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Peak Design Launches Four New Travel Line Bags for Adventurous Photographers

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.

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DxO Wants PureRAW 6 to Be the First Step in Your Photo Editing Workflow

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.

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BorderTool Pro Brings High-End Digital Framing to the macOS Menu Bar

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.

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The Best New Photo Gear Announced at CP+ 2026

CP+ 2026 offered a wide-ranging glimpse at the current state of photography gear, showcasing experimental cameras, innovative lenses, hybrid accessories, and playful film releases. Unlike some previous years, no single flagship camera dominated the conversation. Instead, the show emphasized creative differentiation, workflow flexibility, and character-driven design across both mainstream and third-party products. Photographers attending the event were treated to a mix of high-end prototypes, …

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Leica Leitzphone Powered by Xiaomi Is All-In on Mobile Photography

Leica has had smartphones before, like the Leitz Phone 1 and Leitz Phone 2, but they were both manufactured by Sharp and exclusive to Japan. Leica has switched things up for its newest Leitzphone, working closely with Chinese company Xiaomi and bringing the Leitzphone global. Well, mostly. Americans will be forced to import the device, as is par for the course with most Chinese phones.

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This Mac App Lets You Find Photos No Matter Which Drive They’re On

As photographers know all too well, image libraries can be a lot to keep track of. Between internal storage and external drives, sometimes many of them, finding exactly the right photo or folder can be very frustrating. Photographer and cinematographer Paul Kothe agrees, so he built an app to solve the problem once and for all.

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The Top Deals on the Accessories Photographers Need

While nothing excites photographers more than new cameras and lenses, like all the awesome new gear showcased this week at CP+ 2026 in Japan. However, accessories matter, too, and B&H has some awesome deals on tripods, backpacks, memory cards, and more right now.

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Flickr Announces Three-Day Immersive Photo Festival

Flickr has announced the debut of MODE by Flickr, a three-day photography festival scheduled for September 18–20, 2026, in Minneapolis. Conceived as an immersive, citywide gathering, MODE is designed to bring photographers out from behind their screens and into shared physical spaces for workshops, exhibitions, photowalks, live music, and keynote conversations.

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Ultra-Thin SG-image Pancake Lens Gets the Ultraman Treatment

The famous Japanese science fiction franchise Ultra Series, also known as Ultraman, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. The relatively new lens company, SG-image, is getting in on the party with an Ultraman-themed limited edition version of its 18mm f/6.3 pancake lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras.

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You Need to See Tamron’s ‘Back to the Future’ Collab at CP+

Tamron's Godzilla-themed booth at CP+ 2025 was always going to be a tough act to follow, but somehow Tamron topped it. This year's Tamron booth features a big "Back to the Future" collaboration, complete with a DeLorean and an actor playing the iconic Emmett "Doc" Brown. Tamron is using the collaboration as a clever and exciting way to look at its rich history.