Everyone’s Favorite Leica Camera is Auctioning for $400,000

Last year, Leica's Leitz Photographica Auction was really something special. And this year, there doesn't seem to be as much of a party. However, that's not to say that the auction house isn't allowing for bidding on some very special pieces of photography history. There are a f…

The Curious Canon Powershot Listing for $15,500

When it comes to purchasing a point and shoot camera, the most one can think of spending is a few hundred dollars. While that is pretty great for many entry-level and enthusiast cameras, there are also instances where a camera can cost a lot. However, none cost over $6000 for a…

Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed on the Michael...

Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed on the Michael biopic out in theaters right now: “How can you tell an authentic story about Michael Jackson without ever mentioning the fact that he was seriously accused of being a child molester?”

Twin Peaks × LCD Soundsystem: a video mashup of Dance...

Twin Peaks × LCD Soundsystem: a video mashup of Dance Yrself Clean and the Twin Peaks theme music. Perfect. A damn fine cup of coffee, even.

OM System Cameras are Tough. But This Really Helps

Big claims from OM System, but the warranty won't cover the issues we're talking about. 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…

ProPublica explores what a future without vaccines would...

ProPublica explores what a future without vaccines would look like in the US. Hundreds of thousands of deaths, tens of thousands of children paralyzed, and many other children stricken with serious but easily preventable health issues.

The earliest-known recordings of whale songs (from 1949)...

The earliest-known recordings of whale songs (from 1949) were recently discovered in the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s archive. The scientists who recorded the audio didn’t even know what they were listening to.

In reply to: The output doesn't matter

In reply to: The output doesn't matter Over on Lambda Create, Will writes that the output isn’t the part that matters. It has never been the part that matters for any Craftsman in the pursuit of any craft. Aristotle, who he leans on to make this case, agrees, and so would…

Eye Contact With a Humpback Whale

I’ve never seen anything like these photos before. In October 2024, Rachel Moore had a close encounter with a humpback whale in French Polynesia and took these photos of the whale’s eye. Moore wrote of the experience: This moment of eye contact was beyond my wildest…

The Single Best Mirrorless Camera for Landscape Photographers

Landscape photography has often needed a camera that can withstand any challenge, but also deliver images that are detailed, have good color rendition and accuracy. While most full frame cameras are capable today, there is something entirely different about utilizing a mirrorles…

Worried About Teens Today? So Were Adults in the 1920s....

Worried About Teens Today? So Were Adults in the 1920s. “A century ago, new technology and mobility reshaped what it meant to be young, linking rural life more closely to the city.”

Peak Cherry Blossoms

I got the chance to go to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden with friends recently and it was magical, otherworldly, lovely. I think we hit peak blossom down to the second. It was cold and gray and windy, which kept the crowds down, provided the perfect photographic cont…

The Truth About Rangefinder Cameras Tells You a Lot About Yourself

Rangefinder cameras are hot; they've gone through a period of glory, then spent time in the darkness, then returned, and now they've returned again in one of the biggest ways. The type of camera typically associated with Leica and used as an icon for loads of different graphics…

If you want to surf elsewhere in the galaxy, it...

If you want to surf elsewhere in the galaxy, it doesn’t actually look that promising. “Surfing on Titan would likely be a surreal, slow-motion, and tenebrous experience.” Or there’s also a planet with a sulfuric acid ocean?

Traitors to the Project of Patriarchy

On a recent mini-episode of the Becoming the People podcast, Prentis Hemphill talked about traitors to the patriarchy. Here’s a short excerpt: I only want to spend time with men who are traitors to that project, the project of patriarchy and patriarchal violence. I want t…

I love the chutzpah of this: all 35 of...

I love the chutzpah of this: all 35 of Shakespeare’s plays ranked. Romeo & Juliet didn’t crack the top 20 but Macbeth, Hamlet, and Twelfth Night made the top 5. Worth it for the old photos of productions feat. Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Brian Cox…

7Artisans Just Dropped the Leica M Lens Nobody Saw Coming. And It’s Only $428

Leica has some spectacular manual cameras that professional photographers love and adore. While they have multiple lenses to work with, some can be far more expensive than many other offerings. If you are someone who is looking to purchase a lens that offers precision but under…

It’s Time to Make Photos. Not Shoot Photos

A while back, I attended a talk hosted by Harlowe lighting and discussing photojournalism today. The dialogue between the three accomplished veteran photographers and a younger photojournalist around my section of the Millennial identity was quite fascinating to watch. As she ac…

The 3 Best Leica Point and Shoot Cameras To Buy Used

Leica has some exceptional cameras for professionals and serious enthusiasts. While they are more expensive than most offerings, the company has already worked around smaller and slightly more cost-effective point and shoots for those who want to own a Leica. If you are one such…

Whyday

It's just bad In order to make anything (search, for example) work in Apple's Mail.app, I have to turn it off and on again. I won't run down all its issues. I'm too tired of it, and…

The 3 Best Vintage Lenses For Portrait Photography

Portrait photography is a genre that often requires softer results than extremely sharp image quality. It also requires one to have a wider aperture, as well as some lens character, to make your images appear different. While there are many modern portrait lenses on the market,…

“I believe in an old-fashioned virtue called Doing...

“I believe in an old-fashioned virtue called Doing the Freakin’ Work. Read the book, not the summary. Write the piece, not the prompt. Suffer like the artist you are. It ain’t easy, but if it were easy, it wouldn’t be worth doing.”

This Ping Pong Robot Can Beat Elite Human Players

Sony’s AI division has designed a robot that can beat elite human players at table tennis. From the paper: Evaluated in matches against elite and professional players under official competition rules, Ace achieved several victories and demonstrated consistent returns of h…

I had somehow missed (or forgotten) that Greta Gerwig is...

I had somehow missed (or forgotten) that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing an adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew, one of The Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis. Filming has wrapped and it’s out in theaters on Nov 26.

A group of “unauthorized users” have...

A group of “unauthorized users” have accessed Anthropic’s Mythos AI model, which the company recently said they couldn’t widely release because it was too dangerous. Whoopsie doodle! Maybe don’t use guessable paths for your powerful cyberattack model?

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The Single Best Third-Party Portrait Lens

When it comes to photographing a person, there are several things one must keep in mind: to capture their essence and to showcase them in good light. While there are many ways one can make appealing portraits, it must also be remembered that it sometimes also relies on the kind…

“Even the Weather Felt Expensive”

Filmmaker Noah Hawley was invited to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s Campfire retreat in 2018. Reflecting on the experience recently for The Atlantic, Hawley writes that today’s super-rich have stopped “pretending that the rules of human society apply” to them. The Jeff Be…

Wow, this interview! “I’ve never had an...

Wow, this interview! “I’ve never had an interview quite like this one with Charlize Theron.”

“In a new book called “Israel: What Went Wrong?,”...

“In a new book called “Israel: What Went Wrong?,” [Israeli professor of Holocaust & genocide studies] Omer Bartov argues that Zionism has morphed into an ideology of extremism that led to genocide in Gaza following the Hamas attacks of October 7th.”