Latest articles by Hillary K. Grigonis
The Mission 1 Pro is the best GoPro yet. It may not be enough as struggling action camera giant gets second stock market warning
NEWS GoPro could be removed from the stock market if shares don't recover, as the action camera giant faces potential bankruptcy
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
TRENDS Japan's Map Camera has two Sony cameras and a popular retro compact camera in the top three spots for June 2026
Amid record sales, Canon hasn’t written off the possibility of price increases as the AI memory crisis worsens
CANON Canon said the impact of increased memory costs may need to be offset "through price increases and additional cost reductions"
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
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
Canon will increase compact camera production (again) – but the PowerShot isn't the only camera to blame for record sales
CANON The wait for a viral PowerShot is about to get shorter as Canon plans to increase production again amid record sales
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
HISTORY Physicist James Clerk Maxwell wasn't a photographer, but he was obsessed with the science of color
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
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
Shutter+ packs in advanced tools that most native camera apps don’t offer – and now one app works across Sony, Canon and Fujifilm
NEWS Shutter+ has added a waveform monitor to its list of advanced features compatible with Sony, Canon, and Fujifilm cameras
Climate change is invisible. These powerful photographs are anything but
Features The top news photographs this week prove the power of framing as photojournalists turned their lens towards wildfires, drought, and flooding
The world's largest cyanotype is so big, it took more than 100 people to create – but the hardest part is still ahead
CYANOTYPE A group of artists in Michigan took over an entire bridge to create a cyanotype that could break the world record
The iKairos is a wearable camera that promises “meaningful memories” that are all AI-generated!
WEARABLES The iKairos is an upcoming wearable tech that wants to create a journal of the day using generative AI
The Kodak craze is real. Kodak’s cheap digicams make up nearly half of Amazon’s top ten best-sellers – in both Japan and the US
About 40 percent of Amazon's top ten bestsellers for cameras are filled by cheap Kodak point-and-shoots
Smartphone makers are racing to cram in more AI. This US$299 phone goes in the opposite direction (and yes, there’s still a camera)
ANTI-AI The Light Flip is a minimalist flip phone with no AI, no social media, and no touchscreen – but there's still a 12MP camera and Y2K charm
DJI lookalikes could soon get an even harsher ban than DJI itself as FCC considers another key move in the US drone blacklist
NEWS The FCC is proposing a retroactive ban on nine companies accused of using tech from DJI and other brands on the Covered List
The compact camera trend is bleeding into mirrorless. Nine out of the top ten models in Japan are smaller crop-sensor bodies
TRENDS A majority of the best-selling mirrorless cameras on the BCN+R list from Japan are smaller crop sensor bodies
Kodak is about to get a fresh wave of new retro compact cameras – and one has a film simulation dial
KODAK The Kodak PixPro family will gain two new members this fall, including a retro camera with a 10x zoom and a waterproof camera with a tilt screen
The Canon PowerShot has gone viral – but the last stills-focused compact camera dates back to 2019. Will Canon finally unveil a new PowerShot before the end of 2026?
RUMORS Rumors are circulating that a new stills-focused Canon PowerShot could arrive this fall
Wildlife photographers' "obsession" with image quality could be detrimental to birding research, warn citizen scientists
NEWS The drive for better bird photos is actually contaminating valuable resources, researchers warn in the new era of AI photo editing
The most viral compact cameras aren’t anywhere to be found on the latest list of best-sellers from Japan. Instead, these point-and-shoots all have one thing in common
TRENDS The top compact cameras in Japan from the first half of the year are dominated by models like the Kodak PixPro C1 and the Fujifilm Instax Mini Evo
Sony is launching a new camera today – and we’re all invited along to watch!
Teaser Sony has released a teaser, making it clear that a new Sony cinema camera is coming on July 22. Here's how to watch
“The best camera accessories disappear into your workflow until you need them.” Today’s creators need to work both horizontally and vertically, so Peak Design is reinventing the classic L-Bracket
NEWS Peak Design’s newest photo accessory is a tool for fast tripod swaps, housing accessories, and even tracking a lost camera
"Birds are the great equalizer in wildlife photography." A flash of movement caught my eye. When I looked out my window, I grabbed my wildlife camera gear and started running
OPINION Bird photography is the wildlife genre that doesn't require living in an exotic location, and sometimes I don’t even have to search for them
“We’ve learned not to trust bright blobs in images.” This is one of the most photographed planetary systems, but a faint planet still played hide-and-seek in more than a decade's worth of photos
SPACE Researchers from NASA and the ESO have found a new exoplanet hidden inside one of the most photographed regions of the night sky
“It’s more important to click with people than to click the shutter.” The photographer behind one of history's most iconic photographs understood something that too many modern photographers do not
Quote of the Day Iconic photojournalist Alfred Eisenstaedt understood that people come before photographs
“Photographers are capable of making your jaw drop with moments that you don’t even notice” – This daring, first-of-its-kind NY photo festival gives AI the middle finger
NEW YORK A new photography festival is coming to NYC in an anti-AI show that gives artists a chance to reach new audiences in person
