Summer Snapping with the Olympus TG-3

A waterproof, shockproof digital camera for easy outdoor snapping and sharing

The versatile new pocket-sized Olympus TG-3 makes it very easy to take great photos on fly—whether on land or in the water. We tested the soon-to-be-released camera in and around New Orleans and found that a slew of standout features define the model, which is the latest in their Stylus Tough series. Emphasizing its “go anywhere” nature, the camera can go 50 feet underwater and …

Michael Jang’s Vintage Family Photos

Candid shots of the photographer's Chinese-American family in the '70s on show in LA

While SF-based photographer Michael Jang has taken famous black-and-white shots of Jimi Hendrix, Ronald Reagan and David Bowie, he’s become well-known for doing what people do everyday all over the world: taking photos of their family. Jang began documenting his relatives in the summer of 1973, in Pacifica, California, when he was a student at the California Institute of the Arts. Jang spent the summer …

Richard Galpin: Elephant (Ten Thousand Revolutions per Minute)

The British artist explores gentrification through his mind-boggling, colorfully abstract photographs on view at London's Hales Gallery

British artist Richard Galpin is best known for his scalpel-cut photographs of cities, but for his fifth solo exhibition—”Elephant (Ten Thousand Revolutions per Minute)”— on now at London’s Hales Gallery, the artist left his old methods behind, choosing instead to create a wall installation. A steel stud-work structure projects from the wall of the gallery, supporting 10 large panels of photographic paper on which Galpin’s …