📸 Here's your latest roundup of photography news from around the world!
Yashica Revives Its Retro Charm With the Y16 Compact
Yashica has unveiled the Y16, a digital compact camera inspired by its classic 1959 film model of the same name. The slim, stylish shooter comes with a xenon flash and will launch in seven colors echoing the original design.
The Night Hike to Joshua Tree's Hidden Rocks
A photographer trekked roughly five kilometers through trackless desert to reach Samuelson's Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park — seven massive boulders bearing eight philosophical inscriptions. The effort paid off with a shot of the landmark under the Milky Way, capturing a Perseid meteor in the frame too.
Insta360 Luna Ultra Gets a 450mm Telephoto Option
Insta360 has announced a new Ultra Telephoto lens for its Luna Ultra creator camera, delivering a 450mm equivalent focal length. The release comes alongside a new firmware update for the device.
Every Composition Rule Ranked, Plus the One to Skip
Every photographer starts with the rule of thirds, then picks up more compositional guidelines over time. This piece ranks them all and asks the real question: which ones actually deserve priority.
Nine Landscape Photography Myths You've Probably Repeated
Landscape photography is full of hand-me-down advice that rarely gets challenged — even when it doesn't hold up in the field. This article debunks nine common myths to help you save time, money, and your morning shoots.
Motorola's New Flagship Pushes Mobile Photography Limits
At the Snapdragon Summit, where Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 platform, Motorola launched its most advanced phone yet, the Signature 27. The company claims this new flagship "pushes the boundaries" of mobile photography.
Nikon's Small World in Motion Contest Returns
This year's edition drew over 340 video submissions from 40 countries, showcasing microscopic worlds in motion. The contest turns invisible universes into striking visual art.
Evoto 8.0 Launches With Video Editing and a $500K Creator Marketplace
Evoto's major 8.0 update brings new editing and culling tools, portrait video retouching, story-based sorting, and an integrated Asset Hub/marketplace backed by a $500,000 creator fund. The platform, now just five years old, is used by 1.2 million photographers and 60,000 studios across 200+ countries, having processed over 1.2 billion photos.
Viltrox Brings Four Sub-$200 AIR Primes to L-Mount
Viltrox has officially launched four new AIR series lenses for L-mount — 14mm f/4, 20mm f/2.8, 40mm f/2.5, and 50mm f/2 — all with autofocus and starting at $199/€229. Available now via Viltrox's store, Amazon, and B&H.
Emmy Star Brown's Vivid Murals Channel Youthfulness and Play
Artist Emmy Star Brown creates vibrant, color-drenched murals evoking childhood and play, now on view in "The Peace of Wild Things" exhibition at Joy Machine gallery.
Unboxing the DJI Osmo 360 II
The DPReview team unboxes DJI's latest 360 camera and invites readers to submit questions for an upcoming follow-up piece.
OpenAI Just Bought a Camera Company
OpenAI has reportedly acquired computational photography startup Glass Imaging for over $300 million, gaining imaging expertise as it pushes further into hardware.
How the First Snowflake Photo Took 46 Years to Achieve
On January 15, 1885, Wilson Alwyn Bentley captured the first-ever photograph of a snow crystal in an unheated Vermont barn, using a bellows camera rigged to a microscope he built himself. He was just 19 when he pulled off the shot before the flake melted.
Sony FX5 Delayed Again — Now Until Late October
The Sony FX5's release has slipped for the second time since its July announcement. Originally due August 21, then pushed to September, shipping is now expected "by the end of October."
Vivo X500 Pro Max Pairs LOFIC Sensor With 200MP Telephoto
Vivo's new X500 flagship lineup — X500, X500 Pro, and X500 Pro Max — puts photography front and center. The top model combines a LOFIC-equipped main sensor with a 200MP telephoto camera.
Bird Photographer of the Year 2026 Winners Announced
This year's contest drew over 24,000 entries from around the world, with winners capturing dramatic and subtle bird behaviors alike — proof of the competition's growing global scale.