Photography news
A daily round-up of photography news, gear and technique from leading photography publications, linking to the originals.
- PetaPixel13 Oct 2026Man is Reunited With Parents’ 1950s Wedding Photo Album After Search
A man in the U.K. has been reunited with his parents' wedding album from 1957 after it was found abandoned outside a city centre cafe and traced to his late parents by…
- PetaPixel12 Oct 2026Enhance Old, Low-Quality Footage and Photos: An All-in-One Workflow with VideoProc
As photographers and videographers, we all encounter images and footage that fall short of what we envisioned -- a noisy low-light shot, an older 1080p clip from a DSLR viewed on a…
- Fstoppers12 Oct 2026The Psychology of Hating Photos of Yourself, Explained by the Mirror Problem
You have felt it a hundred times. A friend snaps a candid, hands you the phone, and the person on the screen is a stranger who happens to be wearing your clothes.…
- PetaPixel12 Oct 2026How Getty’s Bankruptcy Affects Photographers: Payments, Contracts, and Next Steps
Today, Getty Images announced a restructuring agreement and said it plans to begin a prepackaged Chapter 11 process in the coming weeks. [Read More]
- PetaPixel12 Oct 2026Inside Chicago’s First Black-Owned Building Is Like Scenes from ‘The Shining’
“It was a very unique project, to be sure.” With these words, Barbara Karant, a Chicago-based photographer specializing in architecture and interior design, as well as an author and educator, summarizes her…
- Photography Life12 Oct 2026Photography News: Sigma and Tamron’s New Lenses
This week, I got so lost in my archives of photographs taken with various DSLRs that I nearly succumbed to nostalgia. I even started browsing used camera gear websites to see if…
- PetaPixel12 Oct 2026Even Photographers Who Preordered the OM System PEN Might Wait Until Next Spring To Get It
The OM System PEN is expected to begin shipping to customers this week, but per OM Digital Solutions (OMDS) in Japan, not everyone will be able to get their hands on it…
- PetaPixel12 Oct 2026Woman Claims Camera Repair Shop Stole Her Grandma’s Rolleiflex
A woman in Los Angeles has accused a camera repair store of stealing or tampering with her grandmother's Rolleiflex camera. [Read More]
- DIY Photography12 Oct 2026OM System PEN Arrives October 30, but Some Orders May Take Months
OM System confirms an October 30, 2026, PEN launch but warns that heavy preorders could push some camera and accessory deliveries to spring 2027 or later. The post OM System PEN Arrives…
- PetaPixel12 Oct 2026It’s a Real Shame the OnePlus 16 Is Launching Only in China
OnePlus may be dead in most of the world, including the United States and Europe, but that doesn't mean the company is done making interesting smartphones. In fact, quite the contrary: the…
- PetaPixel12 Oct 2026Getty Going Private as the Beleaguered Stock Photo Brand Files for Bankruptcy
Getty has announced that it has secured the necessary financing to take the company private. This comes after the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) suspended trading in its shares and started the…
- Fstoppers12 Oct 2026Feeling Stuck? Here's How to Jumpstart Your Creativity in Photography
Have you felt burned out? Stuck? Lacked motivation? Had a fear of failure or felt silly? I will discuss several approaches for creating opportunities for creativity to flourish. You never know, but…
- DIY Photography12 Oct 2026Yashica’s New Pocket Camera Wants to Steal Your Phone’s Job
YASHICA's new Crew compact camera pairs a retractable 6x optical zoom lens with a 180-degree flip screen for selfies, travel, and everyday photography. The post Yashica’s New Pocket Camera Wants to Steal…
- Fstoppers12 Oct 20267 Travel Items That Make Life on the Road Easier With a Camera
You stand at the baggage carousel for an hour, the belt stops, and your suitcase is nowhere in sight. When your camera, laptop, and a week of unbacked files are part of…
- Fstoppers12 Oct 2026Lighting Chrome Golf Clubs Is Harder Than It Looks
Polished golf clubs reflect everything around them, so a light that flatters one club can leave the one beside it flat and glaring. Shiny, curved metal is one of the hardest subjects…
- DIY Photography12 Oct 2026JWST Captures the Galaxy Behind the Most Distant Fast Radio Burst Yet
On 4 March 2024, the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa detected a brief flash of radio waves from deep space. The signal lasted milliseconds,... The post JWST Captures the Galaxy Behind…
- DIY Photography12 Oct 2026Pergear’s $69 10mm f/5.6 II Pancake Fisheye Is the Cheapest Ways to Go Ultra-Wide
Pergear has launched the updated 10mm f/5.6 II pancake fisheye lens for APS-C camera. At $69, it’s a fully metal, ultra-compact fisheye ideal to step... The post Pergear’s $69 10mm f/5.6 II…
- Fstoppers12 Oct 2026Is the Lumix S 20mm f/2.5 Worth $498 if You Already Own the 20-60mm?
Panasonic's new Lumix S 20mm f/2.5 is a tiny full frame prime for L-mount bodies, and it shares its focal length with the kit zoom that ships with a lot of Lumix…
- Fstoppers12 Oct 2026Have Cameras Finally Peaked in 2026?
Every new camera announcement still promises a reason to upgrade, yet plenty of people are shooting the same bodies they bought years ago and feel no pull to move on. If you…
- Fstoppers11 Oct 2026The Strange Story of the Kodak Disc, the Worst Camera Kodak Ever Shipped
In 1982, Kodak sold roughly 8 million disc cameras in a single year, and its president told shareholders the disc system would be "the new engine that will drive this industry forward."…
- Fstoppers11 Oct 2026Night Photography: Turn Everyday Places Into Art
We have all driven past the same location a hundred times during the day and never once pulled over to reach for the camera: the gas station, the empty parking lots, a…
- DIY Photography11 Oct 2026ESA’s Sentinel-3C Satellite Reveals Its First Images of Earth
ESA’s Sentinel-3C satellite has returned its first images of Italy, the Canadian Arctic and the Caribbean. Captured in late September, the images reveal snow-covered mountains,... The post ESA’s Sentinel-3C Satellite Reveals Its…
- DIY Photography11 Oct 2026These Four Images Celebrate NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory
NASA has released four composite images celebrating the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory as the spacecraft approaches the end of its mission in orbit. The collection... The post These Four Images Celebrate NASA’s…
- Photography Life10 Oct 2026Photography Lessons from Australian Birds: Part Three
According to a frequently cited analysis published a few years ago, people around the world take 93 million selfies and portraits every day. Other estimates are as high as 500 to 900…
- Photography Life7 Oct 2026A Landscape Photographer Goes on Safari
I don't normally take a lot of wildlife photos; I'm a landscape photographer at heart. But I've wanted to go on a safari for as long as I can remember - you…
- Photography Life5 Oct 2026Photography News: Two Firsts from Laowa, Landscape Photography Gear on Sale
“How beautifully the leaves die in the fall.” This quote from Czech actor, writer, and photographer Miroslav Horníček comes to mind every autumn when the leaves begin to change color. Unfortunately, I’m…
- Photography Life3 Oct 2026Photography Lessons from Australian Birds: Part Two
When we talk about wildlife photography, most of us probably picture the scent of the forest, the hum of a mountain stream, or the cries of seagulls on the seashore.
- Photography Life30 Sep 2026Brightin Star 50mm f/1.05 Field Review
My current all-purpose 50mm lens is the Nikon 50mm f/1.4. It's not an S-series lens and has some compromises in the bokeh department, but it's basically a great lens. However, the thought…
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