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The Nikon D800 Is 14 Years Old. Does It Still Hold Up in 2026?

The Nikon D800 is an excellent camera and if you own one, then you'll already know this. It surely is still very capable in 2026 though the newer D850 is arguably a better camera. Nikon DSLRs hold a special place in the hearts of many photographers. These cameras work best for v…

Arkivism is a search and visual discovery engine for...

Arkivism is a search and visual discovery engine for millions of public domain works from the collections of the Smithsonian, The Met, NASA, Library of Congress, National Gallery of Art, Rijksmuseum, and more.

Ted Chiang: “There’s no way to write fiction and...

Ted Chiang: “There’s no way to write fiction and guarantee your readers will understand it correctly. There is no way you will ever be able to write something so straightforward that Elon Musk will understand it the way that you intend it.”

Let’s get this out of the way: Olivia Colman will be...

Let’s get this out of the way: Olivia Colman will be great as Mrs. Bennet in the new Pride and Prejudice series; here’s the trailer. But the rest of it has some awfully large shoes to fill — both the 1995 and 2005 adaptations are rightly beloved.

Are contemporary technologies like GPS, phones, and AI...

Are contemporary technologies like GPS, phones, and AI deskilling the human body? “In surrendering to a quick technological fix, we are, moment by moment, doing less sensing, navigating, remembering, walking, choosing, and attending.”

Love the idea of a volta, a pivotal point. “The moment...

Love the idea of a volta, a pivotal point. “The moment when an acquaintance becomes a friend, when a song goes from background noise to what I will demand people play at my funeral.” Or when a novel goes from boring to incredible.

The Collectively Drawn World

The Drawn Maps are the borders of the countries, state, provinces, and other official territories collectively drawn by more than 300,000 people playing an online daily game called Borderline. There’s a world map as well as maps of the USA, Canada, Italy, and more. Th…

Digifilm Has a New Camera

The new Digifilm camera is going to be on the way soon. And thankfully, it's got a few notable and nice upgrades to it. When the original Digifilm camera was launched, I really liked it. But to be very frank with you, that love affair fizzled out really quickly. DigiFilm is now…

Babe, wake up! New potato just dropped. It tastes like...

Babe, wake up! New potato just dropped. It tastes like roast chicken.

Trailer for season four of The Gilded Age, which started...

Trailer for season four of The Gilded Age, which started yesterday. I love this show for reasons that are unclear to me. But I don’t care! The heart wants what it wants!

Camp Snap is Suing their Alleged Copycats

Camp Snap, the company that has made screenless point and shoot cameras cool again, is going after some of the brands who've also been trying to cash in on this new market. Of course, brands like Echolens didn't make it, but then other brands like DigiFilm and Ygd Ecommerce LLC…

One Photographer’s Love of Japan and Gear

It's easy for many photographers to be enamored with Japan. There's a ton of great culture, history, and products that come from there. In fact, most of the world's camera meant for photography specifically come from this area of the world. With that said, photographers like Mic…

Readwise announces Readwise Books. “We’ve built Readwise...

Readwise announces Readwise Books. “We’ve built Readwise Books: our very own ebook store and app. In simple terms, you can think of it as a cross between the Kindle and Goodreads apps, where you can buy, read, and track books.”

The Ten Best Captain Picard Episodes of Star Trek

In the wake of Patrick Stewart’s death the other day, I watched a couple episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation — the two-part series finale All Good Things… in fact.1 Wanting to add more Picard-centric episodes to my watchlist, I did some research. There are seve…

On The Thought Process of Photography

The Phoblographer over the years has hosted interviews with some of the best photographers that sometimes get pushed to the side by algorithms and the attention economy. One of those photographers is Bryan Minear. Something I've always admired about his work is how painterly it…

The Photography Care Program: What It Actually Covers

We get asked a lot of questions about our Photography Care Program, and most of them boil down to one thing: what does it actually protect, and who's behind it? Here's a plain-language rundown of what the program covers and why we built it with Full-Frame Insurance in the first…

Does Focal Length Actually Compress Perspective? Well, Not Really

There are various things that one must remember when they pick up photography. From lenses to cameras to certain techniques, one has to see it all. One of them is understanding how perspectives and how lenses behave. Most photography tutorials will tell you about compression, an…