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- July 16
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- I talked s*** about drone photography, but this breathtaking award-winning aerial composition has converted me
- Nan Goldin has spent 50 years photographing people. But her new film work turns away from them entirely, to focus on nature and animals
- "World's smallest and lightest full-frame mirrorless camera" with viewfinder is Japan's No.1 bestseller
- Voigtländer’s new APO-Lanthar 90mm f/4 lens brings close focusing to Leica M-mount cameras
- July 15
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- These wildlife photographers broke the rules, and letting them off sets a dangerous precedent for animal welfare – but do you agree?
- The US Copyright Office could drastically increase fees for photographers this fall – but a subscription option isn’t yet off the table
- This US$35 pocketable film camera looks disposable, but it’s actually recycled, reloadable, and cuts film costs in half!
- From Japanese parks to German playgrounds, Kerstin Weiser uses harsh flash lighting and color-matched costumes to fuse humans with concrete structures
- How Christopher Nolan made a 300-pound IMAX camera disappear when making The Odyssey
- “Best-looking Instax camera” gets retro silver glow-up. Instant cameras have never looked so cool!
- Tamron has axed a long-standing tradition with a new lightweight 12-20mm f/2.8 for E-Mount and Z-Mount – and I couldn’t be more excited about it
- July 14
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- I wrote off the digicam as a temporary trend, but three years later, "crappy cameras" have only become more popular
- Using magnets, Wandrd’s new camera strap system switches from wrist to your neck with just one hand
- Even DJI camera lookalikes are under threat in the US, as the FCC investigates several companies over borrowed tech
- Award-winning photographers all started somewhere – these are the 10 photo contests to enter this July
- This Canon mirrorless camera is so popular that both of its older versions are all in the top three used cameras in Japan right now
- Think you look cool with a camera in hand? Nobody’s as cool as this NASA photographer riding in an F-18 jet!
- This contrasting scene of a countryside picnic on an urban rooftop won a major photography award – and now it’s your chance
- Huawei is bringing its variable aperture flagship camera phone to Europe
- Retro Nikon Zf mirrorless camera tops used sales charts for the first time in over a year, beating out trendy Fujifilm
- July 13
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- In an industry first, Insta360 opens up its designs so you can 3D print your own accessories – and I think every camera company should follow
- Forget "Hand of God" is this football's "Camera of God"? Why a cable-suspended camera is being blamed by Norway for its World Cup defeat
- I can’t stop hearing “AI is inevitable” – but Instagram’s rapid removal of a controversial AI tool is proof that human voices still have power
- "Digital sucks": I think all photographers should watch Olivia Wilde’s tour of Kodak’s New York film lab
- Nikon Zf & Zfc owners will love SG-image's new retro-styled prime lens
- This tiny pancake lens only weighs as much as a tennis ball – and borrows a feature from point-and-shoots that means you'll never lose another lens cap
- Cult compact cameras make up 40% of Japan's Top 10 sales chart as Sony's newest flagship fails to get to No.1
- World's first 8TB SD and 4TB microSD cards are coming soon!
- When Oliver Klink photographed rural Europe's disappearing communities, many of them looked straight down the lens. Some might see that as a problem for documentary work, but I'd argue it's actually a sign of success
- A goat versus Gaza: Leica's award shortlist highlights one of the biggest challenges in photography contests
- July 12
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- BenQ's latest monitor for photographers boasts incredible color space coverage
- I've honestly never seen a photo like this: How one aerial photographer turned a fishing scene into a work of fine art
- Panasonic might be working on an L mount macro lens with a collapsible barrel
- 4 hours of searching led to this spectacular Milky Way cave photo – "I'm always drawn to locations that feel unique and relatively undiscovered"
- "I started by just picking up a camera and not knowing what I was doing… I've sort of blagged it this far and now I guess I've legitimized myself finally"
- This photo masters light, melding narrative and composition to win an award – and it was shot with an iPhone
- Nikon launches ingenious Nikon Zf bottle holder among other camera-related swag – but they're only available in Japan
- July 11
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- These pigeon cameras could help create smarter drone cameras, say researchers
- Darren Almond photographed the world's most famous landscapes at night for 25 years – but they look like they were shot in broad daylight, thanks to this simple exposure trick
- "The magic happened… all it took was the right click" – Andean condors reign supreme in Patagonia Photo Contest
- Canon still sells 600,000 DSLR cameras a year! "As long as there are still customers, we would like to continue to offer our products"
- July 10
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- Your Digital Camera 310 download
- A viral photo on the subway. A striking aerial view. The top 5 news photos of the week prove the power of contrast in photojournalism
- The aerial image of the year looks almost unreal – "I prioritize capturing the 'money shot' in-camera," says award-winning photographer
- 30 years later, the design of this trendy compact camera has hardly changed. Can you spot the difference on the latest version of the Ricoh GR IV?
- This volcanic eruption image looks like it was shot on a pro camera – but it wasn't, and it just won the top prize at the iPhone Photography Awards
- Trends make film photography feel expensive, but this popular Kodak film stock is actually priced better than it was in the 1990s
- Bokeh Face: Is the Lumix L10 a proper alternative to the X100VI? Plus, the impact of gimbal cameras and what you need to know about budget lenses
- "This discovery shows why exploration still matters" – Scientists film alien-esque spookfish in the wild for the first time ever
- Just 12 days after launch, this compact camera storms to #1 in Japan – with a "fantastic Leica zoom and excellent in-camera LUTs"
- Sayuri Ichida spent years photographing her sister after their mother died. Then she refused to let a computer anywhere near the results, hand-printing every image using a 150-year-old etching process instead
- These three camera brands have yet to announce a major camera in 2026 – but I suspect there’s a good reason why
- Sirui’s new cine lenses ship with FOUR different lens mounts in the same box to simplify the life of freelance camera operators
- July 9
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- Instagram’s controversial AI won’t just copy your face – Meta Muse Image imitates photography styles too
- Sony users: now you can control your Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD lens remotely thanks to latest firmware
- Arri just gave live broadcasts the Hollywood slow-motion treatment with its latest Xtreme camera
- GoPro, at risk of bankruptcy, is getting a $20 million loan from its founder and inventor as the process for potential sale “continues to progress”
- Sony has brought its every-genre camera back from the dead. The Sony RX10 V isn’t a compact camera, but its fixed lens covers everything from macro to telephoto
- Nikon announced, then un-announced, a weird new Nikon Z6 III camera. This is why
- Patagonia Photo Contest celebrates breathtaking landscapes and wildlife – while exposing conservation concerns
- A new multi-mount 85mm f/1.2 lens is coming from Meike – but one key detail has yet to be decided
- Fujifilm reveals its widest-ever zoom for its GFX camera system
- July 8
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- Sorry, drones – Beni is a cute camera on wheels, and the quirky little robot can even climb stairs (even if it can't fly)
- Ikea photographs household items to create ingenious representation of World Cup nations’ flags
- Should Canon be worried? The Sony FX5 is launching this month with 5K open gate, triple-base ISO and AI autofocus
- Amazon’s best-selling cameras right now aren’t at all what I expected, but as a parent and pro photographer, I 100% agree
- Astronomers perplexed by new James Webb Space Telescope photos unveiling secrets of a galaxy 11 million light-years away
- In a rural French town, they cherish cows in an annual festival – and this photographer documented it beautifully
- July 7
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- New Nikon Z50II firmware puts more creative control in filmmakers' hands when recording in shutter priority
- After winning 800+ international awards, this drone photographer claims another major photography prize – "I am committed to ethical practices that preserve the integrity of the photograph," he says
- Iconic pre-digital British pop culture photographer Trevor Key gets posthumous book published by Sigma
- Apple is reportedly making 10 million folding iPhones – but that's just one of five new phones in a massive iPhone 18 lineup, even as other firms retreat
- The Sony A7 V is no longer king as 66.8MP monster jumps to the top of sales charts in the US, followed by the unstoppable viral Kodak Charmera
- A popular compact camera has jumped in list price. But trends aren’t entirely to blame for the new Ricoh GR IV prices
- A 228g cult compact camera tops major Japanese used camera market – while 750g DSLRs still hold strong
- WWF uses trail cameras to shed new light on the world’s most elusive big cat - the ‘Ghost of the Mountain’
- Doomed Nikon DL to make stunning comeback following 1-inch premium compact camera rumor?
- July 6
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- Timing fireworks photos is hard enough, but this sports photographer managed to get fireworks and lightning in one shot
- Just released and already the No.1 camera lens in Japan – a telephoto lens unlike anything before
- Camera sales have dropped for the second time in 2026, but the latest numbers from Japan even show a decline in this trending category
- If this rumor is true, I’m insanely jealous of Sony’s highly anticipated full-frame camera
- Why use huge space telescopes for astronomy when you can blast an astronaut with a Nikon into space – new research paper suggests
- Indigenous midwifery photo series takes prestigious women’s photojournalism crown
- “Moments like these never get old up here”: astronaut captures mesmerizing image of the aurora from aboard ISS with Nikon flagship camera
- This compact camera has stayed popular for 8 years – and its updated version tops Japan's sales charts despite changing very little
- Considering a Nikon D600 camera? Then be aware of this shutter flaw that could spoil your images before you buy
- Is this rare camera classy or trashy? It's gold-plated and covered in lizard skin – and could fetch as much as US$6,500
- July 5
- July 4
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- This is your chance to be published as an "excellent" photojournalist: The Tom Stoddart Awards returns for 2026
- Taken in 1839, this is the oldest surviving American photo – but it wasn’t taken with a camera
- The world is turning beige, but this street photographer fought back, spending 15 years hunting down Britain's brightest, boldest spots for his new photobook – and the results are sublime!
- This award-winning drone photo juxtaposes the small scale of humans against our “massive impact” on the environment
- July 3
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- Denied World Cup accreditation, sports photographer captures games on television – but not everyone is a fan
- Sony is bringing its RX10 bridge camera back from the dead! New monster-zoom Cyber-shot compact camera launches today!
- Nikon has sneak-launched a new mirrorless camera – but as much as I love the Z6 III, I’d warn you not to buy the new one
- “For a place that struggles with drugs, violence, exile and the heat. A haven is a special place.” Photographer documents boxing club that gives struggling community “a sense of place”
- July 2
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- This is the perfect memory card for Independence Day
- She was Kodak's "Turn Around" girl before she ever picked up a camera. Now Judy Glickman Lauder's collection of Dorothea Lange, Gordon Parks, Diane Arbus & Nan Goldin photos is going on tour, and there's a lot photographers can learn from it
- Fireworks aren’t the only thing to photograph in the night sky this weekend – sun flares increase the odds of spotting the northern lights
- Canon's budget telephoto lens tops Japan's sales charts – but this third-party standard zoom is the bigger success story
- Hasselblad made “the finest stills camera ever” – and it just released the one feature photographers have been asking about for years
- Shot at 2 AM in broad daylight, this DSLR wildlife image wins its 5th photo award – "I spent several nights in the midnight sun with a small family of foxes here in Finnmark," says photographer
- 1100 drones detected, 400 drones seized. Does the FIFA World Cup really have a serious drone problem? ⚽️
- Fujifilm’s ultra-exclusive, designer GFX100RF received a firmware update – but does anyone here actually own one?
- These impressive space photos come with…sound? NASA has turned photographs of galaxies and nebulae into songs in a newly released collection
- July 1
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- ProGrade Digital's latest CFexpress Type A card can record 8K video without breaking a sweat
- "The MOST pistol grip ever" – Is this Luna camera accessory cool, or will it get you arrested?
- These compact cameras can handle what trendy point-and-shoots can't – here's why
- Trends revived the disposable film camera – but after 40 years, Fujifilm is finally offering this retro film type inside a disposable for the first time
- Benro launches new monopods, a three-legged base, and loads of bits and bobs
- Dreamy image of seahorse so rare it’s classified as “data deficient” shortlisted for nature photography award
- 100 finalists vie for AU$10,000 crown, as Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2026
