Hillary K. Grigonis

Hillary K. Grigonis

US Editor

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

A film vending machine inside a pizza shop in Utah
Think film is dead? This quirky new vending machine says otherwise, spitting out film, disposable cameras, and even compact cameras instead of snacks

By Hillary K. Grigonis Last updated

NEWS A film lab in Utah has expanded...by putting film, disposable cameras, and even the Kodak Charmera inside a vending machine

NEWS
TOPSHOT - Beach goers rest on the beach of Moutchic on the shore of Lake Lacanau (Etang de Lacanau) in Lacanau , southwestern France on July 24, 2026, as clouds of smoke rise into the sky from the Gironde wildfire. The fire raging in the northern part of the Arcachon Basin in Gironde, southwest France, has swept through more than 3,400 hectares, according to the latest figures released by the prefecture. More than 20,000 residents and tourists have been evacuated from this part already devastated by flames in 2022. Scientists have long warned that climate change caused by human use of fossil fuels will make periods of drought more intense and longer-lasting, creating the ideal conditions for wildfires. (Photo by Maximilien LAMY / AFP via Getty Images)
I can’t stop looking at this astounding photograph of a “fire-breathing dragon of clouds” – and it was snapped with just a smartphone

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

OPINION I'm a professional photographer, and these are some of the best images that I've seen this week

OPINION
Fujifilm X-T5 hands-on
“The X-T5 has not been discontinued,” says Fujifilm, as anticipation for next-gen cameras fuels rumors

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

NEWS Fujifilm has debunked rumors about the discontinuation of the X-T5, as fans eagerly await the brand's next generation of mirrorless cameras

NEWS
Sony A7R VI camera body beside a Sony FE 20-70mm G lens in grass.
The Sony A7 V and A7R VI are so popular, Sony now has an even bigger chunk of the full-frame camera market – but that’s not even what's breaking records

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

SONY Sony says the A7 V and A7R VI are leading to a higher average sale price, while the brand's sensor division is breaking income records

SONY
The Aksen 17.5mmf/1.7 5–10x Ultra Macro APO, with the Aksen 45mm f/2.8 1–5x Ultra Macro APO in the background
The world’s first 5-10x macro lens is finally here – and Laowa’s wonderfully wacky new macro has already won awards

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

NEWS The Laowa Asken series brings massive macro magnification – at a surprising price

NEWS
Close-up of the Sony A7R VI lens mount and full-frame sensor on brick paving.
Sony makes 4 million image sensors a day at this plant in Japan. Production is still halted three days after an earthquake

By Hillary K. Grigonis Last updated

JAPAN Sony has confirmed that production has been halted after an earthquake near the company's largest image sensor hub

JAPAN
Tamron 35-100mm f/2.8 Di III VXD product image
Tamron doubled down on launches – and now leads the third-party lens market by a large percentage, despite a "shrinking digital camera market"

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

NEWS Tamron now has a 60% share in the third-party lens market, including lenses that Tamron manufactures for other brands, according to a recent report

NEWS
The Peak Design Field Bracket being used by a photographer
An L-Bracket is a simple photography accessory. Peak Design has proved it’s worth more than half a million for one that’s not so simple

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

KICKSTARTER Peak Design's 17th Kickstarter has already raised more than half a million US dollars for a modular L-bracket

KICKSTARTER
Whale shark swimming near to the surface of ocean underwater
This whale shark POV footage isn't just mesmerizing – it's disrupting what we know about the ocean's gentle giants

By Hillary K. Grigonis Last updated

NEWS A team of researchers attached camera tags to five whale sharks, collecting data that disrupts how scientists previously thought the gentle giants feed

NEWS
The Tamron 12-20mm f/2.8 photographed outdoors
Sony owns a key slice of Tamron shares. A report hints that Sony wants more

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

RUMORS An investigative report from Japan suggests that Sony has explored buying all the shares in lensmaker Tamron

RUMORS
The GoPro Mission 1 Pro with accessories
The GoPro Mission 1 just got two key accessories – and a free firmware update (And no, GoPro hasn’t forgotten about the mirrorless camera either)

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

GOPRO The new GoPro Volta 2 with 9 hours of battery life is now available, along with the Mission 1 Media Mod and new firmware

GOPRO
A person takes a selfie in the mirror with a Fujifilm Quicksnap disposable film camera
“Using analog adds an opportunity to stay present in the moment.” Gen Z brought back the disposable film camera. Fujifilm says the trend is just getting started

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

FILM Fujifilm says the disposable film trend isn't a short-term fad. I connected with a Fujifilm rep to talk about the disposable camera trend

FILM
SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 20 2026: A view of Honor's robot phone exhibited at the World AI Conference in Shanghai, China, Monday, July 20, 2026. The smart phone features a four-degree-of-freedom robotic gimbal, which enables 360-degree subject tracking and AI-powered cinematic camera movements. (Photo credit should read LONG WEI/ Feature China/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Honor’s upcoming Robot Phone looks like the DJI Osmo Pocket and a smartphone had a baby – and the first smartphone built with cinema giant Arri is prepping for launch

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

PHONES Honor has revealed more details about the upcoming Robot Phone – including key details like sensor size

PHONES
FXWPDB Kumamoto, Japan. 18th Apr, 2016. Sony's semiconductor factory stands at Kikuyo town in Kumamoto prefecture on Monday, April 18, 2016. The factory suspended their manufacturing after massive earthquakes attacked Japan's southern island of Kyushu. © Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO/Alamy Live News
Japan’s 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit a key region for camera sensor manufacturing as Sony, Fujifilm plants evacuate

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

JAPAN An earthquake in Japan has caused several image sensor manufacturing centers to evacuate, including Sony, Fujifilm, and TSMC

JAPAN
The GoPro Mission 1 Pro with the point-and-shoot grip at a splash park
The Mission 1 Pro is the best GoPro yet. It may not be enough as struggling action camera giant gets second stock market warning

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

NEWS GoPro could be removed from the stock market if shares don't recover, as the action camera giant faces potential bankruptcy

NEWS
Sony A7 V camera on a wooden surface
Released at No. 1, the Sony camera that “redefines the standard” is back on top in Japan, but a retro compact isn’t far behind

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

TRENDS Japan's Map Camera has two Sony cameras and a popular retro compact camera in the top three spots for June 2026

TRENDS
Canon EOS R6 Mark II side-by-side with the Canon EOS R6 Mark III
Amid record sales, Canon hasn’t written off the possibility of price increases as the AI memory crisis worsens

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

CANON Canon said the impact of increased memory costs may need to be offset "through price increases and additional cost reductions"

CANON
Xtra Muse 2 Pro against a pale background
The US ban on DJI was supposed to be about drones. The most popular vlogging cam – and its lookalike – has gotten caught in the crossfire

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

OPINION Pre-orders for the Xtra Muse and Muse 2 – a DJI Osmo Pocket 4 lookalike – have been pulled in the US amid the DJI ban

OPINION
Canon Powershot G7 X Mark III
Canon will increase compact camera production (again) – but the PowerShot isn't the only camera to blame for record sales

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

CANON The wait for a viral PowerShot is about to get shorter as Canon plans to increase production again amid record sales

CANON
A photo taken in 1861 of a color tartan-pattern ribbon tied in a bow
His neighbors “thought him mad to spend so many hours staring into a coffin.” James Clerk Maxwell wasn’t a photographer, but he created the world’s oldest color photo with an idea still used today

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

HISTORY Physicist James Clerk Maxwell wasn't a photographer, but he was obsessed with the science of color

HISTORY
Photos from the Red Bull Flying Bulls Douglas DC-6B flight shot using vintage cameras
This vintage Red Bull airplane hasn’t flown over the US since the 1950s – so an artist captured the flight with an equally vintage camera from a WWII bomber

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

NEWS When the Flying Bulls brought a 1958 airplane back to the US for the first time since it was built, the plane was photographed in midair using an equally retro camera

NEWS
the Shutter Camera Remote App held in a person's hand
Shutter+ packs in advanced tools that most native camera apps don’t offer – and now one app works across Sony, Canon and Fujifilm

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

NEWS Shutter+ has added a waveform monitor to its list of advanced features compatible with Sony, Canon, and Fujifilm cameras

NEWS
TOPSHOT - Firefighters monitor a wildfire in Le Porge, south-western France on July 22, 2026. A fast-moving wildfire has burned 900 hectares north of Arcachon Bay in southwestern France, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,000 residents and tourists. The blaze, described by firefighters as exceptionally intense, spread sixfold in less than three hours through dense pine forests and is now advancing toward Ares and Lege-Cap-Ferret. The area was previously devastated by major wildfires in 2022. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP via Getty Images)
Climate change is invisible. These powerful photographs are anything but

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

Features The top news photographs this week prove the power of framing as photojournalists turned their lens towards wildfires, drought, and flooding

Features
A behind-the-scenes photo from creating what could be the world's largest cyanotype in Grand Rapids, Michigan
The world's largest cyanotype is so big, it took more than 100 people to create – but the hardest part is still ahead

By Hillary K. Grigonis Last updated

CYANOTYPE A group of artists in Michigan took over an entire bridge to create a cyanotype that could break the world record

CYANOTYPE
James Artaius using a Canon RF 20mm f/1.4L VCM on a Canon EOS R5
This Canon pro favorite shoots 45MP at 20 fps with 8K video – and the camera's price has never been lower!

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

CANON The Canon EOS R5 has dropped by $700 in the US, making it a $1,200 saving over the R5 Mark II

CANON
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