In 1996, the Blondin family drove all around the US,...

In 1996, the Blondin family drove all around the US, blogging about it all before “blog” was even a word. “We were doing something that had no name and no manual, and we were doing it over a dial-up modem while living in a motorhome.”

Chasing a Plane Across the Moon

Agustín Ferrando Trenchi became a little obsessed with the moon as a kid. As an adult, he’s taken tons of photos and hundreds of hours of footage of the moon. After seeing an airplane fly close to the moon while he filmed, Trenchi began a quest to capture a plane flying acros…

Is The Canon 24-105mm F4L Worth Your Time In 2026?

Canon's L-series lenses have been quite fantastic in varied ways. They not only offer some great image quality, but they are also far more durable than many other lenses. But what happens to those lenses that are now turning a decade old? Do they continue to be relevant or do th…

Abolish Frat Culture. “This is going to be uncomfortable...

Abolish Frat Culture. “This is going to be uncomfortable for anyone with a kid in a fraternity to hear: If your son finds himself in a group that would send a ‘free pussy’ text, it’s too late. The group is the disease, the text is the symptom.”

Sony RX10 V Review: We Found the Problems No One Else Mentioned

The Sony RX10 V has a problem that more reviewers aren't talking about. And suspiciously, there's a lot of insanely positive press about the camera despite a few problems that really should be talked about. The Phoblographer wasn't part of the initial wave of reviews of the Sony…

Any Human Ever randomly picks an average person from some...

Any Human Ever randomly picks an average person from some point in human history and tells you about what their life was like. Mine was a woman born in 1547: “Of all the sounds of her life, the loudest were thunder and the church bells.”

Stutterer

Stutterer by Benjamin Cleary won the 2016 Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film and is now available to view online for free courtesy of the New Yorker. It’s a thirteen-minute movie about a young London typographer named Greenwood (Matthew Needham). Greenwood stutters, to…

Mamdani’s “Richard Scarry Socialism” Can Make City Life...

Mamdani’s “Richard Scarry Socialism” Can Make City Life Simple Again. “It is an astonishing indictment of our times that the cities of our picture books can seem like a radical utopia.”

Bertrand Russell Shows How to Respond to Fascists Who Want to Debate

Late in his life, the prominent English mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell was subject to an attempt in the early 1960s by Oswald Mosley to provoke him into a debate about the merits of fascism. Before WWII, Mosley had founded the British Union of Fascists. BUF had a…

The Global Rise of Electoral Dictatorships. Is the U.S....

The Global Rise of Electoral Dictatorships. Is the U.S. Next? “Electoral dictators — who identify as presidents and prime ministers — hold uncompetitive and unfair elections after aggressively suppressing political opponents.”

A short (too short?) video from Little White Lies on...

A short (too short?) video from Little White Lies on designer Saul Bass and his influence on the art of movie title design. They also did videos on Pablo Ferro and Kyle Cooper.

What Nigel Barker Taught Me About Portraiture

Around 10 years ago, I conducted an interview with photographer Nigel Barker. The moment felt akin to encountering a legendary Pokémon of some sort -- at least if you're a millennial who loved video games. And as a photographer, it can sometimes feel like an other-worldly exper…

One of the Best Tamron Lenses Came to Nikon Z Mount

The Tamron 20-40mm f2.8 received a 5 star review from us at the Phoblographer back in 2022 when I reviewed. Notably, I was in love with the bokeh. "The bokeh from this lens is something pretty special," I said in the review. "...With that said, the Tamron 20-40mm f2.8 delivers a…

Time to book your rides

AI isn’t just a “surf’s up” moment. It’s a tsunami. You have to surf that tsunami, just to keep from drowning.  Using your time. Your calendar is your surfboard. What’s your best beach for riding that calendar? Well, right now there are countless conferences with ��…

Great Deals on Apple Stuff Today

Just wanted to dip in here to say that Amazon is running another one of their sales for Prime members, which can be a great opportunity to upgrade some tech items at lower prices, especially with the price increases we’ve seen recently. Just a couple of quick things: The…

“Margaret Hamilton, who led the 100-person team that...

“Margaret Hamilton, who led the 100-person team that wrote the onboard software for the Apollo missions, guiding Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to a safe landing on the moon, died Sept. 30 in Cambridge, Mass. She was 90.”

How Do You Scale a Signature Look Without Losing It?

A signature look can win the client. The harder part is keeping it consistent as the work grows. We talked with photographer and creative director Crystal Monique, founder of Crystal Monique Media, about how she does just that across photography, campaigns, and video. After more…

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: Two interfaces for the price of one: - “right” option on the left, “left” on the right. - You need to make slider longer if you want to select “Short”. #macOS #SpacialAwareness #Metaphors

Where in the world are typefaces being designed? The US,...

Where in the world are typefaces being designed? The US, Germany, and France…but also the UK, Netherlands, and Indonesia.

Wildwood

Laika is the stop-motion animation studio that made Coraline & Kubo and the Two Strings. Their newest film, Wildwood, looks pretty incredible; have a look at the trailer. Creative Boom recently highlighted some of the process behind the film, which is heavily dependent on p…

AI-generated images don’t have to look like AI-generated...

AI-generated images don’t have to look like AI-generated images…they can be any style you want. (It’s just going to get more and more difficult to tell…)

In 2005, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory calculated that...

In 2005, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory calculated that the water stored by China’s huge Three Gorges Dam is enough to increase the length of a day by 0.06 microseconds and move the North pole by 0.8 inches. (A 9.1 earthquake had a bigger impact.)

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How Long Will Your Nikon Camera Really Last?

Since Nikon moved to the Z series, the company has introduced some fantastic models. From the Nikon Z9, one of its best professional offerings, to the Z5 II, an entry-level mirrorless camera, the company has something special for every genre of photographer. However, with modern…

Lots and Lots and Lots of Control Panels

To go along with my recent post about control rooms, here’s the Control Panels group on Flickr, containing almost 3000 photos of control interfaces for all kinds of things. You’ll see some of the same photos as in the Control Rooms group, but when you get past the first co…

The Yashica Crew is the Coolest Compact Camera We’ve Seen in Year

Today, Yashica has announced the new Yashica Crew -- a camera that mimics the looks of the classic Canon Powershot lineup and even brings with it the feels that a billion dollar company like Canon wouldn't give us. Besides the looks, it boasts a lot more. The new Yashica Crew co…

The Job Trail, a web game about making it through 52...

The Job Trail, a web game about making it through 52 weeks as a laid-off creative worker. Based on The Oregon Trail. My first try: “You have died of burnout. Week 13. 51 applications, 1 ghosting.”

Does Image Stabilization Really Work? We Tested Handheld Shutter Speeds With and Without It

Much like autofocus, image stabilization has become one of those advancements in photography that people can't live without nowadays. It genuinely provides an advantage in getting sharper pictures in many scenarios. To judge just how effective it can be at very low shutter speed…

A New Canon Teleconverter Patent Will Change Bird Photography

Canon has multiple patents in the works right now. From new macro lenses, to a fingerprint scanning camera, there is a lot being unveiled as we write this. A new addition to this is the latest patent, which shows a lens that comes with a teleconveter slot. Who is this for? Let's…

Blue Planet III

BBC Earth is returning to the ocean. 25 years after the first installment, the legendary naturalist, presenter, and centenarian David Attenborough narrates Blue Planet III. This first look video, backed by a song Hans Zimmer & Jade Thirwall, is teeming with stunning footage o…

118 Things to Do Instead of Doomscrolling. Including “put...

118 Things to Do Instead of Doomscrolling. Including “put together a puzzle”, “go for a bike ride”, “hold a plank for as long as you can — even if it’s only a second”, and “make your own limoncello”.