In 2019, I bought a 27-inch iMac that I still use every single work day. It's come with me from my old apartment to my current one where I still continue to use it. At one point I had this and a gaming PC as well as a MacBook Pro from maybe 2016 or so. I ended up giving the PC t…
Hey pros! Listen up! Our photography insurance program is designed to be there when photographers really need it! We're giving you more than the competition can in different ways! Here's a little-known fact: the warranty of your camera or lens doesn't necessarily cover what happ…
How to enjoy bad but not worse weather Dig the webcam at Poipu beach, on the south side of Kauai, near where I'll be for a week, starting tomorrow. Also, the turtles, in calmer weather. I love me a water matrix printer This fountain in Moravian Square (Moravské náměstí), i…
Beware thunderous ides! Keep them at bay, Make cute guys. In honor of March December Adventure, and Marchagotchi, I’d like to introduce Bamagotchi! Bamagotchi is a mobile-friendly toy where you can make your own virtual pets by using a HyperTalk-ish language of my own co…
Yesterday, I had the chance to go to a special Sigma Media Pop-Up here in NYC. There, they were showing off the new and upcoming Sigma 85mm f1.2 DG lens. And this made me insanely curious about several things. With that said, I've got a few tidbits of information you may not hav…
It’s getting a little ridiculous, isn’t it? 28 years of kottke.org, as of today. Older than Google. Older than The Matrix. Older than Christopher Nolan’s feature film career. Older than Elle Fanning. Older than Kurt Cobain when he died. 47,300 posts since March 14, 1998…
Canon has launched multiple cameras that cater to photographers of different skill levels. While they are liked by professionals, many young creators tend to adore them just as much. As 2026 rolls in, we are taking a look at the devices introduced a decade ago and how they can b…
Warning: a collection of half-formed thoughts about time, screens, AI agents, and a surprisingly relevant Japanese arcade genre. This started with a phrase in Azeem Azhar’s piece about his AI agent workflow: “wall-clock time.” It’s a term of art in programming: the actu…
Newgrain is the latest entrant into this space, with a slight twist: it’s a community built exclusively for analog photographers. After trying out the desktop and app versions, has Newgrain changed my cynical mind about a photographer’s social media utopia?