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.
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REVIEW The Polaroid Mod puts four photography tricks into simple creative modes, creating an analog camera built for experimenting

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

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

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

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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.”

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

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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

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

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KEYCHAIN Yashica's keychain camera just got four new designs as the company aims to make a tiny collectable camera that's cheap enough to swap out with your mood

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OPINION Multiple media outlets have been banned from the White House. A judge has blocked the ban, but reporters say they were still denied entrance

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KIDS The Photo Creator Instant Color is a kid-friendly hybrid digital-instant camera built to keep the cost of refills down

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NEWS Adobe has now completed the acquisition of Topaz Labs – here's what that means for Adobe users and what's happening to Topaz Labs apps

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RUMORS Rumors are circulating that the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV"s days could be numbered in the wake of the OM System PEN

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PATENT A newly published patent from Canon details a camera with two sensors to build an anti-AI certificate of authenticity and adjust the focus after the photo is taken

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VIDEO Nearly one year after launching for iPhone, Adobe Premiere is now available on Android devices

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KICKSTARTER The WLV-01 is a 3D-printed modular digital camera with swappable sensors, mounts, and viewfinders

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OPINION The Canon EOS R8 Mark II isn't the "retro camera" that I was expecting, but I still love the camera's ergonomics

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TRENDS For 15 years, Fujifilm has been prioritizing the experience of using a camera. That strategy is paying off, according to the latest numbers from Japan

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OPINION I grabbed a compact camera that's two decades old when packing for a camping trip, complete with a 6MP CCD sensor, a soft 4x zoom lens – and an emotional punch

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HISTORY On this day in history, one of photography’s early pioneers discovered an essential step in analog photography that allowed photographs to be taken in seconds, rather than minutes

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PATENT Canon has filed a patent for a design that builds fingerprint sensors right into the grip of a mirrorless camera

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RETRO The original Olympus PEN was designed to be as simple to use as a pen. But how muchh does that translate into the new OM System PEN?
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