Jeremy Gray

Cooke, a legendary name in cinema lenses, has announced the AP3 FF lenses, a new series of 1.5x anamorphic lenses designed specifically for full-frame mirrorless cameras.

A photographer sued a blogger for copyright infringement after the defendant allegedly used a photo without permission or license. The defendant then claimed that because they could have created the picture using AI, it should not be protected. Thankfully, a U.S. District Court dismissed this notion.

Alongside the Canon EOS R6 V and new RF 20-50mm f/4L IS USM PZ lens, Canon also announced a new accessory last week, and photographers are eating it up.

One of the most famous and beloved Batman graphic novels ever, "Batman: The Killing Joke," is getting a new special limited-edition release that looks like an oversized film camera.

Today at Google I/O 2026, the tech giant announced that it is bringing a new AI image creation and editing tool, Google Pics, to Workspace.

VWFNDR has announced VWFNDR + MBL, a new Android camera app designed to work like a camera, "not as a computational filter." The company says it has built its new app to be a tool for intentional, deliberate mobile photographers.

As Japanese retail analyst BCN+R described earlier this year, DJI had a massive market share in the video camera market in 2025. The Chinese tech company's dominance has only strengthened so far in 2026.

Insta360 has announced the Mic Pro, the company's new flagship wireless microphone system. The Mic Pro is designed for advanced and professional creators, filmmakers, podcasts, and event professionals who require pro-grade results in a simple, straightforward package.

XPPen has announced its first-ever creative editing console, the Pilot Pro, and the company says it sets a new benchmark for professional editing workflows.

Dora Goodman Cameras has announced that it is shutting down its store, citing a rapidly changing market and rising costs.

Researchers in the United Kingdom found that people who engage with the arts biologically age more slowly than those who do not. These results echo others over the years that show a correlation between exercising creative muscles and improved health outcomes.

Asus' latest 4K displays look like a very compelling option for photographers, hybrid creators, and video editors. The Asus ProArt PA27USD and PA32USD are high-res monitors with a fast refresh rate, 1,000 nits of peak brightness for proper HDR video editing, and high-end color accuracy.

Photographer and creator Mr. 50mm designed a DIY digital rangefinder, which only requires about $200-$250 worth of parts.

Nikon lost a lot of money last fiscal year. In fact, Nikon lost a record-breaking amount of money, a whopping 86 billion yen, or more than $542 million at current exchange rates. Nikon's largest shareholder, EssilorLuxottica, is reportedly weighing a major acquisition of the company, sending its stock soaring.

Sony unveiled the Xperia VIII smartphone this week, boasting photographer-focused upgrades and improvements. American buyers, who are yet again missing out on the latest Xperia, may have felt a little left out. Looking at the phone's new AI Camera Assistant with Xperia Intelligence and its terrible results, perhaps U.S. buyers aren't missing out on much at all.

Minna Camera, a popular camera and lens marketplace in Japan, keeps rigorous data on the best-selling equipment. The company has just shared the 30 most-sold prime lenses, and the data offers many interesting insights.

In a world where photography software companies don't always give photography or photographers the respect they deserve, VSCO has committed to the importance of photography.

Not content to just release the new EOS R6 V camera and RF 20-50mm f/4L IS USM PZ lens this week, Canon has also announced firmware updates for a whopping nine of its cameras.

Sony has announced the FE 100-400mm f/4.5 GM OSS, a new professional-grade telephoto zoom lens designed for wildlife, sports, and photojournalism.

Alongside the new Canon EOS R6 V camera for content creators, Canon has unveiled its first L-Series Power Zoom lens, the RF 20-50mm f/4L IS USM PZ. It is also the first full-frame RF-mount lens to offer PZ capabilities without the need for external accessories, unlike Canon's professional Z-series f/2.8 zooms.

It has been revealed in European regulatory documents that Apple acquired a one-person software company, Patchflyer GmbH, in January. Patchflyer, or rather its sole employee, Jonathan Ochmann, created the web-based color grading tool Color.io.

It's starting to feel like a broken record, but the Sony a7 V has yet again topped the new digital camera sales charts at major Japanese photo retailer Map Camera.

Mobile photographers could have been forgiven for thinking that the beloved Google-owned photo editor Snapseed was dead before it received its first major update in years last June, bringing the app to version 3.0. Good news for Snapseed fans, the wait for the next major update was much shorter, and Snapseed 4.0 has arrived on iOS and Android.

Another day, another Wi-Fi camera hack. "A million" network-connected baby monitors and security cameras were visible to hackers, exposing many households to extreme privacy violations and security concerns.

The China International Photography Machinery and Imaging Equipment and Technology Expo, better known as China P&E, kicks off later this week in Beijing, and major camera equipment brands are gearing up.

Last week, President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of War launched a new website to publish unsealed photos and videos related to unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). Of the 161 files released so far, the most attention-grabbing ones are from NASA's Apollo missions in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Nikon was unable to right the ship in FY2026 after it posted massive losses over its first three quarters. The company ultimately set a record for its worst annual loss, losing 86 billion yen for its owners, or nearly $550 million. Total operating profit was negative 112.4 billion yen ($717.45 million).

Helium Design Lab, the brainchild of photographers Hugh Brownstone and Ed Palisoc, is back with another precisely engineered, carefully designed camera grip, this time for the Leica SL3 series full-frame interchangeable lens cameras.

A pair of volcanoes erupted today in Asia, one in Japan and another in Indonesia, and photographers in both countries have been sharing harrowing photos of the incidents.

Apple is reportedly preparing to launch camera-equipped AirPods as part of the company's broader AI technology and device ambitions.

Minna Camera, a popular marketplace app where photographers can buy and sell cameras and lenses, has published its transaction data for April, and a beloved old DSLR proved the most popular used camera of all.

There's a dubious rumor circulating about OM System launching an OM-3 Monochrome camera in 2026. While there are plenty of reasons to doubt the rumor, there are even more reasons why an OM-3 Monochrome is actually a really good idea.

Maven Filters has announced the Iron Slider Gradient Adapter, which it calls "the most flexible way to control your graduated ND filters." The system combines a magnetic adapter and Maven's 95mm Graduated ND filters to deliver precise control over graduated filters.

On this day 89 years ago, the Hindenburg disaster in Lakehurst, New Jersey, shocked onlookers and resulted in 35 fatalities and dozens of injuries. It was a tragedy that accelerated the end of the age of the airship. It was also remarkably well photographed, and the nearly 90-year-old pictures, both still and motion, continue to captivate audiences.

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.

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.

Upstart British photography company Alfie Cameras is launching its next camera, the Alfie Boxx, in just a few weeks. The upcoming camera is an all-in-one analog camera experience, enabling photographers to capture and develop photos right in the camera itself.

Every so often, Hasselblad takes to its YouTube channel to showcase a legendary product from its distant past. The latest classic camera to get the modern video treatment is an absolute beauty, the Hasselblad 500 EL/M "20 Years in Space" edition. Released way back in 1982, it is arguably Hasselblad's coolest camera ever.

Vanguard, known for its photography gear, including tripods and backpacks, has announced some new bags specifically for photographers with compact cameras.

MAC Group and MPEX Distribution have joined forces to form Godox USA, a new enterprise that unifies all of Godox's products under MAC Group's umbrella.