Adobe's celebrated Creative Residency program seeks to provide up-and-coming artists new opportunities to develop their work and gain stronger footholds in the broader art world. To that end, the program places artists at some of the world's most famous art institutions and gives them a chance to showcase their work.
It's easy to look at Fujifilm and only see cameras and lenses but the company has its hands in other pots, too. For example, it has a series of binoculars that start as low as $230 and get as high as more than $1,000. Its new TS-L2040 is at the top of that range thanks to its powerful magnification and built-in electronic stabilization.
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have completed the most comprehensive survey of the Andromeda galaxy and created a 417-megapixel panorama. It took over a decade to make and includes more than 600 photos.
A new photo sharing app called Flashes is about to be rolled out and it is closely linked with the Twitter alternative Bluesky.
The images of Japan that spring to mind are of the bustling, neon-splashed streets of Tokyo—towering walls of steel and glass, teeming pedestrians dodging traffic. But the Land of the Rising Sun also harbors visions of natural beauty that stretch the eye to the horizon and tug at the soul.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured a photo of two stars actively producing carbon-rich dust, which may one day fuel the formation of new stars and planets.
The Leica Store Lisse in The Netherlands often gets its hands on rare and special cameras and lenses. This time it is offering a one-of-a-kind rarity: a Nikon 14.3mm f/4 fisheye lens that was originally developed for Disney. The price matches the rarity: $249,999.
Amid the devastation of the L.A. wildfires, heartbreaking individual stories are emerging such as a 91-year-old photographer in Altadena who estimates he has lost over 80,000 photos stored on hard drives.
Israeli artificial intelligence (AI) company Botika secured $8 million in seed funding to help it further develop its generative AI technology that can turn a simple product shot of clothing into an entire fashion shoot, complete with AI-generated human models.
According to a report from NBC News, the Biden administration is considering ways to keep TikTok available in the United States even after it is scheduled to be banned on Sunday.
Tokina Cinema announced the Vista-P series of cinema prime lenses in late 2023, debuting five T1.5 primes. The series has expanded since, with Tokina debuting two new ones this week, the Vista-P 21mm T1.5 and Vista-P 29mm T1.5.
In a pre-emptive strike against an upcoming documentary that casts aspersions on Nick Ut's credit on the famous Napalm Girl photograph taken during the Vietnam War, the Associated Press has released a lengthy report re-asserting that Ut was indeed the photographer.
Why buy a product from Leica with many of the same internal components and capabilities as the far more affordable entries from the other makers? Leica seeks to answer that question with its latest SL3-S, a 24-megapixel design aimed squarely at cameras like the Panasonic Lumix S5IIX.
Leica announced the SL3-S, a hybrid photo and video camera that features a 24-megapixel backside illuminated and phase detection-equipped sensor capable of 48 and 96-megapixel multi-shot, 30 frames per second bursts, 6K 3:2 open gate recording, and C2PA built-in, all secured in an IP54-rated all-metal body.
Quickly following up the Flow Pro's release from last July, Insta360 is back with the Flow 2 Pro that makes notable changes to the design of the pocket-sized gimbal and also significantly improves it tracking capability when paired with an iPhone.
The Honor Magic 7 Pro smartphone arrives today in Europe, sporting Qualcomm's latest flagship chipset and a novel 200-megapixel 3x periscopic telephoto camera.
Acclaimed and influential Sports Illustrated photographer Heinz Kluetmeier died on January 14, 2025, at age 82 from complications of Parkinson's disease.
New carrying company Oda is making a splash with its new ultra-thin, wallet-ready SD and microSD card holder, which is available entirely for free right now.
For the first time, a Ring doorbell camera has captured the sight and sound of a meteorite crashing to Earth.
Sony's comprehensive in-camera authentication technology has been a long time coming, but it has finally arrived for three of Sony's flagship cameras, the Sony a1, a1 II, and a9 III.
Venus Optics announced that it is developing a new "groundbreaking" zoom probe lens that will be released later this year: a parfocal, 15-35mm lens.
Westcott's two new strobes offer full power flash in a compact, lightweight design for demanding on-location shoots.
Cosina announced that the Voigtlander Nokton 28mm f/1.5 that was unveiled for Sony E-mount in December will now also be coming to Nikon Z-mount. The E-Mount version is expected to be available this month while the Z-mount version will ship sometime in February.
DZOFilm announced its first probe lens designed for macro cinematography, although photographers should take note of it, too. The DZOFilm X-Tract 18-28mm T8 wide-angle probe zoom lens achieves 2.1:1 macro, sports an IP57 rating, and covers full-frame image sensors.
Imaging company Obsbot announced two new AI-powered webcams, the Obsbot Meet SE and the Obsbot Tiny SE. The former is a more traditional Full HD webcam, while the latter is a PTZ camera, meaning it can pan, tilt, and zoom during recording.
A Chinese social media app called RedNote is currently at the top of the App Store charts after TikTok users are reportedly fleeing there ahead of the imminent ban.
DJI says it will no longer enforce "No-Fly Zones", putting the onus on pilots to ensure they don't fly in restricted areas.
Three people have been arrested in connection with flying unauthorized drones over the Los Angeles area amid the deadly wildfires.
A Los Angeles-based photographer has lost his family home in Altadena after the Eaton Fire tore through it and destroyed all of his gear.
Ohio lawmakers have passed a controversial bill that could make it more difficult for people to gain access to footage captured by law enforcement, including video from body cameras.
Instagram alternative Pixelfed launched a mobile app last week on Android and landed on iOS today. The decentralized, ad-free, and open-source platform, which aims to offer "a fresh take on photo sharing," has surged in popularity and even run afoul of Meta moderation.
Reliable Apple insider Mark Gurman laid out Apple's plans for 2025, including a new ultra-thin iPhone and a bunch of new Macs.
A rock-and-roll memorabilia collector is suing a famous music photographer accusing him of selling photos he didn't take.
Kolari Vision's "Life in Another Light" Infrared Photo Contest celebrates what makes infrared photography unique: its ability to see the world in a different, exciting way. With winners across a dozen categories, the fourth edition of the biannual competition has something for every photography fan to enjoy.
7Artisans' new FF 18mm f/5.6 lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras offers a wide-angle field of view in a very compact and affordable package.
In the spring of 2023, I received a phone call from Peter Blackberg (an old friend, RIT alumnus, and a space enthusiast) when he asked if I would join a call with NASA astronaut Don Pettit. Don wanted to build a star tracker for his next space flight.
Every photographer encounters challenges with image quality at some point. These could be blurry or out-of-focus pictures from unsteady hands, grainy or noisy shots from cranking up the ISO, underexposed images in dim lighting, or pixelated photos that lose their clarity and detail when zoomed in -- these are all typical headaches requiring effective solutions.
Adobe is kicking 2025 off with a bang, announcing that a long-requested feature, Live Co-Editing, is coming to Photoshop.
With the impending TikTok ban set for January 19, a report has emerged that Chinese officials are weighing up selling the app to Elon Musk.
More than ten years ago, I decided to dip my toe into the world of aerial video when Chris Niccolls and I reviewed the DJI Phantom 2 for The Camera Store TV. Two crashed drones in less than a week later, I decided to leave aerial footage to the professionals. But now DJI has introduced the $439 Flip, with incredibly low weight, just enough video quality mojo, and some cool automated tricks. It might be the perfect compliment to my YouTube camera kit, but I wanted to see how it performed in the …
DJI announced the Flip, a consumer-focused drone that combines the ease of use that made the Neo so appealing with the image quality of the Mini 4K, creating a drone that is still under 250 grams but can capture 4K videos and up to 48-megapixel photos.
Astronaut Don Pettit has captured an image so good that it is a contender for the best photo ever taken onboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Although first-person view (FPV) drones are outside the wheelhouse of most photographers, DJI's latest FPV solution is built with content creators in mind and features improved imaging capabilities.
The Public Domain Image Archive is a newly-launched curated collection of more than 10,000 out-of-copyright historical images -- more than 2,000 of which are photos -- that are free for everyone to look through and use.
Japanese retail analyst BCN+R released a new report showing that consumer electronics, including cameras, experienced a huge boom during 2024, especially at the very end of the year.
Fixing blemishes is one of the most basic uses for Photoshop, tiresome though it is at times. They vary, these blemishes, whether they’re dust spots on digital images, marks and scratches on film scans, or blobs, stains, and tears on old prints. Other blemishes are the kind that exist on your subject, like skin flaws.
Satellite images have laid bare the terrible damage done by the Los Angeles wildfires which have devastated the city and claimed the lives of at least 24 people.
Italian fashion photographer Oliviero Toscani, best known for his provocative advertising campaigns for the Benetton clothing brand, has died at age 82.
Adobe announced a new set of enterprise-focused Firefly AI tools headlined by Bulk Create which is capable of automating "tedious tasks" at scale like resizing, recoloring, or changing the background of thousands of images at once.
TTArtisan is expanding its f/1.8 series of APS-C prime lenses, this time with the AF 23mm f/1.8.
