5 Photo Books Every Film Photographer Should Own Before They Load Another Roll

Analog photography is one of the most exciting genres of the medium. It is expensive, but it helps you create images that stand out amongst the crowd. Although niche, film photography has some incredible advantages over digital photography. If you are someone who is into film ph…

“ The principal aim of President Trump’s second...

“The principal aim of President Trump’s second term is revenge,” says Jamelle Bouie. “Revenge shapes the president’s priorities, drives his actions and structures the decisions of his government.”

The 5 Boro Foto Fest Puts Humans Over AI

Help us celebrate the human photographer over AI in our new festival: it's called the 5 Boro Foto Fest. We've been working on something very big here at the Phoblographer for a long time now. The state of photography trade shows and festivals has needed a fresh new face and idea…

Weird Al Yankovic’s Tiny Desk Concert

Holy moly, NPR’s Tiny Desk has been going for a long time. Weird Al Yankovic first stopped by the desk in 2010, so early that they didn’t even have it on YouTube until more recently. And the other day, they had him back for a second session! Yankovic focused on original…

Anil Dash built a standalone Touch ID sensor to use...

Anil Dash built a standalone Touch ID sensor to use with your Mac if you don’t have a newer Apple keyboard. It’s open-source…the code and instructions are on Github.

Analysts Warn U.S. Economy Becoming Overly Dependent On...

Analysts Warn U.S. Economy Becoming Overly Dependent On Anne Hathaway. “We estimate that Anne Hathaway films currently account for a staggering 63% of all U.S. exports.” Zendaya is the other 37%.

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Prophesy When MyTerms succeeds, CMP—Consent Management Platforms—will mean Contract Management Platforms. From the Annals of Enshittification Seth Godin on The Amazon Tax: "Amazon is stealing from the customers they said they were here to serve."

The TTArtisan 85mm f1.8 Neo is just $99 with Autofocus and More.

Chinese third-party lenses are seeing some fantastic growth. Over the past five years, many have earned the respect and the adoration of young photographers, and even today, they continue to do so. An example is TTArtisan, whose lenses such as the 40mm f2, have won our hearts. Y…

When you take screenshots of posts in iOS social apps...

When you take screenshots of posts in iOS social apps like Bluesky or Threads, they use this little trick to replace the “Follow” button with the app’s logo.

“All our neighbors worked for those firms —...

“All our neighbors worked for those firms — Facebook, Google and Apple. None of them would let their children interact with any screens. They all knew how addicting they were and how to protect their own children.”

Is the Leica M6 Worth Buying in 2026?

The Leica M6 is a very legendary camera. It's been almost a decade since I bought mine, and it's still something that I continue to use often. Can you say that about your camera? And more importantly, would the manufacturer that you bought your camera from repair something this…

Long past time to quit X . “Those who continue to...

Long past time to quit X. “Those who continue to post on X — in particular those X users who are not racist psychopaths — are enhancing the site’s usefulness to [Musk] as a propaganda tool by drawing more eyes to the platform… “

When The Boys Came Out To Play by John Mackel

I went to plenty of great sessions when I was in Belfast. One of the best was during Belfast Tradfest, out at The Hatfield with Bríd Harper, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, and Michael Rooney. I ended up sitting next a lovely local fiddler named John. I saw him again the next day…

The Canon 80D is 10 Years Old Now. Should Anyone Care?

Just now as I said, "Canon 80D," outloud, it sounded like I was saying ADD. And it reminded me of a joke from around that time: everyone was wondering if the folks over at Canon had ADD of some sort. Why? Well, they weren't paying attention to everything that was happening aroun…

This Photographer Searched for Humanity in Bulgaria’s Most Infamous Prison

The latest World Population report reveals that about 11.5 million people are in penal institutions around the world, with the prison population being on the rise since the pandemic. In Europe, this surge has led to overcrowding of prisons, which the facilities are ill-equipped…

Hasselblad Users: Our Presets Do Wonders

Yup, we've even tested them with Hasselblad files! Over the years, the Phoblographer has tested cameras and lenses with every major camera manufacturer and lens maker. And so we've got a massive database of images. We've used that massive database to test the presets that we've…

Go 1.27 is released

The Go Blog Go 1.27 is released Nicholas Husin, on behalf of the Go team 19 August 2026 Today the Go team is pleased to release Go 1.27. You can find its binary archives and installers on the download page. Go 1.27 brings major enhanceme…

400-1500mm: Sigma Just Patented the Wildest Super Telephoto Lens We’ve Ever Seen

Sigma has been keen to introduce lenses that fill in the gap for other first-party camera ecosystems. The company has successfully introduced lenses such as the 135mm f1.4, 200mm f2, and the 300-600mm f4, which are popular amongst many photographers. It now appears that they are…

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