By
David Schonauer Friday January 9, 2026
The action camera market, once almost entirely owned by the American company GoPro, is now dominated by Chinese companies like DJI and Insta360, which together hold nearly 90% of the market share in
Japan. Japanese retail analyst BCN+R recently published a story on GoPro's plummeting market share, remarking on the company's nearly continual loss of share to its Chinese rivals. Precisely how and
why … Read the full Story >>
Louder Sound Thursday January 8, 2026
English rock band Sleep Token has previously taken a hard line on copyright issues, but now, notes Louder Sound, the group is being accused of copyright infringement by a photographer who claims a picture she took was used on a piece of the band's merch without her permission. The photographer, Laura Ioana, says a photo she took of the band's frontman Vessel at the 2023 Copenhell Festival in Denmark was used on a collectible coin sold by the band in 2024. Read the full Story >>
The New York Times Thursday January 8, 2026
New York magazine was preparing a cover photo of incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani with the members of his inner circle, and then something happened. The image was shot by the celebrity portrait photographer Mark Seliger on Dec. 17. But the next day, Catherine Almonte Da Costa — a senior Mamdani adviser — resigned amid an uproar over antisemitic statements she had posted on social media years earlier. The magazine’s photo staff tweezed Ms. Da Costa out of the picture," notes The NY Times. Read the full Story >>
The Economist Thursday January 8, 2026
China is seeing a museum boom, after learning some hard lessons from the missteps of its first museum surge a decade ago.“In [China’s] headlong pursuit of growth and modernity, officials around the country had funded grand new museums,” notes The Economist. “Many sat empty. Today, China is again in the grips of a museum boom. But this time it means something else: a giant increase in visitors and a big leap in exhibition quality, especially of ancient splendors.” Last year, PPD took note of a huge new photo museum in Lishui, a city in southeast China. Read the full Story >>
