Medieval Wound Man

From The Public Domain Review, The Many Lives of the Medieval Wound Man, a diagram found in many medical texts beginning in the early 1400s. Living on today in libraries from Copenhagen to Munich, the strange figure of the Wound Man gives modern viewers a glimpse of the wor…

If Only There Had Been a Sign That the Face-Melting Nazi...

If Only There Had Been a Sign That the Face-Melting Nazi from Indiana Jones Wouldn’t Make a Good Senator. “Marion Ravenwood said he trapped her in a room and physically assaulted her. But I decided to keep supporting Toht anyway.”

Interviews with some of the dwindling number of...

Interviews with some of the dwindling number of survivors of World War II Japanese American incarceration camps, including George Takei.

Why the Olympus XZ-1 Is the Comeback OM System Desperately Nees

Olympus has some wonderful cameras in their lineup. From the iconic GH series, to the newly launched S1 series, there is so much for users to choose from. However, the company has some fantastic cameras that were launched a decade ago, and some of them deserve a comeback. This i…

Will Apple Give Us Truly Personal AI?

A couple of weeks ago, in The George Carlin Model of AI, I said personal AI needed to work first on what George called a place for my stuff. Should Apple occupy that whole personal space, kinda like René Magritte visualized in a surrealist painting seventy-five years ago? I thi…

World Cup Wallpapers for Your Phone

Marcos Paulo has been making all sorts of phone-sized wallpapers for the World Cup and posting them to Threads. You have to poke around to find them in his account, but here are a few direct links: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Tags: design · fashion ·…

How to talk about “AI” without adding to the...

How to talk about “AI” without adding to the anthropomorphization. Suggestions: “artificial intelligence → probabilistic automation” & “AI agent → probabilistic, unverified software manipulator”. Seems like the horse is out of the barn on this though…

Mister Rogers visits Eric Carle’s studio and paints with...

Mister Rogers visits Eric Carle’s studio and paints with him (full episode). Carle wrote and illustrated The Very Hungry Caterpillar and other children’s books.

Over the past few centuries, humans have decimated bird...

Over the past few centuries, humans have decimated bird populations — you can hear it in the thinning of the dawn chorus — but it’s difficult to notice sometimes because of shifting baseline syndrome.

Hans Zimmer: Live in Concert

Martin Timko (aka matogolf) cut this video of the best musical moments from Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert. He plays a number of pieces from various soundtracks, including Dunkirk, Gladiator, Interstellar, Dune, and The Dark Knight. Great to hear live performanc…

WANDRD Just Announced the Camera Strap of the Future on Kickstarter

Some camera accessories help one get the best of their device. An example is a trusted camera strap, which helps photographers to lug their gear around their shoulders with ease. A good camera strap is not just stylish, but also functional for various genre photographers. Ensuri…

Sloan on Fable : “This is literally the core...

Sloan on Fable: “This is literally the core muscle of any/every language model: ‘I need to quickly and accurately understand what kind of document I am inside.’ Yet the sensitivity of that orienteering, the subtlety of it, has gotten so much better.”

CIPA: The DSLR Made a Bit of a Comeback

The Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) has always been a beacon for the photo world's knowledge on sales. The agency's numbers have helped one to understand trends, and how those trends can affect our future. As part of the May data results, CIPA has revealed where we…

New Patricia Lockwood for the London Review of Books: A...

New Patricia Lockwood for the London Review of Books: A Tradcath Wedding. “He pronounced the word ‘nuptial’ as noopt-see-all. If that’s correct, never tell me.”

A Special Discount for Analog Film Photographers

We know that film photographers have wanted more of a price drop for a while. And we here at the Phoblographer have been working on getting the best things for our members. Today, we're introducing a new benefit: 10% off all film developing, printing and scanning services from B…

35 vs 50 vs 85mm for Portrait Photography

Photographers who love taking portraits have most likely experimented with a variety of focal lengths; or they're at least curious about what each does for the genre. Popular focal lengths include 85mm, but in the past few years 50mm and 35mm lenses have become better and better…

The Beauty of the Sigma Classic 85mm Lenses

This year, the Sigma 85mm f1.4 DG Art lens series turns 10 years old. This was one of the more highly anticipated lenses that came out after the company announced their global vision program. Now that most photographers use mirrorless cameras, they're probably reaching for the l…

The Pearl

I was asked recently what I thought about Graham Platner and realized that I hadn't really formed a conclusion about him. I've not written anything about him, either on socials or on here, and it seems like the time to strike that iron is probably running out. I live in New Yo…

Offside

Will Canon Introduce a VCM Lens for Portrait Photographers?

Canon has always introduced some wonderful lenses over the years. The L-series, for instance, has some of the most popular focal ranges in the history of the company. With the innovation of mirrorless, Canon has pushed boundaries for the better, and it appears that they are goin…

Just dropped a couple of days ago: Lane 8’s Summer 2026...

Just dropped a couple of days ago: Lane 8’s Summer 2026 Mixtape (4 hours long). Also available on Soundcloud.

Our Lives Are “an Orchestrated Shuffle of Technology”

If you are anything like me, your soul let out a big “oooooof” while reading this: The Year Is 2063 and You Were Never Interesting. But wait. You are 70 years old. You’re sitting in your home. Your grandchildren ask you what your 20s were like, and you honestly can’t t…

👀 Craig Mod interviewed by Debbie Millman on Design...

👀 Craig Mod interviewed by Debbie Millman on Design Matters. (I guess those eyes should be ears but an ears-bugging-out emoji doesn’t exist.)

Will Nikon Resurrect Its Compact Cameras Again?

Nikon has introduced some fantastic cameras over the years. The P1100 was designed to cater to bird photographers, while the Zf is for those who want a dash of retro in their design. While we haven't seen much from the company this time, it appears that is about to change soon.…

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: From a tool that spends so much time polishing every UI detail, this window is very unexpected. What is really a choice here? I cannot not update. I can either do it now, in which case, why not do it automatically? Or I can choose “next launch,” but how am I sup…

The (Mostly) True Story of Hobo Graffiti

TIL that the hieroglyphic hobo code probably wasn’t used as extensively as the internet suggests. However, hobos and tramps did tag bridges, water towers, and train cars with tramp writing, which usually consisted of their moniker (i.e. their hobo name), the date, and the d…

The Fun Shortage Is Real, and It’s Making America...

The Fun Shortage Is Real, and It’s Making America Miserable (gift link). “With fewer places to relax and socialize, and steeper prices for entry, having fun is quantifiably harder than it used to be.”

I love this short little video montage of actresses...

I love this short little video montage of actresses during Charlie Rose interviews. No dialogue, just quiet reactions. Musical accompaniment by Laurie Anderson (O Superman).