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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NEWS The top-trending used cameras at one retailer in Japan hint at trends for compact, capable cameras

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INTERVIEW In this exclusive interview, GoPro's Pablo Lema says that the Mission 1 Pro is the camera that fans have been asking for since 2018

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NEWS Fujifilm is now the third-largest camera maker in Japan, pushing Nikon down to fourth place

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TRENDS A new report from Japan shows that the camera industry is recovering, while video has "disappeared"

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TRENDS Canon has increased compact camera production multiple times, yet the PowerShot G7 X Mark III's viral status still makes it hard to find

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NEWS As smartphone cameras reach triple-digit megapixels, some are reaching for 5MP compact cameras with CCD sensors. This is why
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KICKSTARTER The SNYP Pocket Camera weighs less than a golf ball, but the camera's size isn't the only unusual feature

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NEWS For the first time, the Michigan DNR has successfully tracked the health of the gray wolf population for a full year using a series of trail cameras

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9/11 Across 6 days, more than 30 photographers will tell the story of photographing 9/11 ahead of the 25th anniversary

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TRENDS The Sony RX10 V was only around for one day in July, but it still made the top ten in Japan, proving the popularity of zoom

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LIGHTS The Harlowe Max Spectra is an LED light built for color and special effects – and it doesn't lose power with color swaps

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TRENDS Spending seven months as the top camera, the Sony A7 V has taken the number one spot again – but what's interesting is the names not on that list

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OPINION Users across the internet are sharing photos snapped during the eclipse that look like...the Moon passing over another Moon?

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NEWS A US Court of Appeals has granted DJI a partial reversal in a legal battle over the Department of Defense's designation of DJI as a "military company"

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NEWS The Camp Snap 2 point-and-shoot camera now comes in a Y2K-inspired semi-transparent purple

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FUJIFILM Fujifilm's Fujikina photo festival is returning to the US for the second time with an October 2026 event in New York's Lower East Side

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PERSEIDS I'm a photographer in love with the stars – and I think these are some of the best Perseid shots yet

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OPINION There's a startling similarity across major camera brands' financial reports right now: The rising cost of memory thanks to AI

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HISTORY The first type of photography that took minutes rather than hours was a result of a painter who shut himself in a lab for nearly two years, only to discover the answer by accident

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NEWS From nesting storks to solar eclipses, some of the best news photos of the week illustrate the power of perspective
![This image features data from Webb’s MIRI (Mid Infrared Instrument) to capture the most detailed mid-infrared view yet of the field that hosts the highly evolved star IRS 3, which is located just 0.55 light-years from Sagittarius A*, the Milky Way galaxy's central supermassive black hole. An international team of astronomers have discovered that dust and water can form and survive surprisingly close to this supermassive black hole. The observations reveal that the evolved star IRS 3 continues to enrich its surroundings with newly formed material despite the intense radiation environment around Sagittarius A*. [Image description: A bright, densely populated star cluster lies near the centre of the image, surrounded by intricate clouds of glowing gas and dust in shades of red, pink, orange, and blue. Dark lanes of dust weave through the nebula, contrasting with the luminous central region. Countless stars are scattered across the field, with a few brighter foreground stars showing Webb's characteristic diffraction spikes. An irregular black region occupies the lower-right corner of the image, indicating an area where no observational data was available.]](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tt8NfHmVByjyrxNtYJE7m4-320-80.jpg)
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SPACE A new international study has discovered the presence of water and oxygen in a harsh region of space .55 light years from a black hole

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OPINION The Trump Administration will impose additional tariffs on drones, including a 25 percent tariff on lightweight drones

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INTERVIEW GoPro has been making Hero-series cameras since the very start, so what does the new Mission 1 line mean for the beloved Hero?

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NEWS The Insta360 X6 upgrades the popular 360 camera with larger sensors, AI-focused processors...and a mode designed to replace gimbal cams

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ECLIPSE The internet is drowning in solar eclipse photos that are so good, they don’t look real – but there’s a real photo trick behind these images
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