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"The resulting collection on Lightbox, Time's photography blog, was "one of the most popular galleries we've ever done," says Pollack, and it was responsible for 13% of all the site's traffic during a week when Time.com had its fourth-biggest day ever. Time's Instagram account attracted 12,000 new followers during a 48-hour period."

Smartphones are on a fast track to become the primary device for both creating and consuming digital content. According to the Pew Internet for the American Life Project, already a full 31% of Americans who own internet-capable phones browse the web primarily from their phones. These numbers are actually higher in emerging markets. What's more, there are at least three other factors at work here. First, images are global. They eschew all language and cultural boundaries. Photography is the only true universal medium. Nothing comes close. Second, images are distributable. The bandwidth required to transmit photos is minimal, yet the opportunities for quick, creative expression are plentiful. As of this writing, Apple's App Store alone has over 10,000 iPhone apps in its photo category -- many of them for editing. Photoshopping has been democratized. Finally, images are digestible. You can glance at a picture for as short or as long as you want. Photos are a non-linear, shared consumption experience. The same can't be said for video or even text.

Cinemagraphs are the new animated GIF. This photog is using them effectively for fashion advertising.

So cool!

Foodstagram, Foodspotting, no longer a thing?

Dutch artist prints out every image uploaded to Flickr in a 24 hour period

A photog went on CNN and made a case for why Instagram is "cheating" by making artful photos too easy.

Very interesting new camera technology that takes a photo that can be altered to have anything in the photo in focus. Changes the game when it comes to depth of field photography.

Nothing new, but definitely a notable piece.