Benro MiniMax Review: The Best Monopod For Bird Photography

The Benro MiniMax gonopod is a revelation of sorts in terms of size and weight without the sacrifice of stability. Once in a while a photography accessory comes along that makes you question your previous choices in the genre; and this is totally one of them. Monopods have been…

📸 Photo

Working to become drift compatible with this chameleon I met earlier in the week.

This Week in the IndieWeb

August 28 through September 4, 2026 Recent EventsFrom events.indieweb.org/archive: Front End Study Hall #057 Thursday, September 3 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…

Want to Sell Your Prints? Apply for the 5 Boro Foto Fest Today

The 5 Boro Foto Fest is open for vendor applications, and it's built specifically for photographers who want to sell their printed art in person, not just post it online. We started this festival because the state of photography trade shows has needed a fresh face for a long tim…

Bob and Van

For the first half of my childhood in suburban Ohio, we lived next to Bob. Bob and his wife were a kind, reserved older couple who decorated their home mostly with crucifixes and talked about Jesus a lot. Bob helped my mom with a lot of common household tasks after my dad died.…

Harry Potter again again

I watched the trailer for the new Harry Potter TV series on HBO. My overwhelming feeling is that it is so absurdly redundant to make this. Not even reimagined but to cosplay the movies so slavishly… the sets look the same, that same teacher with the same hat and the same Sco…

A Street Photography Master Talks About Light and Portraiture

Eventually, every street photographer tends to want to experiment in portraiture. It's just a natural evolution for so many. Certain photographers may start out with candids because they're so insanely nervous. But then they want to start interacting with people and realize that…

Asteroid Mission

Lightfall Photo Wants to Be the Photography Community Instagram Left Behind

Lightfall Photo is a new photography-sharing platform and app that promises the lack of AI use, no manipulative algorithms, or the use of big tech. Users can upload their work, follow photographers, and build a community, all without depending on artificial intelligence. In addi…

Bird Photography Tips: How to Get the Best Shots During Fall Migration

Bird photography can open up your world in myriad ways. Each season brings fantastic moments, some that warm your heart and others that result in fantastic photographic opportunities. As autumn is around, bird photographers will get a huge chance to excel in their careers: fall…