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Leica has announced that it has achieved record sales for the fourth consecutive financial year, with the highest revenue in its history along with continued profitability.

A United States judge rejected DJI's request to be removed from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) list of Chinese military and military-associated companies. This means, pending an appeal, the U.S. government can continue to call DJI a Chinese Military Company, a ruling that comes with significant risks to DJI's business operations.

Many photographers know firsthand the great deals they can score by purchasing used cameras and lenses, but an oft-ignored benefit of used photography marketplaces like KEH is their circularity. The more pre-owned cameras and lenses people buy and sell, the less equipment that sits useless or, worse yet, ends up in landfills. KEH's partnership with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons demonstrates the power of photo gear circularity.

Professional photographer Darin Ashton explains how he elevates his photography business and delivers gallery-quality prints using Lumaprints.

President Trump's polarizing and potentially illegal tariff policies strike again. Sony has increased the prices of numerous cameras and lenses by as much as $400.

Apple’s launch of the iPhone 17 Air, the thinnest iPhone in history, has drawn attention not only for the device itself but also for a subtle but crucial change in its marketing approach for South Korea.

Polaroid and Thrasher have teamed up to release a limited-edition Polaroid Now camera and matching film, celebrating skateboarding’s creativity, grit, and community-driven spirit.

Major Japanese camera retailer Map Camera just published its August sales rankings for new and used cameras. Not for the first time this year, Fujifilm has achieved the top spot in the sales rankings. In July, the X half was the most popular new camera. In August, Fujifilm retained its title but the X half dropped its crown.

Scandinavian lighting company Kelvin has announced a strategic partnership with SmallRig, aimed at positioning the two brands as major players in the global photo and video lighting market.

Bending Spoons has entered a definitive agreement with Vimeo to purchase the video platform for $1.38 billion.

As film popularity has surged in recent years, ushering in a renaissance of sorts for the medium that was nearly killed by digital photography in the early 21st century, modern analog photographers have been increasingly flocking toward black-and-white film.

PHOTO Australia, an ambitious photography festival that displayed large-scale prints in public spaces, has announced it is permanently closing.

Although photographers buy many more mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras than DSLRs, Canon still sells a surprising amount of its old EF-mount DSLR cameras.

Tecno and DxOMark have launched the world’s first fully automated AI imaging lab, bringing faster, more precise, and inclusive smartphone camera testing.

EssilorLuxottica, the world's largest eyewear company, is reportedly debating increasing its investment in Nikon to a stake that would work out to be "around 20%" ownership in the Tokyo-based camera and optics company.

When Nikon raised its prices in June because of U.S. tariff policy, Nikon's mirrorless Z series cameras escaped essentially unscathed. Unfortunately, with Nikon's second price adjustment, cameras have taken a big hit.

As Fujifilm warned in mid-August, its prices have, in fact, increased in the United States as a result of the Trump administration's tariff policy.

When The Washington Post sent a reporter to Utah to cover the shrinkage of Great Salt Lake, the writer collaborated with local independent photographer James Roh who knows the territory, and helped with crucial reporting. This is increasingly the norm.

How many photographers are men? What are the most common types of professional photography? How old are photographers in the biz? The State of the Photo Industry Survey 2024 considers all these questions and many more.

Among Japanese camera manufacturers, Canon sold the most cameras in 2024. Furthermore, in good news for the camera industry overall, nearly every manufacturer sold more cameras in 2024 than in 2023.

DJI announced the Mic 3 this morning, and, like with DJI's last few launches, the retail situation in the United States is a confusing mess.

Nikon will raise its prices again on September 1 in the United States in response to tariffs.

To celebrate World Photography Day, VSCO today unveiled VSCO Workspace, an automated studio management platform built specifically for photographers.

An enduring legacy of broadcasting hero Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965) is the prestigious Murrow award, a highly sought-after honor bestowed by a media association with a name that starts with “Radio.”

Fujifilm revealed today that another price adjustment is coming to the United States at the end of this month.

The Trump administration is reportedly in discussion to buy a stake in the struggling American technology company Intel, further eroding the distinction between the state and industry.

While the digital camera market is doing relatively well this year, thanks in large part to surging camera demand in China, the digital camera market during the smartphone era has been in near-constant decline. This has put significant stress on all camera manufacturers, although some have navigated the challenges better than others. Fujifilm is a particularly strong example of a company that has managed not only to survive in the ever-changing market but also to thrive.

CIPA recently published its year-to-date photography industry statistics for January through June, showing not only that for the first half of the year, camera and lens shipments are up compared to 2023 and 2024, but also that the Chinese market is playing an increasingly important role in the camera industry.

Massive chip makers Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) have reportedly signed an agreement with the United States federal government to give the government 15% of their revenue from selling advanced computer chips to China.

"Kodak, Olympus, and Fujifilm -- The Rise and Deep Fall of the Camera Industry," examines how three iconic camera brands navigated success and decline, technological shifts, and strategic decisions that ultimately shaped the fate of these once-dominant companies.

German cinema company Arri is reportedly weighing its future and contemplating a potential sale.

Instagram’s rollout of its new location-based map feature Friend Map has quickly sparked privacy concerns from users and experts alike as users discover their exact locations are being displayed without their express consent.

As part of Apple's $600 billion investment in American manufacturing, Apple will work with smartphone rival Samsung at its Austin, Texas facility to create "innovative new technology for making chips." These new chips are reportedly image sensors, a major move for Apple.

During its last quarter financial briefing, Apple admitted it had already paid about $800 million to handle ever-changing tariffs and estimated it would pay another $1.1 billion in the current quarter. Apple is poised to spend $100 billion to invest in U.S. manufacturing, which would help the company avoid tariffs and appease the Trump, who has put Apple's global manufacturing practices squarely in his crosshairs.

Pulitzer-prize winning photojournalist Michael S. Williamson has retired from The Washington Post after an incredible, impactful career. Williamson, orphaned at an early age, grew up in a series of foster homes and has been lauded throughout his career for his highly personal, powerful photographic work exploring poverty.

The United States Senate is hiring a photographer, and applications are open now until this Friday, August 8th.

Apple has spent nearly $1 billion paying tariffs already, and expects to pay even more next quarter, primarily to China.

In a move aimed at strengthening online protections for young users, Google announced today that it has begun rolling out a machine learning-based system, utilizing specialized artificial intelligence, to estimate the age of signed-in users in the United States.

Canon recently released its second quarter and first half financial results for the fiscal year 2025, and the news is mostly good in Canon's imaging segment. However, Canon faces significant challenges concerning U.S. tariff policy.

Despite no official ban on the company, DJI is having a difficult time selling drones in the United States. That is to say, it's having a hard time selling them under the DJI brand.

During decades of seismic change in media, mid-career visual journalists supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation returned to college to learn new skills, earn master’s degrees, and share knowledge with younger students.

The United States has reached a trade agreement with Japan that exchanges Japanese foreign investment in the U.S. for a lower tariff rate.

VSCO has acquired The Freelance Photographer, an online platform that provides aspiring photographers with the resources they need to develop new skills and succeed as professionals.