photography

  • Download 11,710 Free-to-Use Photos Of Roadside Americana

    The U.S. Library of Congress has published over 11,000 high-resolution shots of U.S. roadside attractions, and released the images (to which it had purchased the rights) into the public domain. The photos were taken by architectural critic and photographer John Margolies, who spent forty years documenting his travels along U.S. highways, photographing billboards, drive-ins, diners,…


  • How Do I Scan Old Film Negatives?

    We’re going old-school with this week’s Ask Lifehacker, where we solve your quirky technological issues. While plenty of people now use their smartphones as their default camera of choice, some still enjoy a trusty point-and-shoot. And the elite among you might even pull out something called film from time to time, or have found a…


  • I’m National Geographic Photographer Mark Thiessen, And This Is How I Work

    In their latest issue, National Geographic showed readers how smokejumpers fight wildfires in the Alaskan forest, with images by photographer Mark Thiessen. Firefighting photos is a specialty for Mark; he’s been doing it for 25 years, and shooting for NatGeo for 29. We talked to him about his first published news photo, his favourite photography…