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The latest photography guides, field notes, gear reviews, and stories from Shut Your Aperture.
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SaveCliff Baise: Portraits, Cities and Landscapes
From the site’s photographer archive: Cliff Baise’s gallery ranges from cities and desert landscapes to portraits and public art. His original first-person account below…
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SaveMiami Beach Lifeguard Tower Series by Edin Chavez
From the site archive: Edin Chavez photographed Miami Beach lifeguard towers at sunrise across repeated visits. The series pairs the towers’ color and shapes…
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SaveAncients: Desert Night Photography and Time-Lapse Tips
By Edin Chavez | Updated November 2026 Ancients is a night-sky time-lapse film by Nicholas Buer, made around San Pedro de Atacama in northern…
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SaveElliott Erwitt: Photographer of Everyday Irony and Humor
By Edin Chavez | Updated November 2026 This is a researched profile of Elliott Erwitt, not a first-hand account. It draws on his estate…
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SaveChristina Ramsey: Fine-Art Childhood Portraits
From the site’s photographer archive: Christina Ramsey’s fine-art portraits draw on childhood, family and imagined scenes. Her original first-person introduction below is preserved as…
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SaveThe fundamentals of photography
Updated October 2026 with fresh examples, current gear picks, and a full Q&A section. Every epic photo you have ever stopped scrolling for comes…
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SaveAudax Alpine Classic tilt-shift time-lapse
Updated October 2026 A tilt-shift time-lapse turns a real place into a toy town. Thousands of cyclists become ants. A mountain pass looks like…
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SaveNasa Releases a global selfie
More Than 100 Countries, Tens of Thousands of Photos: The Making of a Global Selfie On Earth Day this year, NASA asked people all…
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SaveCanon EF 16-35mm f/4.0L IS USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens
Updated Nov 2026. This is a 2014 launch announcement for a lens we have not used. The product text and affiliate links below are…
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SaveMiami Marine Stadium: History, Status and How to Photograph It Legally
By Edin Chavez | Updated November 2026 The Miami Marine Stadium is a strong architectural subject, but a photograph is not permission to enter…
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SaveTamron 16–300mm B016: 2014 Lens Launch
Archive: April 2014. Tamron’s 16–300mm f/3.5–6.3 Di II VC PZD MACRO (model B016) was an APS-C DSLR zoom offered for Canon EF, Nikon F…
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SaveWonderful London
Wonderful London 1924 & 2014 from Simon Smith on Vimeo. For a deeper foundation on portrait photography, see our complete guide. Wonderful London in…
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SaveJimmy McIntyre: Landscapes from Around the World
From the site’s photographer archive: Jimmy McIntyre’s gallery spans city lights, coastlines, mountains and historic sites. The original first-person profile below describes travel and…
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SaveFree editing software
Archive note: this article originally announced a short Zoner Photo Studio 15 PRO promotion in May 2014. That offer is historical and is not…
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SaveAdrift: Simon Christen’s San Francisco Fog Film
Updated Nov 2026. The film and its credits above are kept as they were. Sources, background and photography notes follow below. Adrift is Simon…