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AI or a Composite? An Award-Winning Owl ‘Photo’ Ruffled a Lot of Feathers

A brown owl with prominent ear tufts perches on a tree branch at night, surrounded by greenery, with a colorful sky of stars and aurora borealis in the background.

Yet another photo contest has attracted significant attention in the online photography community for all the wrong reasons. The winning photo in the National Wildlife Federation's (NWF) recent Garden for Wildlife Photo Contest was disqualified following public outcry. However, the NWF and photographers disagree on why the winning photo violated competition rules.

A hand inserts a memory card labeled “960GB” into a camera. Another memory card labeled “480GB” is inserted beside it. The camera shows detailed buttons and controls near the card slots.

AI-Driven Volatility Continues to Increase OWC Storage Prices

Last week, news started floating around about an impending price hike for OWC storage products, with Japanese outlet DCWatch reporting increases of over 30 percent domestically. Fortunately, most of the price increases in the U.S. are much smaller than that, but photographers are understandably on edge given the widespread inflation in the storage market.

Two smartphones display the Amazon Photos app; one shows a search for "Ellie playing in the snow" with matching photos, while the other displays a smiling girl outdoors with the caption "Summer days.

Amazon Photos Redesign Adds Memory Feed, AI Search, and Alexa Controls

Amazon is rethinking how users interact with their photo libraries, rolling out a redesigned experience for Amazon Photos that shifts the focus from storage to discovery. Rather than opening to a static grid of images, the updated app now surfaces curated memories the moment users launch it, aiming to make photo libraries feel more alive and accessible.

A box of OptiColour 200 4x5 color negative film is on the left. On the right, two developed film negatives and a camera lens are placed on a white surface.

OptiColour Expands Into Large Format as Analog Continues Its Resurgence

Large format photographers have a new option on the table as OptiColour 200 makes its debut in 4×5, 5×7, and 8×10 sheet film. Built on the Wolfen NC200 emulsion, the film brings a familiar look to a format that continues to attract fine art, portrait, and landscape photographers seeking maximum image quality and tonal control.

A man in a red hoodie holds a cardboard spaceship made from pizza boxes, styled like the Millennium Falcon. The background is split between green and a space scene with a small TIE fighter. Text reads "CARDBOARD WARS.

YouTuber Recreates ‘Star Wars’ with Cardboard

What happens when one of the internet’s most recognizable illusionists turns his attention to one of cinema’s most iconic franchises? In the case of Zach King, the answer is a full-scale recreation of Star Wars built almost entirely out of cardboard, creativity, and a network of collaborators that stretches across YouTube.

Print Your Photos: It’s So Worth It

A smiling man kneels on a porch, holding a large framed photograph of a tree with vibrant red and orange autumn leaves. The house behind him has green steps, white railings, and purple accents.

After my dad passed away a couple of years ago, I inherited his Nikon F and FTn cameras which jump started a resurgence for the love of photography in me. Now with a binder full of negatives (and positives) and an SSD of scans, it felt weird just leaving them there. That's not where photos belong.

Huge Batch of Lexar Memory Cards Are up to 70% Off, Actually Making Them Affordable

Four Lexar Professional memory cards of different sizes and types are displayed against a vibrant background with orange and blue flames. The cards show capacities of 256GB, 1TB, and 4TB with various speed ratings.

Spring isn’t just bringing new gear cycles, it’s also delivering some of the most aggressive memory card discounts we’ve seen in a long time. Across Lexar’s CFexpress, SD, and microSD lineup, prices have dropped sharply, often paired with additional in-cart coupons that push savings even further. In some cases, these feel less like routine promotions and more like a temporary reset in the memory card market.

A Leica film camera with a mounted lens sits on a magazine beside a silver lens and a lens cap. Next to it is a close-up of a camera lens showing detailed focus and aperture markings.

Funleader Updates Contax G35 Leica M Conversion Kit With New Black Edition

Funleader has announced that its Contax G35 Leica M Conversion Helicoid V2 is now available in an updated Black Edition, introducing a refined take on its non-destructive conversion system for adapting Contax G lenses to Leica M cameras. The new version focuses on improved materials and handling, while maintaining the core philosophy of preserving the original optical design.

A black Kase Reflex 150mm f/5.6 AF camera lens with a Z-mount, shown upright against a plain white background. The lens features visible switches and branding on its body.

Kase’s AF 150mm f/5.6 Reflex Lens Embraces Wacky Donut-Shaped Bokeh

Kase, arguably best known for its filters, also makes lenses. While some of these are normal, like the AF 85mm f/1.4 portrait prime, others are a bit unusual, like the manual focus 200mm f/5.6 reflex (mirror) lens. Kase's newest lens is yet another reflex prime, but this time it comes equipped with autofocus.

A large bird of prey with outstretched wings hovers above tall, golden reeds in a field, with a blurred green background suggesting trees or vegetation.

Photography Lessons From ‘The Lord of the Rings’

Just as Tolkien did in "The Lord of the Rings," photographers encompass cultural, historical, and personal viewpoints in their work. However, as in that book, a complex interaction exists between the photographer's intent and the viewer's interpretation of the image.

A lively, elegant party with guests in formal attire watches a performer singing on stage under an ornate chandelier and frescoed ceiling, bathed in dramatic, warm lighting. Musicians play brass instruments in the background.

What Event Photography Is Really Like Behind the Scenes

Early morning. Black t-shirt, dark blazer. I’m dragging heavy bags down from my apartment just outside Stockholm, heading to a taxi waiting outside. In twenty minutes, I’ll be at Stockholm Waterfront, where three intense days of shooting are about to begin. And I love it.

A river with turquoise water flows through a steep, moss-covered canyon on the left, while dense, lush green forest trees with hanging moss fill the scene on the right.

Sunsets Are Bad for Your Landscape Photography

Now, my not-so-piping-hot take is more nuanced, but I still stand by that statement in the title. Because while stunning skies are what drew me to landscape photography, they’ve also held back my development and growth.

A dramatic, dark landscape with rocky hills and a prominent jagged peak in the background. Foreground features scattered stones on a stark, shadowy plain under a moody, cloudy sky with light breaking through.

Addressing ‘Creative Loneliness’

As much as I think that landscape photography is a lone pursuit, it often conflicts with the need for feedback about our work. Learning to take photos is one thing but learning to interact with others, to find connections and build a creative network is often overlooked, but just as vital.