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Approximately a year ago, an auction of William Eggleston's work fetched $5.9 million at Christie's — but what was interesting was not just the huge price these scant 36 images fetched, but that they were large, digital prints rather than the traditional dye-transfer process Eggleston originally used. However, one collector of Eggleston's earlier work brought suit against the artist for printing more of what were originally sold as "limited editions."

The images that have been sent back from the Mars Curiosity Rover are endlessly fascinating, and it has been impressive to watch what the community at large has been able to do with these hundreds of photos that have been beamed across the inky depths of space. A perfect example is Andrew Bodrov, who stitched together hundreds of images to make this four gigapixel panorama of Mars.

These days, it seems that every camera, from the cheapest compact to high-end DSLR, all feature a wi-fi connection for beaming images and commands back and forth. But a recent presentation at hacker conference Shmoocon showed just how insecure that connection can be. In fact, a knowing hacker could take complete control of your camera. You can watch the entire hour-long presentation below, but Help Net Security has a bit of a rundown of the particulars.

Instagram is stupendously popular, boasting 100 million monthly users. It's so widely used that retro filters have now become an almost required feature with smartphone apps. But a new infographic from Marketo reveals something rather peculiar: the largest proportion of users shoot without using any filters at all.