The sad news came through today that Roy DeCarava has passed away. Roy died of natural causes in Manhattan on Tuesday at the age of 89.

The White House released the official portrait of the presidential family today, and guess who the photographer was... None other than our favorite down-on-her-luck pro, Annie Leibovitz.

Irving Penn, longtime photographer and inspiration to many, died yesterday at the impressive age of 92. He will always be remembered for teaching the world that clarity and simplicity are sometimes the most striking qualities in a photograph.

This economy is brutal for the photography business. No arguments there. The New York Times recently told the story of a Massachusetts man who left engineering to pursue professional photography, and was forced to return to science when his studio was hit by the recession.

You may have heard of Trash the Dress, a growing trend in wedding photography where a model or a bride will destroy a wedding dress in a photo shoot, often following the ceremony. Well, the Worcester Photography Center here in Massachusetts has made a yearly get together of it.

We've all been there. The subjects of your photos are blinded and peeved. Not to mention all those covert spy ops where a flash compromises your position. Well a pair of researchers at NYU have the solution: an invisible flash!

It seems that even the most successful among us are not exempt from the recession. NPR reported this morning that famed portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz is drowning in debt.