Centimeter Wavelengths

The Phoblographer is Hiring Humans: Arts Writer

In 2025, The Phoblographer is doing something that might seem odd for a lot of publications. We're hiring an arts writer. Specifically, we'd like to hire an arts writer based in London. And we've got a lot of reasons for this. If you're looking for a part-time gig with a solid t…

Stephen Colbert is co-writing a Lord of the Rings movie...

Stephen Colbert is co-writing a Lord of the Rings movie. “The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past is set 14 years after the passing of Frodo. Sam, Merry and Pippin set out to retrace the first steps of their adventure…”

Salter Cane gig on Saturday, April 4th in Brighton

People of Brighton, mark your calendars: Saturday, April 4th. That’s when Salter Cane will be playing in The Hope And Ruin. It’s not just Salter Cane though. We’ll be joined by Skyscrapers from Lewes, and The Equatorial Group from Eastbourne. We’ve played with them befo…

Join Us for a Totally Different Kind of Workshop

This has been a very long time in the making, and I'm very excited to finally make this happen. The Phoblographer is launching workshops for photographers who want to find ways to grow beyond just what all the social media content developers and YouTubers tell you you need. And…

Introducing: The Photography Preset Mystery Boxes

The Phoblographer staff has been working behind the scenes on a few surprises: and our latest release is something really special. In our preset store, we're releasing the Mystery Boxes: 10 different random boxes filled with 5 different presets each. Recently, I've been digging…

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

I was in the library the weekend before last when I spotted something on the shelf of recently-returned books. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. I knew the film adaptation was coming out later that week. Ideally, I’d like to read the book before seeing the film. It would be a r…

3 Reasons Why This Panasonic Camera is the Best Alternative to the Olympus Pen F

Olympus' Pen F has been an important camera for many reasons. However, despite it being over a decade, the company has not yet announced its successor. While there have been talks of such a device coming soon to replace the aging model, it has not happened yet. With uncertainty…

The Best Tamron Lens is About to Get a Price Hike

Tamron has been one of the popular third-party lens makers from Japan. The company gained recognition for its all-in-one zoom lenses, which has been beneficial for many serious enthusiasts around the world. However, what also set them apart was the price range. A zoom, we all kn…

How the Past 10 Years Changed How I Light Photos

When I first got into photography, my photojournalism professor always taught me to never use flash. Why? Honestly, I'm still not sure. But I had good mentors when I worked at B&H Photo over a decade ago. They completely changed my understanding of why you'd use a flash. For…

Best Canon APS-C Cameras to Buy Used

Whether one likes it or not, Canon has some truly impressive cameras available in the second-hand market. One of the reasons to buy it used is that not only does one get a device at a discounted rate, but also that technology hasn't changed drastically over the past decade. A ca…

Wrap up - December Adventure, March 2026

The December Adventure in March has come and gone. It was chill and good, but also maybe not chill enough? A week is a very short period of time, and I saw a lot of folks mentioning that they were stressed or guilty at not being able to find the time or energy to adventure. I s…

This Image of a Playful Wild Cat Just Won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People’s Choice Award

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year had announced the winners of its prestigious awards in October 2025, but the results of the Nuveen People’s Choice Award were still in progress. After a series of intense voting sessions over a month, the viewers of the award have finally…

Type Construction and Cycle Detection

The Go Blog Type Construction and Cycle Detection Mark Freeman 24 March 2026 Go’s static typing is an important part of why Go is a good fit for production systems that have to be robust and reliable. When a Go package is compiled, it i…

“Feminism is far from dead, but people love to...

“Feminism is far from dead, but people love to write its obituary,” writes Rebecca Solnit. “In reality, it’s naively defeatist to assume millennia of patriarchy…could be or should have been fully disassembled in one lifetime.”

We watched Zoolander last night and right before the...

We watched Zoolander last night and right before the Derelicte DJ throws on Relax, there’s a 2-second snippet of something that sounded super familiar. It took me a bit to track it down, but it’s trance banger Free by Mono Culture.

We’ve Helped Photographers for 16 Years

In 2025, I started to do things that otherwise would seem crazy for a publisher of a niche photography online magazine to do. For starters, this year, the Phoblographer may actually make a printed magazine again. But in addition to that, we didn't sell any ads to the big camera…