Last month, NASA launched TESS, a satellite that will search thousands of stars for Earth-like exoplanets. TESS has just sent back its first photo, and although it’s just a test image, it’s fascinating and gives you an idea of how big the mission is. The photo shows more than 200,000 stars, and four TESS cameras will cover more than 400 times as much sky during the mission. TESS was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on 18 April....

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Conversations around photographic style have always felt a little odd to me for a few reasons. It’s something I get asked about a lot by my students, as they feel that without a style, a visual signature, then they will fid it very difficult to differentiate themselves from other working artists. So much of today’s communication is done through brands and visual identity that it’s a natural response for photographers to seek to find some way to make these things work for them, and as so much of the photographs themselves act as both product and advertisement many are looking to make their brand inherent to their images....

A photographer has won a staggeringly high amount in a recent copyright dispute. The Los Angeles Federal courts awarded photographer Dennis Fugnetti $1.2 million for the use of a pigeon photo without permission. Three years ago, Fugnetti filed the claim against anti-bird pest company Bird B Gone for using his image of a pigeon in flight for 12 years. The company sells spikes that are used to deter roosting pigeons and other birds from rooftops and balconies....

Sean Serra Car Crash Accident Video Sean Serra Car Crash Accident Video The 27-year-old commuter lost his life during the car accident when they are driving toward Washington Highway in Virginia. The racer was sitting in a 2006 BMW that allegedly turned over and landed on the side of the driver. Both the passenger and the driver were already eliminated from the car crash. Furthermore, the person who was driving the automobile has got major wounds and is currently admitted to MCV Hospital for treatment....