Hillary K. Grigonis
The US Editor of Digital Camera World, Hillary K. Grigonis has more than a decade of experience in journalism with a focus on photography and technology. Her work has appeared in Business Insider, Digital Trends, Pocket-lint, Rangefinder, The Phoblographer, and more.
A current Fujifilm and former Nikon shooter, her background in reviewing camera gear means she’s handled everything from cheap Instax to medium format mirrorless. Her camera bag includes a wide range of gear from a DJI drone to a newly added vintage film SLR.
On the weekends, she photographs portraits and weddings at Hillary K Photography. As a former photojournalist, her work favors a mix of documentary and posed styles. While she’s turned her passion for photography into a career, she still considers photowalks a break from work, while she also includes reading, hiking, kayaking, and camping among her most-loved hobbies.
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9/11 Gulnara Samoilova was an Associated Press photo editor living just four blocks from the World Trade Center on 9/11. This is her story

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NEWS The Camp Snap 2 now comes in a semi-transparent white design, bringing back the Y2K-era transparent tech trend

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TRENDS The July numbers from CIPA – the latest available – show a drop in camera shipments for the fourth time in 2026

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NEWS Pentax has announced the discontinuation of its entire K-mount DSLR series to make way for a new concept DSLR

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News The new Sirui Saturn V2 is a trio of 1.6x anamorphic lenses that can shoot both horizontally and vertically

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The OM System PEN is weather-sealed, so the company had to launch a durable kit lens to go with it

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NEWS The beloved PEN series has entered its OM System era with the OM System PEN, a budget retro mirrorless built for beginners and everyday carry

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9/11 Photographer Joe McNally will speak on the life-sized Polaroid series, the Faces of Ground Zero, ahead of the 25th anniversary of 9/11

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NEWS Fujifilm’s cinema camera is getting both a viewfinder and iPad support for working on an oversized screen in a dual announcement for the GFX Eterna 55

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SONY The Sony FE 8-14mm f/3.5 packs both circular and rectilinear fisheye looks into a surprisingly compact lens

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BUYING GUIDE There is some fine print as to which lenses are supported, so these are the best lenses for the GoPro Mission 1 Pro ILS – tested by real photographers

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FUJIFILM The new Fujifilm XF 400mm f/4.5 R LM OIS WR finally gives Fujifilm photographers a native prime telephoto between the 200mm and 500mm lenses
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NEWS A German engineer is building what could be the first commercially available fully customizable modular digital camera system

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Buying guide Protect the provenance of your photography with the best C2PA-enabled cameras

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NEWS A major gimbal maker is taking on the trendy DJI Pocket – but the Hohem Eyepic also doubles as a tiny wearable action cam

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BUYING GUIDE The best photo books not only make excellent gifts but are a great way of storing your most treasured memories

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GOPRO What does the proposed GoPro merger mean for the future of the action camera giant? Internal emails offer some hints

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NEWS In a report detailing the first half of 2026, Canon says that mirrorless cameras as well as compact cameras are on the rise amid the smartphone pushback

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TRENDS What do a pro mirrorless camera, a modern bridge camera, a cheap compact viewfinder camera, and an old DSLR have in common? They’re all trending right now at B&H

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FILM The Lomography Fisheye No. 2 has been given a colorful, graffiti-style makeover for the ultra-wide film compact camera

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RUMORS Sony has full-frame stacked sensors and one-inch stacked compact cameras, but reports are calling for an APS-C sensor built for speed

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LENSES Panasonic is reverting to darker lettering on the front of four refreshed lenses to minimize reflections, along with adding fluorine coatings

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NEWS GoPro has announced a merger with Starman Optical Inc, a US-based optical photonics company building high-speed transceivers for AI data centers

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TRENDS Without compact cameras, Fujifilm remains behind Nikon, new data ranking Japan’s mirrorless camera makers shows

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LENSES In a recent video, Chris Burkard breaks down the camera kit he'd put inside a streamlined kit for outdoor photography
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