A leading South Korean politician is facing fierce backlash from the country's media after referring to photojournalists as a “pack of hyenas” in an online chatroom -- an insult that has prompted a formal police complaint from press photographers.
Leica has announced a new special edition version of both the M-A and M11-P cameras that brings what the company describes as a classic design that it also rarely uses: hammertone.
Blackmagic Design has announced the Ambisonic Microphone, a new professional mic designed to capture spatial audio for immersive video productions.
A photographer has sued Sony, accusing the company of posting his "iconic" 1974 portrait of Stevie Wonder on Instagram without permission.
A pizza shop customer used AI to edit a photo of their pizza in a bid to get a refund -- but it ultimately failed.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) biologists caught a one-in-a-million fish in Oswego, New York, and it sure is a looker.
A new retro-inspired digital camera with a waist-level viewfinder has quickly raised nearly $270,000 on Kickstarter, absolutely shattering its meager $4,996 funding target.
Metalenz has acquired Israeli startup PxE Imaging. PxE's claim to fame is its Holocoder technology, a replacement for the Bayer color filter found on traditional image sensors.
The 1839 Awards has announced the winners of its annual Photographer of the Year contest, celebrating exceptional, creative photography across multiple categories. Photographers from nearly 80 different countries entered the 2026 edition.
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard's new documentary about Richard Avedon, succinctly titled just Avedon, has arrived on Netflix, and is being lauded by critics. Early indications suggest it's a must-watch, especially for photography fans.
Leica is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Noctilux lens family with the launch of a book that is centered on the optical achievement over the years. "From the first series-produced Leica lens with aspherical surfaces to the newest wide-angle variant, this book tells the story of how an audacious idea became a legend," Leica says.
Canadian photographer and inventor Peter Modzelewski has launched Forma on Kickstarter via his independent photo gear studio, Oramod. It is a pocket-sized optical viewfinder designed for a wide range of film and digital cameras.
In May, VSCO came under scrutiny for wording in its Terms of Use that seemed to give the company permission to use certain user content to develop, train, and improve generative AI or machine learning models. It has now taken the extra step to clarify that it doesn't do that, and won't.
Home security can now fly. Amazon-owned Ring has announced the Ring Drone Cam, a $250 indoor flying security camera designed to automatically patrol a home's interior.
The good news keeps coming for photographers using Adobe's software. Alongside big Lightroom Classic updates, Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) has been updated today to version 19.0, ushering in a wide range of tweaks, some of which are major.
Adobe's MAX press kit focused on just a few updates to Lightroom and gave Lightroom Classic no specific attention, but that doesn't mean that the popular RAW editing and organization app hasn't received big changes. Lightroom Classic 16.0 is here, and it includes a ton of meaningful improvements.
The finalists for this year's Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) have been announced -- a competition showcasing the very best of close-up, macro and micro photography.
Beni, the adorable rolling robot which made waves with tech YouTubers when its beta version was first shown off last July, is now a finished product. Mondo Robotics has announced the robot cameraman is available to purchase today for $799.
Peak Design has expanded its line of Roller Pro rolling luggage to include three new hardshell suitcases called Roller Lite, which appears to be a play on the design's ability to retain hardshell exteriors but with lighter construction than what the style is known for.
Just over a year ago, Aura unveiled its first cord-free e-paper digital picture frame, the 13.3-inch Aura Ink. The company has now introduced the Aura Ink 10", a smaller e-ink digital frame that builds upon the success and technology of the original Aura Ink 13".
Adobe has been developing agentic AI for years, and at this year's Adobe MAX in Miami, it looks like it has finally been fully unleashed. Adobe is ushering in significant expansions to the Adobe Creative Agent, which users can direct using text across not only Adobe's Firefly AI platform but also Creative Cloud apps like Photoshop and Premiere.
Adobe is updating Premiere with a ton of AI-based tools and assistance as well as promising a new, wholly revamped approach to color grading.
Today at Adobe MAX 2026 in Miami Beach, Adobe announced a wide range of updates to its core applications and technologies, including Photoshop and Lightroom.
Leica has announced the Cine Play 1 Plus, an upgraded version of its compact 4K smart projector that increases brightness and contrast compared with its predecessor.
A photographer has died after she was struck by a vintage airplane that she was taking pictures of.
IMAX reported its strongest quarterly financial performance in the company’s history last week, with record box office, revenue, and profits for the third quarter of 2026.
Artizlab has announced the Classic-M 1:1.4/50mm, a new 50mm prime lens that emulates the character and appearance of the classic Leica Summilux 50mm f/1.4 (E43) lens.
Moment has announced the Go Front Pack, a small sling bag that the company says was inspired by hydration and running vests. It mounts on the user's chest, giving them immediate access to a phone, lenses, filters, and cables without bouncing when the wearer moves.
Sirui has announced the Aurora 15mm f/1.6 and 24mm f/1.4 wide-angle lenses for full-frame mirrorless cameras.
Italian filmmaker Claudio Ripalti released Director Mode, a new iPhone and iPad app that lets videographers monitor and control up to four wirelessly connected cameras. As of now, the app works with a wide range of Canon and Sony bodies.
Wyoming is the most AI-paranoid state in the U.S., recording 4,700 annual searches per 100,000 residents. Vermont ranks second with 4,300, followed by Alaska with 3,600.
Nvidia, a $4.5 trillion company at the time of writing, has a new CEO scandal. Nvidia said on Sunday that its board is investigating whether its CEO, Jensen Huang, had been targeted by foreign intelligence as part of an extramarital affair.
A Red Baron pizza worker who was filmed being harassed by a prankster pretending to steal $20 from him has paused donations on a GoFundMe page set up on his behalf after it neared $800,000.
The work of a pioneering female photographer, whose images remained hidden for decades until thousands of her negatives were discovered in suitcases, is being exhibited for the first time.
After numerous teases and even a sponsored YouTube hands-on video, Motorola has finally, thankfully, fully unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the Signature 27. It is being billed as the world's fastest Android smartphone. It's certainly among the most expensive slab phones.
Meike has announced yet another addition to its Mix series of primes, and this time it's a portrait prime for APS-C mirrorless cameras. The Meike 58mm f/1.2 Mix is a fast $449 prime for Sony, Fujifilm, and Nikon mirrorless systems.
The North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) will host its annual half-day event, NANPA LIVE, on Saturday, November 7, 2026, offering a free global livestream from 3:00 to 6:00 PM PT that includes giveaways worth thousands of dollars.
Apple's brand-new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display, the first Mac to ever feature a touchscreen, arrives today, and Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve 21 video editor is ready.
Not everyone is stoked that smartphones keep getting larger, offering ever-bigger displays. In fact, some people are very much in love with the small phones of years past. New smartphone company Enough believes there are, well, enough of those people to justify launching an all-new small smartphone in 2026.
The Canadian Liberal government's new Budget 2026 will carve out protections and support for Canadian artists, including photographers.
Earlier this year, Glyph pushed hard into the creator space with the launch of new SSDs and a line of CFexpress memory cards. It is continuing that trend with the announcement of memory card readers.
South Korean consumer electronics startup Lutra Inc. has launched a camera brand, Humans of Authenticity (HOA). HOA's first camera, the HOA A1, looks weird as hell.
In late July, news broke that Sony was trying to acquire Tamron, a fact Tamron itself confirmed shortly after. However, since then, it's been crickets.
PixelMeter, the first and only review aggregator for cameras, lenses, smartphones, and more, has been updated with the most-requested feature since it launched last month: the ability to directly compare products.
Wandrd's new Magnetic Camera Strap System is now available, bringing a redesigned approach to how photographers attach and switch camera straps.
VSCO has announced the second half of its The Fifty campaign, a nationwide billboard-based exhibition that is celebrating one photographer in every U.S. state via large-format public displays in their home markets.
Camp Snap is looping back around to its original target market with a miniaturized version of the CS-8 camcorder it launched last year that more easily fits into a child's hand. The CS-8 Mini is less than half the size of the original and is designed specifically to cater to kids.
The Sony World Photography Awards and the World Photography Organization have revealed that photographer James Barnor is the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Photography title at the Sony World Photography Awards 2027.
Laowa has officially announced the 24mm f/2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift lens. Built for architectural and commercial photography, the full-frame lens also works on Fujifilm GFX and Hasselblad XCD medium-format cameras thanks to its large image circle.
Motorola debuted its brand new flagship phone, the Signature 27, at Qualcomm's annual Snapdragon Summit in September. However, at the time, Motorola unveiled just a few key specs and left much to the imagination. That changed this week, with the company revealing more information about its new phone.
