For the past 200 years, photography has seen innovations that changed the way we view the world; from the blues of cyanotype to the rich depth of silver gelatin, each technical technology cracked open a new form of storytelling. Amongst these genres has always stood apart: panor…
August 14-21, 2026 Recent EventsFrom events.indieweb.org/archive: Front End Study Hall #056 Thursday, August 20 at 10:00am Online! Zoom!Front End Study Hall is an HTML + CSS focused group meeting, held on Zoom to experiment and learn with the basic building blocks of the web.…
Yup, Phoblographer got you a discount with 7Artisans. Did you know that the Phoblographer doesn't get funding from the large camera and lens brands? In fact, we're super transparent about where our funding comes from on our disclaimers page. Can you say the same thing about your…
Travel photography looks effortless, fun and chic. This is largely due to the stunning photographs of ancient ruins, snowy mountains and glowing caves from far away and lesser known places. However, before getting to these shots, there are various things that you need to get rig…
Walking the Length of Manhattan. I did this, solo, right before I moved out of NYC. Loved it. Will do it again someday.
“When Jason Ganos was asked to help sell an old box full of NES cartridges…” How 97 Copies of an Unreleased Version of Super Mario Bros. Duck Hunt Were Discovered in a Wisconsin Warehouse.
But I will run out of days Will I ever run out of names for days? Probably not.
nikitonsky: See a mute button? Would be a shame if you move your cursor to press it and something else appears in its place #Hover #Button #Coub
What a great idea for a book: Cookbooking: A Fan’s Guide. “An eclectic, visually stunning pop-history, Cookbooking explores the most influential and beloved cookbooks through photographs, listicles, graphics, and snappy writing.”
If you look at most of the Youtubers and even articles out there on street photography and finding the right gear, you'll see that most of us talk about using wide to normal focal lengths. The reason for this: it lies in accountability. You have to get close to your subjects and…
I updated my Galactic Compass app for iPhone with augmented reality mode. Background: Galactic Compass is a floating green arrow that always points the way to the middle of the Milky Way, 26,000 light years away. Here’s the announcement blog post from 2024. It went kinda…
Editorial photographers often need a camera that captures details really well. One of the reasons being that these campaigns in magazines, newspapers, and online publications, often promote the selling of products, houses, or a restaurant. If you are someone who is looking to cr…
Analog photography is one of the most exciting genres of the medium. It is expensive, but it helps you create images that stand out amongst the crowd. Although niche, film photography has some incredible advantages over digital photography. If you are someone who is into film ph…
“The principal aim of President Trump’s second term is revenge,” says Jamelle Bouie. “Revenge shapes the president’s priorities, drives his actions and structures the decisions of his government.”
Help us celebrate the human photographer over AI in our new festival: it's called the 5 Boro Foto Fest. We've been working on something very big here at the Phoblographer for a long time now. The state of photography trade shows and festivals has needed a fresh new face and idea…
Holy moly, NPR’s Tiny Desk has been going for a long time. Weird Al Yankovic first stopped by the desk in 2010, so early that they didn’t even have it on YouTube until more recently. And the other day, they had him back for a second session! Yankovic focused on original…
Anil Dash built a standalone Touch ID sensor to use with your Mac if you don’t have a newer Apple keyboard. It’s open-source…the code and instructions are on Github.
Analysts Warn U.S. Economy Becoming Overly Dependent On Anne Hathaway. “We estimate that Anne Hathaway films currently account for a staggering 63% of all U.S. exports.” Zendaya is the other 37%.
Prophesy When MyTerms succeeds, CMP—Consent Management Platforms—will mean Contract Management Platforms. From the Annals of Enshittification Seth Godin on The Amazon Tax: "Amazon is stealing from the customers they said they were here to serve."
Chinese third-party lenses are seeing some fantastic growth. Over the past five years, many have earned the respect and the adoration of young photographers, and even today, they continue to do so. An example is TTArtisan, whose lenses such as the 40mm f2, have won our hearts. Y…
When you take screenshots of posts in iOS social apps like Bluesky or Threads, they use this little trick to replace the “Follow” button with the app’s logo.