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Fujifilm Instax Soft Haze Review: Fuji Made Polaroids

There's something odd about Fujifilm Instax Soft Haze that's taken me a while to figure out: it looks a lot like Polaroid film. In fact, unless you're very well trained to understand the differences in size and the nuances, you'd probably think that it was Polaroid film. I bet t…

Crimson Star

Watch the Sun’s atmosphere pulse and flow in extreme UV. Images are from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory and “conformed, repaired, graded, blended, rescaled & retimed” by Seán Doran, whose video work is always incredible. It would be great to see this in IMAX or…

The most intense shoe salesman you’ll ever meet, a CBS...

The most intense shoe salesman you’ll ever meet, a CBS News report by Charles Kuralt from 1983 about a “champion” shoe salesman.

The Welcome Rain Falling From the Sky

I love Taiwanese artist Kuang-Yu Tsui’s 1997 conceptual art piece The Welcome Rain Falling From the Sky but I couldn’t really tell you what it means. Something about the way people are bombarded with advertisements for consumer goods? I also couldn’t help but think of t…

Award-winning photographer Stephen Voss is making a book...

Award-winning photographer Stephen Voss is making a book about the world’s largest data-center hub in Northern Virginia. “Forests have disappeared. Empty fields have become enormous buildings.”

Sirui 24mm f1.4 Aurora Review: Better Than Nikon’s

The Sirui 24mm f1.4 Aurora lens is a lens that truly, I feel like I could keep glued to my camera all day. It's so amazingly lightweight, feels good in the hand, and is a joy to use. But make no mistake, it's pretty big. In fact, when I put it into the hands of a friend, he was…

Computer Chips Are the Most Magnificent Things Humanity...

Computer Chips Are the Most Magnificent Things Humanity Has Ever Made. “The phone in your pocket is several orders of magnitude more sophisticated than the computers used for the Apollo mission. One AirPod could easily calculate a path to the moon.”

A YouTuber discovered that most videos contain inaudible...

A YouTuber discovered that most videos contain inaudible background audio that can be geolocated by using airplane flight data. Incredible. I wonder how long the NSA has known about this though…

Winners of the 2026 Photomicrography Competition

Ok, I’m gonna use the word gobsmacking here because I think it’s completely appropriate. This image of an inkjet printer laying down ink on a piece of paper is gobsmacking. Like what?! You can check out photographer Ole Bielfeldt’s behind-the-scenes process on Instagr…

Dark Forestry. “What defense against this onslaught of...

Dark Forestry. “What defense against this onslaught of talking machines? Craft, and ‘the nobility of a day’s work’, once-proud heraldry against inconsiderate design and careless release cycles, are threadbare banners in winter winds.”

On Photographing Diwali 2026; and How the Good Photos are Gone Now

Though we're also known for the celebration of Holi, Diwali to me always gave me my favorite photographs. It's something that we've even done a tutorial on here at the Phoblographer. Many people who grew up Hindu the way that I did know that yesterday was Diwali. I grew up in a…

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: You had one job... Thanks @fmjansen for the picture #JSONViewer #JSON #OneJob

Yes, The Nikon D500 is Still Great in 2026

It's been 10 years since Nikon had a really high end APS-C camera. In the mirrorless camera world, we truly haven't seen many. And even if some sort of high end mirrorless APS-C camera comes out from Nikon, it will more or less just be like the Z8 or Z8 but with a smaller sensor…

The Divorce Tapes (gift link). “The only music she...

The Divorce Tapes (gift link). “The only music she listens to is heavy metal from 1986. It’s the year she still lives in. She wanted me to tell this story.” This is a tough read. (CW: rape, family trauma)

nikitonsky is being grumpy

nikitonsky: Of all the things computers are good at now, suggesting to reply “Ha” for me is the last thing I want. #macOS #Messages #iMessage #Apple #AI #LLM #Siri

New to Photography? Here’s Why You Might Need Insurance Sooner Than You Think

Insurance for new photographers isn't something most people think about until it's too late. Most new photographers spend their first year worrying about gear, not liability. But the moment you pick up a paying gig, a borrowed lens, or a shoot outside your living room, you're ca…

Stop Using Burst Mode for Street Photography. Here’s What to Use Instead

Burst mode in street photography can be really useful when you're trying to do a spray and pray situation. But what really helps the most is slowing down your walking pace. Street photography is a genre that people often choose at the beginning of their careers. It is accessible…