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Astrophotography in July 2026: get your camera ready to photograph meteors, the Milky Way and Manhattanhenge this month
By Jamie Carter published
Astrophotography Everything you need to know about what’s worth photographing in the night skies over the coming month

Retro camera brands are trending. But camera brands from Kodak to Yashica aren’t made by who you think
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
RETRO Iconic retro camera brand names, from Kodak to Yashica, are often licensed to other companies

Are those screen-free compact cameras actually any good?
By James Artaius published
OPINION Screen-free compact cameras like the Camp Snap and Flashback are hugely popular. But are they really any good, or just a gimmick?

If David Bailey doesn't even care what camera he is using, you really don’t need that medium format or full frame camera!
By Gavin Stoker published
Opinion If we’re consistently told that a large sensor camera is what we need to be considered a ‘serious’ snapper, then that’s what we’ll aspire to. But I don’t believe great photography is really all about expensive gear

I've used hundreds of camera bags – and the perfect camera bag simply does not exist!
By Gavin Stoker published
opinion Just when we think we’ve found an ideal match, life – and our camera and video gear – often has other plans…

America's retro movie theaters are disappearing. A photographer is on a 44-year, 50-state, 1,200+ theater mission to save them
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
Features Benita VanWinkle's 44-year documentary photography project has one request for America's iconic retro movie theaters: Please Remain Standing.

I love documenting my family in photographs – but I hate that, as 'designated photographer', I appear in almost none
By Gavin Stoker published
opinion Whoever the designated photographer in your family may be, it’s their curse to rarely be included in any visual record

Kodak’s Fling failed while Fujifilm’s QuickSnap conquered the world – but the first disposable camera actually dates back 160 years!
By David S Young published
Classic cameras The Fujifilm QuickSnap is now 40 years old, and the disposable camera boom isn’t stopping – but the history of the disposable camera is much older

In omitting a viewfinder, the Canon EOS R6 V camera misses the mark for me
By Gavin Stoker published
Opinion Canon’s latest camera joins the ranks of video-first models aimed squarely at the ‘creator economy’. But I reckon a lot of creators would still have appreciated the inclusion of a viewfinder

The world's first webcam was set up by caffeine-starved computer scientists to watch a coffee pot!
By Alan Palazon published
WORLD-FIRSTS We owe web cameras to a group of caffeine-starved computer scientists who just wanted to know if there was coffee in the pot without leaving their desks
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