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Halide Mark III Promises β€˜Most Beautiful Photos Possible’ on iPhone

27 May 2026 at 16:02

Five smartphones are displayed side by side, each showing a different photo and editing interface with sliders and filter options, including images of tomatoes, a bridge, a street scene, a child, and birds by rocks.

Halide Mark III, which was first previewed back in December 2024, has finally arrived. As developer Lux detailed earlier this year, the new major update to one of the most popular iPhone camera apps on the market promises an AI-free mobile photography experience and an all-new "Looks" feature.

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  • No, the Sony a7R VI Doesn’t Make the a1 II Obsolete Jeremy Gray
    As soon as I learned about the exciting and excellent new Sony a7R VI and got my hands on it a few weeks ago, I knew exactly what people would be asking once they learned about the camera's new, faster stacked sensor and 30 FPS burst shooting rates. Why would any photographer choose the Sony a1 II over the a7R VI? And I was right. I heard this question at least a dozen times at Sony's a7R VI event in New York City without any prompting whatsoever. [Read More]
     

No, the Sony a7R VI Doesn’t Make the a1 II Obsolete

17 May 2026 at 16:00

Two Sony Alpha cameras are shown side by side on an orange background, separated by a large "not equal to" symbol, indicating a comparison or difference between the two models.

As soon as I learned about the exciting and excellent new Sony a7R VI and got my hands on it a few weeks ago, I knew exactly what people would be asking once they learned about the camera's new, faster stacked sensor and 30 FPS burst shooting rates. Why would any photographer choose the Sony a1 II over the a7R VI? And I was right. I heard this question at least a dozen times at Sony's a7R VI event in New York City without any prompting whatsoever.

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15 of the Best Photos Smithsonian Just Added to Unsplash for Free

29 May 2026 at 15:05

A split image: a baseball player in a Dodgers uniform holding a bat, a vintage photo of a seated woman in a jacket, and a giant panda climbing a tree in a green forest.

The Smithsonian Institution, a group of 21 museums, 21 libraries, and other institutions and historical landmarks, has brought a curated selection of its massive archive to Unsplash.

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Light Lens Lab 75mm f/1.5 β€˜Z21’ Prime Has An Entirely Original Optical Design

5 June 2026 at 04:00

A camera lens with a black body and silver focus rings is shown from above on a white background. The glass elements reflect light, and text around the lens edge reads β€œTYPE Z1 LIGHT LENS LAB.”.

Light Lens Lab has unveiled the 75mm f/1.5 "Z21," a new manual focus mid-telephoto portrait prime lens for Leica M-Mount.

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Lomo’s Sprocket Rocket Pano Film Camera Comes In an Ugly New Color

10 June 2026 at 21:46

A pink vintage camera sits on a yellow surface with a pink background. Behind it, a mirror reflects the camera, but the reflection appears as a yellow camera instead of pink.

Lomography's latest release, a pair of new colorways for its popular Sprocket Rocket 35mm panoramic film camera, is a real Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde situation. One of the new colorways is beautiful and understated, while the other is super ugly. The fun part is that some readers may not know which of the two colorways is the ugly one.

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Google Pics Makes AI Image Generation Way Less Annoying

19 May 2026 at 19:29

A photo editing interface displays a picture of three people jogging. An area around one person is selected, with a menu showing options to move, remove, or edit the selection.

Today at Google I/O 2026, the tech giant announced that it is bringing a new AI image creation and editing tool, Google Pics, to Workspace.

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Chinese Private Equity Firm HSG Emerges as Leading Bidder to Buy Stake in Leica Camera

2 June 2026 at 13:20

A red Leica logo on the left side and the HSG logo with two green slashes on the right side, both on contrasting backgrounds.

In January, reports arose that Leica Camera AG's owners were considering selling a controlling stake in the legendary German photography company. These talks have heated up in the months since.

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You Can Win Acclaimed Photographer Ralph Gibson’s Personal Leica Camera

10 June 2026 at 21:09

Black-and-white photo showing an older man holding a camera to his eye on the left, and on the right, a camera in front of a photo of a person in a checkered shirt with a photo tucked into their waistband.

Blind Magazine, MPB, and legendary American photographer Ralph Gibson have teamed up for a very interesting giveaway. Photographers can enter to win Gibson's personal Leica M Typ 246 digital rangefinder camera, which he has used for the past 15 years.

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Photographer Larry Chen Stars in the New Forza Horizon Racing Game

19 May 2026 at 15:56

Split image: Left, a sleek gray Lamborghini speeds down a scenic, pink-hued road. Right, a person stands with raised arms inside a circular chamber filled with numerous cameras pointing inward.

Canon Explorer of Light and famed car and car culture photographer Larry Chen is a major character in the brand-new racing video game, Forza Horizon 6.

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Iraq’s Team Photographer Denied Entry Into the US Ahead of the World Cup

7 June 2026 at 15:17

A person waves a large Iraqi flag with red, white, and black horizontal stripes and green Arabic script at a sports stadium with a cheering crowd in the background.

The official photographer for the Iraq national football team, Talal Salah, was detained for 10 hours when trying to enter the United States with the rest of the Iraqi team and staff. Salah was eventually denied entry to the U.S. ahead of the 2026 World Cup, meaning the team will be without its official photographer for its first World Cup appearance in 40 years.

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