Hillary K. Grigonis

OPINION Some lists put photography among the growing trend of "granny hobbies." But is photography REALLY a granny hobby?

INTERVIEW Jada and David built a custom wormhole set into the back of a truck, mixing a made-up world with reality in a 30+ day creative journey from coast to coast

WATCH An octopus stole a 360 camera, shooting humorous footage perfectly framed by eight tentacles in the process

TRENDS A new report suggests that gimbal cameras have exploded in popularity, selling 2.8 million in just three months, as DJI reaches a record high

FIRMWARE The Fujifilm X Half has a new filter designed to mimic the glow from softer film lenses

COMPACT CAMERA The Portal AFN7 is a screen-free, splash-proof camera that works with binoculars for added zoom – and it uses Kodak-inspired presets

SHARKS Researchers with National Geographic have captured footage that proves an endangered shark also visits Samoan waters

SCIENCE Researchers shot butterflies taking off in super slo-mo and found the patterned wings may actually be an optical illusion to make predators miss

NEWS After a “surge in material costs,” Fujifilm has increased the price of several cameras in Japan

KICKSTARTER The Await Camera is a compact digital shooter built for screen fatigue designed to bring more film-like magic, including sending physical prints in the mail

RETRO A recent report suggests that a majority of those between the ages of 13 and 39 use at least one form of retro tech

LENS The Brightin Star MF 50mm f/2 Tri-Sight has a slider to control bokeh, plus disc inserts

AI Adobe added a new Nano Banana-powered tool that re-generates images in the September 2026 Lightroom updates

TRENDS Japanese retailer Yodobashi's list of best-selling cameras has a fresh mirrorless camera surprisingly in first place, but that's followed by a three-year-old design

TEASER Fotorgear is teasing an upcoming compact camera called the Campix that uses a waist-level viewfinder, film wind dial, and film simulations

OPINION The Polaroid Mod is an analog camera built for experimenting by putting four camera tricks right into a simple mode dial

WATCH Watch how an architecture student built a digital camera using everyday household objects

BOOKS Ahead of his final book – and 91st birthday – Don McCullin recounts stories of working as a war photographer through decades of global conflict

TURTLES A photo analysis shows that at least two different sea turtles have built nests on California beaches, the “first-ever recorded natural nesting for any sea turtle species on the US West Coast.”

PHOTOJOURNALISM A news photograph coming from Ukraine this week illustrates the power of using shutter speed as a storytelling tool

FILTERS PolarPro has launched a trio of filters that add in graduated color at the edges for an old-school psychedelic look to your photos

OPINION The megapixel race has been going on for over two decades. But some of the most viral cameras abandon mega megapixels for something else entirely

KICKSTARTER FernSnap is a smart camera and a grow light in one, purpose-built to shoot time-lapses of houseplant growth