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The Phoblographer (Feed)
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If You Update Your Nikon Zf, Try This
Earlier this week, Nikon announced their new Nikon Zf Silver camera. With it, they said that new film grain simulations will be coming to the camera after the firmware update. Make no mistake, this is my favorite Nikon camera by far and I awarded it an Editor's Choice. But I (an…
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kottke.org (Feed)
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Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children. “Florida is the first state...
Florida Decided There Were Too Many Children. “Florida is the first state to take the courageous step toward decluttering itself of excess children, but under the inexpert guidance of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., other states may follow.”
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Is Sigma Creating a New Trio of Bright Aperture Lenses?
Sigma Corporation has created a series of wide-aperture lenses over the years. While there are more options in the f1.4 range, such as the 23mm f1.4, the 50mm f1.4 DG, and the 85mm f1.4, the number reduces a little with f1.2. However, it appears that the company is keen on expa…
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Adactio: Journal (Feed)
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Speaking at Web Day Out
Half of the line-up of speakers for Web Day Out is already on the site. One more is already confirmed. I’m ridiculously excited about the way the line-up is taking shape, and judging by the zippiness of ticket sales, so are lots of my peers. Seriously, don’t wait to get you…
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How 2025’s New Wave of Compact Cameras Are Winning Back Photographers
Compact cameras have seen a great return in recent years. One reason is that these devices are easy to use, convenient to carry, and allow one to make images anywhere. While the numbers are decent, they are not entirely spectacular, as smartphones are still the go-to choice for…
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How Ridhima Saini Turned the Sony a7R into Pure Magic
The photo world has seen plenty of innovative gear over the years. The Kodak Brownie, for example, put photography in the hands of the masses in the 1900s; the Leica I, launched in 1925, was the first 35 mm rangefinder to reach mass production; and the Polaroid Land Model 95, in…
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The 4 Best APS-C Cameras, And The One to Skip
While full frame cameras are popular, APS-C have not lost their appeal. The format has repeatedly outnumbered full frame cameras in many camera sales charts, as they have become more innovative in recent years. With camera prices increasing, an APS-C is quite ideal for beginners…
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How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer....
How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer. “If you are not in one of the 16-ish states requiring a prescription for a COVID vaccine, you should be able to self-report a condition and receive your vaccine.” 💬 Join the discussion on kott…
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Help the Phoblographer Get to 2,000 Members
In 2025, we're trying to get to a minimum of 2,000 subscribers as part of our membership program! Capture One is discounted for members! The New Phoblographer membership is now based on our website. Yes, we moved away from the app. It was a bittersweet move -- but what we're off…
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The Persisters
In the aftermath of the 2016 election, British American artist Jo Hay began a series of engaging portraits called Persisters “that depict contemporary, trailblazing women in pursuit of civil rights and justice”. Pictured above are her paintings of Letitia James, Elizabeth…
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“I almost admire the confidence it must take to tell people what...
“I almost admire the confidence it must take to tell people what to do online. But I long for the days when the internet wasn’t just lists of bossy self-optimisation plans.”
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Meet the Man Doing a 10-Day, Self-Supported Swim Across a 140-Mile Lake
Shane Schieffer is attempting to swim the entire 140-mile length of Lake Powell in 10 days, self-supported. Yeah, that means he’s dragging 215lbs of gear behind him on a paddle board while he swims. He’s documenting the whole thing on Instagram; here’s a video where he e…
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Interconnected (Feed)
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Pneumatic elevators
I’m the tube a bunch right now (cooking something new and borrowing desks, thanks!) and one of the frustrating bits of the commute is going street level to underground. Escalators are slooooow. (Whereas being static on trains is fine as I can tap blog posts with my thumbs wh…
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The Rise of the Traveling Third Space. “Traveling third spaces are not...
The Rise of the Traveling Third Space. “Traveling third spaces are not physically fixed; they move across cafes, malls, restaurants, and host various programming for a singular community in a particular city.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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Is the Fujifilm X Pro 1 Still a Good Camera in 2025?
I still remember the hype when the Fujifilm X Pro 1 was launched and how I was stuck in an office at B&H Photo not being out there to play with it. This camera changed everything. I completed our review and even updated it. And I held onto this camera until late 2023 when I…
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Ars Imago Introduces The M-BOX For Faster Film Development
If the Lab-Box was about freeing you from the darkroom, the new M-Box is about freeing your hands as well. Ars-Imago has announced the M-Box, a motorized accessory designed for the Lab-Box daylight tank. This add-on allows film photographers to automate agitation during developm…
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The Official Map of the Star Wars Galaxy
Lucasfilm recently released an official map of the galaxy that Star Wars takes place in. And it’s huge. The map is slightly interactive; you can zoom and scroll it, but you can’t search or, say, click to highlight all the star systems featured in Andor. But you can do man…
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A thoughtful essay about e-bikes as a metaphor for AI, augmentation vs...
A thoughtful essay about e-bikes as a metaphor for AI, augmentation vs amputation, and the bargain of innovation. “We often consider what technology promises to enable for us, without considering what it will almost certainly disable.”
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From Lewis Hine, a photograph of Clyde Bradford. Hine’s photos of child...
From Lewis Hine, a photograph of Clyde Bradford. Hine’s photos of child laborers resulted in some of the first laws in the US against child labor. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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Doc Searls Weblog (Feed)
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Some Pix and a Few Words About IIW
I wrote for Linux Journal from 1996 to 2019, and have been involved with IIW since I helped start it in 2005. So, in an effort to help substantiate a future Wikipedia article on IIW, I wanted a list of all my Linux Journal contributions mentioning “IIW” and/or “Internet Id…
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U2 and a Harlem Choir Sing ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’
In 1987, choir director Dennis Bell arranged a version of U2’s #1 hit I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For for his choir, the New Voices of Freedom. After hearing a recording of the arrangement, U2 asked Bell & the choir to join the band for an upcoming show at Madis…
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A list of 29 heroes and interesting people that few people have...
A list of 29 heroes and interesting people that few people have heard of. I’ve only heard of one or two of these folks. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
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How the Reto Pan Revives a Dying Format
I think the Reto Pan is a fantastic camera with lots of great reasons for you to want to shoot with it. Finally, I mean, we’ve got a 35mm compact camera that goes between panoramic format and standard format. That’s awesome. When I started this review on June 6th, I was so h…
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The Japanese Camera Manufacturers are Scared. And They’re Pretending Like They’re Not
I've been saying, perhaps more prominently than other camera reviewers and journalists, that the camera industry needs a shake up. Those who are saying it, have only really been saying it recently. And many of the other publications perhaps won't say it because they don't want t…
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