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QIVIKA Launches AI-Powered Smartphone Telescope For Bird Photographers
Bird photography is a genre that needs additional gear to work with. In this case, a good telescope is a great start for many. Not only does it help spot the bird, but it also helps study its behavior. QIVIKA is one of the few companies that has created a compact optical telescope on Kickstarter…
Jo Ann Chaus Delivers Photographs That Force You to Slow Down
When I look at the photos of Jo Ann Chaus, I'm sort of transported to a fantasy land of sorts involving a time now long lost. Her obsession with color and what appears to be a love of something almost around the Mad Men era speaks to a romantic side of us that's rooted more in originality and a…
Leica Expands iPhone Ecosystem With LUX Grip, New Gallery and McCurry Filter
Leica has created some fantastic accessories for the photography community. From flash units to camera straps, bags, and even film stock, Leica has a varied range of items in store for its users. As part of their growing lineup, especially for phone photographers, Leica is now launching Leica LUX…
Why Manual Focus? The Guide for Photographers Only Shooting Digital
Autofocus does a great job; but it's a tool that should really only be used sparingly. As a high-functioning blind man, I can attest to the idea that manually focusing a lens will make you compose a scene differently as well as make you rethink how you're making the photograph. This isn't only from…
Nikon Z5 II C Review: They Made Another Street Photography Camera
The Nikon Z5 II C is a fantastic camera in so many different ways mostly because of the form factor. The influencers will tell you that it's not a real camera because there is no viewfinder, but truthfully, you don't really need one if you know how to zone focus for street photography. When I was…
Reading Without the Clutter: Why We Built an Ad-Free Subscription
Banner ads are one of the more dependable ways a website like this stays funded, but they also come at a cost to the reading experience: more clutter, more distraction, more things loading on the page than the article you actually came for. Our ad-free subscription exists to give readers a way to op
How Long Will Your Canon Camera Really Last?
Canon cameras are rarely destroyed due to a single failure. It's usually with slower challenges, such as using the shutter a thousand times, a weather seal that is way past its limit, or a battery that does not last a whole day. The company has been very clear about how long a camera can last, and…
Canon R4 Spotted on Adobe’s Camera List, But What Does It Mean
Canon has some wonderful cameras in their portfolio. The R1 and the R5 series are designed for full frame users, while the R6 and R8 series are for beginners who want a full-frame camera. It now appears a new camera now appears, the Canon R4, on the radar, which briefly appeared on Adobe's Camera…
Our Favorite Image Profiles for People of Color
For over a decade now, here on the Phoblographer both I and several other writers for the site have been talking about making images for people of color. It's been proven for a long time that photography wasn't totally developed for those of us with darker skin tones. But as the only Editor in…
The Street Photographer Proving the Gear Doesn’t Matter
Often street photographers talk about their gear; though they surely do also discuss their work. In the case of photographer Nei Valente though, you can really see the artistry in what he captures on the streets. In a piece from our archives, he spoke with us a bit about what it's like observing…
Viltrox Adds 4 New Lenses to L-mount
At IBC 2026, Viltrox teased that new lenses are coming to the L-mount. And today, they're making it official. From the Viltrox AIR series the AF 14mm f4 L, AF 20mm f2.8 L, AF 40mm f2.5 L, and AF 50mm f2 L are now being announced for the L-Mount. Though we've tested only a handful of lenses for the…
The First Presidential Dog to Get a Photograph
Meet Fido: Abraham Lincoln's beloved dog and the first Presidential dog to be photographed and still have surviving records. Mr. Lincoln loved his dog and before he became President, he was said to bring the dog with him into town often. The dog would sometimes fetch parcels and even wait outside…
Nikon Z8 Takes Bird Photographer of the Year 2026 Crown
Winners of the Bird Photographer of the Year 2026 have been unveiled. This edition sees the image of a northern gannet bursting through the ocean’s surface as the winner of the overall contest, while the Youth Photographer of the Year goes to a photo of a great horned owl against a full moon…
Canon Patent Reveals Fingerprint Sensors Built Into Camera Grip
Canon has numerous patent filings over the past few weeks. A new addition to this set is a patent designed for a camera grip that can identify the individual holding. The filing states that the new interchangeable camera will come with fingerprint sensors built directly into the grip. For those…
Nikon Patent Describes Sensor That Exposes Bright and Dark Areas Separately
Finding new Nikon patents can be rare, but it is never impossible. That is true of the latest one, an image sensor design patent application that aims to give different regions of the sensor different exposure times. If produced, this method could help increase the camera's dynamic range, helping…
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