Latest articles by Hillary K. Grigonis
Westcott newest strobe packs 850 full-power flashes in a single charge and supports camera bursts at up to 50 fps in Freeze Mode
LIGHTING Wescott's FJ250 boasts a touchscreen, impressive battery life, and a 50 fps Freeze Mode
Think YouTube is just for content creators? This YouTube video now sits in an art museum (yes, really!)
YOUTUBE The first-ever YouTube video is now part of a display on the history of design at a London area art musuem
An artist and inventor created a compact camera that doesn’t take photos…unless there’s a dog in the frame
DOGS The creator behind Unnecessary Inventions has built a point-and-shoot camera...that only takes dog photos
Getty photographers captured more than six million images at the 2026 Winter Olympics. This photographer captured them with a PlayStation controller
OLYMPICS Photography meets gaming in these epic shots by Getty photographer Jared C. Tilton, above the ice at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Lensbaby is building a tiny pancake lens, with a twist – and it’s the “most requested lens of all time”
NEWS The Lensbaby Twist 28 is an upcoming pancake lens with twisty bokeh, made for mirrorless mounts
This wildlife photo was shot with an ultra-wide lens at f/16, but it beat out nearly 8,000 images for a prestigious award
AWARDS The winner of the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026 “almost chose itself by being so good,” judges remarked, as a photo of seal pups takes top honors
The compact camera trend isn’t going away anytime soon, but Japan's experts warn that mirrorless may decline. This is what CIPA is predicting for 2026
CIPA CIPA predicts that mirrorless camera shipments may decline in 2026, but compact cameras will continue to grow
I’ve wanted this retro camera feature to come to digital compacts for ages, but this is the last brand that I expected to make it happen!
CONCEPT CAMERA I've wanted a waist-level finder digital compact camera for a long time, I just never expected that such a camera would come from Canon
Watch actor Jeff Bridges unbox a retro film camera that hasn’t been made in more than 25 years. These are the first shots from the recreated Wideluxx
FILM SilverBridges shared the unboxing of the first Wideluxx panoramic film camera off the production line
7Artisan’s 40mm pancake wants to make your mirrorless feel more like a compact camera on the cheap – and yes, it's got autofocus!
LENS The 7Artisan AF 40mm f/2.5 Lite weighs just 3.2 ounces or 90g and retails for US$159
This lens doesn’t exist yet, but I’m predicting this upcoming optic will be killer for portraits. A new ultra-bright 85mm f/1.2 is launching in September 2026
CP+ The Sigma 85mm f/1.2 DG Art is coming this September – and if it's anything like Sigma's 50mm f/1.2, it's going to be good
DJI’s US drone fight isn’t over. Drone maker takes the FCC to court, calling the drone ban “substantially flawed”
DRONE BAN DJI has filed a lawsuit against the FCC, claiming that the US drone ban is unconstitutional
Empty timelines are daunting when video editing, so Adobe made an AI that creates an edited first draft from real camera footage
AI Adobe Firefly Quick Cut creates a first draft to jump-start video editing
This 4.8-star smartphone app helps photographers predict the shadows – and it even works around buildings and mountains
SCOUTING The sun planning app Sun Quest just meshed the sun's path with 3D mapping to predict shadows
The lens that sparked Sigma’s popular Art line has just been re-imagined. The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG II Art is a lighter, smaller take on the popular prime
LENS The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG II Art re-imagines the popular focal length with a lighter, smaller design
The new Sigma 15mm f/1.4 Contemporary is a lighter, more compact bright prime lens in E-Mount, X-Mount – and, YES, even Canon RF mount!
LENSES The new Sigma 15mm f/1.4 DC Contemporary is the lightest lens in the company's Contemporary series
Sigma just brought a photography favorite to cinema as the second part of Sigma’s first autofocus cinema zoom finally gets a launch date
CINEMA The previously promised Sigma AF Cine 28-105mm T3 will finally launch this spring
The best Photoshop alternatives in 2026
BUYING GUIDE Photoshop too expensive? These photo editors are a viable alternative
Is Pentax’s DSLR lineup shrinking? Rumors hint that this DSLR is discontinued
DSLRS US Retailer B&H has now marked the Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome as discontinued
A 24-year-old was given a “project to keep me from getting into trouble.” The result changed photography forever
HISTORY Steve Sasson created the first handheld digital camera when he was just 24. Now, the retired engineer is speaking in New York
Olympic photographers are using a 160-year-old technique to create art on ice, freezing ice skaters in ethereal photographs
OLYMPICS Multiple exposure photography is turning Olympic athletes into works of art
A photographer spotted this mystery Sony camera at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Is this disguised camera an early prototype?
NEWS A photographer spotted a mysterious Sony camera in a patterned skin often used to hide prototypes
The Supreme Court has turned down some Trump tariffs. What does that mean for camera prices?
TARIFFS A Supreme Court ruling will impact around half of the US tariffs, but what does that mean for camera prices in the US?
