, from a filmmaker’s perspective. See his first impression and what he captures.

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Landscape photo taken with the EOS R. Image by Dr Chris Brown

EOS R – 24 hours with Dr Chris Brown

Dr. Chris Brown journeys to Northern Japan for the ultimate test in low light performance – astrophotography with the EOS R and RF lenses. Check what he captures in this 24-hour challenge

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black and white image of motorcyclists in the streets of Tokyo, taken with the EOS R. Photo by Maria Boyadgis

EOS R – 24 Hours with Maria Boyadgis

Music photographer Maria Boyadgis takes the new EOS R for a test spin in the busy streets of Tokyo. See her first impression and what she captures on her 24 hours with the EOS R.

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EOS R – 24 Hours with Jarrad Seng

Travel photographer Jarred Seng captures the intricate art of Samurai sword manufacturing with the new EOS R. See his first impression and what he captures on his 24 hours with the new EOS R.

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image of a manta ray in the Raja Ampat region, image by Shawn Heinrichs

Tales by Light Season 3: The Power of Images to Connect and Inspire

Go behind the lens and into the minds of three new photographers motivated to draw attention and inspire the world to protect vulnerable aspects of our world: children, the ocean, and Australian Indigenous Culture. Learn more about Tales by Light Season 3 here.

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Children in Need: Simon Lister

In this episode of Tales by Light Season 3, follow Simon Lister’s journey to document the conditions of working children in Bangladesh as part of his assignment with Orlando Bloom and the UNICEF.

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photo of jellyfish taken in the Raja Ampat region

Paradise in Peril: Shawn Heinrichs

In this episode of Tales by Light Season 3, follow the mission of Shawn Heinrichs to protect the Raja Ampat region in Indonesia, which is home to the world’s most biodiverse marine life.

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portrait of the Wardaman people before a Bungar ceremony, image by Dylan River

Preserving Aboriginal Culture: Dylan River

In this third episode of Tales by Light Season 3, follow Dylan River's personal journey to document some of Australia's surviving Aboriginal cultures of the Northern Territory.

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Everywhere Unseen – A photographic road trip

A behind the scenes look into how four Canon photographers work on the road when their only brief is: Be curious. If you see something, get out and shoot it. Read more.

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Girt By Sea: Australia as never before seen

Born out of lingering childhood curiosity, Girt by Sea is the result of a unique, aerial photography adventure by two Australian photographers.

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Down Under From Above: The Great Barrier Reef with Josh Smith

Discover the striking beauty of the Great Barrier Reef through the lens of aerial photographer Josh Smith.

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This Mesmerising Cicada Time-lapse Will Make Your Skin Crawl

Wildlife advocate Brad Leue created this incredible time-lapse on his front veranda in the Kimberley

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These Magical Glacier Projections are More Than Just Pretty Pictures

The first official selection from Show Us What’s Possible immediately spoke to our expert panel. Watch more to see why.

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Aerial photo of Matt Wright’s resort “Australia”

Exploring the Top End with the Outback Wrangler

Discover a unique aerial perspective of Australia's mighty north with National Geographic's Outback Wrangler, Matt Wright.

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Women in Surf: Modern Imagery

A discussion of women’s surf imagery in 2017.

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Women in Surf: Images of Change

Images of history and the characters who shaped women’s surfing.

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Women in Surf: Fran Miller - Surf Photographer

Fran Miller is one of only a few female surf photographers. Watch her story here.

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Women in Surf: Our Future

What’s next for the future of women’s surfing?

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Learning to work with your toughest critic

What happens when you take on a photo shoot, and all your inner thoughts, questions and doubts become impossible to ignore? Inner Critic—the latest experiment from THE LAB—aims to find out.

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Dr Chris Brown’s vision photographing Sperm Whales in the Azores.

Dr Chris Brown teamed up with Krystle Wright to film this incredible story of photographing Sperm Whales in the Azores. Find out if their reputation as an aggressive animal is actually justified, or just the stuff of legends.

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Finding inspiration in your other senses

It’s a simple truth. If we’re always looking for inspiration in the same places, we’re likely to come up with similar results.

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Season Two: Documenting The Deep

Underwater photographer and Tales by Light explorer Eric Cheng is spell-bound by the majesty of the sea. Read his story here.

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Season Two: Photographing Sacred Nature

Jonathan and Angela Scott are multi-award-winning wildlife photographers and conservationists who call Kenya home.

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Season Two: Challenging Perceptions Through Art

Behind every powerful image, is a powerful story. In this new three-part documentary series, go behind the lens with Angela and Johnathan Scott from Big Cat Diary, underwater photographer and publisher of WetPixel Eric Cheng, and war photographer Stephen Dupont.

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Flying High with the Maestro of Aerial Beach Photography

Eugene Tan—the creative brains behind Aquabumps—captures Australia's, and the world's, most iconic beaches from the air.

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Down Under From Above

From Cape York to Bruny Island; Sydney Cove to Shark Bay—we're bringing you top-notch Australian imagery in this breath-taking aerial photography series.

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Getting Personal With Portraits

We invited three photographers to a portrait shoot where the gap between shooter and subject was removed, and explored what happens when portraits become truly personal.

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Rural Australia Like You've Never Seen It Before

Canon photographer Josh Smith shows us a bird's eye view of rural Australia and it's farmers through his stunning aerial photography.

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Meet the mentor

Daniel Linnet reveals his passion for photography and the experience of mentoring Lisa Wilkinson

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An unusual brief from an unexpected client

Many think imagination ends with childhood, a cruel blow that many of us never recover from. But what happens when we lose it – do we really lose it?

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Super Moon shots that will make you swoon

The moon gods were smiling down on us last night. Despite the pesky cloud-cover, some photographers were lucky enough to snap some epic images. Check out the Super Moon time-lapse above, then below treat yourself to some of the best Super Moon shots we've seen so far from our talented community across Australia.

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Lisa Wilkinson’s ‘Women of Influence’

Lisa Wilkinson launches her first photographic exhibition entitled 'Women of Influence'.

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Surviving a disaster: Capturing stories after a typhoon

Photographer Stephen Dupont tells of the human emotion he witnessed amidst a natural disaster.

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Krystle Wright Photographs the Black Canyon

Season One: Capturing action at great heights

In Tales by Light season one, Krystle Wright captures a balance of action and nature as she takes on skylining above a canyon.

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Season One: War and beauty photographed in parallel

Art Wolfe reveals why the fierce eyes of his subjects are the most powerful element in connecting with his audience in Tales by Light season one.

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The Mysteries

The Mysteries follows a tenacious, and perhaps crazy, quest to chase down an elusive image and provides a glimpse into the kind of singular passion that drives people to reach their goals, regardless of what stands in the way.

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Think first, shoot later

Be part of a challenge to frame images in your mind before they even exist.

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The power of perspective in a unique portrait experiment

Six photographers. One subject. Discover how a photograph is shaped more by the person behind the camera than what's in front of it.

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Season One: Simplicity in capturing the icy 'Himalayas' of Antarctica

Tales by Light season one storyteller Peter Eastway reveals the art of simplicity in photography as he shoots in the great white wilderness of Antarctica.

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Richard I'Anson photographs Bhutan Fire Festival

Season One: Capturing the colours of fire at a sacred festival

In Tales by Light season one, Richard I'Anson photographs the spectacular Bhutanese fire blessing ceremony.

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Season One: Painting with light

Tales by Light season one storyteller Darren Jew captures an ethereal image that tells how death and destruction breathed new life into a world along the ocean floor.

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