To celebrate the annual WPPI 2026 show for wedding and portrait photographers, which wrapped up yesterday in Las Vegas, B&H has a ton of great deals on cameras, lenses, lighting, and accessories favored by wedding, portrait, and event shooters. The wedding, prom, and graduation season is just around the corner, so there's no better time to gear up without breaking the bank.
French photography publication Phototrend chatted with Samyang's head of product planning, Kim Dubin, and Samyang is up to some extremely exciting things, including a flagship 200mm f/1.8 lens that will showcase Samyang's optical engineering chops.
Acclaimed war photographer Paul Conroy died this week of a heart attack at age 61.
Two New Jersey photographers have paid homage to their hometown by going to great lengths to recreate a historic photo using the same rotating panoramic camera the original photographers used all the way back in 1910.
A lucky few in Florida got to see a spectacular space jellyfish early on Wednesday morning. The phenomenon was caused by a SpaceX rocket and a still hidden Sun.
Kino, an iPhone video camera app created by Lux, the same people who make the iPhone photo camera app Halide, received a massive update today that adds Apple Log 2 support.
The Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW) has announced that Sridhar Balasubramaniyam is the recipient of the 2026 Saltzman Prize for Emerging Photographer, which includes a $10,000 award.
Nothing is known for its mostly transparent, ultra-stylish smartphones. However, the company's latest offering, the Nothing Phone 4a Pro, ditches the translucent case everywhere except the large, flashy camera module.
When I was sent a new 35mm film to try out called Harman Switch Azure, my brain went: 'It's a blue film, so I'm going to shoot my local soccer team, whose nickname is Blues.' Makes perfect sense? Maybe not.
Llano has introduced the AC3 30W Fast Charging Case, a compact battery charger designed for action camera users who need to manage multiple batteries quickly while traveling or shooting on location. The portable charging case can power up to three batteries simultaneously and supports a range of popular action cameras from several major brands.
Fujifilm hosted its promised "Focus on Glass: Untold Stories" event this morning, sharing new details on its existing X Mount lenses and offering a peek behind the curtain at the lens concepts the company would like to consider. Photographers can vote for their favorite lens ideas right now.
A wildflower superbloom has swept Death Valley for the first time in 10 years and photographer Elliot McGucken made the long drive from Yellowstone to California to see the rare phenomenon.
A wet and rainy San Francisco was the venue for this year’s Galaxy Unpacked launch event and the testing ground for shooting the new Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. The Ultra model is priced at $1,299, which is the same as last year’s model. I’m going into this review with the usual intention of testing this phone more as a camera and seeing how it stacks up as a creative tool.
An investigation has alleged that footage taken on Meta's AI smart glasses is being watched by tech workers, including intimate moments.
Harman has announced a funky new film called Switch Azure where the colors swap around -- rendering blues as oranges, yellows as blue, and reds as purple.
Apple's new 27-inch Studio Display XDR looks like a great option for photographers and video editors requiring accurate colors and high peak brightness. However, as eagle-eyed prospective customers are discovering, there are some caveats to consider when it comes to compatibility.
The European Space Agency's (ESA) remarkable and relatively new Euclid space telescope teamed up with NASA and ESA's venerable Hubble Space Telescope (Hubble) to capture beautiful photos of the Cat's Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543.
Lomography has released a new Simple Use Reloadable Film Camera that comes pre-loaded with LomoChrome Classicolor film, an ISO 200 color film Lomography launched last October.
In January, news broke that Nikon had filed a lawsuit against Viltrox in China concerning patents related to Nikon Z-mount technology. A couple of weeks later, Viltrox said that despite the lawsuit, it was not adjusting its lens development roadmap. New reports this week claim that lens makers Sirui (China) and Meike (Hong Kong) have both stopped Nikon Z lenses, which is quite the coincidence given the ongoing legal situation with Viltrox.
vivo is taking mobile videography to new lengths in a very literal sense with the X300 Ultra, putting a professional cinema camera into your pocket. This means filmmakers and content creators can now capture professional-grade footage anytime, anywhere, without compromising on quality or creative control.
What happens when you put a small robot into a smartphone and let it control the camera? Honor’s Robot Phone is essentially built on that premise as an Android phone with a built-in gimbal. And the company says it will become a finished product coming to market at some point in 2026, starting in China first.
Apple has announced a brand-new, low-cost laptop, the MacBook Neo. Starting at $599, it is Apple's most aggressively priced MacBook ever, and it sports an Apple A18 Pro chip, like the one the company used in its iPhone 16 Pro smartphones.
GoPro has revealed its new GP3 processor, which the company says will deliver twice the pixel-processing power of the previous generation.
A photographer who had over $12,000 worth of camera gear stolen from a bar in New York is going public with his story in the hope of getting it back.
The United States Supreme Court has ended the long saga over whether an AI can be registered as the author of an artwork after it declined to take up the case brought by computer scientist Dr. Stephen Thaler.
In October, the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) warned photographers against rights-grabbing credentialing agreements after The Gazelle Group, a major firm known for its sports coverage, offered credentials for sporting events in exchange for irrevocable, free use of photos taken by credentialed photographers. This pay-to-play arrangement understandably irritated photographers and wire services, and the fallout has persisted.
Thousands of professional sports photographers descended on northern Italy last month for the Winter Olympics, coming away with many incredible photos captured using a wide range of equipment from all the major brands, including Canon.
In late February, award-winning photojournalist Matt McClain of The Washington Post was recognized by the annual Best of Photojournalism contest sponsored by National Press Photographers Association (NPPA). Earlier that month, McClain and 300+ Post journalists were laid off as the publication restructured.
Shure has introduced the MVX2U Gen 2 Digital Audio Interface, a compact, single-channel XLR-to-USB solution designed to simplify professional audio recording across desktop and mobile devices.
When it comes to Tecno’s Modular Magnetic Interconnection Technology, the company describes it as a “phone that grows on demand”. A magnetic-based system that allows users to stack components -- including various cameras -- onto the back of the phone makes it highly adaptable. At least in theory.
Apple has announced a new Studio Display and an all-new Studio Display XDR, both 27-inch 5K monitors. The former is an update to the Studio Display launched in 2022, while the Studio Display XDR replaces the outgoing 32-inch 6K Pro Display XDR from 2019.
Apple has unveiled faster, more powerful MacBook Pro laptops with the all-new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. Apple calls its new MacBook Pro "the world's best pro laptop."
Apple has unveiled an upgraded version of its popular MacBook Air laptop that comes with the company's powerful M5 chips.
Apple has announced the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, both built to power professional creative workflows.
In 2018, I reviewed the Peak Design Travel Backpack for Imaging Resource and while that review has since disappeared from the Internet, I can still recall my feelings in extreme detail: I hated it.
Peak Design is expanding its award-winning Travel Line of carrying solutions with four new travel bags, launching first on Kickstarter. The new bags, including the Travel Backpack 2-in-1, Travel Weekender 25L, Travel Backpack 20L, and Travel Crossbody 3L, are built with modern travelers in mind, including photographers gearing up for weekend getaways and extended photo adventures.
DxO has released PureRAW, characterizing the software as a foundational step in a photography workflow rather than just another editing tool. PureRAW’s primary focus doesn’t change with this launch, which is to work with RAW files before handing them off to other apps for more elaborate touches, be it in DxO PhotoLab, Lightroom, or Photoshop.
Google has rolled out the next iteration of its successful Nano Banana AI image model, promising that it can deliver "high-quality, photorealistic imagery."
Not long after setting off from the Hawaiian coast, underwater photographer John Kowitz and his team spotted two humpback whales and sent a drone up to scope them out -- they immediately realized something was terribly wrong.
Yorgos Lanthimos, one of Hollywood's most compelling directors, says he's stepping back from making movies to focus on photography, "for now, at least".
The Sony World Photography Awards have announced the 30 finalists and over 65 shortlisted photographers in the 2026 Professional competition.
BorderTool Pro is a new macOS utility developed by Michael Damböck, a Fujifilm X Photographer, to streamline some of the more repetitive steps in a photographer’s workflow: adding borders, mats, and presentation-ready finishing touches to exported images. Built as a native menu-bar application, BorderTool Pro focuses on speed, batch processing, and preserving file integrity without requiring a full-fledged image editor.
Godox has introduced Alink, a compact wireless microphone system designed to simplify audio capture across cameras, computers, and smartphones. Marketed under the tagline “One Mic, Fits All,” the new system is positioned as a cross-platform solution for creators who move between different devices and production setups.
Legendary cinema company Arri has teamed up with smartphone maker Honor to bring Arri's imaging science and video technology to Honor smartphones, including the upcoming Honor Robot Phone.
This past week was a doozy in the world of photography, thanks to the CP+ show in Yokohama, Japan, happening at the same time that Samsung announced a new smartphone and Xiaomi brought its 17 Ultra worldwide.
You can make a pinhole camera out of just about anything -- as an Italian photographer recently proved by building one from pasta. Continuing that playful nod to culinary heritage via the medium of photography, Martin Cheung has been creating images with a Chinese roast duck as his camera.
CP+ 2026, officially the CP+ Camera and Photo Imaging Show 2026, wrapped up over the weekend in Yokohama, Japan, and set a new record for attendance. Organizers promised an even bigger show than year, and they delivered.
Godox has introduced the new SKIIIV Series, a pair of entry-level studio flash monolights designed for small- and medium-sized studios. Available in 300Ws and 400Ws configurations, the SK300III-V and SK400III-V aim to deliver consistent output and practical control at accessible price points.
After the iPhone 17 and 17 Pro featured updated cameras, the iPhone 18 isn't expected to take a similar leap. But it will reportedly get one interesting new feature: variable aperture.
Alongside the new entry-level iPhone 17e, Apple unveiled a new iPad Air tablet powered by the Apple M4 chip. The new iPad Air promises a "big jump" in performance while retaining the same $599 starting price for the 11-inch version and $799 for the 13-inch tablet.
