📸 Latest photography news roundup is here — let's dive in!
What It's Like to Shoot Stills With the Nikon ZR
The Nikon ZR combines RED's raw video format, 32-bit float audio, and a 4-inch screen, but skips the viewfinder since it's built for cinema workflows. This piece explores a less common question: how does this hybrid handle still photography on a day with nothing to film?
ShiftCam and Apple Partner on New ProRig for iPhone
ShiftCam Gear, known for its iPhone lenses and grips, has announced ProRig — a complete camera system built specifically for iPhone, developed directly with Apple. It launches via Kickstarter later this month, the company's tenth campaign.
AI Could Make Photography More Competitive for Everyone
Wedding photographer Luke Cleland argues AI may automate parts of photography, but a more immediate issue is easier access to education and tech, which could make the industry far more competitive. The real challenge isn't automation — it's the growing number of people able to offer similar services.
BlackRAW Studio App Lets You Color Grade and Edit ProRes RAW on iPhone
A new app, BlackRAW Studio, lets filmmakers shooting on iPhone view, grade, and edit Blackmagic RAW and ProRes RAW footage directly on their phone — no computer required.
Wide, Medium, Close: A Filmmaker's Trick for Landscape Photography
A filmmaking trick can level up your landscape work: instead of sticking to the widest possible frame, try varying wide-medium-close. Shooting only wide shots at sunrise leaves most of a location unexplored and puts all your success on one composition and patch of sky.
Instax Pal 2 Adds a Screen and Viewfinder to Fujifilm's Tiny Camera
Fujifilm has released the Instax Pal 2, an updated version of its tiny digital camera that keeps the compact size but adds a screen, a viewfinder, and physical controls for a more traditional shooting experience.
Nikon's Low-Light Trinity, Tested After Dark
Nikon now has a complete trio of fast f/1.2 primes for the Z mount: 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm, each weighing over a kilogram. This piece tests them after dark to see if they're worth carrying in a daily bag for photographers shooting for themselves, not clients.
Curiosity Spends 5,000 Days on Mars: Celebrates with a Panorama
NASA's Curiosity rover has marked 5,000 Martian days exploring Gale Crater, celebrating with a striking panorama. The image shows Mars in unusual shades of blue and yellow, far from the planet's typical reddish tones.
NASA-ISRO's NISAR Captures a Timelapse of a Volcano Erupting
The NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite, orbiting hundreds of kilometers above Earth, captured a timelapse of a Russian volcano changing shape, showing lava moving beyond the crater over several months.
What Diffraction Actually Is, and Why Photographers Worry About f/16
Diffraction is often blamed as a lens flaw, but it's actually a physical phenomenon unrelated to optical quality. For example, f/8 produces the same 10.7-micron blur spot on a sensor whether you're using a 24mm or a 600mm — and unlike aberrations or noise, it can't be fixed with better glass.
Nikon Z5II vs Z5IIC: what are you giving up to save some money?
Nikon has launched a more affordable Z5II variant, the Z5IIC. DPReview breaks down the compromises versus the standard model — and questions whether the price difference is actually worth it.
What I've Learned After 20 Years of Photographing Fall Color
A photographer with two decades of experience capturing autumn color in the Northeastern US shares his lessons. Great fall photos aren't just about being in the right place at peak color — they require careful planning and strong compositions.
What else is new?
Among the latest: photographer Kimio Tanaka shares his thoughts on an upcoming Pentax K-mount DSLR, Light Lens Lab announces a new M-mount lens, Artizlab is preparing the Classic-M 50mm f/1.4 for M mount (expected November 2026), a new batch of the Mandler 50mm f/1.4 PRE-ASPH E46 for Leica M has appeared, Thypoch opened preorders for the Voyager 24-50mm f/2.8, and Nikon lost its patent lawsuit against Viltrox in China.
This is the Clearest View of a Supernova Remnant Near the Milky Way's Black Hole
Astronomers have captured the clearest image yet of a supernova remnant near the Milky Way's central black hole — a region long difficult to study due to extreme conditions, now revealed in unprecedented detail.
Hands On With Adobe's New Prompt to Edit Lightroom Feature
Adobe's new Prompt to Edit feature in Lightroom lets you edit photos via text commands, using preset or custom prompts — handy for restoring old photos, fixing blur, colorizing black-and-white images, and correcting dramatic color casts.
From Capture to Create: The Evolution of Competitive Wildlife Photography
Wildlife and bird photography has gone through several phases over the author's 35 years in the field. This piece explores the genre's evolution from simply capturing images to more creative approaches.
ESA Satellites Capture Two Lagoons in Completely Different Colors
The European Space Agency has released two satellite images showing lagoons on Earth in starkly different colors, highlighting just how varied our planet looks from space.
From Daguerreotypes to Digital: National Portrait Gallery Celebrates 50 Years of Collecting Photography
The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery marks 50 years since establishing its photography collection, which now makes up nearly half of the museum's entire holdings.
How to Get Depth in a Wide Angle Landscape Photo
Pointing a wide angle lens at a mountain range can make peaks look small and distant — the opposite of the grand effect you want. The fix: get close to a foreground element and build the frame toward the peak, turning a simple record shot into one with real depth.
The Nearest Wall Might Be Your Best Flash Modifier
A single on-camera flash can produce portrait light as soft as a softbox or big window — no pricey accessories needed. The trick is aiming it at the nearest wall, turning it into a natural reflector instead of reaching for expensive domes and diffusers.