Jay Maisel, the influential American photographer and devoted educator whose images reshaped the visual language of advertising, editorial and street photography, died on August 24, 2026, at age 95. Across a career spanning more than seven decades, Maisel made iconic pictures while teaching generations of photographers to recognize the expressive possibilities of light, color and […]
Years from now, you won’t care about your version of the shot everyone else has. You’ll care about the one only you could take. Dale Baskin Every photographer knows the drill. You return from a trip, start copying photos from your memory cards, pour a coffee, and begin culling your images. Or some variation of […]
The RocXZoom pairs a 50x hybrid zoom with an AI tracking system that recognizes more than 300 bird species. It’s boasts the kind of reach that used to demand a telephoto lens and a tripod, all in a body that fits in a jacket pocket. Farseer Long-range photography has always come with a bit of […]
Take a look through our sample gallery to see how well this tele lens for E- and, soon, L-mount performs. Mitchell Clark Earlier this summer, LK Samyang announced the AF 60-180mm F2.8, its latest lens that it says was developed in collaboration with German optics company Schneider-Kreuznach. We’ve had the chance to test it out the version for […]
TTArtisan has announced the AF 85mm F1.8 Neo, a budget-friendly, full-frame portrait lens for Sony E and Nikon Z mounts. The lens strips out any on-lens controls, including the aperture ring and focus ring, opting for simplicity to keep the price just below $100. The new lens is the second in TTArtisan’s minimalist Neo series. […]
See how Google’s AI-driven Magic Capture performs, plus every Camera Look shot with Raw so you can check the processing against the source. Dale Baskin Our Pixel 11 Pro XL sample gallery is now live and covers the newest camera modes on Google’s flagship smartphone, including Magic Capture and Camera Looks. We shot photos using all […]
Barely four months after the Osmo Pocket 4’s debut, and less than two months after the Pocket 4P arrived, DJI is already rolling out a substantial firmware update for both pocket gimbal cameras. The updates promise to make both devices more useful as self-contained capture tools, adding background uploads to cloud storage to the pair, […]
Community member Johan O E, known as Ocoloy on the forums, prefers New Zealand as his base for minimalist black-and-white photography. Johan O E Meet Johan O E Home base: Sweden Community member Johan O E, known as Ocoloy in the forums, has a passion for minimalist black-and-white photography. Many of his photos are portraits […]
Dale Baskin Google’s Pixel 11 phones offer two very different angles on computational photography: let AI find the moment, or define your look before you shoot. Here’s how each performed in real-world testing. Google’s new Pixel 11 smartphones include two headline camera features that represent different approaches to computational photography. Magic Capture aims to take the stress […]
Capture One has released version 4.0 of its mobile app as part of its August 2026 update, bringing four tools previously limited to the desktop software to iPhone and iPad. The release narrows the feature gap between the company’s desktop and mobile apps, giving photographers more editing capabilities on the go. The three-way Color Balance […]
