
Hillary K. Grigonis
The US Editor of Digital Camera World, Hillary K. Grigonis has more than a decade of experience in journalism with a focus on photography and technology. Her work has appeared in Business Insider, Digital Trends, Pocket-lint, Rangefinder, The Phoblographer, and more.
A current Fujifilm and former Nikon shooter, her background in reviewing camera gear means she’s handled everything from cheap Instax to medium format mirrorless. Her camera bag includes a wide range of gear from a DJI drone to a newly added vintage film SLR.
On the weekends, she photographs portraits and weddings at Hillary K Photography. As a former photojournalist, her work favors a mix of documentary and posed styles. While she’s turned her passion for photography into a career, she still considers photowalks a break from work, while she also includes reading, hiking, kayaking, and camping among her most-loved hobbies.
Latest articles by Hillary K. Grigonis

E-ink digital photo frames are here, and as a photographer and avid Kindle reader, I'm intrigued by Aura Ink's cord-free, more analog look
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
FRAMES The Aura Ink uses e-ink technology to create a digital photo frame that's both cordless and made to better blend with printed photos

Normal is boring. This free disposable camera app is quickly becoming my favorite way to take photos on my phone
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION Huji Cam is a free disposable camera app that makes my photos feel straight out of the 1990s

Peak Design just went luxury minimalist – and its new leather camera strap actually costs the same as the trendy nylon Slide
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS Peak Design has unveiled a new strap series called Form that comes in both leather and rope styles

His grandfather was a photographer who lost his vision. Now, this biomedical engineer’s company is working to restore sight with camera glasses and an implant
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
RESEARCH Researchers have restored vision to AMD patients in a clinical trial using a retinal implant paired with specialty camera glasses

Tamron just packed a 25-200mm range, half macro, and even f/2.8 into a single travel zoom – and it's still cheaper than a typical 70-200mm!
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
news The new Tamron 25-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2 mixes a bright aperture, versatile zoom range, and half macro into a single lens

These online classes taught by photographers like Colby Brown and Scott Robert Lim are completely free
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
FREE Sony just stealth launched a bunch of free online photography and videography classes to help creators make the most out their gear

Are you enough of a camera nerd to put one on your toilet? The Kohler Dekoda wants to look in your loo to track your poo
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS The Kohler Health Dekoda is a smart device that decodes what's in your toilet bowl to track your gut health

AI is coming for LUTs. This free Lumix app can now use AI to create a LUT from any photo
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION The updated Lumix Labs app can now create a custom LUT from an inpsiration photo using AI

The Ricoh GR III may be discontinued, but the GR IIIx is not – and it’s far more affordable than the GR IV
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION With the price jump on the new Ricoh GR IV, the GR IIIx is both more affordable and better for portraits

I bought an old film camera for US$10 at a garage sale. It’s teaching me how to love photography again
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION A cheap retro film camera is teaching me that emotion is more powerful than perfection in photography

Apple wants to make the iPad Pro a portable production studio. The new iPad Pro M5 is made for multitasking
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
APPLE Apple has upgraded the iPad Pro with the new M5 chip for faster performance and multitasking

The new Apple MacBook Pro isn’t just built for faster AI. The M5 MacBook Pro has faster RAW imports and 4K video editing (and YES, there’s still an SD card slot!)
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
APPLE Apple talks a lot about AI with the new Apple MacBook Pro M5, but there are performance enhancements for photo and video editing, too

Buying a new camera won't rescue your photos if you don't understand these three photography lighting basics
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION Learning photography lighting basics made the biggest impact on my photography. Here's where to start

VSCO just launched an AI-powered remove tool – and it’s just the start of AI “built by and for photographers”
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
AI VSCO Studio is now using FLUX.1 in a new suite of AI tools, starting with a Remove tool

Is OM System the latest victim of tariff price hikes? The Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV, OM System TG-7, and several lenses jump up in price
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
TARIFFS Following rumors of a tariff-fueled price increase, the cost of several OM System products has increased in the US

This award-winning series took nearly seven years and 35,000 photographs to create. Alejandro Cegarra's series The Two Walls wins Leica Oskar Barnack Award
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
AWARDS Alejandro Cegarra's series The Two Walls was nominated by another photographer and selected by a jury for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award

Nano Banana has generated 5 billion images in two months. Now, it’s about to come to Google Photos…
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
AI Google says that Nano Banana is already responsible for 5 billion images as the AI gets ready to launch in Google Photos

The lowest ever price on the Panasonic Lumix S5 II makes it nearly as cheap as buying used – and it's my top choice for budget portraits and video
By Hillary K. Grigonis last updated
DEAL If I had to choose a full-frame camera for under $1,500 right now, the Panasonic Lumix S5 II would already be in my cart

DJI is still marked as a “Chinese military company” by the US Department of Defense. Now, the drone giant is appealing the court decision
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS DJI has filed an appeal after a District Court sided with the Department of Defense in keeping the drone maker on a federal blacklist

Fujifilm Instax Mini LiPlay+ review: This cheap digital compact camera spits out film (and takes selfies, too)
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
REVIEW The Fujifilm Instax Mini LiPlay+ is both a compact digital camera and an instant film printer in one

Instax just powered up! This Nintendo-Instax collab makes my '90s kid heart happy
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS This Super Mario-themed case makes instant film photos pop out of a question block

Fujifilm just launched a new cheap compact camera – but probably not the one you were hoping for
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
NEWS The Fujifilm Instax Mini LiPlay+ is a dual-format, dual-lens camera for the lo-fi digicam trend

Photographer, go touch grass! This one habit lifted me out of a creative rut
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
OPINION There may not always be grass involved, but giving my brain time to wander is key to my creative process
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