DP Review Wednesday December 31, 2025
Nikon’s newly announced version 5.30 update for the Z9 flagship full-frame mirrorless camera comes four years after the model’s launch, notes DP Review. The update promises a "significant improvement" to the autofocus system's performance when tracking fast-moving subjects, alongside additional features, Canon says. The company is also now letting you use the subject detection with the single point and "dynamic AF" autofocus selection point types, giving you more flexibility in how you select which subject you want to focus on. Read the full Story >>
By
David Schonauer Wednesday December 31, 2025
G. Ray Hawkins. Oliviero Toscani, Heinz Kluetmeier. George Tice. Martin Parr Rosalind Fox Solomon. Those were some of the notable names in photography who died in 2025. Today we remember them, along
with others whose passings we noted at Pro Photo Daily over the past year, including Nona Faustine, Jim Brandenburg, Max Kozloff, Timo Jarvinen, Beuford Smith, George Kalinsky, Fatima Hassouna,
Vicki Goldberg, Marcia … Read the full Story >>
ESPN Tuesday December 30, 2025
Gymnast Simone Biles has joined the ranks of athletes picking up cameras to photograph sporting events: ESPN notes that Biles, an eleven-time Olympic medalist, appeared as a credentialed photographer during the Sunday Night Football game between the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers. Biles's husband, Jonathan Owens, is a safety for Chicago. Biles wore an NFL media vest and carried around a Sony camera while taking photos. She explained the work as "just a little side gig" while hugging 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey's wife, Olivia Culpo, on the field pregame. Read the full Story >>
Numéro Tuesday December 30, 2025
Many photographers build their career by finding a niche and staying in it, but notes Digital Camera World, Albert Watson has spent five decades “systematically ignoring this advice.” The new limited-edition Taschen book Albert Watson: KAOS is a compelling argument that specialization might be overrated, adds DCW. Watson also has an exhibition at Paris’s A, Galeriethrough Dec. 20, adds Numéro magazine, where Watson tells the stories behind five of his iconic images.
Read the full Story >>
