Social media algorithms are rigged against photographers. Video gets pushed, photos get buried even when your single image has more soul than a thousand AI-generated TikToks with the same robotic voice-over. But here's what they don't want you to know: Your photography isn't the…
Sony pivoted to mirrorless cameras well over a decade ago, and the company has expanded its alpha series portfolio in myriad ways. The A7 series had three variants, each designed to meet the needs of different photographers. While Sony has already updated to the a7 VI, the quest…
Where and how everything might be wrong Riley Hughes says we live in an age of default disbelief. As an example of this at work, Phil Windley and I went through the doomscroll-bait in my Facebook feed, and co-decided what was fake and what wasn't: Mountain goats doing impossibl…
I'm confident when I say that no one else is doing this. We're one of the only publications working to help you make images that AI can't really create. In 2025, I started to do things that otherwise would seem crazy for a publisher of a niche photography online magazine to do.…
Chinese third-party brands have been giving a tough competition to their Japanese counterparts. Companies such as Laowa, TTArtisan, 7Artisan, and Thypoch have introduced some wonderful, cost-effective lenses that can be used by beginners and serious enthusiasts. All of this, wit…
Mirrorless cameras are now chosen by millions of photographers, both young and sensory. While each brand is trying to introduce some exciting products, the one company that managed to launch something noteworthy is Panasonic. If you are a travel photographer who aims to buy a ca…
The L-mount is perhaps the most sought after mount for photographers. One of the reasons being the plethora of optics one can get. An example of this is the recently launched LK Samyang x Schneider-Kreuznach AF 14-24mm f2.8 zoom lens, which was introduced last year for Sony user…
April 24 through May 1, 2026 Recent EventsFrom events.indieweb.org/archive: 1RG's Side Project Social Thursday, April 30 at 6:00pm TORONTO, Ontario: 1RG Homebrew Website Club - Pacific Wednesday, April 29 at 6:00pm 🎪 IndieWebCamp Düsseldorf April 25 - April 26 DÜSSEL…
Agents by agents for agents with agents around agents over agents without agents beside agents… I'm at the Agentic Internet Workshop, where most of the sessions are about what personal AI agents can do: for you, with each other, and (choose a preposition) each other. Wow: http…
In March 2026, Profoto announced a firmware update to its Connect Pro series of triggers that for Nikon users, aimed to fix a number of communication issues that photographers encountered. From issues with accurate/consistent TTL metering, to the outright inability to use these…
Ohhhhh dear, Richard Dawkins: Is AI the Next Phase of Evolution? Claude Appears to Be Conscious. “My conversations with several Claudes and ChatGPTs have convinced me that these intelligent beings are at least as competent as any evolved organism.” 😬
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