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May 20
- I tucked two Ricoh GR IV series compact cameras into my pockets. I was surprised by the one that I shot the most
- Nano Banana went viral. Now, Google is bringing the same AI idea to video with Gemini Omni. The internet already has mixed opinions
- Nan Goldin turns her camera onto art history, and the results are an inspiration for any photographer wishing to reinvent themselves
- “This isn’t about politics. It’s about representation.” This project turns a statistic into stunning portraits documenting the milestone 40% female representation in British Parliament
- This photograph isn’t the Moon. It’s Mars. But it’s not the only stunning image coming from Psyche’s Mars flyby
- I’m a Nikon expert – and the Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4 S might be the best kit lens on the planet
- Power and portability: Why pint-sized strobes like Neewer Q120 beat continuous lighting for outdoor photography
- The Sony A7 V has led best-seller lists for months. But Sony’s new 67MP camera is already threatening to take the top spot
- Leica improves the color matrix of Q3-series cameras in the latest firmware update
- One of the best beginner DSLRs may be discontinued – just three years after its release
- Photography Weekends Britain is on sale now – get 25% off this book that's full of great photo opportunities!
- These are the features I’d love to see camera manufacturers borrow from the iPhone
May 19
- A cheap full-frame DSLR is still the sensible buy for budget photographers
- Insta360's new GO 3S Retro Bundle – old-school viewfinder and film filters make this ultra-light 39g camera look like your nan's 110 compact
- The full-frame Nikon Z5 camera is trending and I think I know why
- Canon says the EOS R6 III has more than 50 upgrades over the Mark II, but here are the six significant improvements that get my vote!
- Thought there was nothing left improve with body-worn microphones? Insta360 teaches us all a lesson with the Mic Pro
- Just how annoying is the original RF rear lens cap? Canon Japan says the new dust cap is so popular, orders may be delayed
- GoPro just avoided an $8.2 million fee as judge rules on a decade-long patent infringement fight
- How Galaxy AI makes great smartphone photography easier, from capture to editing
- The Rolling Clones? I’m critical of genAI, but ‘deepfaked’ music video of Jagger and co hits differently
- This trending footage of a one-day-old rhino makes me want to ditch photography to become a national park ranger
- Canon continues massive firmware rollout with more cameras added – including a PowerShot compact camera and pocket-sized cinema EOS
- The new Panasonic Lumix L10 is already so popular that orders are delayed in Japan, but I'm not at all surprised
- Sigma is updating one of its most popular Art lenses with an even brighter aperture, but I think the upcoming 85mm has more competition than ever
- The Canon EOS R6 V "might be the perfect camera". But is it perfect for you?
- Stop guessing with Lightroom Classic color wheels and master cinematic style with this color grading cheat sheet!
May 18
- Rankin, Nile Rodgers and Raye among star-studded judging panel as Abbey Road Music Photography Awards 2026 opens for entries
- Compact cameras have an annoying heat problem. The Canon PowerShot V1 is one of the few point-and-shoots that cools itself
- Nikon buyout just “speculation”? Stock surge cools following bombastic claims of takeover
- Is this a joke? The most iconic Batman comic of all time gets a US$17,500 prestige edition that looks like a camera
- Apple buys one-person photo editing software application: What’s it got up its sleeve?
- Nikon cuts executive pay as camera giant looks to turn around declining revenue
- "Probably the best 70-200mm zoom in the world" successor just became the #1 selling lens in Japan – it's improved in almost every way
- Godox crams a bright light into a palm-sized, budget LED light using a modifier trick with the new ML40Bi and ML40R
- Why am I more excited about this random Canon accessory than the camera and lens it just announced?
- Where photographers are submitting work in May 2026 for real exposure
- Leica 28mm APO-Summicron-SL f/2 ASPH. lens review
- Leica APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL 90-280mm f/2.8-4 review
- Edith Tudor-Hart was one of Britain's best documentary photographers and a soviet spy - so why have most people never heard of her?
- Canon has given the Mark II treatment to one of its cheapest accessories – and photographers are actually really excited about the clever new rear lens cap
- Memory card prices may just be the start. These three camera brands warn of rising costs amid the AI memory crisis
- Your Digital Camera 308 download
May 17
- How do you photograph history that people would rather forget, or grief that has no shape? Two Japanese photographers give very different answers
- "I wish I’d never taken it" – Aberfan disaster photographer still haunted by his award-winning image
- The trendy Sony A7 V just gained pro audio features, including 32-bit float recording in a key firmware update
- Best accessories for the OM System TG-7 and Olympus Tough underwater compact cameras
- Wide load! The history of panoramic cameras – from the iconic XPan to the old and new Widelux
- All the new lenses revealed at the 2026 China P&E Imaging Show
- OM System PT-059 review: Probably the most popular underwater camera housing in the world
- This compact camera just won a major Japanese award for "rich tonality" – but it's missing something most photographers consider essential
- Baseus PrimeTrip VD1 Pro review – could this solar-powered dash cam be a game changer?
- This thought-provoking aerial photography documents humanity’s insatiable appetite for natural resources
- The Sony A7R VI has a hidden feature that I think every astrophotography camera needs – and it's almost more exciting than the 67MP sensor
- Meike targets budget creators with this US$159 Air lens – the first of a new ultra-compact and cheap lineup
May 16
- More Canon macro lenses finally see the light as Twin Lite MT-26EX-RT increases its compatibility at last
- Birdfy Nest Duo review: this two-camera smart bird box is a marvel for wildlife lovers
- What iconic fashion photography looked like behind the Berlin Wall in '70s and '80s East Germany
- John Baer grabbed a Leica from a captured German soldier in 1945. Nearly 50 years later, his son found the negatives – which were some of the best postwar street photographs ever
- The new Canon EOS R6 V offers a special mode that's built for stop motion animation – but it will cost you extra
- How legendary National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen uses his '20-60-20 rule' to get impossible shots
- Buying your first camera? Forget megapixels – make sure it has this one physical feature
- Oakley Meta HSTN review: smarter than the average glasses – a whole lot smarter!
- The Sony A7 V wins Japan's "Camera of the Year" award after setting "a new standard"
- Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 Headliner review: truly ‘smart’ glasses in every sense of the word
- The lens is key to getting the retro look. A 14-year-old Fujifilm lens is currently leading prime lens sales trends in Japan as nifty fifties dominate the list
- Is Nikon about to launch more retro cameras? I think these vintage beauties deserve the ‘Zf’ treatment
May 15
- 30 years of Rosalind Fox Solomon’s “unapologetic” depictions of suffering, survival and struggle on display at Photo London
- This retro compact camera secretly rules Japan's best-seller chart – but the #1 full-frame mirrorless won't slow down
- Canon launches firmware updates for 7 mirrorless cameras – with major upgrades for flagship models
- The Panasonic Lumix L10 is larger than some compact cameras despite a smaller sensor – but there's a good reason why
- Bring Canon AE-1 back from the DEAD! • Waterproof compact king • Why buy a Mk II lens?
- Nikon's brilliant full-frame mirrorless gets new firmware – but don't expect dramatic changes
- I'm glad safaris are cracking down on smartphones – but even as a photographer, I think using “proper” cameras can put animal welfare at risk too…
- One of the world's most private photographers is finally showing his work
- I don’t care if Dua Lipa is already filthy rich – as a photographer, I’m glad she’s suing Samsung for millions over allegedly breaching copyright
- I don't usually come to the Cannes Film Festival – but for this much dynamic range, I will! The DJI Osmo Pocket 4P makes its Cannes debut
- Fujifilm’s gamble on compact APS-C cameras and color science is paying off – but rising memory and silver costs could mean higher prices
- Laowa has made an incredibly wide fisheye lens for APS-C cameras
- The world’s first slim laptop power bank with a replaceable battery aims to reduce e-waste and boost portability
- Canon rolls out C2PA-compliant image verification for professional newsrooms
May 14
- These "raw and honest" images bring modern Britain to the world – now honored with major photography award
- Thypoch’s first autofocus zoom is a budget Sony E-Mount lens with a bright aperture, weather-sealing, and a compact design
- GoPro founder “fully supports” action camera giant’s potential sale
- "The way you see the world can't be generated." Photographers use mix of retro film cameras and modern DSLRs in an anti-AI campaign
- I just photographed wildlife at 67MP and 30fps. The Sony A7R VI proves high-res cameras don't have to be slow, but there are still compromises
- These historic photographs capture the changing personas of Dylan Thomas, from writer to rock star
- The world's most high-octane photo contest is back! Prep your camera for battle
- I am IRON MAN! This wearable DJI Ronin 4D camera rig looks like wild sci-fi mashup
- Helmut Newton made cars look as good as models. Now his work will be exhibited at a prestigious Italian automotive festival
- Godox bets on portability with new FL15Bi fill light aimed at mobile creators and filmmakers
- Godox unveils the RS100Bi/R: a “backpack-ready” LED lighting solution for mobile productions
- Sony A7 V overtaken by 3-year-old full-frame mirrorless – here's Japan's 'new' best-selling camera
- Compact cameras make up more than half of the top ten trending cameras at this retailer, as a viral PowerShot dethrones Sony’s most popular mirrorless
- EIZO teases its first-ever OLED ColorEdge monitor
May 13
- "There's nothing else like" Sony’s new lens! The Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5 GM OSS boasts a constant aperture and faster focus
- Sony A7R VI review: Sony’s high-resolution hybrid camera gets faster, smarter, and more expensive
- The new Sony A7R VI has the highest resolution fully stacked sensor yet – but that’s not even the biggest change
- Canon EOS R6 V review: Whoa – Canon just "went Apple" with its R6 series of cameras
- Canon RF 20-50mm f/4L IS USM PZ review: Canon redefines the standard zoom for video shooters
- Canon shrank one of its best cameras – and its price tag. The Canon EOS R6 V is a video-first hybrid with a more compact design and longer record times
- Canon's compact new 20-50mm f/4L PZ lens is both a power zoom and a traditional zoom in one
- This popular compact camera is nearly impossible to buy – but it's now Japan's new #1
- Rare signed photos of former US Presidents fetch a pretty penny at auction
- As memory crisis deepens, Nikon considers “passing on price increases depending on the situation”
- Sony’s new Xperia 1 VIII wants to use AI to make you a better phone photographer
- Get set for NINE new Viltrox lenses, plus a new flashgun
May 12
- Xinbaohong Selfie Ring Light AJ-19: an affordable way to enhance your smartphone selfies
- Lumix celebrates 25th birthday with a new premium compact camera and it's got a proper viewfinder!
- Film photography gave me romance, but digital photography gave me the image I actually wanted
- Court case strikes back! Lawsuit over Annie Leibovitz’s Star Wars photos resurfaces
- Annie Leibovitz launched a new prize for emerging photographers, and it's already producing remarkable work
May 11
- Lexar's new USB flash drive has every base covered
- Cheetahs gatecrash South African bird hide – too close for comfort (and lenses!)
- Sony signs deal to produce sensors with "Physical AI" at scale with TSMC – this could be the future of imaging sensors
- Nikon publishes huge losses, but camera sales are solid. This is why dire financial results shouldn't cause alarm
- Ilford just gave large-format photographers the black-and-white film they have been begging for: Pan F Plus now comes in 4x5in and 8x10in sheets!
- pCloud’s lifetime family storage deal saves you up to 65% - and includes free encryption
- The world's largest photography competition is now open – and it's FREE to enter!
- I tried the Looki L1 AI camera – and I might just have signed my brain away
May 10
- ZY Optics looks set to announce bargain new medium format prime
- Cheat sheet: Lightroom Classic's Distraction Removal tools at a glance
- The Sony A6400 and Fujifilm X-T3 are classic, cheap APS-C cameras – but which should you choose?
- APS-C compact cameras like the Fujifilm X100VI and Ricoh GR IV have gone viral. But are photographers about to get another option?
- Polaroid Hi·Print 3x3 Photo Printer review: Square photo prints on the go, direct from your phone, in a minute flat
- More expensive than a Nikon F: The rise and fall of the "Bullseye" camera
- Peak Design Mobile Crossbody Strap review: a premium strap for compact cameras, with one frustrating flaw
- These 19 cameras have built-in storage, enabling you to beat the memory card crisis
- Sony's image sensors drive record US$9.6 billion profits, as electronics division slumps
- Compact cameras make up 7 of the top 10 trending cameras at this retailer, as a viral PowerShot dethrones Sony’s most popular mirrorless
May 9
- Cheat sheet: Lightroom Classic's masking tools explained
- Even Marvel artists aren't immune to being replaced by AI – and I believe Disney is on the cusp of another ‘Dark Age'
- I REALLY want one of these hand-painted film cameras inspired by the Gundam anime. They’re affordable, too!
- HP FilmScan 7” Touch Screen Film Scanner review: scan your negs, transparencies and slides with touchscreen simplicity
- 70% of photos on your camera roll are forgotten – and many photographers will relate to "digital photo overload"
- This photographer took the iconic Oppenheimer portrait using his exclusive Manhattan Project access
- Mous Flap Backpack with AiroFoam review: a stylish backpack with extra gear protection
- A mirrorless Nikon D500 successor infused with Red tech?
May 8
- Why the AI ick means retro-style photos, videos and cameras are here to stay
- DJI teases date for premium Osmo Pocket 4P – there will be a dual-camera upgrade to the bestselling video camera after all
- Owl photo dethroned from wildlife comp amid backlash: GenAI paranoia is ruining photography contests
- CMOS camera sensors will become obsolete. Revolutionary color LiDAR threatens to rewrite EVERYTHING we know about photography – even the concept of a grid of pixels!
- BREAKING: A new Sony Alpha camera is coming next week – and there is a big clue as to what it will be
- The trending kit that converts film to digital finally shoots more like a film camera as I’m Back Roll approaches US$1 million mark
- I’m a US drone pilot devastated by the FCC ban, but there is finally a way I can make my voice heard
May 7
- Sony says “APS-C is growing,” but I don’t think any major cropped-sensor Alpha upgrades are coming, despite prosumer speculation
- I'm a modern Sony photographer, but I'm fascinated by these 8 historic cameras from Sony, from twisting lenses to recording to floppy disks
- Two years with the Nikon Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR: Still a wildlife or sports enthusiast’s dream lens
- Stunning lakes, rugged mountains, and quaint villages – this is the UK’s most photographed national park
- DJI’s Osmo Mobile 8P is its biggest mobile gimbal upgrade ever – here’s what’s new
- From Victorian portraits through Nazi archives to NYC in the 70s: these photo works just earned major recognition
- BREAKING: A new Canon camera is coming next week!
- Saher Alghorra picked up his first camera less than a decade ago – but his Pulitzer-winning photos stopped me in my tracks
- Ugreen Revodok Maxidok 10-in-1 review: A great solution for photographers but there are compromises
- Nikon is developing a 120-300mm f/2.8 with a built-in teleconverter, and I can already see pro photographers queuing up for one!
- Trail camera films exceedingly rare jaguar encounter in southern Arizona
- Feelworld P6XL review: a budget-friendly on-camera monitor that ticks a lot of boxes
May 6
- OWC is the latest memory card brand to announce yet another price hike
- Honor 600 Pro review: questionably familiar looks, undeniable performance
- For over one year, this camera has been No.1 in Japan – breaking sales records
- Manual exposure won’t make you a better photographer – want to get off auto? Do this instead
- PolarPro’s new lens filter has half the glass missing – but that’s the point. This new camera filter keeps two things in focus at the same time
- An “achingly beautiful” photo series of life and death has just won a Pulitzer. Jahi Chikwendiu's series on young adult cancer brought immediate tears to my eyes
- Try not to wince at these poor cameras getting torture tested. NASA tests prove several off-the-shelf cameras can probably handle the extremes of space
- Kodak goes big with new large-format film and 100ft bulk rolls
- This famous photo of New York workers eating lunch on a steel girder has been seen by billions, but the daredevil story of how it was photographed can only now be told
- The trendiest compact cameras in Japan right now have a key feature that’s hard to find on any smartphone
- Is your vintage film camera still telling the truth? Light meter watch could be more useful now than in film’s heyday
- Photographer captures Geminid meteors over giant telescope for the first time in stunning 400MP night sky panorama
May 5
- Want a more ergonomic thumb rest for your Leica? This one's made from steel usually used for SWORDS!
- Clusters of bright blue stars and glowing red gas clouds steal the show in this new Hubble image of a glittering galaxy that stopped me in my tracks
- NASA's biggest collection of Artemis II images is tucked away in this hidden album, from a colorful moon to star trails
- US$35 retro compact camera wins two major awards – it shoots 1.6MP low-resolution images
- This new compact camera mixes the real film look with in-camera special effects, thanks to a unique design
- This optional Instagram “AI creator” label is a step in the right direction – but I think it should be enforced
- Nikon Coolpix S9300 compact camera is Gen Z approved. Bright, bubbly, cheap and… heck now I want one, too!
- This Milky Way photo looks out of this world – a perfect night sky over a surreal salt flat landscape
- If this rumor is true, "the perfect camera" just got even MORE perfect
- Looking for a burner camera? The Canon EOS 1100D is ULTRA CHEAP – perfect for knockabout summer!
- The dirty secret about great photography… most of it is rubbish!
- This photographer took huge "leap of faith" to build a bespoke underwater studio in the grounds of her Australian home
- The world's greatest photography flea market returns to this small French town this June
May 4
- A US drone company is expanding amid the DJI drone ban. But as an American drone pilot, I’m not getting my hopes up yet
- DON’T buy a camera just because of its specs. You must physically hold it first!
- This compact mirrorless is rising up the ranks of Japan’s best-selling cameras, but it hasn’t dethroned the Sony A7 V
- I'm a new dad – and this compact camera is the perfect everyday "dad cam"
- This sports photography trend feels like a gut punch. Sports stars are taking up photographers' courtside spots – but one change could be key
- Viral Sony 14-800mm f/0.5 is a myth, but these ‘impossible’ camera optics are as real as it gets!
- These 4 awe-inspiring photos show just what it takes to stand out amongst 10,000 images
- Revisiting Dorothea Lange's lost Californian valley: 3,200 photos from an almost-forgotten 1950s project just went free online
- When Stormtroopers run the barbecue: In toy photography, everything is possible
May 3
- Technaxx Birdcam TX-165 review - a basic bird feeder camera that doesn't try to be smart
- "If you put it in music terms, there was Crowded House, INXS, Barry Manilow… and I was the Black Sabbath. Most of my photos are heavy in moody tonality and that’s how I sold myself". Urs Buhlman on his 40-year career as an advertising photographer
- Leica Monovid 8x25 review: a pocket-sized monocular that goes extra-large on quality and features
- Nikon Action Zoom 10-22x50 review: binoculars with a built-in zoom to get closer to your subject
- "I have 1 second worth of success in photography, maybe 500 good pictures," says street photographer Matt Stuart. So are we all trying to achieve an impossible standard?
- I used Capture One's new tethered film scanning tools – and it's now my favorite way to work with my negatives
- I gave up color photography for one year. Four years on, I still haven’t gone back!
- Shot at 1/4000sec, this split-second frog photo proves that "Practice makes perfect" applies on both sides of the lens!
- This photographer spent 25 years documenting the small acts of kindness that often go unnoticed. His new book highlights "the art of being an American"
- The forgotten failure that forced Canon to reinvent the SLR camera and change photography forever
- No-edit photography: that's great if you’re an amateur, not so great if you want to be a recognized photographer!
- Allen Smart Suction Snap camera mount review: this thing sucks, in a really good way!
- Cheat sheet: Lightroom Classic's Tone Curve controls explained
May 2
- The f/0.95 mystery: Why 'world record' super-fast camera lens speeds are often just about the bragging rights
- Shot on a 10-year-old DSLR and telephoto lens, this award-winning photo beautifully captures an elephant calf nestled beneath its mother
- Leica Noctivid Compact 10x25 review: posh and portable binoculars for those who like the finer things in life
- Garden birds are dying and your bird feeder camera could be the unwitting accomplice
- DJI Osmo Pocket 3 vs Pocket 4 - I've tried them both and I know which one I'd buy
- New black-and-white monograph proves the “rollercoaster” of family life makes for the most powerful photos
- The prime lens photography myth: Why zoom lenses are NOT inferior and in fact better than ever
- I tried the Honor Magic 8 Pro photography kit, here's how it compares to the competition
- Photo Creator Mini Cam review: it takes decent photos, at least compared with the average keychain
- Cheat sheet: Lightroom Classic's black and white tools at a glance
May 1
- Looking for a RIDICULOUSLY cheap waterproof compact camera for the summer?
- Two years later, Instagram is finally giving photographers the same protection as videographers with this key change
- "The first drone I sent up, I melted a large portion of it" – photographer and filmmaker Karim Iliya talks about his award-winning volcano video
- Nikon Action 10x42 review: bargain binoculars for birders on a budget
- Researchers put a trail camera on a deer carcass. Four hours later, they had the “best trail camera capture yet" with first-ever footage of cougar cubs in Minnesota
- This YouTuber has "created a Ricoh GR IV clone for $200"
- Multiple 40-minute exposures identified hidden moon that even NASA’s Voyager 2 couldn’t detect
- With AI taking over phone cameras, are we witnessing the death of truth?
- I believe the reason compact cameras zoomed ahead in popularity in the past, will see them zoom ahead again in the present
- Barmy mount adapter lets you put medium-format lenses on Nikon APS-C or full-frame cameras
- Adobe has been named to this influential list for keeping creators “in control of their process” in an AI era
- Britain in full color: why photographer Sophie Green refuses to make her subjects look grey
- These cameras and lenses have won seven major design awards for "innovation, quality, and influence" for just one company
- This common mistake could ruin your camera gear, says Canon – and most photographers don't even know about it
- New AI camera (not as bad as you think?) Is medium format superior? Why use custom buttons? It's the new Bokeh Face podcast!
- I can’t orbit the moon, but I can explore the universe from my backyard. As a photographer, I’m amazed at the space discoveries made possible with cameras
- The Alfie BOXX camera may well be the most charming film photography Kickstarter of 2026 – and it's made from wood and brass!