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Company blog · iso.500px.comdesign
500px is the company blog at iso.500px.com, writing about design. Since 2015, 9 different Hacker News readers have linked it 9 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-29, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this 500px blog for photography stories and behind-the-scenes posts, such as the Windows wallpaper shoot, an iPhone Milky Way wallpaper interview, a raven photo story, and the Getty partnership.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
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What Hacker News says?
I don’t want to be a fanboy but the wallpaper is so soulless and industrial. I like how Apple always tries to bring nature to computing with wallpapers and screensavers. For example https://iso.500px.com/iphone-6-milky-way-wallpaper-interview... Also the Ariel videos of nature and cities for Apple TV and Mac is another example. Windows feels so corporate and boring tbh
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on “Windows 10 wallpaper was physically built and photographed (2015)”Submitted The story behind a photo of a snow monkey using an iPhone (2019) as a story · 83 points
HN discussionRavens are among the smartest birds out there. The fact that it was not injured is probably not a matter of luck. It most likely understood to some degree the danger of spinning blades. They're also pretty skilled at flight. A wildlife photographer snapped a few great shots with a raven landing on an eagle's back _in flight_. See: https://iso.500px.com/the-story-behind-the-incredible-photo-...
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on “Footage of Australian Raven Attacking a Wing Drone in Canberra, Australia”Submitted VCG has acquired 500px as a story · 82 points
HN discussionOther stab: https://iso.500px.com/500px-getty-images-new-partnership/ The GettyImages licensing change involve some legal and backend changes. Jaj VCG.....
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on “500px will no longer be offering free access to our API”Submitted When Did Lightroom Get So Freaking Powerful? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionI doubt 3000 feet is tall enough. But there are plenty of cities that already experience this: https://iso.500px.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cloudchicag...
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on “Ask HN: Could cloudy cities build 3,000-foot towers to rise above most clouds?”Submitted HEIF: A First Nail in JPEG’s Coffin? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Underwater Photographer Gets Caught in a Sperm Whale 'Poopnado' as a story · 1 points
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