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April 16
- From 100MP shooters to tiny mirrorless, Japan’s list of best-selling cameras couldn’t be more opposite. These top ten cameras hint at three key photography trends
- Can creators finally get light that's both powerful and soft? The Profoto ProPanel 3x2 is a powerful LED panel dimmable down to 0.1 percent – and it already won an award
- DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Pro leaks in less than a day – shortest time in the limelight ever for the new gimbal camera?
- These unusual lens rumors hint at what Canon RF shooters are craving: More third-party, full-frame autofocus lenses
- Fujifilm just supersized an Instax camera to build a photo booth. Meet the Instax Spot
- Affinity photo editor gets “seamless” Capture One and DaVinci Resolve integration; should Adobe be worried?
- One-eyed DJI Osmo Pocket 4 pocket gimbal camera arrives – is this the change we were hoping for?
- Vivo's new flagship is less of a smartphone and more of a complete pocket-sized camera system!
- DZOfilm Arcana is a sub-700g anamorphic cine lens series built for modern filmmakers
- A rare jaguar was spotted in Honduras for the first time in a decade, thanks to a remote camera trap
April 15
- Atomos expands into desktop monitors with new company acquisition
- A key detail was left out of the GoPro Mission 1 launch – and the answer is likely coming in just a few days. What is the GoPro Mission 1 Pro price?
- Watch Lionel Messi accidentally smash a photographer’s lens hood to smithereens with a stinging shot on goal
- The HoverAir Aqua can land on a lake and take right off again. The first waterproof drone finally has a shipping date
- "Luna Ultra" has nothing to do with Artemis 3 – but it might be a worry for DJI's Osmo Pocket 4...
- “The splashdown of a lifetime.” Viral video reveals how photographers captured the Artemis II splashdown in the middle of the ocean
- Voigtländer launches ultra-compact Apo-Skopar 75mm F2.8 VM for full-frame Leica M-mount cameras
- Japan’s bestselling mirrorless camera isn’t showing signs of slowing down – and one retailer says "many" photographers are switching from other brands
- This clip of an astronaut chasing a memory card in space is hilarious… but it also makes me think seriously about storage
- No, it's not a crayon; it's SanDisk's latest novelty USB flash drive!
- Learning color grading is a major challenge. Adobe has hit the reset button with an all-new Color Mode that’s the “largest release in Premiere history”
- Canon’s cinema cameras are about to get a key firmware refresh. Gimbal dials and buttons will soon be able to control some Canon EOS models
- Inspired by Netflix tech, creatives can now share photos and videos without the wait thanks to Frame.io’s new Desktop app
- Canon’s new camera and lens can see from miles away – even in the dark – but you probably won’t buy it
- "90% has now become mirrorless," says Canon, the world's biggest seller of DSLR cameras
- This Insta360 grip makes your 360 camera feel like a point-and-shoot compact – and it’s kind of genius
- In brutal -22°C winds, this photographer captured a stunning Arctic fox portrait using Canon's pro full-frame DSLR
- Thomas Riedel’s ARRI takeover brings camera, lighting, and live production closer together
- I have both a mirrorless and a GoPro, but the new GoPro 1 Mission Pro ILS is unlike any other camera that I’ve seen. Interchangeable lenses have arrived on a still tiny GoPro, but unbelievably there's no autofocus!
- No stylist, no lighting rig… but passport photos make some of the best celebrity pictures. This new book helps me understand why with its mugshots of Joan Collins, Mick Jagger, Mohammad Ali and more
April 14
- ProGrade Digital announces it's about to increase memory card prices AGAIN
- Study shows 83% of photographers use AI – has the technology already become an integral part of photography?
- DJI confirms Lito drone – and something else – as it drops official teasers
- Hubble captures images of an “ethereal” spiral galaxy located 380 million light-years from Earth
- A new wide-aperture full-frame lens is coming. Viltrox teases its first wide aperture autofocus APO lens – I'm predicting it's a nifty fifty
- Big Luminar Neo update supercharges portrait retouching and adds next-gen bokeh tool
- Canon's next PowerShot compact cameras may finally put photography first again – even with smaller sensors. Here's why
- Leica launches special limited-edition "Chicago Edition 17" rangefinder camera, celebrating its first Illinois store – and it's expected to sell out in no time
- GoPro Mission 1 series crams a one-inch sensor into the smallest 8K open gate cameras yet – including GoPro’s first-ever mirrorless camera!
- GoPro Mission camera explodes onto the scene – but where does that leave the classic GoPro Hero after 13 generations?
- Apple plans to out-cool Ray-Ban and out-tech Meta with new camera glasses with four new designs
- Photo editing grabs headlines, but DaVinci Resolve’s big AI and VR upgrades will matter most to its core video users
- Really bad at photography? It's your time to shine with this once-in-a-lifetime $50,000 Icelandic photo opportunity!
April 13
- Get the big picture for a small price with TTArtisan's latest fisheye lens
- 13 camera traps, 6.5 years, and 1 rare clouded leopard: Photography once again helps wildlife conservation as researchers set a record for the longest a single animal has been studied
- This macro photographer uses a technique you need to try – 32 images later, he revealed extraordinary hidden detail now recognized in prestigious close-up photo challenge
- The color grading tool used by Hollywood now supports still photos – and it’s free. DaVinci Resolve 21 works with both photos and videos
- The Artemis II mission isn’t just science. Viral photos and videos from the Moon mission are proof of the power of a photograph
- I’m a pro portrait photographer who still uses the Fujifilm X-T4. This is what I want to see in the X-T6
- This 'unreal' image was shot in-camera using a complex dual focal-length long-exposure technique – using a 13-year-old DSLR in complete darkness
- Social media is rife with rumors of new Panasonic cameras. But as a camera expert, I think these Lumix 25th anniversary rumors smell fishy – this is what I think is coming instead
- Rebels & icons: why Janette Beckman didn't wait for permission to photograph music history
- Brace yourselves: Multiple major camera launches are coming before the end of April, with two key brands already confirmed
April 12
- A new image sensor's in town, and it's about to revolutionize the dash cam market
- "Ice acting as a window into death:" This tragic image of a duck frozen beneath ice in Norway was captured on a Hasselblad film camera
- A love letter to the contact sheet, and what 5,700 of them reveal about one of photography's most essential names
- Two frames are better than one: this new show demonstrates what the diptych can do for your photography
April 11
- "We've all shirked in the office, but risking getting fired by turning your CEO into a meme is wild"
- This award-winning, upside-down photo of a color-changing spider ambushing a bee relied on an unusual camera feature: A tilting LCD screen
- Your archived photos may be slowly disappearing – but Lexar wants to do something about it
- Most viral photography trends are short-lived, but I finally found one that could actually make you a better photographer: Color hunting
- A zebra that ran to the end: why Peter Beard’s unflinching photography of African wildlife still haunts us 60 years on
April 10
- The new TTArtisan AF 17mm f/1.8 Air is a lightweight prime that still uses an all-metal body
- Incredible image of hyena carrying a zebra's head triumphs in world's largest close-up photography competition as the 'hunter' locks eyes with the lens...
- Could this ingenious smartphone accessory spell the end of bad selfies? Insta360 Snap puts your mobile's front cameras to work at last
- Adobe is building an AI that can adjust videos as they are being generated, giving users drag-and-drop tools to move objects and even the “camera”
- Viltrox confirms new lenses are coming this month – but as a photographer, I've spotted several key hints in the teaser
- One Moon, 32 cameras, 10,000 photos – as a photographer, I’m awed by the Artemis II photo album. These are the best ones so far
- These two compact cameras are quite different – yet both have been Japan's most popular budget models for months
- Ultra-high resolution compact cameras by Canon probably won't happen – at least for now
- Viral photos being used to claim Artemis II footage is fake are actually AI fakes themselves. Oh, the irony!
- Light pollution has increased by 16 percent in less than a decade, but study reveals there's good and bad news for astrophotographers
April 9
- Zeiss Conquest Apia 65 strips away the bulk – but does less give this compact spotting scope more?
- DJI Pocket 4 camera launch confirmed for April 16 – but the teaser raises one big question
- Will Canon release its first "big white" RF lenses with built-in teleconverters? And who will actually be able to afford them?
- OM System’s new infared mirrorless camera can see what human eyes can’t. The OM-1 Mark II IR just launched in Japan for use in research and industry
- Legendary wildlife cameraman and photographer Doug Allan dies while trekking in Nepal aged 74
- Zed Nelson photographs shock us all into seeing just how twisted our bond with nature has become
- From a polar bear on a dead whale to socializing with a robot, these World Press Photo award winners create “urgent portrait of our world today”
- A Fujifilm X-T5 camera is chilling out in hand-made housing on top of the Swiss Alps, beaming mountain conditions to visitors
April 8
- Two new Chinese brands are rumored to announce AF zoom lenses. What does the growing third-party lens trend mean for photography?
- Yes, Artemis II astronauts are using a decade old DSLR, but the GoPros attached to Orion are even older. These Artemis II images were shot with a 2014 action camera
- Could a cult-favorite DSLR flagship be discontinued soon? The signs aren't good as retailers in Japan discontinue one Pentax K-1 Mark II kit
- The new Nikon Z50 II firmware takes inspiration from the Zf, Z9 updates – and a full-frame kit lens gets a bug fix too
- Action camera giant GoPro will cut 23 percent of its staff. GoPro announces restructuring plan ahead of a major camera launch
- 4-year-old beginner camera ahead of Sony A7 V AGAIN in Japan's best-selling charts – but another Canon steals the spotlight
- Is composition still king in the internet era? I’m sorry to say, but the average viewer probably cares more about the final edit than photographic composition
- NASA chose an old DSLR as its primary Artemis II camera - here's why
- The AI boom is making your memory cards more expensive – and Lexar doesn't bank on that changing any time soon
- From gold mine to auction house: what Sebastiao Salgado's latest print sale teaches us about making photos that really matter
- Is Canon working on more compact, quiet focus prime lenses? A new patent hints at compact, quiet primes
April 7
- These mind-bending photos from Artemis II show what a solar eclipse looks like from the dark side of the moon
- Canon's RF-S zooms for crop sensors all have variable apertures. Rumors hint that could change with an f/4 prosumer zoom
- This Artemis II photograph is only hours old, but I predict it’s going to be legendary. Artemis II recreates iconic 1968 space photo with Earthset
- DJI Lito drone leak sparks confusion – is this a Mini replacement or something new?
- Polaroid’s newest photo printer returns to the iconic square format – and the new Hi-Print 3x3 now even doubles as a photo frame!
- "My favorite moonshot picture? It's the one that looks like it's taken with a drone, of course" – shot from surprisingly close to the Artemis II rocket by NASA's official Cessna...
- The trendiest compact camera that you can actually buy is this point-and-shoot, according to one retailer in Japan
- Lexar confirms that CFexpress cards run hotter than SD cards in cameras – and says it's an industry-wide challenge
April 6
- The Fujifilm XC 13-33mm f/3.5-6.3 OIS just got a key firmware fix to fix blur
- Artemis II astronauts have 32 cameras aboard. But recreating one of the most famous space photos of all time will still be a challenge
- The Sony A7 V is No. 1 again – but Japan’s best-selling mirrorless cameras right now hint at another trend
- Canon Japan has now marked this classic white telephoto lens as discontinued, as DSLR lens numbers continue to dwindle
- I used to believe a good photograph had to be technically perfect – sharp focus, balanced exposure, no blur, no grain, and no flare. I chased technical perfection because it felt safe. I now realize the images I remember broke these rules
- I shot with a color compact camera in one hand and a black-and-white in the other. This is what I captured with the Ricoh GR IV HDF and GR IV Monochrome
- Haunting Titanic tribute made of 950 drones sails through Belfast harbor – but it was kept secret from the public
April 5
- Forget frames per second – this WW1 photographer captured galloping horses using a glass plate camera that took 3 frames PER MINUTE!
- All about women: AAP Magazine's 55th issue puts female photographic vision front and centre
- Is MFT the wildlife photographer’s cheat code? Is VR the next imaging frontier? Supercharge your street photos. It's the new Bokeh Face podcast!
- Black-and-white photography is a creative choice, not a backup plan! We need to change our mindset and treat monochrome with the respect it deserves
April 4
- These astonishing American Civil War photos are 160 years old – but some of them feel surprisingly contemporary
- Whenever I take my camera somewhere, I follow one rule – and here's why this will improve your photography too
- "For me, there's nothing more exciting than photographing a lion that has never been photographed before!"
- This accessory lets you mount Lego figures on top of your camera and I want one!
April 3
- The first photos of Earth from Artemis II are going viral, but look closer, or you’ll miss the best part. As an astrophotographer, I'm geeking out over this photo
- A third-party lens brand is teasing a new bright 11mm that sees 180 degrees. Could this new lens be an astrophotography contender?
- Yes, there are GoPros strapped to Orion. From smartphones to DSLRs, could Artemis II become one of the most photographed space flights in history?
- This gadget looks and loads like film, but it actually converts 35mm cameras to digital. The I’m Back APS-C Roll gives retro cameras a 26MP digital re-birth
- Someone bought this photo at a yard sale: it could now be worth $1 million!
- This US$99 compact camera promises to be a big hit in Japan – and it takes on Kodak's best-selling favorite
April 2
- I've spotted two new Sony A7R VI rumors. One, I believe, but the other? I'm skeptical
- The Lensbaby Twist 28 creates twisty bokeh in multiple camera mounts – and the special effects pancake lens only weighs as much as a baseball
- An optics expert is now the head of Nikon as the imaging giant shifts executives
- Nikon is selling off the robotic camera company it bought up in 2016 after it “reconsidered its business portfolio”
- The latest Nikon firmware updates tweak how two mirrorless cameras handle aperture settings before going to sleep
- The camera slowdown has started. Camera shipments drop in the latest numbers from Japan, but compact cameras and mirrorless aren’t to blame
- Confirmed! The price drop on the Fujifilm X Half isn't a temporary sale price as the retro compact camera comes in at a new, lower list price
- Insta360 X6 leak hints at imminent launch – could the updated camera fix the X5’s biggest weakness?
- These underwater images of a rare sea creature, deep in the Antarctic, could be a world first and they were captured with a less-than-ideal lens
- Gen Z says "WTF" as it struggles with webcam woes and meeting tech fails, new survey finds
- World's biggest food photography competition reveals mouth-watering images – but it's not just about taste!
April 1
- I call BS on an 80MP A7R VI if this newly-rumored 67MP Sony partially-stacked sensor is true
- OM System is no longer owned by a holdings company as CEO takes over ownership. What does that mean for photographers?
- Photographers traded in 'bulky' DSLRs for mirrorless, but now some mirrorless bodies feel just as bulky
- There’s a key problem with viral photo locations, and this cherry blossom photo illustrates that problem perfectly!
- It started with compact cameras, then launched the world's first-ever mirrorless. The game-changing camera brand has plans, now celebrating its 25-year jubilee
- This polarizer-diffusion combo filter is made for photographers who want the film look without sacrificing digital contrast
- This photograph is nearly 110 years old, but it still creates a knot in my stomach. Tense WWI photo proves that the key to a good image is the emotional reaction it creates
- This popular mirrorless camera is now discontinued after 6 years of budget-friendly high-resolution performance
- Fujifilm's amazing medium-format compact camera gets new firmware – but don't get too excited
- These two cameras have topped US bestseller charts AGAIN, but they are actually total opposites
- Car photography without the stress! Allen's new suction mount lets you know if your camera isn't actually safely secured
- Memory card prices are bad enough, but this camera brand “cannot rule out the possibility” of camera price increases amid the AI memory crisis
- Winner of Istanbul Photo Awards is a painful reminder of photojournalism’s role in documenting humanity’s darker moments