
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.
Latest articles by Hillary K. Grigonis

GoPro founder “fully supports” action camera giant’s potential sale
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
GOPRO GoPro is considering a potential sale, merger, or another strategic move, and founder and CEO Nicholas Woodman says he supports the potential move

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
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
TRENDS The list of trending cameras at US retailer B&H is topped by a Canon compact camera, followed by Sony's most popular mirrorless, and the viral Fujifilm X100VI

"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
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS The Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5 GM OSS brings a constant aperture and internal zoom to a popular telephoto lens

The new Sony A7R VI has the highest resolution fully stacked sensor yet – but that’s not even the biggest change
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS The Sony A7R VI only adds a few more megapixels from the A7R V, but it triples the burst speeds

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
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS The Canon EOS R6 V axes a few photo features from the popular R6 series for a more compact mirrorless geared towards video

Canon's compact new 20-50mm f/4L PZ lens is both a power zoom and a traditional zoom in one
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS The new Canon 20-50mm f/4 lens is a compact zoom that supports both power and traditional zoom

APS-C compact cameras like the Fujifilm X100VI and Ricoh GR IV have gone viral. But are photographers about to get another option?
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION APS-C compact cameras are so trendy that they're hard to find in stock. I think that means there's room for more options

Compact cameras make up 7 of the top 10 trending cameras at this retailer, as a viral PowerShot dethrones Sony’s most popular mirrorless
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
TRENDS B&H's trending list is dominated by Canon compact cameras – even outdoing Sony's most popular mirrorless

BREAKING: A new Sony Alpha camera is coming next week – and there is a big clue as to what it will be
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
TEASER Sony has shared a teaser on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, hinting that a new Alpha mirrorless camera product is coming on May 13

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
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
KICKSTARTER The I'm Back Roll has a new optional shutter release as the crowfunded film camera conversion kit exceeds its original funding goals

I’m a US drone pilot devastated by the FCC ban, but there is finally a way I can make my voice heard
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
DRONES Now through May 11, drone users and members of the public are invited to comment on the FCC drone ban as DJI files an appeal

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
By Hillary K. Grigonis last updated
AWARDS Photojournalist Jahi Chikwendiu has won a Pulitzer Prize for a heartbreaking series documenting a young family welcoming their first child amid a terminal cancer diagnosis

Saher Alghorra picked up his first camera less than a decade ago – but his Pulitzer-winning photos stopped me in my tracks
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
PULITZER Photographer Saher Alghorra has won a Pulitzer Prize for his work documenting the crisis in Gaza – and one photo in particular proves the power of juxtaposition

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
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
FILTER The PolarPro Split 50 is a split diopter that brings two objects at different distances in the same focal plane

The trendiest compact cameras in Japan right now have a key feature that’s hard to find on any smartphone
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
TRENDS The best-selling compact cameras in Japan follow a common theme with zooms, vloggers, and budget models among the top options

This new compact camera mixes the real film look with in-camera special effects, thanks to a unique design
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
Prism Lens FX is bringing its special effects filters to a film point-and-shoot using a magnetic design

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
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
DRONES Skydio is investing $3.5 billion in the US drone market, including building up the supply chain, but the company hasn't announced a return to consumer drones

This compact mirrorless is rising up the ranks of Japan’s best-selling cameras, but it hasn’t dethroned the Sony A7 V
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
TRENDS The Sony A7 V once again sits at the top of Japanese retailer Yodobashi's list of best-sellers, but it's followed by a compact Fujifilm kit

Two years later, Instagram is finally giving photographers the same protection as videographers with this key change
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
INSTAGRAM Two years after penalizing unoriginal Reels, Instagram is now rolling out similar protections for still photos

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
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
WILDLIFE Researchers in Minnesota have found the first evidence of cougars reproducing in the wild in more than 100 years, thanks to trail cameras

Adobe has been named to this influential list for keeping creators “in control of their process” in an AI era
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
ADOBE Adobe is one of the AI software brands on the TIME list of 100 Most Influential Companies of 2026

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
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
SPACE From galaxies found on 2MP cameras to comets captured on old DSLRs, astrophotography is proof of the power of the camera

Sorry, photographers: The world’s biggest chipmaker says the memory crisis is only going to get worse
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
MEMORY Samsung expects the memory shortage to continue to worsen as the chipmaker has already begun receiving orders for 2027

In an AI era, one of the most influential companies is actually this camera brand with its old-school instant film and retro compact cameras
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS TIME has selected Fujifilm as one of the 100 Most Influential Companies of 2026, highlighting the brand's Instax line
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