feat(route): add PetaPixel

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The official feed only carries excerpts. This route reads the WordPress REST API (_embed) and returns the full post with all images, author and categories, optionally filtered by topic slug.

src in post bodies points to an 800px variant; the largest srcset candidate is used instead and browser-only attributes are dropped.

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      <title>Photographer Builds ‘Place Your Best Photo Finally Gets the Audience it Deserves’</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/grid-photo-featured.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A weathered, gnarled tree trunk lies in the foreground of a landscape featuring a jagged, snow-capped mountain range under a sunset sky.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/grid-photo-featured.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A weathered, gnarled tree trunk lies in the foreground of a landscape featuring a jagged, snow-capped mountain range under a sunset sky.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869427&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Award-winning landscape and nature photographer &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.gregboratyn.com/&quot;&gt;Greg Boratyn&lt;/a&gt; is best known for his &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2023/06/08/color-and-composition-explained-by-a-pro-landscape-photographer/&quot;&gt;photography skills&lt;/a&gt;, but he’s also now putting his background in software development to work with a new digital photography platform, &lt;a href=&quot;https://grid.photo/&quot;&gt;grid.photo&lt;/a&gt;, designed to provide passionate photographers an alternative to Instagram that celebrates photos above all else. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Boratyn has been working on &lt;a href=&quot;https://grid.photo/&quot;&gt;grid.photo&lt;/a&gt; for the past year alongside his actual photography work, trying to build a great resource for passionate photographers. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The core of grid.photo is its namesake, the grid, an area where users can share and view photos. Boratyn utilizes minimal compression, and the user interface prioritizes the photos themselves. There are likes and comments, but Boratyn is using a custom gravity-ranking engine to surface high-quality work rather than any sort of algorithm. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869420&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869420&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/grid-photo-7-2048x722.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A grid of ten landscape and travel photographs displayed on a website interface, each labeled with a number, title, photographer name, and engagement metrics.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869420&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869420&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;grid.photo’s homepage&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Boratyn explains that the initial motivation for building grid.photo came from his own website. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“I’ve had a personal photography website for years, fast, clean, built on Next.js with server-side rendering, and over time I started receiving a surprising number of messages from other photographers asking if they could buy my ‘theme,” Boratyn tells &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt;. “It wasn’t a theme in the WordPress sense; it was a standalone custom-built site. But those questions planted a seed: what if I took what I built for myself and opened it up for every photographer?”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;He quickly began to think “bigger” than just sharing his website design with other photographers, though. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“I wanted to create a platform, one with a real database, user accounts, image sharing, community features, and a philosophy I actually believed in. The result is grid.photo.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/grid-photo-5-2048x994.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A large, weathered, silver-grey tree trunk lies in the foreground against a backdrop of rugged, snow-capped mountains under a sunset sky.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869422&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;That said, Boratyn says he also grew tired of Instagram over the years, and wanted to make an alternative for his fellow photographers. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Over the years it stopped feeling like a place for photographers and started feeling like a place for advertisers. A carefully composed landscape photo competes with short videos, sponsored posts, and content the algorithm decides you should see whether you wanted to or not. The feed became something photographers tolerated rather than enjoyed. I wanted to build something different — a clean, honest gallery where the best image rises to the top because people genuinely responded to it, not because of ad spend or posting time.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Boratyn wants grid.photo to be much more than that, though. Even though it has only just launched, the broader ambitions are clear. The website includes an area for photographers to view workshops and a set of tools like aurora forecasts, foliage tracking, depth-of-field visualizers, timelapse planners, and more. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869423&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869423&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/grid-photo-4-2048x1669.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A grid of cards displaying various photography tools and apps, each featuring an icon, title, and brief description.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869423&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869423&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;grid.photo includes an assortment of tools for photographers&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/grid-photo-3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;An aurora forecast dashboard showing a current Kp index of 2.3, a 72-hour forecast graph, and live aurora oval maps.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869424&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/grid-photo-2-2048x1443.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A print size calculator interface showing image resolution settings and a grid of achievable print quality based on DPI.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869425&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“I want grid.photo to be the last photography website a photographer ever needs to build,” he tells &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;As for using grid.photo, it is pretty straightforward. Photographers can sign up and immediately start sharing photos. Boratyn says there are no particularly notable technical requirements for uploading photos — users can upload one high-resolution JPEG per day. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;This one-photo-a-day limit is intentional, as grid.photo is not a place for people to share their entire Lightroom catalog. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“It’s a ‘showcase your best shot’ philosophy: one image, chosen carefully, competing on its own merits. There are no premium tiers. Every photographer gets the same experience, free,” Boratyn explains. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/grid-photo-6-2048x1034.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A mountain valley with a winding stream, surrounded by vibrant orange and red autumn trees under a cloudy, dramatic sky.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869421&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;This relates to Boratyn’s immediate, short-term goals for grid.photo. He wants it to be a community for photographers who care deeply about their craft. Even a few hundred active, passionate photographers using grid.photo would make it a lively community. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Over the long-term, Boratyn is more ambitious. He wants it to eventually become a place photographers can use without needing their own separate, personal website. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“The platform already covers a lot of ground — you can publish and sell workshops directly to the community, send newsletters to your followers on the platform and to your own external mailing list, and build named galleries that play as full-screen slideshows with a beautiful Ken Burns effect… ” Boratyn says. “The goal is that everything a working photographer needs – to share, teach, connect, and grow an audience — is already there.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/grid-photo-1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A webpage for a sold-out Dolomites photography workshop in Italy, detailing dates, pricing, inclusions, and gear requirements.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869426&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Boratyn hopes to keep grid.photo free for as long as possible, and will consider a small subscription only if infrastructure costs rise enough to require it. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;As for what’s in the works right now, Boratyn says he has already submitted iOS and Android versions of grid.photo and is now awaiting approval from Apple and Google. He’s also working on new features like Image of the Week and badges for users who consistently share great work. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“grid.photo is the place where your best photo finally gets the audience it deserves,” Boratyn concludes. “No algorithm, no ads, just photographers.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://grid.photo/&quot;&gt;grid.photo is available online now&lt;/a&gt; and is free to use. Many features don’t require an account, although you need one to share work and comment on other people’s photos.&lt;br&gt;
        
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        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;grid.photo (Greg Boratyn)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:00:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Jeremy Gray</author>
      <category>Features</category>
      <category>Interviews</category>
      <category>Software</category>
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      <title>Exhibition Uncovers Historical Photos From a Century of US Deportation Campaigns</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/deportation-mass-feature.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A split-screen image showing a young person carrying a large sack on their back on the left, and a group of people boarding a bus under the supervision of uniformed officers on the right.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868925&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868925&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/uclalsc1429_b0210_87872_024-2048x1395.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A group of men and one woman stand in a line next to a bus in an alleyway, supervised by several uniformed officers.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868925&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868925&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Undocumented immigrants board bus for deportation to Mexico. Los Angeles, California, 1949 | Image credit: Larry Sharkey/Los Angeles Times Archive/UCLA&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;A new exhibition chronicles photographs showing a century-long history of U.S. enforcement campaigns that targeted Mexican immigrants and American citizens alike.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The California Museum in Sacramento has opened &lt;a href=&quot;https://californiamuseum.org/help-wanted-leave-now/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Help Wanted / Leave Now: “Operation Wetback” &amp;amp; the Revolving Door of Mass Deportation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which explores photographs documenting the experiences of Mexican workers and their families amid decades of recruitment, deportation, and changing U.S. immigration policies.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868920&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868920&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Boarding-Train-to-Mexico-interior_uclalsc1429_b0210_87572_011-HR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A large group of men wearing hats and work clothes board a passenger train car while others wait on the dirt ground nearby.&quot; class=&quot;size-full wp-image-868920&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868920&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Deported Mexican nationals board train to Mexico’s interior, Nogales, 1954 | Image credit: Larry Sharkey / Los Angeles Times Archive/UCLA&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868924&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868924&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/UCLA_LATimes-El-Centro-1954_vCS_HigherR-2048x1365.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A group of men in work clothes walk through a fenced enclosure topped with barbed wire.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868924&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868924&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Detainees are incarcerated prior to deportation in El Centro, California in 1954. | Image credit: Larry Sharkey/L.A. Times Archive/UCLA Special Collections&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The exhibition opened to the public on August 13, following the 72nd anniversary of “Operation Wetback,” one of the largest mass deportation campaigns in U.S. history. It examines a pattern in which Mexican workers were recruited to support American industries but could later face mass removal during periods of economic and political pressure.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868928&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868928&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Man-with-children-at-shack-near-pea-field-fsa-8b38632a-hr-800x627.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A man holds an infant while leaning against a car parked next to a small, makeshift shack constructed from cardboard and wood, with a child peering from the doorway.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868928&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868928&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A farm worker family at substandard field housing. Imperial Valley, California, 1937 | Image credit: Dorothea Lange/Library of Congress&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868927&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868927&quot; style=&quot;width: 631px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Mexican-cotton-picker-fsa-8b29000-8b29900-8b29906a-HR-631x800.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A young girl with dark hair looks directly at the camera while carrying a large, heavy sack of cotton on her back in a field.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868927&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868927&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A cotton picker in the San Joaquin Valley in California in 1936. | Image credit: Dorothea Lange/ Library of Congress&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868921&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868921&quot; style=&quot;width: 560px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/boy-water-carrier-beet-fields-MNmaster-pnp-fsa-8a22263a-HR-scaled.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A young boy in a worn, dark corduroy jacket stands in a harvested field, carrying a metal water jug on his shoulder.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868921&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868921&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A young farm worker carries water in a beet field. East Grand Forks, Minnesota, 1937 | Image credit: Russell Lee/Library of Congress&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The exhibition focuses in particular on the coerced emigration of the 1930s and the Eisenhower-era “Operation Wetback” campaign. It examines how Mexicans, historically the largest Latino immigrant group in the United States, were repeatedly recruited to work in the country without access to citizenship before hundreds of thousands were expelled.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“&lt;em&gt;Help Wanted / Leave Now&lt;/em&gt; tells the story of repeated mass recruitment and betrayal,” Dolores Huerta, labor and civil rights leader and member of the exhibit’s advisory council, says in a statement. “The United States has a history of recruiting people to come here in times of need or crisis and then deporting and maligning them in times of political convenience. It’s a constant cycle of hypocrisy, and the story needs to be told: immigrants built the economy in the United States, and people must not forget that.”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868918&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868918&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/5-LineUpVaccine2-Howard-Rosenberg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A line of men wearing hats and work clothes wait to receive vaccinations from two nurses at a table.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868918&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868918&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Bracero Program applicants line up for vaccines in Mexico City in 1942. | Image credit: Howard Rosenberg, Ag Personnel Management Program, UC Berkeley Labor Management Decisions (1993), UC Agriculture and Natural&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868919&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868919&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/16-LineUpXRay-Howard-Rosenberg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A line of shirtless men standing in a wooden building, many holding small white papers, waiting for a medical or physical examination.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868919&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868919&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Bracero Program applicants line up for chest x-rays. Mexico City, 1942 | Image credit: Howard Rosenberg, Ag Personnel Management Program, UC Berkeley Labor Management Decisions (1993), UC Agriculture and Natural Resources&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868922&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868922&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/LoC-beetworkers_8d29110_HR-1536x1154.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Seven men stand in a row in a field, wearing work clothes and hats, with one man holding a harvested vegetable.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868922&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868922&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Beetworkers pose in fields near Stockton, California, in May, 1943. | Marjory Collins/Library of Congress&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868923&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868923&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/LoC-Chicana-RR-workers-CA-1943_HR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Two women wearing work coveralls and caps walk between two large train cars, carrying oil cans and lanterns in a rail yard.&quot; class=&quot;size-full wp-image-868923&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868923&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Railroad workers Trinidad Gutierrez (L) and Molly Alcanto (R), San Bernardino, California, 1943 | Image credit: Jack Delano/Library of Congress&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Through firsthand accounts and photographs, &lt;em&gt;Help Wanted / Leave Now&lt;/em&gt; explores themes including belonging, memory, and resistance. The exhibition connects historical deportation campaigns with what the museum describes as an ongoing cycle of recruitment and removal. The exhibition also highlights the contributions and cultural legacy of Latino communities whose labor has played a significant role in the growth of the U.S. economy.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://californiamuseum.org/help-wanted-leave-now/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Help Wanted / Leave Now: “Operation Wetback” &amp;amp; the Revolving Door of Mass Deportation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the California Museum in Sacramento will be on view through January 10, 2027.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Pesala Bandara</author>
      <category>News</category>
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      <title>The FCC Has Given Insta360 a Big Chance to Dethrone the Dominant DJI</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/insta360vsdji-opinion.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A split-screen view shows a handheld gimbal camera with a screen and controls, standing on a rock in a field of yellow flowers on the left, and being held by a person outdoors on the right.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/insta360vsdji-opinion.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A split-screen view shows a handheld gimbal camera with a screen and controls, standing on a rock in a field of yellow flowers on the left, and being held by a person outdoors on the right.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869308&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;According to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bcnretail.com/ranking/monthly/contents_type=194&quot;&gt;latest BCN Ranking in Japan&lt;/a&gt;, DJI made all 10 of the best-selling video cameras last month. Even by DJI’s lofty standards, that level of dominance is absurd. In the US, this dominance is under threat from legal issues and competitors alike. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The fact that DJI is a powerful force in the video and content creator camera market is &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/05/19/dji-holds-a-whopping-73-of-the-video-camera-market/&quot;&gt;not new&lt;/a&gt;. However, DJI’s market power in Japan makes the company’s position in the United States all the more interesting by contrast. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;While DJI’s drones are most famously facing issues with the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is now weighing a &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/07/the-fcc-is-weighing-a-retroactive-ban-on-dji-drones-it-previously-allowed/&quot;&gt;retroactive ban&lt;/a&gt; on DJI drones that it used to allow into the country, the company’s creator cameras are in trouble too. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The new Osmo Pocket 4P, an &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/02/the-dji-pocket-4ps-sensor-is-so-good-footage-looks-nearly-identical-to-full-frames-best/&quot;&gt;exceptionally impressive camera from a technological perspective&lt;/a&gt;, remains unavailable in the US, at least through &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/30/the-dji-osmo-pocket-4p-is-finally-available-everywhere-except-the-usa/&quot;&gt;official channels&lt;/a&gt;. The same goes for the Osmo Pocket 4. These two models alone, in their various kits and bundles, account for six of the 10 best-selling video cameras in Japan last month. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:56.25%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe loading=&quot;lazy&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/KVsZPQw7bBY?si=vvYONKLMkCyayLMA&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;It’s a bad situation for consumers in the United States, and a worse one for DJI. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;But it’s a very good situation for DJI’s largest competitor, its longtime Chinese rival, Insta360. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Insta360’s new Luna cameras, including the DJI Osmo Pocket 4P competitor, the &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/06/18/insta360-luna-ultra-review-an-excellent-vlogging-camera-with-a-few-caveats/&quot;&gt;Luna Ultra&lt;/a&gt;, are good. There’s no question about that. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:56.25%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe loading=&quot;lazy&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/gFOqT6mmeGQ?si=UtUBmNlfbJvsZoUt&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;They are also, for Americans unwilling to &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/21/you-can-definitely-buy-a-banned-dji-osmo-pocket-4-camera-in-the-us/&quot;&gt;veer off the well-trodden path of authorized retailers and warranty coverage&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;em&gt;only&lt;/em&gt; new option. Xtra, effectively DJI with a mask on, is &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/28/xtra-says-its-in-talks-with-the-fcc-about-fines-and-potential-bans/&quot;&gt;dealing with the same FCC issues&lt;/a&gt; that DJI is. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;div class=&quot;product-button-wrapper button-count-2&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;button product-button product-button--stacked blue&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=0&amp;amp;InitialSearch=yes&amp;amp;Ntt=Insta360+Luna+Ultra&amp;amp;BI=19083&amp;amp;KBID=10687&amp;amp;SID=DFF&amp;amp;DFF=d50&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;product-button__text&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;product-button__product&quot;&gt;Insta360 Luna Ultra&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;product-button__meta&quot;&gt;Buy new on B&amp;amp;H&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;svg class=&quot;icon product-button__icon&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/img/icons.svg?ver=2.2.950#external-link-alt&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;button product-button product-button--stacked blue&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=889257&amp;amp;u=2554814&amp;amp;m=66875&amp;amp;urllink=https://www.keh.com/shop/search?q=Insta360+Luna+Ultra&amp;amp;afftrack=&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;product-button__text&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;product-button__product&quot;&gt;Insta360 Luna Ultra&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;product-button__meta&quot;&gt;Buy used on KEH.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;svg class=&quot;icon product-button__icon&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/img/icons.svg?ver=2.2.950#external-link-alt&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;On this week’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/20/so-who-won-dji-or-insta360-featuring-becca-farsace-the-petapixel-podcast/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;PetaPixel Podcast&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, YouTube creator Becca Farsace came on to chat with Chris and Jordan about the DJI versus Insta360 battle, with Farsace noting that Insta360 has an incredible opportunity in its hands right now in the US market. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:56.25%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe loading=&quot;lazy&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/5igCaMGjODU?si=SoCIiHKHUKHrPbdJ&amp;amp;start=4306&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;When asked if this Insta360 has a big chance to take a chunk out of DJI’s market share in the US, Farsace pulled no punches. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Massive, yeah. And they’re going to take advantage of it, for sure,” Farsace says of Insta360. “The good news is that the [Luna] is a good camera.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Loopholes aside, this is an unprecedented situation in a growing camera market. Never before have American consumers been locked out from getting their hands on basically all of the most popular cameras like this. Farsace is right; this is a big chance for Insta360. Whether the company will seize it remains to be seen. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;hr&gt;
        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Insta360, DJI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <link>https://petapixel.com/2026/08/23/the-fcc-has-given-insta360-a-big-chance-to-dethrone-the-dominant-dji/</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Jeremy Gray</author>
      <category>Industry</category>
      <category>Opinion</category>
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      <title>Using AI Slop to Sell Cameras Will Never Make Sense to Me</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Using-AI-Slop-to-Sell-Camera-Equipment-Will-Never-Make-Sense-to-Me.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A split image showing a cat wearing sunglasses holding a small camera on the left and a person walking under an umbrella on a rainy, lit city street on the right.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Using-AI-Slop-to-Sell-Camera-Equipment-Will-Never-Make-Sense-to-Me.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A split image showing a cat wearing sunglasses holding a small camera on the left and a person walking under an umbrella on a rainy, lit city street on the right.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869473&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;It’s Saturday, and instead of enjoying the nice weather, I’m drawn to my computer to write the equivalent of a deep sigh. Two companies decided to publish generative AI slop this weekend designed to sell cameras, and I will never understand it. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;We’ll start with the exceptionally obvious one: Xtra. The company published an AI-generated video to Instagram today that uses animals to try and sell its Muse gimbal camera. The Muse is, effectively, the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 wrapped in different branding, and you might be wondering why the company is trying to sell what is now quite outdated technology, considering the Muse 2 and the Pocket 4 both exist. Well, maybe the latter actually exists, because Xtra is currently &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/28/xtra-says-its-in-talks-with-the-fcc-about-fines-and-potential-bans/&quot;&gt;in a fight with the FCC&lt;/a&gt; over whether or not its gimbal camera is actually original or just the Pocket 4 in a trench coat. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Regardless, it’s a pretty vapid commercial that really undercuts the entire reason someone would even want to buy something like the Muse: to make something with it in, you know, reality. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;I wish I could say this was unexpected, but it is sadly not. During the lead-up to &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/06/18/dual-lens-xtra-muse-2-pro-undercuts-insta360-with-sub-700-price/&quot;&gt;the launch of the Muse 2 Pro&lt;/a&gt; (which, as mentioned, has been &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/10/fcc-fines-multiple-companies-it-says-are-bringing-dji-tech-into-the-u-s/&quot;&gt;indefinitely delayed&lt;/a&gt;), Xtra provided a press packet with “sample videos” presumably captured on the camera system, and a large number of them are very clearly made with AI. This was, of course, not disclosed, but all you have to do to see it is use your eyes. Below are a few examples. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 3840px;&quot; class=&quot;wp-video&quot;&gt;&lt;video class=&quot;wp-video-shortcode&quot; id=&quot;video-869463-1&quot; width=&quot;3840&quot; height=&quot;2160&quot; preload=&quot;metadata&quot; controls=&quot;controls&quot;&gt;&lt;source type=&quot;video/mp4&quot; src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/White-house.mp4?_=1&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/White-house.mp4&quot;&gt;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/White-house.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/video&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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        &lt;div style=&quot;width: 3840px;&quot; class=&quot;wp-video&quot;&gt;&lt;video class=&quot;wp-video-shortcode&quot; id=&quot;video-869463-3&quot; width=&quot;3840&quot; height=&quot;2160&quot; preload=&quot;metadata&quot; controls=&quot;controls&quot;&gt;&lt;source type=&quot;video/mp4&quot; src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/IndoorOutdoor-Light_1.3.mp4?_=3&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/IndoorOutdoor-Light_1.3.mp4&quot;&gt;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/IndoorOutdoor-Light_1.3.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/video&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;
        &lt;div style=&quot;width: 3840px;&quot; class=&quot;wp-video&quot;&gt;&lt;video class=&quot;wp-video-shortcode&quot; id=&quot;video-869463-4&quot; width=&quot;3840&quot; height=&quot;2160&quot; preload=&quot;metadata&quot; controls=&quot;controls&quot;&gt;&lt;source type=&quot;video/mp4&quot; src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Horse.mp4?_=4&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Horse.mp4&quot;&gt;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Horse.mp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/video&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;These videos were included in a batch folder that had actual, real footage captured on the Muse 2 Pro, which is so confusing since the company clearly had real footage (more than 20 other clips), but felt like it had to beef up its sample gallery with slop in order to make it more compelling. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;It just doesn’t make sense to me. Just show the real thing, put it in the hands of a real person, and use that. It’s not even that hard or, frankly, that expensive. The one excuse I can think of is that in Asia, the sentiment around generative AI use isn’t as negative as it is in the West. Remember, &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/16/dji-used-an-ai-generated-person-in-an-ad-angering-the-actual-humans-who-buy-products/&quot;&gt;DJI did this last month&lt;/a&gt;. It’s a lot more common there and especially in China, they aren’t as immediately repulsed by seeing its use as folks in the United States, Canada, or even Europe are. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;That is what makes this next example even &lt;em&gt;more&lt;/em&gt; confusing. &lt;a href=&quot;https://ricohgr.eu/blogs/news/night-street-photography-gr-iiix&quot;&gt;Ricoh GR Europe published a blog post&lt;/a&gt; about night photography (thank you &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.threads.com/@giuliosciorio/post/DcW21ZKGz9c&quot;&gt;Giulio Sciorio&lt;/a&gt; for bringing it to my attention) that appears to be fully AI-generated. While this sort of thing is extremely difficult to prove, the text features all the hallmarks of AI generated copy, there is no byline (which is suspicious because who doesn’t want credit for their work), and the images were flagged as “likely AI generated” with more than 95% confidence by four separate AI image detectors (DeepAi.org, SightEngine, ZeroGPT, and WasItAI). They also have no photo credits, which, same as with the text, seems like something a real person would want credit for. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869469&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869469&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/rain-reflections-night-street-gr.webp&quot; alt=&quot;A person walks away down a wet, rain-slicked city street at night under an umbrella, illuminated by streetlights and shop signs.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869469&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869469&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;This certainly looks AI-generated, and it has all the hallmarks of fake imagery. | Ricoh GR Europe&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869470&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869470&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/neon-night-street-photography-gr-iiix.webp&quot; alt=&quot;A silhouette of a person walks across a wet, narrow city street at night, illuminated by vibrant red and blue neon lights.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869470&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869470&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;If you took this photo, wouldn’t you want credit? | Ricoh GR Europe&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Again, these are not foolproof ways to determine if something is real or AI-generated, but it certainly appears like Ricoh GR Europe chose to use AI here instead of a real person. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Oh, and that’s without mentioning that the thumbnail for this article features a man holding up the Ricoh GR to his eye. You know, the camera that doesn’t have a viewfinder?&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869478&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869478&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-7.49.24-AM.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A grid of six images featuring Ricoh GR cameras, including street photography scenes, product close-ups, and news headers.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869478&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869478&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Screenshot&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;I emailed our contacts at Ricoh for comment, but seeing as it’s a Saturday afternoon, I don’t expect to hear back until Monday, and even then, it’s not the same division that published that story. If Ricoh GR Europe can prove it wasn’t AI, I’d be happy to issue a retraction and write an apology. At the very least, the fact it’s a question at all means that the marketing team there didn’t do their due diligence to make sure that what they were posting couldn’t be confused with AI, if it is in fact not slop. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Taking a step back, I just don’t get it. I don’t understand why a company selling a product that is, at its very core, tied to being creative would think that making fake, AI-generated, visual slop is going to entice someone to buy that product. People who buy cameras want to see what they can do with those cameras, right? A dog lamenting its inability to use a phone and a vapid guide about night photography filled with fake street photos isn’t actually selling these products, at least not to me. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update 8/23:&lt;/strong&gt; Added another AI example from the Ricoh GR Europe article.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Lights Out in Scoresby Sund: Capturing a Total Eclipse in the High Arctic</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Lights-Out-in-Scoresby-Sund-Capturing-a-Total-Eclipse-in-the-High-Arctic.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A solar eclipse shines above a calm body of water surrounded by jagged, rocky mountains under a twilight sky.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Greenland26-3018-HDR-Pano-Edit-2048x1085-1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A small boat floats on a calm, sunlit body of water surrounded by towering, rocky mountains and scattered icebergs under a cloudy sky.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869413&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“It was just breathtaking,” Wayne says, the awe unmistakable in his voice. “It was the most epic thing I’ve ever photographed in my life.”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Despite leading photography workshops across the globe for years, this was the first total solar eclipse for both Marc and Wayne. Marc admits it had never really been on his bucket list—largely because those familiar telephoto shots of the corona, however technically impressive, tend to look the same no matter who’s holding the camera.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Photographically, those types of compositions were never my goal,” Marc explains. “I knew I could just go to NASA and find a beautiful close-up shot of an eclipse. For me, it was more about the light around the eclipse, and how that affects the wilderness or the landscape wherever you’re standing. If I were to shoot an eclipse, the goal was always to go somewhere unusual.”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;This particular eclipse was passing through multiple countries, but Greenland was Marc’s first choice of location. Having led multiple workshops to the island, he knew the landscape would be incredible, but plotting the path of totality over Scoresby Sund was a new challenge. “Marc knew of this fjord,” Wayne recalls. “We looked at the map, and it lined up perfectly, full totality right in the center for over two minutes. We knew we had the perfect spot.”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;The Journey to Scoresby Sund&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Running a workshop to Greenland is one thing, but getting a group out to Scoresby Sund takes extra planning. Commercial flights into the remote fjord only run once or twice a week, and those days didn’t line up with the timing needed to meet the ship. To make the dates work, Marc had to charter a private aircraft, adding a whole new layer of logistical complexity.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;His initial plan to charter a larger plane fell through, forcing him to secure two smaller aircraft instead. But with smaller planes came a stricter weight limit.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;To stay under the plane’s total weight ceiling, every single pound counted, including the photographers themselves. “Wayne weighs over 200 pounds—he’s all muscle, built like a wrestler,” Marc laughs. “So here we are flying over, and we’re only allowed 55 pounds between camera gear and clothes. It was tight.”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;To help, Marc brought his own laptop for everyone to share, letting people offload their files onto portable hard drives instead. Between that, the ship’s onboard Starlink, and a laundry service run by the crew, nobody had to leave anything crucial behind.&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;h2&gt;An Eclipse in the Landscape&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;What set this month’s eclipse apart was its low position in the sky, measuring just 25° above the horizon. For photographers, this meant that it wouldn’t just be an event happening overhead but would sit low enough to become part of a larger composition, worked into the landscape rather than shot in isolation. It was exactly the departure from the standard eclipse shot Marc had been looking for.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Wayne and I were in Utah during last year’s annular eclipse trying to figure out what 25 degrees in the sky would actually look like, just to get a mental picture of it,” Marc says. “We knew that in Greenland, 25 degrees meant the sun would be right above the mountain peaks, and the only way to compose that properly was from a ship.” To make the most of this unique celestial alignment, they chartered the Polar Front.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;For Marc, having the ship meant placing the eclipse into an Arctic landscape that is breathtaking even under normal conditions. “When you’re floating around on a boat, you’re right up next to building-size icebergs with arches in them, and mountains shooting 6,000 feet straight out of the water,” Marc says. “It’s indescribable.”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/MarcMuench_Greenland26-9678-2048x1112-1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A white expedition ship sails on calm water past a massive blue iceberg, set against a backdrop of jagged, cloud-covered mountains.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869418&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;The Lead-Up&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;With a few days on board before the eclipse, the group had plenty of time to photograph the towering icebergs and tidewater glaciers that Scoresby Sund is known for. Sailing to the far end of the stretch still open to visitors — Greenland recently closed off roughly half of Scoresby Sund’s traditional loop to protect its resident narwhal population — they even spotted muskox along the shore. Between outings on the ship’s zodiacs, Marc and Wayne used the time to get everyone ready for the main event, including demystifying the one piece of gear many first-time eclipse shooters get wrong.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Exhibition Uncovers Historical Photos From a Century of US Deportation Campaigns</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/deportation-mass-feature.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A split-screen image showing a young person carrying a large sack on their back on the left, and a group of people boarding a bus under the supervision of uniformed officers on the right.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868925&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868925&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/uclalsc1429_b0210_87872_024-2048x1395.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A group of men and one woman stand in a line next to a bus in an alleyway, supervised by several uniformed officers.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868925&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868925&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Undocumented immigrants board bus for deportation to Mexico. Los Angeles, California, 1949 | Image credit: Larry Sharkey/Los Angeles Times Archive/UCLA&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;A new exhibition chronicles photographs showing a century-long history of U.S. enforcement campaigns that targeted Mexican immigrants and American citizens alike.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The California Museum in Sacramento has opened &lt;a href=&quot;https://californiamuseum.org/help-wanted-leave-now/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Help Wanted / Leave Now: “Operation Wetback” &amp;amp; the Revolving Door of Mass Deportation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which explores photographs documenting the experiences of Mexican workers and their families amid decades of recruitment, deportation, and changing U.S. immigration policies.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868920&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868920&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Boarding-Train-to-Mexico-interior_uclalsc1429_b0210_87572_011-HR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A large group of men wearing hats and work clothes board a passenger train car while others wait on the dirt ground nearby.&quot; class=&quot;size-full wp-image-868920&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868920&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Deported Mexican nationals board train to Mexico’s interior, Nogales, 1954 | Image credit: Larry Sharkey / Los Angeles Times Archive/UCLA&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868924&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868924&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/UCLA_LATimes-El-Centro-1954_vCS_HigherR-2048x1365.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A group of men in work clothes walk through a fenced enclosure topped with barbed wire.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868924&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868924&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Detainees are incarcerated prior to deportation in El Centro, California in 1954. | Image credit: Larry Sharkey/L.A. Times Archive/UCLA Special Collections&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The exhibition opened to the public on August 13, following the 72nd anniversary of “Operation Wetback,” one of the largest mass deportation campaigns in U.S. history. It examines a pattern in which Mexican workers were recruited to support American industries but could later face mass removal during periods of economic and political pressure.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868928&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868928&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Man-with-children-at-shack-near-pea-field-fsa-8b38632a-hr-800x627.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A man holds an infant while leaning against a car parked next to a small, makeshift shack constructed from cardboard and wood, with a child peering from the doorway.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868928&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868928&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A farm worker family at substandard field housing. Imperial Valley, California, 1937 | Image credit: Dorothea Lange/Library of Congress&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868927&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868927&quot; style=&quot;width: 631px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Mexican-cotton-picker-fsa-8b29000-8b29900-8b29906a-HR-631x800.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A young girl with dark hair looks directly at the camera while carrying a large, heavy sack of cotton on her back in a field.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868927&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868927&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A cotton picker in the San Joaquin Valley in California in 1936. | Image credit: Dorothea Lange/ Library of Congress&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868921&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868921&quot; style=&quot;width: 560px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/boy-water-carrier-beet-fields-MNmaster-pnp-fsa-8a22263a-HR-scaled.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A young boy in a worn, dark corduroy jacket stands in a harvested field, carrying a metal water jug on his shoulder.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868921&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868921&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A young farm worker carries water in a beet field. East Grand Forks, Minnesota, 1937 | Image credit: Russell Lee/Library of Congress&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The exhibition focuses in particular on the coerced emigration of the 1930s and the Eisenhower-era “Operation Wetback” campaign. It examines how Mexicans, historically the largest Latino immigrant group in the United States, were repeatedly recruited to work in the country without access to citizenship before hundreds of thousands were expelled.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“&lt;em&gt;Help Wanted / Leave Now&lt;/em&gt; tells the story of repeated mass recruitment and betrayal,” Dolores Huerta, labor and civil rights leader and member of the exhibit’s advisory council, says in a statement. “The United States has a history of recruiting people to come here in times of need or crisis and then deporting and maligning them in times of political convenience. It’s a constant cycle of hypocrisy, and the story needs to be told: immigrants built the economy in the United States, and people must not forget that.”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868918&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868918&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/5-LineUpVaccine2-Howard-Rosenberg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A line of men wearing hats and work clothes wait to receive vaccinations from two nurses at a table.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868918&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868918&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Bracero Program applicants line up for vaccines in Mexico City in 1942. | Image credit: Howard Rosenberg, Ag Personnel Management Program, UC Berkeley Labor Management Decisions (1993), UC Agriculture and Natural&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868919&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868919&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/16-LineUpXRay-Howard-Rosenberg.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A line of shirtless men standing in a wooden building, many holding small white papers, waiting for a medical or physical examination.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868919&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868919&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Bracero Program applicants line up for chest x-rays. Mexico City, 1942 | Image credit: Howard Rosenberg, Ag Personnel Management Program, UC Berkeley Labor Management Decisions (1993), UC Agriculture and Natural Resources&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868922&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868922&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/LoC-beetworkers_8d29110_HR-1536x1154.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Seven men stand in a row in a field, wearing work clothes and hats, with one man holding a harvested vegetable.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868922&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868922&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Beetworkers pose in fields near Stockton, California, in May, 1943. | Marjory Collins/Library of Congress&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868923&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868923&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/LoC-Chicana-RR-workers-CA-1943_HR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Two women wearing work coveralls and caps walk between two large train cars, carrying oil cans and lanterns in a rail yard.&quot; class=&quot;size-full wp-image-868923&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868923&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Railroad workers Trinidad Gutierrez (L) and Molly Alcanto (R), San Bernardino, California, 1943 | Image credit: Jack Delano/Library of Congress&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Through firsthand accounts and photographs, &lt;em&gt;Help Wanted / Leave Now&lt;/em&gt; explores themes including belonging, memory, and resistance. The exhibition connects historical deportation campaigns with what the museum describes as an ongoing cycle of recruitment and removal. The exhibition also highlights the contributions and cultural legacy of Latino communities whose labor has played a significant role in the growth of the U.S. economy.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://californiamuseum.org/help-wanted-leave-now/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Help Wanted / Leave Now: “Operation Wetback” &amp;amp; the Revolving Door of Mass Deportation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the California Museum in Sacramento will be on view through January 10, 2027.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Pesala Bandara</author>
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      <title>It Looks Like HoverAir’s Flying Gimbal Camera Already Got Banned in the U.S.</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/It-Looks-Like-Hover-Airs-Flying-Gimbal-Camera-Already-Got-Banned-in-the-U.S.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A hand holds a white handheld camera gimbal, while a white drone with a protective cage floats in the air above it, both labeled HOVERAir VERSA.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/It-Looks-Like-Hover-Airs-Flying-Gimbal-Camera-Already-Got-Banned-in-the-U.S.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A hand holds a white handheld camera gimbal, while a white drone with a protective cage floats in the air above it, both labeled HOVERAir VERSA.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869456&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The HoverAir Versa, which was &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/30/hoverair-versa-is-the-worlds-first-flying-pocket-camera/&quot;&gt;announced in July&lt;/a&gt;, was advertised as the world’s first “flying pocket camera.” The first word in that description may have gotten the company caught up in a recent drone ban, as it appears to already be pulled for U.S. customers. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/12/23/us-government-bans-new-dji-and-other-foreign-made-drones/&quot;&gt;Last December&lt;/a&gt;, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said that “following a thorough review by an Executive Branch interagency body with appropriate national security expertise that was convened by the White House,” it received instruction that drones and critical drone components produced in foreign countries pose “unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States and to the safety and security of U.S. persons” and should therefore be added to the FCC’s Covered List. It is not quite the same as the ban that &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/17/dji-lands-partial-win-in-legal-fight-over-chinese-military-company-designation/&quot;&gt;DJI is currently fighting in court&lt;/a&gt;, but it is related. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Effectively, that rule means any new drone produced outside of the U.S. would not be allowed to be sold domestically. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“I welcome this Executive Branch national security determination, and I am pleased that the FCC has now added foreign drones and related components, which pose an unacceptable national security risk, to the FCC’s Covered List. Following President Trump’s leadership, the FCC will work closely with U.S. drone makers to unleash American drone dominance,” FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said at the time. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In its default, handheld configuration, the HoverAir Versa looks very similar to the likes of the Osmo Pocket 4 or Insta360 Luna thanks to its stabilized three-axis gimbal camera, a small built-in screen, and controls below that. However, unlike a camera like an Osmo Pocket or Luna, users can snap wings onto the HoverAir Versa, turning it into a dedicated aerial camera that automatically follows the user around.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:52.5%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe loading=&quot;lazy&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/_zOQTuEaaYE&quot; title=&quot;HOVERAir VERSA | This Pocket Camera Can Fly&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The wing-snapping portion turns the Versa into a drone, and that seems to have run afoul of the FCC. HoverAir has already been pulling plans to ship the flying version in the U.S., as noted by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/hoverair/versa-this-pocket-camera-can-fly/comments&quot;&gt;comments on the company’s IndieGoGo campaign&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Due to a few remaining logistics updates with the Flight Kit, we’re currently only shipping our PocketOnly and PocketCombo combos to the US. We’ll keep everyone updated on full availability,” the company says. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/hoverair-versa-banned-note.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A message from HOVERAir stating that due to logistics updates, only PocketOnly and PocketCombo kits are currently shipping to the US.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869457&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;At the time of publication, no version of the camera that included the drone portion could be backed by those with U.S.-based internet connections.&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;HoverAir&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:57:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Jaron Schneider</author>
      <category>Equipment</category>
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      <title>Aphera Is a RAW Editor for Photographers Who ‘Chase Feeling Over Formula’</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/aphera-app-featured.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person walks along the ridge of a sand dune at sunset, with the word &amp;quot;aphera&amp;quot; and a three-circle logo overlaid above.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/aphera-app-featured.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person walks along the ridge of a sand dune at sunset, with the word &amp;quot;aphera&amp;quot; and a three-circle logo overlaid above.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869446&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://aphera.co/&quot;&gt;Aphera&lt;/a&gt; is a new RAW photo editor built natively for macOS that prioritizes speed and handcrafted editing over complexity. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Aphera features a built-from-scratch imaging pipeline and film-inspired colors, per its creators, Ryan Carver, Naz Hamid, and Juan Pablo Zambrano, who comprise the company Latent Co. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Carver and Hamid are photographers, while Zambrano is a color engineer by trade and software developer. Carver and Hamid have both had bouts with VSCO, including Carver joining the company as head of product in 2015 and Hamid working on the company’s redesigned iOS app starting in 2016. Their full bios are available &lt;a href=&quot;https://aphera.co/about&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;, but the point is that all three of them are very experienced with imaging and all of them say they “fell out of love” with photo editing because of the complexity and preset-focused approach of many RAW photo editors. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:56.25%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe loading=&quot;lazy&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/4-9TDv4MZX8?si=_t-FgxGuDG_3kgnO&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“[Aphera] features film-inspired colors, handcrafted Looks, and professional color grading without the learning curve,” the trio explain. “Built exclusively for Apple Silicon, Aphera enables real-time editing of 100MP RAW files with instant response.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The app’s key features include film-inspired colors powered by modern color science and a custom imaging pipeline, a professional color grading system informed by analog photography and professional cinema editing, real-time RAW processing, a keyboard-driven workflow, culling tools, and non-destructive RAW editing. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Aphera_Single_Dark.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A landscape view of a volcanic crater with reddish-brown soil, sparse green trees, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky, displayed within a photo editing software interface.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869449&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Aphera_Develop_Effects_Dark.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A photo editing software interface displays a mountain landscape with hikers in a meadow, surrounded by editing panels and adjustment sliders.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869450&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Aphera is built for enthusiast and professional photographers who want a fast, intentional photo editing experience and who “value authentic color, efficient workflows, and native performance over bloated feature sets.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The software includes profiles for hundreds of camera and lens combinations, supports bulk editing, lets users organize their files into projects, build and save customized looks, and export across multiple formats. Complete camera and RAW format support is detailed &lt;a href=&quot;https://aphera.co/support/cameras/)&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Aphera_Develop_Panels_Dark.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A screenshot of photo editing software displaying a waterfall with a bright, sunlit pool at the base, surrounded by dark rock faces.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869451&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Aphera_Grid_Dark.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A computer screen displays a photo editing software interface showing a grid of landscape thumbnails from a trip to Lassen National Forest.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869448&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Aphera_Starred_Dark.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A grid view of a photo editing software interface displaying thumbnails of landscape and nature photography, with a sidebar showing file information and export settings.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869452&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The team is adamant that while Aphera &lt;em&gt;is&lt;/em&gt; an alternative to Adobe Lightroom, a natural comparison point for any RAW photo editing application with organization tools, they aren’t trying to &lt;em&gt;replace&lt;/em&gt; Lightroom. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“We’re our own things,” they say. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;Pricing and Availability &lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://aphera.co/buy&quot;&gt;
Aphera is available now&lt;/a&gt; as a lifetime license. To celebrate the software’s launch, it is 50 percent off through August 31, 2026, bringing its price down from $199 to $99. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;However, while users get Aphera forever if they buy it, they only receive updates for one year from the time of purchase. Updates beyond this period require a subscription, which is $99 per year. If a photographer buys Aphera for $99 and then decides, for example, in three years that they want the latest version, they’d pay another $99. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://aphera.co/download&quot;&gt;14-day trial&lt;/a&gt; is also available. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;hr&gt;
        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Latent Co.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:42:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Jeremy Gray</author>
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      <title>Sony’s Sensor Factory Is Back to Full Operation After Major Earthquake</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Sonys-Sensor-Factory-Is-Back-to-Full-Operation-After-Major-Earthquake.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;An aerial view of a large, multi-story Sony industrial facility with solar panels on the roof and a parking lot in the foreground.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sony Semiconductor&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869403&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869403&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Sonys-Sensor-Factory-Is-Back-to-Full-Operation-After-Major-Earthquake.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;An aerial view of a large, multi-story Sony industrial facility with solar panels on the roof and a parking lot in the foreground.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869403&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869403&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sony-semicon.com/en/company/sustainability/eco.html&quot;&gt;Sony Semiconductor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/29/sony-and-fujifilm-evacuate-factory-workers-as-earthquake-strikes-japan/&quot;&gt;Last month&lt;/a&gt;, a major 6.8 earthquake struck Kumamoto, Japan. It caused serious damage to multiple structures and forced the evacuation of Sony Semiconductor’s facility, which is located in the region. Nearly a month later, the factory has returned to full operating capacity. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Operations at Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation’s Kumamoto Technology Center (located in Kikuyo-machi, Kumamoto Prefecture), were halted after the earthquake on July 28, and currently remain suspended. Damage to the site’s building and manufacturing lines is currently being evaluated,” Sony said shortly after the earthquake. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“No significant damage to buildings or facilities has been confirmed at the company’s Nagasaki Technology Center (located in Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture), Oita Technology Center (located in Oita City and Kunisaki City, Oita Prefecture), and Kagoshima Technology Center (located in Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture).”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;There were also no casualties, but out of caution and for reasons that might be related to how manufacturing hardware operates, restarting the facility would take time. But, despite this, Sony was able to partially reopen the factory on August 4. That said, it would take weeks to get the facility up and running fully.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation’s Kumamoto Technology Center (located in Kikuyo-machi, Kumamoto Prefecture), which temporarily was halted after the earthquake, has completed safety inspections of its buildings and facilities, and has been carrying out recovery work. As a result, the site is scheduled to resume operations in stages beginning August 4, 2026. The Kumamoto Technology Center is expected to return to its pre-earthquake operating level by mid-August 2026,” the company said on July 31. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;That staged re-opening appears to have been completed about on schedule, as the factory now reports that it has returned to normal operation. As &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/kyushu/news/20260820-GYS1T00027/&quot;&gt;reported by &lt;em&gt;YOL&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://digicame-info.com/2026/08/post-1959.html&quot;&gt;spotted by &lt;em&gt;Digital Camera Info&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, everything is back in order. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;It is worth pointing out that the last time a major earthquake forced the closure of Sony’s sensor plant, &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2016/05/10/camera-brands-still-feeling-effects-kumamoto-earthquake/&quot;&gt;it caused a months-long delay&lt;/a&gt; that resulted in cascading supply chain issues for every camera brand that sourced its sensors from Sony Semiconductor. The fact that no machinery or building structures were damaged in this latest earthquake is likely why the factory was able to get up and running again so quickly. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Still, it’s likely that losing the facility entirely for a couple of weeks and lacking full production capacity for nearly a month won’t be without its effects. It might take longer than expected to get &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/13/the-sony-fx5-is-delayed/&quot;&gt;the Sony FX5 production up to meet the high pre-order demand&lt;/a&gt;, for example. &lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:10:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Jaron Schneider</author>
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      <title>Nikon’s Japan-Exclusive Nikkor Z Wooden Lens Stand Is Gorgeous</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/nikon-z-lens-stand-featured.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Three Nikon Z-mount lenses, labeled 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm, stand upright on individual wooden display bases against a white background.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/nikon-z-lens-stand-featured.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Three Nikon Z-mount lenses, labeled 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm, stand upright on individual wooden display bases against a white background.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869320&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;I’ve already &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/09/photo-companies-have-tons-of-great-merch-but-they-wont-sell-it-to-you/&quot;&gt;complained&lt;/a&gt; about how Japanese photographers get much better camera company merchandise options than us Americans, and I’ll do it again, too! Nikon Direct, the company’s Japanese shop, has &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187844/&quot;&gt;awesome new wooden display stands for Nikkor Z lenses&lt;/a&gt;, and I want them. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://getnavi.jp/capa/news/503986/&quot;&gt;spotted by &lt;em&gt;Capa Camera Web&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Nikon’s new Nikkor Z lens stands went up for sale this week and sold out nearly immediately. Demand is so high that Nikon opened preorders for another production run, with delivery expected in late September. Because it’s so popular, Nikon is limiting photographers to two units each, and only Nikon Imaging Members can purchase them. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Looking at the lens display stand, it’s of little surprise that photographers are interested in buying it. The stand costs 7,700 yen, or just under $50, and is constructed from a lovely combination of walnut wood and dark brown synthetic leather. It has a color-matched Nikon wordmark on the front and Nikon’s “Z” logo on top. Photographers place their lens inside a circular cutout, sized for the Nikkor Z lens mount. The bottom has four non-slip points to keep the stand from sliding around on a table or desk. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;Given that the recessed lens mount cutout isn’t especially deep, Nikon advises photographers not to put super long lenses on the stand. The company says lenses under approximately 220 millimeters (8.6 inches) should work, leaving plenty of Nikkor Z lenses to display safely, including the Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S II. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Please refrain from using lenses longer than the above length, as there is a risk of tipping over,” Nikon says. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The company adds that photographers should keep the rear lens cap attached to their lens, which is sound advice. The company also says to display the lens without the tripod mount, lens hood, or square filters attached. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/nikkor-z-lens-stand-2.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Two Nikon Zf cameras, one black and one silver, are positioned on a wooden shelf alongside two large Nikon lenses, the 135mm Plena and 58mm Noct, each resting on a branded wooden stand.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869313&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/nikkor-z-lens-stand-1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Three Nikon lenses on wooden stands sit next to a Nikon Zf camera with a 40mm lens on a wooden surface.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869312&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/nikkor-z-lens-stand-3.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A Nikon 58/0.95 S lens sits on a wooden display base featuring the Nikon logo and a Z emblem.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869314&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“This lens display stand is designed to beautifully showcase your Nikkor Z lenses,” Nikon Direct says. “Made from walnut wood, the design highlights the presence of your lenses.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“The combination of the dark grain of the walnut and the dark brown PU leather complements the black-based Nikkor Z lenses, and the gold ‘Nikon’ and ‘Z’ logos engraved on the PU leather create a dignified impression.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Is that an overly poetic description? Perhaps. But Nikon is bang-on that its Nikkor Z lens stand is beautiful. Sigh. And I thought &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/09/photo-companies-have-tons-of-great-merch-but-they-wont-sell-it-to-you/&quot;&gt;Japan-exclusive tote bags were disappointing&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Nikon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:42:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Jeremy Gray</author>
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      <title>You Can Definitely Buy a ‘Banned’ DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Camera In the US</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/07/featured-Osmo-Pocket-4P_Product-KV-02.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Two DJI Osmo handheld gimbal cameras, one white and one black, stand upright on a flat surface against a dark, gradient background.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/07/featured-Osmo-Pocket-4P_Product-KV-02.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Two DJI Osmo handheld gimbal cameras, one white and one black, stand upright on a flat surface against a dark, gradient background.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-866085&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;There’s been a lot of attention given to the fact that DJI has yet to officially launch its &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/04/16/dji-osmo-pocket-4-has-4kp240-better-photos-and-more-dynamic-range/&quot;&gt;Osmo Pocket 4&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/30/dji-osmo-pocket-4p-review-can-lightning-strike-twice/&quot;&gt;Osmo Pocket 4P&lt;/a&gt; gimbal cameras in the United States. However, that isn’t stopping Americans from getting them anyway. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;As Sean Hollister at &lt;em&gt;The Verge&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.theverge.com/tech/981669/dji-osmo-pocket-4-pro-us-ban-black-market&quot;&gt;explains&lt;/a&gt;, getting the Osmo Pocket 4P in the US was “cheap and easy,” even if DJI and most of its authorized retailers aren’t selling them. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Over on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dji.com/products/handheld-imaging-devices#pocket-series&quot;&gt;DJI’s US website&lt;/a&gt;, the Osmo Pocket 4 and 4P aren’t even mentioned anywhere. It’s like they don’t even exist at all. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:56.25%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe loading=&quot;lazy&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/KVsZPQw7bBY?si=R9Fo9ZDb-_H8Rpty&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;When the company announced the cameras earlier this year, the official word was: “The Osmo Pocket 4 will not be available in the US market as the application for authorization is still pending.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;That hasn’t changed. The Osmo Pocket 4 cameras have not been authorized for sale in the United States, and thus cannot be sold in the country. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Or so it would seem. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/04/osmo-pocket-4-keyvisual.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A compact handheld camera with a built-in gimbal stands upright. Its screen displays a landscape with mountains at sunset. The device has several buttons and a joystick on the front. The background is softly lit and minimalistic.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-849481&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The effective ban means customers can’t pop onto DJI’s own store and grab an Osmo Pocket 4 in the United States. It means Best Buy is only stocking the Osmo Pocket 3. B&amp;amp;H doesn’t list the Osmo Pocket 4 or Osmo Pocket 4P, and neither do Adorama or Target. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;But as Hollister points out, there are some places where American customers can exchange their hard-earned cash for a “banned” DJI Osmo Pocket 4 or Osmo Pocket 4P gimbal camera, and it’s not quite as shady as one might think the black market would be. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“As a kid, I always imagined the ‘black market’ would be like the movies: Shady vendors hawking illicit goods along dusty streets. But if you want a banned DJI Osmo Pocket 4 or Pocket 4 Pro camera in the US, you can just reach for your phone,” Hollister writes. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In his case, he went on Temu and immediately bought an Osmo Pocket 4P for an all-too-reasonable price of $659.28. Just like that. It shipped in a FedEx bag from a warehouse in Oregon, and that’s it. Success. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;span class=&quot;snap-gallery__caption is-active&quot; data-snap-gallery-caption=&quot;0&quot;&gt;The Osmo Pocket 4P is on Amazon&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class=&quot;snap-gallery__caption&quot; data-snap-gallery-caption=&quot;1&quot; hidden=&quot;&quot;&gt;AliExpress&lt;/span&gt;
        &lt;span class=&quot;snap-gallery__caption&quot; data-snap-gallery-caption=&quot;2&quot; hidden=&quot;&quot;&gt;And eBay&lt;/span&gt;
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        &lt;/div&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;As for DJI’s thoughts on Hollister’s success, the company says it has fully complied with the FCC’s ruling. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Osmo Pocket 4P and Osmo Pocket 4 were not released in the United States when the products were launched globally,” DJI told &lt;em&gt;The Verge&lt;/em&gt;. “DJI does not offer or sell these products through its official U.S. channels and did not distribute these products in the U.S. market. Any products that may be offered by independent third-party sellers are not products sold or distributed by DJI in the U.S. DJI has no involvement in those third-party sales.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;There is no reason to doubt DJI’s claims here. The Osmo Pocket 4 series cameras are available in many places worldwide, and it’s not difficult to buy them in one place and sell them somewhere else. Companies, particularly those who don’t care to follow local rules and regulations, do it all the time. Even on Amazon, third-party resellers operate largely unchecked, and some are selling the Osmo Pocket 4 and 4P right now. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;As easy as it is to purchase a DJI Osmo Pocket 4 or 4P in the US, receiving service if something malfunctions or breaks is another matter altogether. This is important to consider before spending the better part of $1,000 on a new camera and accessories. As far as DJI is concerned, Americans aren’t supposed to have the Osmo Pocket 4 cameras, and they remain entirely unsupported. Americans who buy them are very much on their own, at least for now. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;hr&gt;
        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;DJI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <author>Jeremy Gray</author>
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      <title>Alex Brandon Named AP Chief White House Photographer</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2024/03/The-Associated-Press-Hires-Its-First-Woman-Director-of-Photography.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Logo featuring a white square with the letters &amp;quot;AP&amp;quot; in bold black font. The square has a thin red underline. The background is dark blue.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2024/03/The-Associated-Press-Hires-Its-First-Woman-Director-of-Photography.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Logo featuring a white square with the letters &amp;quot;AP&amp;quot; in bold black font. The square has a thin red underline. The background is dark blue.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-730459&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Photographer Alex Brandon has been named the Associated Press chief White House photographer after Evan Vucci stepped away from the role earlier this year. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Just like Vucci, Brandon is a Pulitzer Prize winner, receiving two in 2006 for his contributions to &lt;em&gt;The Times-Picayune’s&lt;/em&gt; coverage of Hurricane Katrina, and one in 2021 for helping the AP’s coverage of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Brandon graduated from the University of Missouri and began his career at the &lt;em&gt;Arkansas Democrat-Gazette&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Washington Bureau Chief Anna Johnson and Assistant Bureau Chief for Photos Pablo Monsivais announced Brandon’s role in a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ap.org/the-definitive-source/announcements/alex-brandon-named-ap-chief-white-house-photographer/&quot;&gt;memo to staff&lt;/a&gt; this week.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“We are thrilled to announce that Alex Brandon will be the AP’s chief White House photographer,” the memo reads. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Alex has been a staple of our stellar coverage of the White House and presidency since he joined the Washington bureau in 2009, covering every president since Barack Obama. Alex has impeccable news judgment and an incredible ability to spot the image of the moment during countless big news events.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869272&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869272&quot; style=&quot;width: 426px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Alex-Brandon1-1-426x426-f50_50.jpeg&quot; alt=&quot;A smiling man with light hair and sunglasses wears a button-down shirt, a patterned tie, and a camera strap around his neck while holding a camera in front of a large aircraft engine.&quot; class=&quot;size-full wp-image-869272&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869272&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;The new AP chief White House photographer Alex Brandon. | Photo by Andrew Harnik&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Brandon has already had a busy year &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/03/27/ap-photographer-recounts-cabinet-meeting-and-getting-photos-of-trumps-sharpies/&quot;&gt;covering tense cabinet meetings&lt;/a&gt; not long after the outbreak of the Iran war.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;He was also &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/04/28/muscle-memory-kicks-in-as-photographers-react-to-violence-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner/&quot;&gt;present at the aborted White House Correspondents’ Dinner&lt;/a&gt; in April. Brandon wasn’t meant to be working that night, but when a gunman burst into the room, Brandon grabbed the only camera he had on him, his phone, and began capturing photos of President Trump surrounded by Secret Service agents. He called it “muscle memory.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Brandon is vastly experienced, having been on assignment to Mount Everest, been embedded with U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and covered major sporting events, including several Super Bowls and Final Four basketball tournaments. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“In this role, Alex will serve as the main point of contact with AP Photos and the White House and will help lead our exceptional team as they plan for daily and big event coverage of the presidency,” Johnson and Monsivais add. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Earlier this year, the incumbent &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/02/10/evan-vucci-pulitzer-winning-ap-photographer-to-leave-his-dc-post/&quot;&gt;Vucci left the post&lt;/a&gt; and joined the Reuters news agency, remaining in D.C. &lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:30:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Matt Growcoot</author>
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      <title>Nine Million Photos of People’s Faces Discovered in Exposed Database</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/ClarityCheck-Data-Breach.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A collage of many individual portraits and group photos, all with the faces of the people obscured by black rectangles.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption&gt;&lt;p&gt;Clari&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869284&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869284&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/ClarityCheck-Data-Breach.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A collage of many individual portraits and group photos, all with the faces of the people obscured by black rectangles.&quot; class=&quot;size-full wp-image-869284&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869284&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A tiny sample of the nine million photos found in the unsecured bucket. | Photo via Jeremiah Fowler / ExpressVPN&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;A website that helps to identify people using just a photo was found to have a massive database of images unsecured on the web. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;ClarityCheck offers users the chance to look up people via a phone number, email, or photo by uploading one piece of information; it then searches for more info using public records and OSINT. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;But cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler recently discovered an exposed cache of nine million image files of people’s faces. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The data, which totaled 450 gigabytes, was made up of profile images, screenshots, and photographs. Fowler found it in an unsecured Amazon S3 b

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      <title>10 Years Later, Hasselblad’s Mirrorless Gamble Has Paid Off In a Huge Way</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2025/12/hasselblad-x2d-ii-100c-in-hand-pr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person in a black outfit holds a large Hasselblad camera with both hands, focusing on the camera’s lens and controls against a dark background.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2025/12/hasselblad-x2d-ii-100c-in-hand-pr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person in a black outfit holds a large Hasselblad camera with both hands, focusing on the camera’s lens and controls against a dark background.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-830366&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Hasselblad’s latest &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pappers.lu/en/company/hasselblad-holding-sa-rl-B165598&quot;&gt;financial statements&lt;/a&gt; offer further proof that it is a company in rebirth, and that Hasselblad’s decision to join the mirrorless medium format market was exceptionally shrewd and well-timed. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;Since Hasselblad is not a public company, it doesn’t release financial information in the same way as most of its competitors. However, the company still shares annual reports, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://photorumors.com/2026/08/23/hasselblads-latest-financial-results-sales-up-20-gross-margins-declined-sharply-net-profit-fell-20-operating-profit-reached-a-new-high/&quot;&gt;spotted by &lt;em&gt;Photo Rumors&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Looking at high-level numbers for the past six years, 2020 through 2025, Hasselblad’s sales revenue and operating profit have increased consistently and significantly. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869573&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869573&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/hasselblad-financials-2020-2026-high-level-copy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A table titled Consolidated Financial Statements for Hasselblad Holding S.à r.l showing financial data from 2020 to 2025.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869573&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869573&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Hasselblad’s consolidated financial statements for 2020-2025. This image was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dpreview.com/forums/threads/evidence-that-medium-format-is-alive-and-well.4865117/&quot;&gt;shared&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;em&gt;DPReview&lt;/em&gt;‘s forums by the user TechTalk2, who also discussed and analyzed some key products Hasselblad released from 2020 through 2025.&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;While the chart above does not capture Hasselblad’s entire mirrorless era, which started &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2016/06/22/hasselblad-x1d-worlds-first-compact-mirrorless-medium-format-camera/&quot;&gt;in 2016 with the launch of the 50-megapixel X1D&lt;/a&gt;, it does capture the company’s 100-megapixel era, which began in earnest with &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2022/09/07/hasselblad-x2d-100c-first-impressions-an-enjoyable-experience/&quot;&gt;2022’s X2D 100C&lt;/a&gt;. As the numbers show, this proved to be a big deal for the legendary Swedish photo company’s bottom line. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;After three years of middling operating profits, ranging from $4.4 to $5.3 million annually, Hasselblad’s fortunes turned in 2023 with a $23.3 million operating profit, the first full year of its X2D 100C being on the market. 2024 was much better, with a $41.7 million profit. 2025 proved even better still, with the company, buoyed in part by a very &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/11/24/the-hasselblad-x2d-ii-100c-returns-to-the-top-of-japanese-sales-charts/&quot;&gt;successful&lt;/a&gt; X2D II 100C launch, posting an operating profit of $46.8 million. The company expects to continue increasing its profits and revenues in the coming years. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Naturally, sales revenue increased in similar ways over those same years, going from the $74 to $85.8 million range annually from 2020 through 2022 to $325.9 million in 2025. Hasselblad’s revenue was much higher last year than it was in 2020, 2021, and 2022 combined. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Of course, Hasselblad has also been releasing some great lenses over the past few years, and we know that lenses typically have higher profit margins than cameras. These aren’t to be discounted, but I think it’s immediately clear that the efforts the company made with its X2D 100C and X2D II 100C cameras have been very well received by serious photographers. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:56.25%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe loading=&quot;lazy&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZOpb7XcuPc8?si=5VVtBYu_w-tEEujZ&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Then there’s the DJI-sized elephant in the room. Back when DJI upped its minority stake in Hasselblad to a &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2017/01/05/dji-acquired-hasselblad-report/&quot;&gt;majority one in 2017&lt;/a&gt;, Hasselblad’s name began appearing in many DJI products, including its class-leading &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/05/13/dji-mavic-4-pro-review-the-best-drone-for-most-pros-stays-on-top/&quot;&gt;drones&lt;/a&gt;. Hasselblad has also been heavily involved in the smartphone industry, including with Oppo and the now &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/16/oneplus-is-officially-dead-in-the-us-and-europe/&quot;&gt;mostly-dead OnePlus&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:56.25%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe loading=&quot;lazy&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/MCtiIRyK1cg?si=_PzxFi8rDOPPXc1s&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;DJI’s influence over Hasselblad has certainly been multifaceted, but there’s no question that the company’s R&amp;amp;D power has made the X2D 100C and especially its recent successor, the X2D II 100C, better and more performant cameras. The X2D II 100C in particular is a technological tour de force, delivering industry-leading in-body image stabilization, improved autofocus, and robust HDR photography support. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_830362&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-830362&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2025/12/HB722__2_03.CMOS_pc_591x400_2x_5b08bf48-ef89-4b90-881f-c28365dea4f9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Close-up of a Hasselblad camera body, focusing on the lens mount and sensor, with the brand name &amp;quot;Hasselblad&amp;quot; visible on the top edge. The surface is matte black with textured grips.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-830362&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-830362&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Hasselblad X2D II 100C | Hasselblad&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Annual financial statements do not always tell a complete picture, and many financial complexities make it nearly impossible to say with complete certainty whether a company is healthy at any one point. However, in Hasselblad’s case, the trends are clear. The company is in a very healthy position, and it has only gotten better in recent years. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;When Hasselblad launched the original X1D in 2016, it was not immediately clear that it was a good decision. The medium format market has always been niche, and a mirrorless camera was a major departure for a company carrying the baggage of its own rich legacy.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;But with the benefit of hindsight and a decade of performance, it’s obvious that Hasselblad made the right choice, or at least the one that gave the company the best chance to survive and grow. I’m sure H6D owners and fans of “true” medium format image sensors aren’t thrilled, though. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;hr&gt;
        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Hasselblad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Jeremy Gray</author>
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      <title>Photographer Points His Lens At the Growing US Surveillance Camera Network</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/hatcher-surveillance-featured.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A white security camera unit with two dome cameras and a speaker is positioned in front of a large, blurry banner featuring a close-up portrait of a man.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869586&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869586&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/hatcher-surveillance-featured_1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A security camera unit with two dome cameras and a speaker is mounted on a pole in front of a large banner featuring a close-up portrait of Donald Trump.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869586&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869586&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A security system watches over an intersection in Washington, DC, with a portrait of President Donald Trump visible in the background | Photo by Matthew Hatcher&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;As debate intensifies over surveillance cameras, a photojournalist in Philadelphia has set out to document the omnipresent devices monitoring us. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“In any major urban area, we are under near-constant surveillance,” says independent photographer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mhatcherphotography.com/contact&quot;&gt;Matthew Hatcher&lt;/a&gt;. “Once you start looking, you will see a camera on nearly every street corner, in parks, stores, and private homes… and more when you’re in major metropolitan areas.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869584&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869584&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7971.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A Bosch security camera is mounted on a wall in front of a modern building with a glass facade and visible interior walkways.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869584&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869584&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A security camera near Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania records the comings and goings of vehicles and pedestrians | Photo by Matthew Hatcher&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The average U.S. city had 11 surveillance cameras per 1,000 people, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/us-surveillance-camera-statistics/&quot;&gt;research&lt;/a&gt; published by Comparitech. The most-watched city, Atlanta, had more than 124 cameras per 1,000 people. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Proponents say surveillance cameras and license plate readers enhance security, generate valuable evidence, enable quicker emergency response, reduce costs, and assist compliance with regulations. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Critics worry about police-state powers, erosion of privacy, over-reliance on technology, and potential for error, hacking, and misuse. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Debate about surveillance tactics, safety, and privacy is generating intense coverage, as shown by reporting from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/flock-safety-vandals-say-companys-privacy-changes-arent-enough-rcna260463&quot;&gt;NBC&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/nx-s1-5931849/amid-intense-backlash-people-are-vandalizing-flock-surveillance-cameras&quot;&gt;NPR&lt;/a&gt;, and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aclu.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out&quot;&gt;ACLU&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;Who Is Matthew Hatcher? &lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Photos by Hatcher appear worldwide via news assignments from Bloomberg, AFP, Getty Images, Reuters, Huffington Post, and more. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In 2020, Detroit police officers fired rubber bullets at photojournalists Hatcher, Nicole Hester, and Seth Herald, who were covering protests after the death of George Floyd. The state’s case against an officer was dismissed in 2024. A judge ruled that witnesses were not available and the photographers had moved out of Michigan, &lt;a href=&quot;https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/mlive-photographer-hit-with-rubber-bullets-in-detroit-officer-charged/&quot;&gt;according&lt;/a&gt; to U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Reuters “Pictures of the Day” gallery on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reuters.com/pictures/photos-of-the-day/pictures-day-december-11-2024-2024-12-11/&quot;&gt;December 11, 2024&lt;/a&gt;, led with Hatcher’s photo of murder suspect Luigi Mangione arriving at a courthouse for an extradition hearing. Hatcher &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2024/12/30/how-a-photographer-got-top-reuters-photo-of-murder-suspect-luigi-mangione-in-just-7-seconds/&quot;&gt;told&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt; that Mangione was in his camera view for seven seconds. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Recent photography assignments have included coverage of immigration enforcement, the Pennsylvania primary election, and the World Cup. Hatcher’s image of a soccer fan from Ecuador was featured in Reuters’ &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reuters.com/pictures/best-world-cup-photos-day-4-2026-06-14/XYJZ4IFPBZOUJF7HUCWBPSXWVA/&quot;&gt;Best World Cup photos from Day 4&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;After graduating from college in 2013, Hatcher worked for newspapers in Indiana and Ohio, earning recognition from The Associated Press and the Ohio News Photographers’ Association. He relocated to Philadelphia in January 2024. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;Focus on Surveillance Cameras &lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In 2025, as Hatcher covered protests in Washington, DC, New Orleans, and Philadelphia, he began thinking about police use of facial recognition and data tracking. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;At year’s end, Hatcher noticed in a short walk to his gym that he was observed by security cameras. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“I became aware in that moment that we, as American citizens, are not being monitored just at protests or by the police,” recalls Hatcher. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/IMG_0546.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A security camera mounted on the corner of a building is framed by red brackets with the text &amp;quot;WE&#39;VE BEEN WATCHING YOU&amp;quot; overlaid.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869587&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Hatcher has created a self-published booklet (zine) documenting surveillance cameras and the spaces they monitor: “We’ve Been Watching You.” Readers can request a copy &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mhatcherphotography.com/contact&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Hatcher’s takeaways: &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;ul&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;Surveillance technology can help solve crime, locate missing persons, and enhance safety but also create temptation for abuse &lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;Misuses include tech-driven mistaken identifications and authorities exploiting license plate reader systems to stalk romantic partners and ex-partners &lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;Irony: when Hatcher was growing up, he heard U.S. criticism of totalitarian regimes using mass surveillance &lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;Singling out President Trump is narrow thinking: “What surprises me is that many people seem to think this is an issue simply within the current administration, when it has been building and growing under both Republican and Democratic administrations.” &lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;/ul&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869585&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869585&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7970.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pedestrians walk along a city sidewalk in high-contrast sunlight, casting long shadows against a dark building facade.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869585&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869585&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Pedestrians walk near City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2024, the City of Philadelphia operated a network of 7,000 security cameras across the city. | Photo by Matthew Hatcher&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;What’s Next?&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Hatcher intends to produce a three-part series of zines. His next topic, after mass surveillance, is militarization of police in the United States and abroad. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;hr&gt;
        &lt;aside class=&quot;post-about-author&quot; role=&quot;note&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-about-author__icon&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;svg xmlns=&quot;http://www.w3.org/2000/svg&quot; width=&quot;16&quot; height=&quot;16&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 16 16&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot;&gt;&lt;circle cx=&quot;8&quot; cy=&quot;5.25&quot; r=&quot;2.75&quot; fill=&quot;none&quot; stroke=&quot;currentColor&quot; stroke-width=&quot;1.25&quot;&gt;&lt;/circle&gt;&lt;path d=&quot;M2.75 13.25c0-2.35 2.35-4.25 5.25-4.25s5.25 1.9 5.25 4.25&quot; fill=&quot;none&quot; stroke=&quot;currentColor&quot; stroke-width=&quot;1.25&quot; stroke-linecap=&quot;round&quot;&gt;&lt;/path&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-about-author__content&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-about-author__label&quot;&gt;About the author&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-about-author__text&quot;&gt;Ken Klein lives in Silver Spring, Maryland; he is retired after a career in politics, lobbying, and media including The Associated Press and Gannett in Florida. Klein is an alumnus of Ohio University and a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council of the Scripps College of Communication. Professionally, he has worked for Fort Myers News-Press (Gannett), The Associated Press (Tallahassee), Senator Bob Graham, and the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/aside&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:11:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Guest Author</author>
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      <title>Elusive Pallas’s Cat Recorded by Camera Traps in Iran</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Pallas-Cat.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A Pallas&#39;s cat with round pupils and thick, grey-brown fur looks toward the camera while perched on rocky terrain.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Pallas’s cat in Iran takes a couple of untrusting glances at the camera. | Photo by &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869537&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869537&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Pallas-Cat.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A Pallas&#39;s cat with round pupils and thick, grey-brown fur looks toward the camera while perched on rocky terrain.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869537&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869537&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A Pallas’s cat in Iran takes a couple of wary glances at the camera. | Photo by Majid Batebi&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Camera traps set up by a wildlife photographer in Iran have captured the rarely seen Pallas’s cat. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Famed for their grumpy faces, Pallas’s cats are small wild cats that are very secretive; little is known about them in Iran, including how many there are. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Wildlife enthusiast Majid Batebi set up camera traps in the mountainous region of Mazandaran in northern Iran. The curious Pallas’s cat approached the camera, inspecting it carefully. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;“The Pallas’s cat is one of Iran’s rarest and least-known felids, and precise data regarding its distribution and population status within the country remain unavailable,” says Batebi. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“The primary habitat of this elusive cat lies in Central Asia, with Iran situated at the westernmost edge of its global range. Its sighting in Mazandaran is of particular significance, underscoring once again the importance of protecting the province’s mountainous habitats — especially those lying outside the Hyrcanian forest zones.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Pallas’s cats in Iran primarily prey on pikas, small mountain-dwelling mammals that are closely related to rabbits. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;Covert Kitty&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Pallas’s cats are slightly larger than a domestic cat and generally inhabit Central Asia; Iran is the farthest west they are found. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;They are famous for having a flat face, small rounded ears, and dense fur adapted for living on cold mountains. There are an estimated 60,000 Pallas’s cats in the wild, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/cnn/videos/a-rare-sighting-of-an-elusive-pallass-cat-was-caught-on-camera-by-a-nature-enthu/1784223676364330/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;CNN&lt;/em&gt; reports&lt;/a&gt; their habitat is being degraded by overgrazing, mining, and herding dogs pushing higher into the slopes.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The cats are so reclusive that a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/photographing-the-pallas-cat-in-himalayas&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;BBC Discover Wildlife&lt;/em&gt; report&lt;/a&gt; claims that Pallas’s cats weren’t photographed until 2012. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;However, the advent of camera trap systems has enabled far more sightings: earlier this year, a &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/02/11/worlds-grumpiest-cat-captured-in-adorable-trail-camera-footage/&quot;&gt;family of Pallas’s cats was filmed in Qinghai Province&lt;/a&gt;, China, which is the easternmost region of the feline’s range. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;And in 2025, &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/03/10/trail-camera-captures-rare-images-of-worlds-most-elusive-cat-pallas-cat/&quot;&gt;cameras placed in the rocky habitat of Himachal Pradesh in India&lt;/a&gt; recorded the first-ever photographic evidence of the Pallas’s cat (also known as a Manul) in the region.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;hr&gt;
        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Photographs by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/batebis/&quot;&gt;Majid Batebi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:37:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Matt Growcoot</author>
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      <title>Nikon is Selling an Adorable Plushie Keychain of its Mascot</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Nikon-chan-Plushie.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A small, plush doll with brown hair in a bun and a yellow dress, wearing a miniature black camera around its neck, sits in an open palm.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Nikon-chan-Plushie.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A small, plush doll with brown hair in a bun and a yellow dress, wearing a miniature black camera around its neck, sits in an open palm.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869564&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Nikon is releasing a cute plush keychain toy of its mascot Nikon-chan that is exclusively available in Japan. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://jp.pronews.com/news/202608241609776216.html&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ProNews&lt;/em&gt; reports&lt;/a&gt;, the Nikon-chan character is from Nikon Imaging Japan’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://x.com/nikon_chan&quot;&gt;official X page&lt;/a&gt; (formerly Twitter). &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The Nikon-chan keychain plushie will get a limited release tomorrow (Tuesday, August 25) at 10 a.m. It will cost 2,900 yen (roughly $18), and only 500 units will be available. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;Nikon Direct is &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187837/&quot;&gt;selling the plushie on its website&lt;/a&gt;, and only Nikon Imaging members can purchase it; they are limited to just two items per person. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Please note that orders after the third item will be considered for resale purposes, or multiple orders with the same delivery address, will be canceled without notice,” the Nikon Direct website says. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The Nikon-chan character from the X accounts has been popular for years, &lt;em&gt;ProNews&lt;/em&gt; notes, so much so that it has now become a plush toy. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Nikon-chan-plushie-chain6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A plush doll with brown hair in a bun and a yellow dress sits next to a black Nikon camera on a smooth surface against a blurred green background.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869562&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The product pictures of the 12 centimeters (4.7 inches) show a girl character wearing a yellow dress with a black camera strapped around her neck. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The store says that since some elements of the toy are manufactured via manual work, “there may be individual differences in facial expressions, shapes, sewing, et cetera.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The charm commemorates the 25th anniversary of Nikon Direct, Japan’s official online shop, and it is marketed as a toy that can accompany photographers on their outings. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Nikon-chan has been the official mascot of Nikon Imaging Japan’s X page since 2010. The plushie can be viewed in person at the official Nikon Plaza in Tokyo and the one in Osaka. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Nikon-chan-plushie-chain5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A hand holds a small plush doll with brown hair in a bun, wearing a yellow dress and a tiny black camera, amidst pink flowers.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869561&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;It’s yet another accessory that’s exclusive to Japanese customers. Last week, &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt; reported on the&lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/21/nikons-japan-exclusive-nikkor-z-wooden-lens-stand-is-gorgeous/&quot;&gt; Japan-exclusive Nikkor Z wooden lens stands&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Just like the Nikon-chan keychain plushie, Nikon Imaging Members are also limited to buying only two of them at a price of 7,700 yen ($50). &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Japan’s dominance of the camera industry means that photo companies regularly hawk photography-related merchandise exclusively to Japanese customers. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;For example, Ricoh was &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/02/04/ricohs-new-limited-edition-camera-straps-are-made-from-train-seats/&quot;&gt;selling limited edition camera straps&lt;/a&gt; made from train seats earlier this year, while &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt; has &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/09/photo-companies-have-tons-of-great-merch-but-they-wont-sell-it-to-you/&quot;&gt;previously highlighted&lt;/a&gt; how photography fans in Japan can purchase things like &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187820/&quot;&gt;hand towels with optical designs on them&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187981/&quot;&gt;bottle holders shaped like a Nikon Zf&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187912/&quot;&gt;lens diagram t-shirts&lt;/a&gt;, and a &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187905/&quot;&gt;tote bag&lt;/a&gt; that shows how the Zf took inspiration from the legendary FM2 film camera. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;hr&gt;
        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Nikon Direct&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:28:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Matt Growcoot</author>
      <category>Equipment</category>
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      <title>Just How Good Are Moment’s T-Series II Lenses for iPhone?</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Still-2026-08-21-174159_1.52.1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Several camera lenses and lens attachments are arranged on a wooden surface.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:52.5%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/ndCW6IXBzMg&quot; title=&quot;&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;I don’t usually reach for my iPhone Camera app for much beyond quick clips, social posts, and photos, and I’ve certainly never put any accessories or lenses on it. Then came the Moment T-Series II lens set, and now that very well might change. &lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Ever since Apple Log became available for iPhone, my interest has been piqued. Can I really make cinematic footage by augmenting iPhone’s sensor with some higher-quality glass?&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Still-2026-08-21-174159_1.52.1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Several camera lenses and lens attachments are arranged on a wooden surface.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869338&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;Locking Down the Settings&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Before mounting a lens, let’s set some ground rules so that we can evaluate these lenses with fewer variables in play. Since I am using Moment glass exclusively, I filmed everything using the &lt;a href=&quot;https://apps.apple.com/us/app/moment-pro-camera-ii/id6748837351&quot;&gt;Moment Camera App&lt;/a&gt;, which turned out to be an excellent pairing. Not only does this app provide pro manual control of the sensor — unlocking RAW, allowing for ProRes Log capture, 4K open gate, shutter, sensitivity, and focus controls — it also logs all of the lenses into clip metadata, though you’ll have to remember to switch it manually every time you swing a lens. Best of all, it also desqueezes the anamorphic footage automatically during preview and record, so no extra processing needed in post.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Still-2026-08-21-174159_1.36.1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person holds a smartphone displaying a video recording interface with codec and ProRes variant settings visible on the screen.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869330&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;I recorded this entire project in Apple ProRes Log 2. I’ve never used it prior to this, but I have been curious about the look and dynamic range. The phone has plenty of memory, so I locked in 4K at 30 frames per second (FPS). I briefly tested 24 FPS to try and match Fujifilm X-H2s BTS footage, but it looked a bit too jittery both in preview and playback (an issue I’ve previously heard about), so I settled on 30. I set a 180-degree shutter (1/60 at 30fps) to match a normal cinematic look, tried to keep ISO at 400 or below to minimize noise, and used a variable ND so I could adjust exposure without touching ISO/shutter, since the iPhone lens has a fixed aperture. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;The Lenses&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Once we got our settings locked in, it was time to actually give these lenses a proper test drive. &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/06/25/moments-mobile-ii-lenses-have-been-completely-redesigned-and-upgraded/&quot;&gt;This kit is is massive&lt;/a&gt;. The variety of lenses covers a huge range, from fisheye to anamorphic to long telephoto, which gives you the option to play with many creative looks.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;I do love a great wide angle, so the 8mm fisheye was a fun one: not too wide and not too crazy, but still clearly looking like a fisheye. The distortion doesn’t make it too wacky, and the lens stays sharp edge to edge. This would be awesome to use for a music video or some exaggerated face close-ups.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Still-2026-08-21-174159_1.61.1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A large, vibrant hanging basket of pink and purple petunias is suspended from a dark metal pergola under a bright blue sky.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869324&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The 16mm wide was fantastic as well. It had a wider angle of view than the standard iPhone main lens, but stayed rectilinear with minimal distortion. It doesn’t have much character, and it seems to render a scene very close to what an iPhone would capture. This is perhaps good to use for establishing shots and landscape scenes.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The 58mm telephoto was quite a pleasant surprise. After putting this one on, I actually forgot that I was filming with an iPhone for a minute. While it felt a bit wider than what a 58mm would actually feel like, it offered a very pleasant cinematic medium lens look, and I felt like I could really capture some emotional mediums and close-ups of faces.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Still-2026-08-21-174159_1.48.1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person&#39;s hands hold a camera lens with a variable ND8-ND2000 filter attached, set against a blurred outdoor background.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869341&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Then, we make a huge leap to the 240mm telephoto. This lens is &lt;em&gt;long&lt;/em&gt;. It is still physically compact like all the others, but man does it have some reach. Even with stabilization enabled, you can see real wobble while operating handheld. I think it’s a great option if you’re filming on a tripod, but that feels like a narrow application at the end of the day. This one might make more sense if you’re only taking photos, as that length makes it really difficult to use for video capture. I would’ve loved to have an extra mid-tele lens to bridge the giant leap between the 58mm and this 240mm.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Still-2026-08-21-174159_1.84.1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A man with glasses smiles behind a smartphone mounted with a large telephoto lens attachment.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869335&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Now comes the real fun stuff: anamorphic adapters are what I feel like Moment is best known for in the video space, and both the 1.55x and 1.33x always looked fantastic to me. Each has its own flare character here. My units featured blue on the 1.55x and gold on the 1.33x, although you can pick any combination if you were to buy your own. Seeing these desqueezed in the app was a huge bonus and allowed me to pick my shots and find those flares without guesswork.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Still-2026-08-21-174159_1.110.1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A child walks away from the camera along a pedestrian walkway on a red steel bridge, with a bright sun flare and city skyline in the distance.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869327&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Lastly, there are two macros: a 10x and a 75mm macro, and let me tell you: they are extremely macro. The 10x feels like it just adjusts the focus range of the existing iPhone lens without actually changing the focal length, while the 75mm understandably punches in. Regardless, both moved the range so close to the front of the lens that it was hard to get focus without touching the glass to the object that I wanted to film. That means it was great for capturing textures super close, but again, like with the 240mm, that’s a narrow application.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Still-2026-08-21-174159_1.133.1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A close-up, macro view of weathered, orange metal with raised, dark, rusted lettering, including the visible text &amp;quot;IPHONE 17 PRO, MOMENT T-SERIES MACRO 75MM&amp;quot;.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869340&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;Field Notes&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The first thing I noticed when taking these out for a day is that these lenses absolutely need the right carrying case, and I definitely brought the wrong one. While they all had individual protective pouches, it’s easy to get them mixed up in a larger container. A bag with individual slots, maybe a fanny pack, would let a solo operator swap lenses right on their lap without ever putting the phone down. With a kit like this, the right pack feels essential.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Still-2026-08-21-174159_1.160.1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person&#39;s hands reach toward a small, black, zippered pouch with a clear top sitting on a brick surface.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869336&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The more significant issue was the mount. The lenses themselves are made of aluminum, but the phone case and mount are plastic. After repeated on-and-off cycles, that plastic started to deform. It wasn’t a problem for the spherical lenses, which seem to look the same, however, they’re twisted. But the anamorphic adapters rely on the case’s hard stops to align properly in order to desqueeze horizontally, and even if there is just the slightest bit of play, you can see it. Moment confirmed it is aware of this issue and is working on a solution for the next generation of iPhones. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Still-2026-08-21-174159_1.147.1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A hand attaches a black, rectangular &amp;quot;PANABLUE&amp;quot; branded lens accessory to the camera module of a smartphone in a light-colored case.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869345&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Lastly, even with the app locking everything down, there are things you simply can’t control on an iPhone. Aperture is fixed, and stabilization strength and quality are out of your hands, and on that 240mm, you feel every vibration. Focus is the other sticking point: you’re either tapping the screen or using manual focus, which has a short throw and is sometimes difficult to land.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Still-2026-08-21-174159_1.88.1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person with blonde hair and glasses holds a smartphone equipped with a large circular lens filter in an outdoor urban setting.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869332&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Those are issues with the iPhone control scheme, though, and I can’t really hold those issues against Moment. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;So, Can We Create Cinematic Footage?&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Absolutely. Apart from the few caveats above, these lenses, paired with Apple ProRes Log, create some beautiful imagery. I’m most excited to use this combo by putting it into places a mirrorless camera can’t go: flat against a wall, jammed into a tight corner, etc. Also, Apple Log seems to match really well with Fujifilm F-Log2C, so I’m excited to incorporate this into my main workflow and capture an occasional creative shot using fisheye, anamorphic, or macro.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Still-2026-08-21-174159_1.198.1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A low-angle shot looking up at a traffic light against a bright blue sky with scattered clouds, featuring a horizontal lens flare.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869342&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;I came away thoroughly impressed with the Moment T-Series 2 set. Filming on an iPhone with real professional settings for the first time really showed how accessible cinematic quality is nowadays, and a combo like this can really get you to create amazing pieces with minimal gear.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:01:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Dmitry Koshutin</author>
      <category>Equipment</category>
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      <title>Sony Is Utterly Dominating the Global Image Sensor Market</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/sony-q1fy2026-featured.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The word SONY in large black letters above a collection of various sized camera image sensors arranged on a light background.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/sony-q1fy2026-featured.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The word SONY in large black letters above a collection of various sized camera image sensors arranged on a light background.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-867207&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Alongside an in-depth &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/20/canon-has-increased-its-massive-digital-camera-market-share-lead/&quot;&gt;digital camera market share breakdown&lt;/a&gt;, the annual &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%97%A5%E7%B5%8C%E6%A5%AD%E7%95%8C%E5%9C%B0%E5%9B%B3-2027%E5%B9%B4%E7%89%88-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E7%B5%8C%E6%B8%88%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E7%A4%BE/dp/4296127284&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nikkei Industry Map&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; also analyzes global market share for many other industries, including digital image sensors. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In the digital camera market, Canon has a commanding lead over second-place Sony, 45.7 to 24.6 percent. However, the image sensor space, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://dclife.jp/archives/18627&quot;&gt;reported by &lt;em&gt;Digital Camera Life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, is squarely Sony’s domain. As dominant as Canon is in the digital camera market overall, Sony is even more dominant in the image sensor market. Sony held 53.6 percent of the global image sensor market last year, up 1.2 percentage points from the year prior. Sony is over 40 percentage points ahead of the second-place company. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:56.25%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe loading=&quot;lazy&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/GXLGDYstNsU?si=30lRKTMBQez5Ch2O&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Obviously, part of Sony’s image sensor business makes sensors for its own cameras, including Alpha interchangeable lens models, cinema cameras, and Sony Xperia smartphones. However, Sony also makes image sensors for other camera makers and many smartphones.&lt;br&gt;
        
The most notable camera company that does &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; use Sony image sensors is Canon, which famously makes its own. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“You’re right, the development of sensors requires a lot of investment but Canon is going to stick to the current direction, which is to continue to invest in our in-house sensor development for use on our cameras,” Go Tokura, executive vice president and head of the Imaging Group at Canon &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/03/17/canon-commits-to-continuing-in-house-sensor-development/&quot;&gt;told &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; last year. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Shedding a bit of light 

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      <title>Nikon is Selling an Adorable Plushie Keychain of its Mascot</title>
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        &lt;p&gt;Nikon is releasing a cute plush keychain toy of its mascot Nikon-chan that is exclusively available in Japan. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://jp.pronews.com/news/202608241609776216.html&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ProNews&lt;/em&gt; reports&lt;/a&gt;, the Nikon-chan character is from Nikon Imaging Japan’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://x.com/nikon_chan&quot;&gt;official X page&lt;/a&gt; (formerly Twitter). &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The Nikon-chan keychain plushie will get a limited release tomorrow (Tuesday, August 25) at 10 a.m. It will cost 2,900 yen (roughly $18), and only 500 units will be available. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;Nikon Direct is &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187837/&quot;&gt;selling the plushie on its website&lt;/a&gt;, and only Nikon Imaging members can purchase it; they are limited to just two items per person. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Please note that orders after the third item will be considered for resale purposes, or multiple orders with the same delivery address, will be canceled without notice,” the Nikon Direct website says. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The Nikon-chan character from the X accounts has been popular for years, &lt;em&gt;ProNews&lt;/em&gt; notes, so much so that it has now become a plush toy. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Nikon-chan-plushie-chain6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A plush doll with brown hair in a bun and a yellow dress sits next to a black Nikon camera on a smooth surface against a blurred green background.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869562&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The product pictures of the 12 centimeters (4.7 inches) show a girl character wearing a yellow dress with a black camera strapped around her neck. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The store says that since some elements of the toy are manufactured via manual work, “there may be individual differences in facial expressions, shapes, sewing, et cetera.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The charm commemorates the 25th anniversary of Nikon Direct, Japan’s official online shop, and it is marketed as a toy that can accompany photographers on their outings. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Nikon-chan has been the official mascot of Nikon Imaging Japan’s X page since 2010. The plushie can be viewed in person at the official Nikon Plaza in Tokyo and the one in Osaka. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Nikon-chan-plushie-chain5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A hand holds a small plush doll with brown hair in a bun, wearing a yellow dress and a tiny black camera, amidst pink flowers.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869561&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;It’s yet another accessory that’s exclusive to Japanese customers. Last week, &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt; reported on the&lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/21/nikons-japan-exclusive-nikkor-z-wooden-lens-stand-is-gorgeous/&quot;&gt; Japan-exclusive Nikkor Z wooden lens stands&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Just like the Nikon-chan keychain plushie, Nikon Imaging Members are also limited to buying only two of them at a price of 7,700 yen ($50). &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Japan’s dominance of the camera industry means that photo companies regularly hawk photography-related merchandise exclusively to Japanese customers. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;For example, Ricoh was &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/02/04/ricohs-new-limited-edition-camera-straps-are-made-from-train-seats/&quot;&gt;selling limited edition camera straps&lt;/a&gt; made from train seats earlier this year, while &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt; has &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/09/photo-companies-have-tons-of-great-merch-but-they-wont-sell-it-to-you/&quot;&gt;previously highlighted&lt;/a&gt; how photography fans in Japan can purchase things like &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187820/&quot;&gt;hand towels with optical designs on them&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187981/&quot;&gt;bottle holders shaped like a Nikon Zf&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187912/&quot;&gt;lens diagram t-shirts&lt;/a&gt;, and a &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187905/&quot;&gt;tote bag&lt;/a&gt; that shows how the Zf took inspiration from the legendary FM2 film camera. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;hr&gt;
        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Nikon Direct&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:28:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Matt Growcoot</author>
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      <title>Sony Is Utterly Dominating the Global Image Sensor Market</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/sony-q1fy2026-featured.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The word SONY in large black letters above a collection of various sized camera image sensors arranged on a light background.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/sony-q1fy2026-featured.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The word SONY in large black letters above a collection of various sized camera image sensors arranged on a light background.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-867207&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Alongside an in-depth &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/20/canon-has-increased-its-massive-digital-camera-market-share-lead/&quot;&gt;digital camera market share breakdown&lt;/a&gt;, the annual &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%97%A5%E7%B5%8C%E6%A5%AD%E7%95%8C%E5%9C%B0%E5%9B%B3-2027%E5%B9%B4%E7%89%88-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E7%B5%8C%E6%B8%88%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E7%A4%BE/dp/4296127284&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nikkei Industry Map&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; also analyzes global market share for many other industries, including digital image sensors. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In the digital camera market, Canon has a commanding lead over second-place Sony, 45.7 to 24.6 percent. However, the image sensor space, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://dclife.jp/archives/18627&quot;&gt;reported by &lt;em&gt;Digital Camera Life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, is squarely Sony’s domain. As dominant as Canon is in the digital camera market overall, Sony is even more dominant in the image sensor market. Sony held 53.6 percent of the global image sensor market last year, up 1.2 percentage points from the year prior. Sony is over 40 percentage points ahead of the second-place company. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:56.25%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe loading=&quot;lazy&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/GXLGDYstNsU?si=30lRKTMBQez5Ch2O&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Obviously, part of Sony’s image sensor business makes sensors for its own cameras, including Alpha interchangeable lens models, cinema cameras, and Sony Xperia smartphones. However, Sony also makes image sensors for other camera makers and many smartphones.&lt;br&gt;
        
The most notable camera company that does &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; use Sony image sensors is Canon, which famously makes its own. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“You’re right, the development of sensors requires a lot of investment but Canon is going to stick to the current direction, which is to continue to invest in our in-house sensor development for use on our cameras,” Go Tokura, executive vice president and head of the Imaging Group at Canon &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/03/17/canon-commits-to-continuing-in-house-sensor-development/&quot;&gt;told &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; last year. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Shedding a bit of light on just how big smartphones are for the global image sensor market, Canon, despite making sensors for its own cameras and having the largest digital camera market share by a large margin, is nowhere to be found in the image sensor market breakdown. Canon is captured by the “other” category, which comprises 10.3 percent of the global image sensor market. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;After Sony, OmniVision is surprisingly next, with a 13.4 percent market share. Historically, it has been Sony and then Samsung, but not this time. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;OmniVision is a Chinese image sensor and semiconductor company formerly known as WillSemi. OmniVision comes up quite frequently in &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt; reporting on smartphones. The company was the &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2021/02/16/the-first-smartphone-image-sensor-with-100-pdaf-coverage-unveiled/&quot;&gt;first to make a smartphone sensor with 100% PDAF&lt;/a&gt; coverage in 2021 and more recently, just last year, promised the smartphone industry’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/04/14/omnivisions-new-smartphone-sensor-promises-the-industrys-highest-dynamic-range/&quot;&gt;highest dynamic range&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:56.25%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe loading=&quot;lazy&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/lrP3iqS9iSU?si=hfduML6eP1wetBrR&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Although Xiaomi keeps things close to its vest, the main camera in the excellent &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/02/28/xiaomi-17-ultra-review-a-camera-that-happens-to-also-be-a-phone/&quot;&gt;Xiaomi 17 Ultra&lt;/a&gt; uses an OmniVision LOFIC image sensor. The phone’s other cameras use Samsung image sensors, by the way, and the South Korean tech giant still has a 13.2 percent global image sensor market share. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;While the future is impossible to predict, there is ample reason to believe Sony will remain a very strong competitor in the image sensor space in the coming years. Following up on an &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/06/sonys-image-sensor-division-is-booming/&quot;&gt;extremely profitable year&lt;/a&gt;, Sony and TSMC just &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/10/sony-and-tsmc-are-spending-billions-to-make-next-gen-image-sensors/&quot;&gt;forged a new strategic partnership&lt;/a&gt; to make Sony’s next-generation image sensors. Sony is not resting on its laurels by any stretch of the imagination. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Sony&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:52:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Jeremy Gray</author>
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      <title>Speculation That EssilorLuxxotica Wants to Take Over Nikon Resurface</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2024/10/Worlds-Largest-Eyewear-Company-EssilorLuxottica-Buys-5.1-Stake-in-Nikon.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Graphic featuring the text &amp;quot;EssilorLuxottica&amp;quot; at the top. Below, a yellow logo with diagonal stripes and the text &amp;quot;Nikon&amp;quot; is displayed. The background consists of swirling dark and light patterns.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2024/10/Worlds-Largest-Eyewear-Company-EssilorLuxottica-Buys-5.1-Stake-in-Nikon.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Graphic featuring the text &amp;quot;EssilorLuxottica&amp;quot; at the top. Below, a yellow logo with diagonal stripes and the text &amp;quot;Nikon&amp;quot; is displayed. The background consists of swirling dark and light patterns.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-763794&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;A business publication out of Japan has resurfaced speculation that the eyeglasses juggernaut EssilorLuxottica has an interest in buying out Nikon.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;As reported &lt;a href=&quot;https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/d400533e4aad5ae6e5a2e3dfbd6c89f301dd6d2e&quot;&gt;by &lt;em&gt;Yahoo Japan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://nikonrumors.com/2026/08/23/not-again-some-believe-that-luxotticas-large-holding-of-nikon-shares-is-a-stepping-stone-to-an-acquisition-source-yahoo-japan.aspx/&quot;&gt;spotted by &lt;em&gt;Nikon Rumors&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the recent financial disclosures from Nikon combined with the increased stake in Nikon that EssilorLuxottica has taken in 2026 has resulted in renewed discussions of an interest in the latter seeking a buyout. This is the fourth time this discussion has come up since 2024, starting with EssilorLuxottica’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2024/10/14/essilorluxottica-worlds-largest-eyewear-company-buys-5-1-stake-in-nikon/&quot;&gt;initial purchase of a 5.1% stake&lt;/a&gt; in the company. Since then, the eyewear corporation has only increased its share, &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/09/03/essilorluxottica-weighs-doubling-its-investment-in-nikon/&quot;&gt;gaining approval&lt;/a&gt; to purchase up to a 20% share in the company in late 2025 and nearly doing so &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/05/15/nikon-stock-skyrockets-amid-rumors-of-a-sale/&quot;&gt;by May of this year&lt;/a&gt;. EssilorLuxottica &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_FWN40W0ZZ:0-essilorluxottica-raises-stake-in-nikon-to-19-61-from-18-59-filing-shows/&quot;&gt;now owns 19.61%&lt;/a&gt; of Nikon.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;This latest note of interest comes via &lt;em&gt;Yahoo Japan&lt;/em&gt;, which shared a portion of an article from the &lt;em&gt;Marunouchi Confidential&lt;/em&gt; column of the September issue of &lt;em&gt;Bungei Shunju&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Essilor Luxottica, a major French eyewear company with which Nikon has a joint venture, has been rapidly increasing its stake in Nikon, and its ownership ratio is approaching 20%. Essilor is an international brand known for “Ray-Ban,” and some believe that its large holding of Nikon shares is a stepping stone to an acquisition. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;There is nothing new about what has been stated there, but disappointing financial disclosures and displeased investors can often lead to renewed acquisition speculation. It worked earlier this year when just the idea of EssilorLuxxotica buying Nikon saw its stock jump 28% to 2,326 JPY per share. Nikon &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/06/nikon-cuts-camera-and-lens-sales-projections-amid-slow-start-to-the-fiscal-year/&quot;&gt;cut its camera and lens sales projections&lt;/a&gt; for FY2027 earlier this month and its stock now sits at 1,980 JPY, down 11.9% over the last month. That said, the jump it experienced back in May still sees the company up 13.63% year-to-date. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The restated speculation that EssilorLuxxotica might buy Nikon didn’t have any positive effect on Nikon’s trading in the last week.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;It is unlikely that EssilorLuxxotica is interested in purchasing all of Nikon, or if it even can. Given the company’s focus, it is more likely that EssilorLuxxotica is interested in Nikion’s eyewear business than the entirety of the company and even if it were, Japanese regulators are &lt;a href=&quot;https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/corporate-ma-2026/japan/trends-and-developments&quot;&gt;historically staunchly against foreign buyouts&lt;/a&gt;, and even though their stance has softened a bit in recent years, allowing this acquisition seems unlikely. That, and EssilorLuxxotica has no board representation at Nikon, despite its status as the largest shareholder, lending credence to the opinion that its investment is purely there as a stabilizing force in a long-term partnership between the brands. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In short, there isn’t any new reason to believe EssilorLuxxotica intends to buy out Nikon in whole or in part.&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Elements of header photo licensed via &lt;a href=&quot;https://depositphotos.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Depositphotos.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:27:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Jaron Schneider</author>
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      <title>xAI Sues Photographer, Blaming Him for Sexual Images Created With Grok</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/grok-ai.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A smartphone screen displays the App Store page for &amp;quot;Grok - AI Assistant,&amp;quot; showing a 4.8-star rating and a &amp;quot;Get&amp;quot; button.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/grok-ai.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A smartphone screen displays the App Store page for &amp;quot;Grok - AI Assistant,&amp;quot; showing a 4.8-star rating and a &amp;quot;Get&amp;quot; button.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869532&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Elon Musk’s xAI is suing a prominent Arkansas photographer accused of using Grok to turn photographs of his minor clients into sexually explicit images — arguing that he is responsible for the resulting material.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In June, Russell Bloodworth, a well-known photographer in Bentonville, Arkansas, was arrested for allegedly using AI to create thousands of child sexual abuse images from his images of clients. Bloodworth, who operated a photography business in Bentonville for about 15 years, has pleaded not guilty to more than 200 charges.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://katv.com/news/local/prominent-arkansas-photographer-charged-for-creating-deepfake-child-porn&quot;&gt;According to an affidavit,&lt;/a&gt; Bentonville police received a cyber tip from X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) that led them to Bloodworth. A detective investigating the tip found portraits of a girl posing for a professional photography shoot that had been altered using Grok AI with prompts to remove her clothing.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;A search of the images found that the original photographs had been taken by Bloodworth for a local school. Police later executed a search warrant at his home and discovered about 1,700 images and videos depicting young girls in sexually explicit situations and various states of undress. Bentonville police say Bloodworth used Grok AI to generate the material, much of it from photographs he had taken of juvenile clients.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://katv.com/news/local/arkansas-family-sues-xai-over-use-of-grok-to-create-deepfake-child-sex-abuse-material&quot;&gt;According to &lt;em&gt;KATV&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/a&gt; Arkansas families are now suing xAI over allegations that Grok was used to alter lawful photographs of Bloodworth’s minor clients into sexually explicit AI-generated images and videos.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Following those lawsuits, Musk’s AI company has now filed its own lawsuit against Bloodworth. In its complaint, xAI claims the photographer &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/16/xai-sues-man-for-using-grok-to-create-csam-deepfakes/&quot;&gt;violated the terms of service &lt;/a&gt; that Grok users agree to and is seeking payment from him as a result.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;xAI Blames Grok Users&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nwahomepage.com/northwest-arkansas-news/xai-sues-arkansas-man-facing-csam-charges-says-he-abused-its-chatbot/&quot;&gt;According to a report by &lt;em&gt;KNWA Fox 24&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/a&gt; xAI’s lawsuit against Bloodworth repeatedly describes Grok as “a powerful, neutral generative artificial intelligence tool” and argues that “every response, every image, every generation is the result of the user’s prompts and directions.”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In its lawsuit against Bloodworth, xAI is relying on an indemnification clause in its terms of service, which requires users to cover the company’s costs if their conduct results in legal claims against xAI. The company is asking a judge to order the photographer to pay its legal expenses from defending against the families’ lawsuits, as well as any future lawsuits connected to his alleged conduct. It is also asking the court to permanently prevent him from creating another Grok account.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;According to xAI’s complaint, Bloodworth created four Grok accounts in March. The company alleges that between March 30 and April 30, he uploaded ordinary, nonsexual photographs of real people, including minors, and then used “adversarial” prompts to get around Grok’s safety filters until the chatbot generated sexually explicit images. xAI says it identified the activity and reported it to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on April 23. According to Musk’s company, that report led to Bentonville police identifying and arresting Bloodworth.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;However, Derek Potts, managing partner of the Potts Law Firm — which represents an Arkansas family whose daughter’s likeness was allegedly used by Bloodworth to create child sexual abuse material with xAI — argues that Grok was more open to generating sexual images than other AI platforms. Potts also argues that the company should have had stronger safeguards to prevent people from using the technology to commit serious crimes.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“I think everybody agrees and knows about this platform versus the other platforms that this one is unique, that they marketed themselves as being, quote unquote, rebellious. They marketed themselves as having these additional modes where you could create, they call them spicy images,” Potts tells &lt;em&gt;KATV&lt;/em&gt;. “And so they promoted that sort of thing as opposed to some of the other platforms. You need to have some sort of limits, right? You can’t just be completely open-ended so that terrible crimes can be committed using it.”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In August 2025, &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/08/05/xais-grok-ai-lets-users-create-spicy-nsfw-images-and-videos/&quot;&gt;xAI introduced spicy mode for Grok&lt;/a&gt;, which was capable of generating photorealistic nudity. Afterwards, xAI introduced the ability to edit images on Grok and that led to an &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/01/02/sickening-photo-trend-on-x-sees-womens-clothing-being-removed-by-grok/&quot;&gt;avalanche of deepfake pornographic images&lt;/a&gt;, mostly of women, but some were of children. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Header photo licensed via &lt;a href=&quot;https://depositphotos.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Depositphotos&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:02:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Pesala Bandara</author>
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      <title>Photos of ‘Cat in the Hat Serial Killer’ Are AI-Generated, Police Say</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Cat-in-the-Hat-Prank1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume walks across a residential street at night.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption&gt;&lt;p&gt;Images such at this this one have been going viral across TikTok and Facebook. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869522&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869522&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Cat-in-the-Hat-Prank1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume walks across a residential street at night.&quot; class=&quot;size-full wp-image-869522&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869522&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Images such at this one have been going viral across TikTok and Facebook.&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;AI-generated pictures and videos purporting to show one of Dr. Seuss’ characters as a serial killer have prompted police in the U.K. and Ireland to state that “Cat in the Hat was not in your driveway.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The bizarre statement from the local police in Wexford, Ireland, came after a series of social media posts claimed that a human-sized Cat in the Hat has been stalking neighborhoods at night. The posts carry convincing images that are AI-generated. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“In an unusual turn of events we are hearing a lot about an elusive Dr Seuss character doing the rounds online, apparently causing havoc in neighbourhoods and towns across the country,” says the Wexford gardai. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Fortunately, we can rule out the issue, which is essentially an AI prompt that places the character into images/videos of familiar places.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“To be clear, the Cat in the Hat was not in your driveway while you were out and he is not currently hiding out in Curracloe…” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Cat-in-the-Hat-Prank4.png.jpeg&quot; alt=&quot;A person dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume crouches on the roof of a dark car parked on a street at night.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-869526&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The prank appears to have originated in Ireland and has made its way to the U.K. South Yorkshire Police joked they hadn’t received any reports about “a Cat in the Hat” or “his associated Thing One and Thing Two”, two characters who also appear in the Dr Seuss story.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;However, a fake statement from the fictional “Yorkshire Police” claiming that “officers are aware of a number of reports regarding a suspicious figure described as a ‘Cat in the Hat’ seen walking in the Meadowhall area at approximately 2.30 a.m. this morning” was being shared on social media. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“On a serious note,” the real South Yorkshire Police adds. “If you do see posts online providing policing updates and advice, please check that they are from an official policing account.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Cat-in-the-Hat-Prank2.webp&quot; alt=&quot;A person dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume stands on a suburban street at night, with text overlaid reading &amp;quot;birmingham your next&amp;quot; and a devil emoji.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869523&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The Cat in the Hat pranks were enough for one 16-year-old to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyqy29jn74o&quot;&gt;tell the &lt;em&gt;BBC&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; that she had to call her mom to pick her up from a sleepover after she had been watching the serial killer Cat in the Hat videos on TikTok and had become “totally freaked out.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Last year, a similar trend, which saw people AI-generating homeless men in their houses and sending the images to their parents, &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/10/09/ai-homeless-man-photo-trend-on-tiktok-is-wasting-police-time-in-the-us-and-uk/&quot;&gt;led to police being called.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:44:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Matt Growcoot</author>
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      <title>Celebrated Photographer Jay Maisel Dies at 95</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/jay-maisel.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A man with gray hair rests his chin on his hand while leaning over the roof of a large, ornate stone building against a blue sky.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:52.5%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/nDD4OKZ_0uU?si=UjuuE9r2X2lNyNRu&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Jay Maisel, the influential American photographer who was the subject of the 2018 documentary &lt;em&gt;Jay Myself&lt;/em&gt;, has passed away. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;Maisel, an acclaimed photographer known for his commercial and editorial photography — particularly his masterful use of colour and light — died at the age of 95. News of his death was shared on social media by photographer Stephen Wilkes, who was Maisel’s mentee.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;iframe loading=&quot;lazy&quot; src=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnikonusa%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02DJ6GVv4MBJoKgXe6BS1HpYyPy5RmHvRx7aCmR2e59VW4pP1ujJZZBy9s7XTmE44Nl&amp;amp;show_text=true&amp;amp;width=500&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;548&quot; style=&quot;border:none;overflow:hidden&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; allow=&quot;autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“My lifelong mentor and dear friend of 50+ years, Jay Maisel, has left us. This is a void that will be impossible to fill,” Wilkes writes &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DcWW5mnEV9i/?hl=en&amp;amp;img_index=1&quot;&gt;in a post on Instagram.&lt;/a&gt; “To everyone who was blessed enough to know him, learn from his brilliant teachings, or simply be inspired by his photographs — you know how blessed we were to have him for 95 years. Jay was, without question, the most prolific color photographer of his generation.”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Maisel studied painting and graphic design at Cooper Union, Manhattan, before transferring to Yale University. He began his photography career in 1954 and went on to shoot five &lt;em&gt;Sports Illustrated&lt;/em&gt; swimsuit covers, as well as the first two covers of &lt;em&gt;New York Magazine&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;One of Maisel’s most famous photographs appeared on Miles Davis’ seminal 1959 record &lt;em&gt;Kind of Blue&lt;/em&gt; which remains the best-selling jazz album of all time. His moody, blue-drenched portrait of Davis blowing into his trumpet became an indelible image in jazz history, demonstrating how a single frame can capture the exact mood of a sound. However, Maisel was perhaps best known for his photographs of everyday life, which captured light, colour and movement with an extraordinary sense of spontaneity.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In 2018, Maisel became &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2018/12/06/film-follows-photographer-jay-maisels-move-from-his-55m-nyc-home/&quot;&gt;the subject of &lt;em&gt;Jay Myself&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/a&gt; a documentary directed by Wilkes that chronicled the photographer’s life and the remarkable home and studio he had occupied for decades. In 1966, Maisel purchased a six-story, 72-room building on the Bowery in Lower Manhattan for $102,000. The building became his home, studio, and repository for the huge collection of objects that inspired his photographic work. Maisel sold the building in February 2015 for $55 million to developer Aby Rosen, in what was reported &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2015/02/09/glimpse-inside-photo-palace-photographer-jay-maisel-just-sold-55-million/&quot;&gt;as the largest private real estate deal in New York City history.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Jay Myself&lt;/em&gt; followed Maisel as his vast property and studio was emptied following its sale.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Maisel was also a lifelong Nikon photographer and the company paid tribute to him &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/nikonusa/posts/today-we-honor-jay-maisel-a-legendary-photographer-who-helped-shape-the-industry/1608772800605486/&quot;&gt;in a Facebook post. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Today we honor Jay Maisel. A legendary photographer who helped shape the industry for more than six decades and a teacher and mentor to generations of photographers,” Nikon writes. “He will be deeply missed and remembered always.”&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:47:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Pesala Bandara</author>
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      <title>Film Lab Robbed of Camera Gear After Suspects Smash Through Door With Garbage Cans</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/film-lab-robbed-garbage-cans.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person wearing dark clothing jumps over a counter inside a retail store, with a green box highlighting their movement.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dramatic surveillance footage shows a person vaulting over a counter and sweeping camera gear from the shelves into a garbage can during a burglary at Scott’s Rochester Photo Supply on Friday | Image via Scott’s Rochester Photo Supply&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869497&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869497&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/film-lab-robbed-garbage-cans.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person wearing dark clothing jumps over a counter inside a retail store, with a green box highlighting their movement.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869497&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869497&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Dramatic surveillance footage shows a person vaulting over a counter and sweeping camera gear from the shelves into a garbage can during a burglary at Scott’s Rochester Photo Supply on Friday | Image via &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/scottsphotoroc/?hl=en&quot;&gt;Scott’s Rochester Photo Supply&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;A film lab and camera store was burglarized overnight, with surveillance footage showing two people using garbage cans to smash their way into the store before filling them with stolen camera equipment.&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;Police are searching for suspects following a burglary at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rocphotosupply.com/?utm_source=ig&amp;amp;utm_medium=social&amp;amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&quot;&gt;Scott’s Rochester Photo Supply&lt;/a&gt;, a film lab and camera store in Rochester, New York, early on Friday morning. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Scott’s Rochester Photo Supply shared surveillance footage of the burglary &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/scottsphotoroc/?hl=en&quot;&gt;on its Instagram account.&lt;/a&gt; One surveillance video shows a person using a garbage can to smash through the front door at 3:56 a.m., followed shortly after by a second person carrying another garbage can. The two then make their way behind the counter.&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DcTExyTFoBg/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=loading&quot; style=&quot; background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;The store’s social media post says the suspects were “in the store for less than a minute and went straight for cameras.” A second surveillance video shows the pair going behind the counter and quickly stuffing several pieces of camera equipment into the cans as an alarm sounds, before fleeing the store.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://13wham.com/newsletter-daily/scotts-rochester-photo-supply-hit-by-apparent-burglary-caught-on-camera-break-in-camera-theft-garbage-trash-cans-bins-east-avenue&quot;&gt;According to a report by &lt;em&gt;13WHAM ABC&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/a&gt; the Rochester Police Department (RPD) responded to the store after the alarm went off at 4:00 a.m and found a window had been broken to make entry and camera equipment had been stolen. The vehicle used by the two suspects, a 2006 lifted GMC Sierra, was also reported stolen earlier, at around 3:30 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Scott’s Rochester Photo Supply says it is working with police and its insurance company to determine the full extent of the damage from the theft and what will be covered. However, the film lab released an extensive list of the missing inventory, which included a Canon R10 and EOS R6 Mark II, a Nikon Zf and Sony a6700, a Sony a7S III and Sony a7 IV, along with numerous Canon, Nikon and Sony lenses, including Canon RF 28mm, 50mm and 28-70mm lenses, Tamron 18-300mm and 11-20mm lenses, and Nikon 50mm, 50-400mm and 18-300mm lenses.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869494&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869494&quot; style=&quot;width: 639px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/SCOTTS-STOLEN-ITEMS-LIST.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A list of stolen camera equipment organized by brand, including serial numbers and contact information for Rochester Photo Supply.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869494&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869494&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A list of the camera gear stolen from the store.&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869493&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869493&quot; style=&quot;width: 647px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/SCOTTS-SUSPECT-PHOTOS.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A flyer displays surveillance images of two suspects in dark clothing and a stolen black GMC Sierra truck, requesting information for Rochester Photo Supply.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869493&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869493&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;The store shared more information about the suspects.&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Many people have reached out with suggestions, offered support, and asked how they can help. Honestly, we are not sure yet what moving forward looks like or what we need,” the store says in a statement, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rochesterfirst.com/crime/rpd-searching-for-suspects-in-scotts-rochester-photo-supply-burglary/&quot;&gt;according to &lt;em&gt;Rochester First&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/a&gt; “We are working with RPD and insurance closely and hopefully quickly to better understand the full gravity of the situation.”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The store adds: “We do not want to put out a GoFundMe because we don’t know the full extent of the cost of damages and what insurance will reimburse us for yet.”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Captain Greg Bello of RPD tells &lt;em&gt;13WHAM ABC&lt;/em&gt; that the incident was under investigation and anyone with information is asked to call 911. Scott’s Rochester Photo Supply has asked anyone with any information to “please contact us as soon as possible.”&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;All photos via &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/scottsphotoroc/?hl=en&quot;&gt;Scott’s Rochester Photo Supply&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:20:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Pesala Bandara</author>
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      <title>Exhibition Uncovers Historical Photos From a Century of US Deportation Campaigns</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/deportation-mass-feature.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A split-screen image showing a young person carrying a large sack on their back on the left, and a group of people boarding a bus under the supervision of uniformed officers on the right.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868925&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868925&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/uclalsc1429_b0210_87872_024-2048x1395.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A group of men and one woman stand in a line next to a bus in an alleyway, supervised by several uniformed officers.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868925&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868925&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Undocumented immigrants board bus for deportation to Mexico. Los Angeles, California, 1949 | Image credit: Larry Sharkey/Los Angeles Times Archive/UCLA&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;A new exhibition chronicles photographs showing a century-long history of U.S. enforcement campaigns that targeted Mexican immigrants and American citizens alike.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The California Museum in Sacramento has opened &lt;a href=&quot;https://californiamuseum.org/help-wanted-leave-now/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Help Wanted / Leave Now: “Operation Wetback” &amp;amp; the Revolving Door of Mass Deportation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which explores photographs documenting the experiences of Mexican workers and their families amid decades of recruitment, deportation, and changing U.S. immigration policies.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868920&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868920&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Boarding-Train-to-Mexico-interior_uclalsc1429_b0210_87572_011-HR.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A large group of men wearing hats and work clothes board a passenger train car while others wait on the dirt ground nearby.&quot; class=&quot;size-full wp-image-868920&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868920&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Deported Mexican nationals board train to Mexico’s interior, Nogales, 1954 | Image credit: Larry Sharkey / Los Angeles Times Archive/UCLA&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_868924&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-868924&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/UCLA_LATimes-El-Centro-1954_vCS_HigherR-2048x1365.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A group of men in work clothes walk through a fenced enclosure topped with barbed wire.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-868924&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-868924&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Detainees are incarcerated prior to deportation in El Centro, California in 1954. | Image credit: Larry Sharkey/L.A. Times Archive/UCLA Special Collections&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The exhibition opened to the public on August 13, following the 72nd anniversary of “Operation Wetback,” one of the largest mass deportation campaigns in U.S. history. It examines a pattern in which Mexican workers were recruited to sup

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      <title>How the Absurd Contax 1000mm f/5.6 Lens From the 1970s Performs Today</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/maxresdefault-6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person smiles while looking through a camera attached to a very large, black, cylindrical Carl Zeiss Mirotar 1000mm F5.6 lens.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:56.25%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/qWWStRGqFjQ?si=sV1nE5lvRZuq34c3&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Japanese photo retailer Map Camera, best known for its monthly and annual &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/01/02/map-cameras-best-selling-camera-of-2025-was-a-kodak-point-and-shoot/&quot;&gt;camera sales charts&lt;/a&gt;, recently tested a truly absurd lens, the Contax Mirotar 1000mm f/5.6. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;As Map Camera explains in its YouTube video below, this ultra-telephoto mirror lens is extremely rare, having been manufactured by Contax only on a made-to-order basis. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/contax-mirotar-1000mm-f-5-6-germany-tested-on-the-sony-a7rv/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sony Alpha Rumors&lt;/em&gt; says&lt;/a&gt; that fewer than 30 units of this lens are believed to have been made. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;When one of these lenses was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Carl-Zeiss-Mirotar-5.6-1000mm/A01565&quot;&gt;available&lt;/a&gt; in the 46th Leitz Photographica Auction last year, it sold for €19,200, or nearly $22,400 at current exchange rates. The Leitz Photographica Auction clarifies the previous “less than 30” number by saying only 22 were ever manufactured. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;span class=&quot;snap-gallery__caption is-active&quot; data-snap-gallery-caption=&quot;0&quot;&gt;Leitz Photographica Auction&lt;/span&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;“Extremely rare and impressive mirror lens by Carl Zeiss,” Leitz Photographica Auction wrote. “Only 22 lenses were made between 1976 and 1978 to special order in Contax/Yashica mount.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The auction house said that the lens has integrated ND filters on a turret to stop it down to the equivalent of f/8 and f/11, and that it shipped with rear color filters and came in a wooden box. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;While the lens sold for auction for over $22,000, which is undoubtedly a very large sum and higher than Leitz Photographica’s pre-auction estimate, Map Camera notes that the lens was around 4.7 million yen in the late 1970s when Contax built them to order. At today’s exchange rates, that’s nearly $30,000, not accounting at all for inflation. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;With its f/5.6 aperture, the catadioptric lens is extremely fast for its focal length. Unsurprisingly, this speed comes with an extra size and weight. The lens has five elements across five groups. It is 16.5 inches (41.9 centimeters) long and weighs a back-breaking 36.4 pounds (16.5 kilograms). That’s over eight Nocts! The manual focus lens can focus as close as 472 inches (about 12 meters), so it’s a far cry from a macro lens. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/ll.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A large Carl Zeiss Mirotar 1000mm f/5.6 telephoto lens mounted on a Sachtler Video 20 tripod head against a light gray background.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869601&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Map Camera tested the camera with an adapter on a Sony a7R V, finding that the humongous, heavy lens is super tedious to use but optically pretty good. The Map Camera team lauded the lens for its sharpness and contrast, while appreciating the distinct donut-shaped bokeh inherent to catadioptric lens designs. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869603&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869603&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Mirotar1000mm4s.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A collage featuring a portrait of a man, a line of birds flying over water, a group of shorebirds on a mudflat, and a ship at sea.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869603&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869603&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Map Camera sample photos&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The retailer sold the lens as part of its 32nd anniversary “Premium Collection,” although it is not clear precisely when it will be sold and for how much. It is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mapcamera.com/item/3717020360256&quot;&gt;listed&lt;/a&gt; as “sold out” on Map Camera and does not include a price. The retailer’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mapcamera.com/html/premium_collection/index.html&quot;&gt;Premium Collection&lt;/a&gt; also includes many other great pieces of photographic history, including rare and beautiful Leica cameras. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;hr&gt;
        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Map Camera unless otherwise noted.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>10 Years Later, Hasselblad’s Mirrorless Gamble Has Paid Off In a Huge Way</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2025/12/hasselblad-x2d-ii-100c-in-hand-pr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person in a black outfit holds a large Hasselblad camera with both hands, focusing on the camera’s lens and controls against a dark background.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2025/12/hasselblad-x2d-ii-100c-in-hand-pr.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person in a black outfit holds a large Hasselblad camera with both hands, focusing on the camera’s lens and controls against a dark background.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-830366&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Hasselblad’s latest &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pappers.lu/en/company/hasselblad-holding-sa-rl-B165598&quot;&gt;financial statements&lt;/a&gt; offer further proof that it is a company in rebirth, and that Hasselblad’s decision to join the mirrorless medium format market was exceptionally shrewd and well-timed. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Since Hasselblad is not a public company, it doesn’t release financial information in the same way as most of its competitors. However, the company still shares annual reports, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://photorumors.com/2026/08/23/hasselblads-latest-financial-results-sales-up-20-gross-margins-declined-sharply-net-profit-fell-20-operating-profit-reached-a-new-high/&quot;&gt;spotted by &lt;em&gt;Photo Rumors&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. Looking at high-level numbers for the past six years, 2020 through 2025, Hasselblad’s sales revenue and operating profit have increased consistently and significantly. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869573&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869573&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/hasselblad-financials-2020-2026-high-level-copy.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A table titled Consolidated Financial Statements for Hasselblad Holding S.à r.l showing financial data from 2020 to 2025.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869573&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869573&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Hasselblad’s consolidated financial statements for 2020-2025. This image was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.dpreview.com/forums/threads/evidence-that-medium-format-is-alive-and-well.4865117/&quot;&gt;shared&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;em&gt;DPReview&lt;/em&gt;‘s forums by the user TechTalk2, who also discussed and analyzed some key products Hasselblad released from 2020 through 2025.&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;While the chart above does not capture Hasselblad’s entire mirrorless era, which started &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2016/06/22/hasselblad-x1d-worlds-first-compact-mirrorless-medium-format-camera/&quot;&gt;in 2016 with the launch of the 50-megapixel X1D&lt;/a&gt;, it does capture the company’s 100-megapixel era, which began in earnest with &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2022/09/07/hasselblad-x2d-100c-first-impressions-an-enjoyable-experience/&quot;&gt;2022’s X2D 100C&lt;/a&gt;. As the numbers show, this proved to be a big deal for the legendary Swedish photo company’s bottom line. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;After three years of middling operating profits, ranging from $4.4 to $5.3 million annually, Hasselblad’s fortunes turned in 2023 with a $23.3 million operating profit, the first full year of its X2D 100C being on the market. 2024 was much better, with a $41.7 million profit. 2025 proved even better still, with the company, buoyed in part by a very &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/11/24/the-hasselblad-x2d-ii-100c-returns-to-the-top-of-japanese-sales-charts/&quot;&gt;successful&lt;/a&gt; X2D II 100C launch, posting an operating profit of $46.8 million. The company expects to continue increasing its profits and revenues in the coming years. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Naturally, sales revenue increased in similar ways over those same years, going from the $74 to $85.8 million range annually from 2020 through 2022 to $325.9 million in 2025. Hasselblad’s revenue was much higher last year than it was in 2020, 2021, and 2022 combined. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Of course, Hasselblad has also been releasing some great lenses over the past few years, and we know that lenses typically have higher profit margins than cameras. These aren’t to be discounted, but I think it’s immediately clear that the efforts the company made with its X2D 100C and X2D II 100C cameras have been very well received by serious photographers. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:56.25%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZOpb7XcuPc8?si=5VVtBYu_w-tEEujZ&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Then there’s the DJI-sized elephant in the room. Back when DJI upped its minority stake in Hasselblad to a &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2017/01/05/dji-acquired-hasselblad-report/&quot;&gt;majority one in 2017&lt;/a&gt;, Hasselblad’s name began appearing in many DJI products, including its class-leading &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/05/13/dji-mavic-4-pro-review-the-best-drone-for-most-pros-stays-on-top/&quot;&gt;drones&lt;/a&gt;. Hasselblad has also been heavily involved in the smartphone industry, including with Oppo and the now &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/16/oneplus-is-officially-dead-in-the-us-and-europe/&quot;&gt;mostly-dead OnePlus&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:56.25%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/MCtiIRyK1cg?si=_PzxFi8rDOPPXc1s&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;DJI’s influence over Hasselblad has certainly been multifaceted, but there’s no question that the company’s R&amp;amp;D power has made the X2D 100C and especially its recent successor, the X2D II 100C, better and more performant cameras. The X2D II 100C in particular is a technological tour de force, delivering industry-leading in-body image stabilization, improved autofocus, and robust HDR photography support. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_830362&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-830362&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2025/12/HB722__2_03.CMOS_pc_591x400_2x_5b08bf48-ef89-4b90-881f-c28365dea4f9.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Close-up of a Hasselblad camera body, focusing on the lens mount and sensor, with the brand name &amp;quot;Hasselblad&amp;quot; visible on the top edge. The surface is matte black with textured grips.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-830362&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-830362&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Hasselblad X2D II 100C | Hasselblad&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Annual financial statements do not always tell a complete picture, and many financial complexities make it nearly impossible to say with complete certainty whether a company is healthy at any one point. However, in Hasselblad’s case, the trends are clear. The company is in a very healthy position, and it has only gotten better in recent years. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;When Hasselblad launched the original X1D in 2016, it was not immediately clear that it was a good decision. The medium format market has always been niche, and a mirrorless camera was a major departure for a company carrying the baggage of its own rich legacy.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;But with the benefit of hindsight and a decade of performance, it’s obvious that Hasselblad made the right choice, or at least the one that gave the company the best chance to survive and grow. I’m sure H6D owners and fans of “true” medium format image sensors aren’t thrilled, though. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;hr&gt;
        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Hasselblad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Jeremy Gray</author>
      <category>Industry</category>
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      <title>Photographer Points His Lens At the Growing US Surveillance Camera Network</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/hatcher-surveillance-featured.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A white security camera unit with two dome cameras and a speaker is positioned in front of a large, blurry banner featuring a close-up portrait of a man.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869586&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869586&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/hatcher-surveillance-featured_1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A security camera unit with two dome cameras and a speaker is mounted on a pole in front of a large banner featuring a close-up portrait of Donald Trump.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869586&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869586&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A security system watches over an intersection in Washington, DC, with a portrait of President Donald Trump visible in the background | Photo by Matthew Hatcher&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;As debate intensifies over surveillance cameras, a photojournalist in Philadelphia has set out to document the omnipresent devices monitoring us. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“In any major urban area, we are under near-constant surveillance,” says independent photographer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mhatcherphotography.com/contact&quot;&gt;Matthew Hatcher&lt;/a&gt;. “Once you start looking, you will see a camera on nearly every street corner, in parks, stores, and private homes… and more when you’re in major metropolitan areas.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869584&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869584&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7971.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A Bosch security camera is mounted on a wall in front of a modern building with a glass facade and visible interior walkways.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869584&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869584&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A security camera near Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania records the comings and goings of vehicles and pedestrians | Photo by Matthew Hatcher&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The average U.S. city had 11 surveillance cameras per 1,000 people, according to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/us-surveillance-camera-statistics/&quot;&gt;research&lt;/a&gt; published by Comparitech. The most-watched city, Atlanta, had more than 124 cameras per 1,000 people. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Proponents say surveillance cameras and license plate readers enhance security, generate valuable evidence, enable quicker emergency response, reduce costs, and assist compliance with regulations. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Critics worry about police-state powers, erosion of privacy, over-reliance on technology, and potential for error, hacking, and misuse. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Debate about surveillance tactics, safety, and privacy is generating intense coverage, as shown by reporting from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/flock-safety-vandals-say-companys-privacy-changes-arent-enough-rcna260463&quot;&gt;NBC&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.npr.org/2026/08/21/nx-s1-5931849/amid-intense-backlash-people-are-vandalizing-flock-surveillance-cameras&quot;&gt;NPR&lt;/a&gt;, and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aclu.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out&quot;&gt;ACLU&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;Who Is Matthew Hatcher? &lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Photos by Hatcher appear worldwide via news assignments from Bloomberg, AFP, Getty Images, Reuters, Huffington Post, and more. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In 2020, Detroit police officers fired rubber bullets at photojournalists Hatcher, Nicole Hester, and Seth Herald, who were covering protests after the death of George Floyd. The state’s case against an officer was dismissed in 2024. A judge ruled that witnesses were not available and the photographers had moved out of Michigan, &lt;a href=&quot;https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/mlive-photographer-hit-with-rubber-bullets-in-detroit-officer-charged/&quot;&gt;according&lt;/a&gt; to U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Reuters “Pictures of the Day” gallery on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reuters.com/pictures/photos-of-the-day/pictures-day-december-11-2024-2024-12-11/&quot;&gt;December 11, 2024&lt;/a&gt;, led with Hatcher’s photo of murder suspect Luigi Mangione arriving at a courthouse for an extradition hearing. Hatcher &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2024/12/30/how-a-photographer-got-top-reuters-photo-of-murder-suspect-luigi-mangione-in-just-7-seconds/&quot;&gt;told&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt; that Mangione was in his camera view for seven seconds. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Recent photography assignments have included coverage of immigration enforcement, the Pennsylvania primary election, and the World Cup. Hatcher’s image of a soccer fan from Ecuador was featured in Reuters’ &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reuters.com/pictures/best-world-cup-photos-day-4-2026-06-14/XYJZ4IFPBZOUJF7HUCWBPSXWVA/&quot;&gt;Best World Cup photos from Day 4&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;After graduating from college in 2013, Hatcher worked for newspapers in Indiana and Ohio, earning recognition from The Associated Press and the Ohio News Photographers’ Association. He relocated to Philadelphia in January 2024. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;Focus on Surveillance Cameras &lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In 2025, as Hatcher covered protests in Washington, DC, New Orleans, and Philadelphia, he began thinking about police use of facial recognition and data tracking. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;At year’s end, Hatcher noticed in a short walk to his gym that he was observed by security cameras. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“I became aware in that moment that we, as American citizens, are not being monitored just at protests or by the police,” recalls Hatcher. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/IMG_0546.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A security camera mounted on the corner of a building is framed by red brackets with the text &amp;quot;WE&#39;VE BEEN WATCHING YOU&amp;quot; overlaid.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869587&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Hatcher has created a self-published booklet (zine) documenting surveillance cameras and the spaces they monitor: “We’ve Been Watching You.” Readers can request a copy &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mhatcherphotography.com/contact&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Hatcher’s takeaways: &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;ul&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;Surveillance technology can help solve crime, locate missing persons, and enhance safety but also create temptation for abuse &lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;Misuses include tech-driven mistaken identifications and authorities exploiting license plate reader systems to stalk romantic partners and ex-partners &lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;Irony: when Hatcher was growing up, he heard U.S. criticism of totalitarian regimes using mass surveillance &lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;li&gt;Singling out President Trump is narrow thinking: “What surprises me is that many people seem to think this is an issue simply within the current administration, when it has been building and growing under both Republican and Democratic administrations.” &lt;/li&gt;
        &lt;/ul&gt;
        &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869585&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869585&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7970.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Pedestrians walk along a city sidewalk in high-contrast sunlight, casting long shadows against a dark building facade.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869585&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869585&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Pedestrians walk near City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2024, the City of Philadelphia operated a network of 7,000 security cameras across the city. | Photo by Matthew Hatcher&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;What’s Next?&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Hatcher intends to produce a three-part series of zines. His next topic, after mass surveillance, is militarization of police in the United States and abroad. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;hr&gt;
        &lt;aside class=&quot;post-about-author&quot; role=&quot;note&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-about-author__icon&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;svg xmlns=&quot;http://www.w3.org/2000/svg&quot; width=&quot;16&quot; height=&quot;16&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 16 16&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot;&gt;&lt;circle cx=&quot;8&quot; cy=&quot;5.25&quot; r=&quot;2.75&quot; fill=&quot;none&quot; stroke=&quot;currentColor&quot; stroke-width=&quot;1.25&quot;&gt;&lt;/circle&gt;&lt;path d=&quot;M2.75 13.25c0-2.35 2.35-4.25 5.25-4.25s5.25 1.9 5.25 4.25&quot; fill=&quot;none&quot; stroke=&quot;currentColor&quot; stroke-width=&quot;1.25&quot; stroke-linecap=&quot;round&quot;&gt;&lt;/path&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-about-author__content&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-about-author__label&quot;&gt;About the author&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-about-author__text&quot;&gt;Ken Klein lives in Silver Spring, Maryland; he is retired after a career in politics, lobbying, and media including The Associated Press and Gannett in Florida. Klein is an alumnus of Ohio University and a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council of the Scripps College of Communication. Professionally, he has worked for Fort Myers News-Press (Gannett), The Associated Press (Tallahassee), Senator Bob Graham, and the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/aside&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:11:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Guest Author</author>
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      <title>Elusive Pallas’s Cat Recorded by Camera Traps in Iran</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Pallas-Cat.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A Pallas&#39;s cat with round pupils and thick, grey-brown fur looks toward the camera while perched on rocky terrain.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Pallas’s cat in Iran takes a couple of untrusting glances at the camera. | Photo by &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869537&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869537&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Pallas-Cat.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A Pallas&#39;s cat with round pupils and thick, grey-brown fur looks toward the camera while perched on rocky terrain.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869537&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869537&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A Pallas’s cat in Iran takes a couple of wary glances at the camera. | Photo by Majid Batebi&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Camera traps set up by a wildlife photographer in Iran have captured the rarely seen Pallas’s cat. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Famed for their grumpy faces, Pallas’s cats are small wild cats that are very secretive; little is known about them in Iran, including how many there are. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Wildlife enthusiast Majid Batebi set up camera traps in the mountainous region of Mazandaran in northern Iran. The curious Pallas’s cat approached the camera, inspecting it carefully. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcES9KLsDsh/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;amp;utm_campaign=loading&quot; style=&quot; background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“The Pallas’s cat is one of Iran’s rarest and least-known felids, and precise data regarding its distribution and population status within the country remain unavailable,” says Batebi. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“The primary habitat of this elusive cat lies in Central Asia, with Iran situated at the westernmost edge of its global range. Its sighting in Mazandaran is of particular significance, underscoring once again the importance of protecting the province’s mountainous habitats — especially those lying outside the Hyrcanian forest zones.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Pallas’s cats in Iran primarily prey on pikas, small mountain-dwelling mammals that are closely related to rabbits. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;Covert Kitty&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Pallas’s cats are slightly larger than a domestic cat and generally inhabit Central Asia; Iran is the farthest west they are found. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;They are famous for having a flat face, small rounded ears, and dense fur adapted for living on cold mountains. There are an estimated 60,000 Pallas’s cats in the wild, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/cnn/videos/a-rare-sighting-of-an-elusive-pallass-cat-was-caught-on-camera-by-a-nature-enthu/1784223676364330/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;CNN&lt;/em&gt; reports&lt;/a&gt; their habitat is being degraded by overgrazing, mining, and herding dogs pushing higher into the slopes.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The cats are so reclusive that a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/photographing-the-pallas-cat-in-himalayas&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;BBC Discover Wildlife&lt;/em&gt; report&lt;/a&gt; claims that Pallas’s cats weren’t photographed until 2012. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;However, the advent of camera trap systems has enabled far more sightings: earlier this year, a &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/02/11/worlds-grumpiest-cat-captured-in-adorable-trail-camera-footage/&quot;&gt;family of Pallas’s cats was filmed in Qinghai Province&lt;/a&gt;, China, which is the easternmost region of the feline’s range. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;And in 2025, &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/03/10/trail-camera-captures-rare-images-of-worlds-most-elusive-cat-pallas-cat/&quot;&gt;cameras placed in the rocky habitat of Himachal Pradesh in India&lt;/a&gt; recorded the first-ever photographic evidence of the Pallas’s cat (also known as a Manul) in the region.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;hr&gt;
        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Photographs by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/batebis/&quot;&gt;Majid Batebi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:37:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Matt Growcoot</author>
      <category>Spotlight</category>
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      <title>Nikon is Selling an Adorable Plushie Keychain of its Mascot</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Nikon-chan-Plushie.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A small, plush doll with brown hair in a bun and a yellow dress, wearing a miniature black camera around its neck, sits in an open palm.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Nikon-chan-Plushie.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A small, plush doll with brown hair in a bun and a yellow dress, wearing a miniature black camera around its neck, sits in an open palm.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869564&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Nikon is releasing a cute plush keychain toy of its mascot Nikon-chan that is exclusively available in Japan. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://jp.pronews.com/news/202608241609776216.html&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ProNews&lt;/em&gt; reports&lt;/a&gt;, the Nikon-chan character is from Nikon Imaging Japan’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://x.com/nikon_chan&quot;&gt;official X page&lt;/a&gt; (formerly Twitter). &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The Nikon-chan keychain plushie will get a limited release tomorrow (Tuesday, August 25) at 10 a.m. It will cost 2,900 yen (roughly $18), and only 500 units will be available. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;Nikon Direct is &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187837/&quot;&gt;selling the plushie on its website&lt;/a&gt;, and only Nikon Imaging members can purchase it; they are limited to just two items per person. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Please note that orders after the third item will be considered for resale purposes, or multiple orders with the same delivery address, will be canceled without notice,” the Nikon Direct website says. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The Nikon-chan character from the X accounts has been popular for years, &lt;em&gt;ProNews&lt;/em&gt; notes, so much so that it has now become a plush toy. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Nikon-chan-plushie-chain6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A plush doll with brown hair in a bun and a yellow dress sits next to a black Nikon camera on a smooth surface against a blurred green background.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869562&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The product pictures of the 12 centimeters (4.7 inches) show a girl character wearing a yellow dress with a black camera strapped around her neck. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The store says that since some elements of the toy are manufactured via manual work, “there may be individual differences in facial expressions, shapes, sewing, et cetera.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The charm commemorates the 25th anniversary of Nikon Direct, Japan’s official online shop, and it is marketed as a toy that can accompany photographers on their outings. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Nikon-chan has been the official mascot of Nikon Imaging Japan’s X page since 2010. The plushie can be viewed in person at the official Nikon Plaza in Tokyo and the one in Osaka. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Nikon-chan-plushie-chain5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A hand holds a small plush doll with brown hair in a bun, wearing a yellow dress and a tiny black camera, amidst pink flowers.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869561&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;It’s yet another accessory that’s exclusive to Japanese customers. Last week, &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt; reported on the&lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/21/nikons-japan-exclusive-nikkor-z-wooden-lens-stand-is-gorgeous/&quot;&gt; Japan-exclusive Nikkor Z wooden lens stands&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Just like the Nikon-chan keychain plushie, Nikon Imaging Members are also limited to buying only two of them at a price of 7,700 yen ($50). &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Japan’s dominance of the camera industry means that photo companies regularly hawk photography-related merchandise exclusively to Japanese customers. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;For example, Ricoh was &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/02/04/ricohs-new-limited-edition-camera-straps-are-made-from-train-seats/&quot;&gt;selling limited edition camera straps&lt;/a&gt; made from train seats earlier this year, while &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt; has &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/09/photo-companies-have-tons-of-great-merch-but-they-wont-sell-it-to-you/&quot;&gt;previously highlighted&lt;/a&gt; how photography fans in Japan can purchase things like &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187820/&quot;&gt;hand towels with optical designs on them&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187981/&quot;&gt;bottle holders shaped like a Nikon Zf&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187912/&quot;&gt;lens diagram t-shirts&lt;/a&gt;, and a &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187905/&quot;&gt;tote bag&lt;/a&gt; that shows how the Zf took inspiration from the legendary FM2 film camera. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;hr&gt;
        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Nikon Direct&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:28:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Matt Growcoot</author>
      <category>Equipment</category>
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      <title>Just How Good Are Moment’s T-Series II Lenses for iPhone?</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Still-2026-08-21-174159_1.52.1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Several camera lenses and lens attachments are arranged on a wooden surface.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:52.5%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/ndCW6IXBzMg&quot; title=&quot;&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;I don’t usually reach for my iPhone Camera app for much beyond quick clips, social posts, and photos, and I’ve certainly never put any accessories or lenses on it. Then came the Moment T-Series II lens set, and now that very well might change. &lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Ever since Apple Log became available for iPhone, my interest has been piqued. Can I really make cinematic footage by augmenting iPhone’s sensor with some higher-quality glass?&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Still-2026-08-21-174159_1.52.1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Several camera lenses and lens attachments are arranged on a wooden surface.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869338&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;Locking Down the Settings&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Before mounting a lens, let’s set some ground rules so that we can evaluate these lenses with fewer variables in play. Since I am using Moment glass exclusively, I filmed everything using the &lt;a href=&quot;https://apps.apple.com/us/app/moment-pro-camera-ii/id6748837351&quot;&gt;Moment Camera App&lt;/a&gt;, which turned out to be an excellent pairing. Not only does this app provide pro manual control of the sensor — unlocking RAW, allowing for ProRes Log capture, 4K open gate, shutter, sensitivity, and focus controls — it also logs all of the lenses into clip metadata, though you’ll have to remember to switch it manually every time you swing a lens. Best of all, it also desqueezes the anamorphic footage automatically during preview and record, so no extra processing needed in post.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Still-2026-08-21-174159_1.36.1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person holds a smartphone displaying a video recording interface with codec and ProRes variant settings visible on the screen.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869330&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;I recorded this entire project in Apple ProRes Log 2. I’ve never used it prior to this, but I have been curious about the look and dynamic range. The phone has plenty of memory, so I locked in 4K at 30 frames per second (FPS). I briefly tested 24 FPS to try and match Fujifilm X-H2s BTS footage, but it looked a bit too jittery both in preview and playback (an issue I’ve previously heard about), so I settled on 30. I set a 180-degree shutter (1/60 at 30fps) to match a normal cinematic look, tried to keep ISO at 400 or below to minimize noise, and used a variable ND so I could adjust exposure without touching ISO/shutter, since the iPhone lens has a fixed aperture. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;The Lenses&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Once we got our settings locked in, it was time to actually give these lenses a proper test drive. &lt;a href=&quot;https

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      <title>How the Absurd Contax 1000mm f/5.6 Lens From the 1970s Performs Today</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/maxresdefault-6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person smiles while looking through a camera attached to a very large, black, cylindrical Carl Zeiss Mirotar 1000mm F5.6 lens.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:56.25%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/qWWStRGqFjQ?si=sV1nE5lvRZuq34c3&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Japanese photo retailer Map Camera, best known for its monthly and annual &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/01/02/map-cameras-best-selling-camera-of-2025-was-a-kodak-point-and-shoot/&quot;&gt;camera sales charts&lt;/a&gt;, recently tested a truly absurd lens, the Contax Mirotar 1000mm f/5.6. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;As Map Camera explains in its YouTube video below, this ultra-telephoto mirror lens is extremely rare, having been manufactured by Contax only on a made-to-order basis. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/contax-mirotar-1000mm-f-5-6-germany-tested-on-the-sony-a7rv/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sony Alpha Rumors&lt;/em&gt; says&lt;/a&gt; that fewer than 30 units of this lens are believed to have been made. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;When one of these lenses was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Carl-Zeiss-Mirotar-5.6-1000mm/A01565&quot;&gt;available&lt;/a&gt; in the 46th Leitz Photographica Auction last year, it sold for €19,200, or nearly $22,400 at current exchange rates. The Leitz Photographica Auction clarifies the previous “less than 30” number by saying only 22 were ever manufactured. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;“Extremely rare and impressive mirror lens by Carl Zeiss,” Leitz Photographica Auction wrote. “Only 22 lenses were made between 1976 and 1978 to special order in Contax/Yashica mount.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The auction house said that the lens has integrated ND filters on a turret to stop it down to the equivalent of f/8 and f/11, and that it shipped with rear color filters and came in a wooden box. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;While the lens sold for auction for over $22,000, which is undoubtedly a very large sum and higher than Leitz Photographica’s pre-auction estimate, Map Camera notes that the lens was around 4.7 million yen in the late 1970s when Contax built them to order. At today’s exchange rates, that’s nearly $30,000, not accounting at all for inflation. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;With its f/5.6 aperture, the catadioptric lens is extremely fast for its focal length. Unsurprisingly, this speed comes with an extra size and weight. The lens has five elements across five groups. It is 16.5 inches (41.9 centimeters) long and weighs a back-breaking 36.4 pounds (16.5 kilograms). That’s over eight Nocts! The manual focus lens can focus as close as 472 inches (about 12 meters), so it’s a far cry from a macro lens. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/ll.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A large Carl Zeiss Mirotar 1000mm f/5.6 telephoto lens mounted on a Sachtler Video 20 tripod head against a light gray background.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869601&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Map Camera tested the camera with an adapter on a Sony a7R V, finding that the humongous, heavy lens is super tedious to use but optically pretty good. The Map Camera team lauded the lens for its sharpness and contrast, while appreciating the distinct donut-shaped bokeh inherent to catadioptric lens designs. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;The retailer sold the lens as part of its 32nd anniversary “Premium Collection,” although it is not clear precisely when it will be sold and for how much. It is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mapcamera.com/item/3717020360256&quot;&gt;listed&lt;/a&gt; as “sold out” on Map Camera and does not include a price. The retailer’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mapcamera.com/html/premium_collection/index.html&quot;&gt;Premium Collection&lt;/a&gt; also includes many other great pieces of photographic history, including rare and beautiful Leica cameras. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Map Camera unless otherwise noted.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <title>Nikon is Selling an Adorable Plushie Keychain of its Mascot</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Nikon-chan-Plushie.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A small, plush doll with brown hair in a bun and a yellow dress, wearing a miniature black camera around its neck, sits in an open palm.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Nikon-chan-Plushie.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A small, plush doll with brown hair in a bun and a yellow dress, wearing a miniature black camera around its neck, sits in an open palm.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869564&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Nikon is releasing a cute plush keychain toy of its mascot Nikon-chan that is exclusively available in Japan. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href=&quot;https://jp.pronews.com/news/202608241609776216.html&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;ProNews&lt;/em&gt; reports&lt;/a&gt;, the Nikon-chan character is from Nikon Imaging Japan’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://x.com/nikon_chan&quot;&gt;official X page&lt;/a&gt; (formerly Twitter). &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The Nikon-chan keychain plushie will get a limited release tomorrow (Tuesday, August 25) at 10 a.m. It will cost 2,900 yen (roughly $18), and only 500 units will be available. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;Nikon Direct is &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187837/&quot;&gt;selling the plushie on its website&lt;/a&gt;, and only Nikon Imaging members can purchase it; they are limited to just two items per person. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Please note that orders after the third item will be considered for resale purposes, or multiple orders with the same delivery address, will be canceled without notice,” the Nikon Direct website says. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The Nikon-chan character from the X accounts has been popular for years, &lt;em&gt;ProNews&lt;/em&gt; notes, so much so that it has now become a plush toy. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Nikon-chan-plushie-chain6.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A plush doll with brown hair in a bun and a yellow dress sits next to a black Nikon camera on a smooth surface against a blurred green background.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869562&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The product pictures of the 12 centimeters (4.7 inches) show a girl character wearing a yellow dress with a black camera strapped around her neck. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The store says that since some elements of the toy are manufactured via manual work, “there may be individual differences in facial expressions, shapes, sewing, et cetera.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The charm commemorates the 25th anniversary of Nikon Direct, Japan’s official online shop, and it is marketed as a toy that can accompany photographers on their outings. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Nikon-chan has been the official mascot of Nikon Imaging Japan’s X page since 2010. The plushie can be viewed in person at the official Nikon Plaza in Tokyo and the one in Osaka. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Nikon-chan-plushie-chain5.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A hand holds a small plush doll with brown hair in a bun, wearing a yellow dress and a tiny black camera, amidst pink flowers.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869561&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;It’s yet another accessory that’s exclusive to Japanese customers. Last week, &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt; reported on the&lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/21/nikons-japan-exclusive-nikkor-z-wooden-lens-stand-is-gorgeous/&quot;&gt; Japan-exclusive Nikkor Z wooden lens stands&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Just like the Nikon-chan keychain plushie, Nikon Imaging Members are also limited to buying only two of them at a price of 7,700 yen ($50). &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Japan’s dominance of the camera industry means that photo companies regularly hawk photography-related merchandise exclusively to Japanese customers. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;For example, Ricoh was &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/02/04/ricohs-new-limited-edition-camera-straps-are-made-from-train-seats/&quot;&gt;selling limited edition camera straps&lt;/a&gt; made from train seats earlier this year, while &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt; has &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/09/photo-companies-have-tons-of-great-merch-but-they-wont-sell-it-to-you/&quot;&gt;previously highlighted&lt;/a&gt; how photography fans in Japan can purchase things like &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187820/&quot;&gt;hand towels with optical designs on them&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187981/&quot;&gt;bottle holders shaped like a Nikon Zf&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187912/&quot;&gt;lens diagram t-shirts&lt;/a&gt;, and a &lt;a href=&quot;https://nij.nikon.com/shop/g/g4955478187905/&quot;&gt;tote bag&lt;/a&gt; that shows how the Zf took inspiration from the legendary FM2 film camera. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Nikon Direct&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:28:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Matt Growcoot</author>
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      <title>Sony Is Utterly Dominating the Global Image Sensor Market</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/sony-q1fy2026-featured.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The word SONY in large black letters above a collection of various sized camera image sensors arranged on a light background.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/sony-q1fy2026-featured.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;The word SONY in large black letters above a collection of various sized camera image sensors arranged on a light background.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-867207&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Alongside an in-depth &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/20/canon-has-increased-its-massive-digital-camera-market-share-lead/&quot;&gt;digital camera market share breakdown&lt;/a&gt;, the annual &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%97%A5%E7%B5%8C%E6%A5%AD%E7%95%8C%E5%9C%B0%E5%9B%B3-2027%E5%B9%B4%E7%89%88-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E7%B5%8C%E6%B8%88%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E7%A4%BE/dp/4296127284&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Nikkei Industry Map&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; also analyzes global market share for many other industries, including digital image sensors. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In the digital camera market, Canon has a commanding lead over second-place Sony, 45.7 to 24.6 percent. However, the image sensor space, as &lt;a href=&quot;https://dclife.jp/archives/18627&quot;&gt;reported by &lt;em&gt;Digital Camera Life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, is squarely Sony’s domain. As dominant as Canon is in the digital camera market overall, Sony is even more dominant in the image sensor market. Sony held 53.6 percent of the global image sensor market last year, up 1.2 percentage points from the year prior. Sony is over 40 percentage points ahead of the second-place company. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:56.25%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/GXLGDYstNsU?si=30lRKTMBQez5Ch2O&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Obviously, part of Sony’s image sensor business makes sensors for its own cameras, including Alpha interchangeable lens models, cinema cameras, and Sony Xperia smartphones. However, Sony also makes image sensors for other camera makers and many smartphones.&lt;br&gt;
        
The most notable camera company that does &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; use Sony image sensors is Canon, which famously makes its own. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“You’re right, the development of sensors requires a lot of investment but Canon is going to stick to the current direction, which is to continue to invest in our in-house sensor development for use on our cameras,” Go Tokura, executive vice president and head of the Imaging Group at Canon &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/03/17/canon-commits-to-continuing-in-house-sensor-development/&quot;&gt;told &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; last year. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Shedding a bit of light on just how big smartphones are for the global image sensor market, Canon, despite making sensors for its own cameras and having the largest digital camera market share by a large margin, is nowhere to be found in the image sensor market breakdown. Canon is captured by the “other” category, which comprises 10.3 percent of the global image sensor market. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;After Sony, OmniVision is surprisingly next, with a 13.4 percent market share. Historically, it has been Sony and then Samsung, but not this time. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;OmniVision is a Chinese image sensor and semiconductor company formerly known as WillSemi. OmniVision comes up quite frequently in &lt;em&gt;PetaPixel&lt;/em&gt; reporting on smartphones. The company was the &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2021/02/16/the-first-smartphone-image-sensor-with-100-pdaf-coverage-unveiled/&quot;&gt;first to make a smartphone sensor with 100% PDAF&lt;/a&gt; coverage in 2021 and more recently, just last year, promised the smartphone industry’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/04/14/omnivisions-new-smartphone-sensor-promises-the-industrys-highest-dynamic-range/&quot;&gt;highest dynamic range&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:56.25%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/lrP3iqS9iSU?si=hfduML6eP1wetBrR&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Although Xiaomi keeps things close to its vest, the main camera in the excellent &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/02/28/xiaomi-17-ultra-review-a-camera-that-happens-to-also-be-a-phone/&quot;&gt;Xiaomi 17 Ultra&lt;/a&gt; uses an OmniVision LOFIC image sensor. The phone’s other cameras use Samsung image sensors, by the way, and the South Korean tech giant still has a 13.2 percent global image sensor market share. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;While the future is impossible to predict, there is ample reason to believe Sony will remain a very strong competitor in the image sensor space in the coming years. Following up on an &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/06/sonys-image-sensor-division-is-booming/&quot;&gt;extremely profitable year&lt;/a&gt;, Sony and TSMC just &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/10/sony-and-tsmc-are-spending-billions-to-make-next-gen-image-sensors/&quot;&gt;forged a new strategic partnership&lt;/a&gt; to make Sony’s next-generation image sensors. Sony is not resting on its laurels by any stretch of the imagination. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Sony&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:52:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Jeremy Gray</author>
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      <title>Speculation That EssilorLuxxotica Wants to Take Over Nikon Resurface</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2024/10/Worlds-Largest-Eyewear-Company-EssilorLuxottica-Buys-5.1-Stake-in-Nikon.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Graphic featuring the text &amp;quot;EssilorLuxottica&amp;quot; at the top. Below, a yellow logo with diagonal stripes and the text &amp;quot;Nikon&amp;quot; is displayed. The background consists of swirling dark and light patterns.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2024/10/Worlds-Largest-Eyewear-Company-EssilorLuxottica-Buys-5.1-Stake-in-Nikon.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Graphic featuring the text &amp;quot;EssilorLuxottica&amp;quot; at the top. Below, a yellow logo with diagonal stripes and the text &amp;quot;Nikon&amp;quot; is displayed. The background consists of swirling dark and light patterns.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-763794&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;A business publication out of Japan has resurfaced speculation that the eyeglasses juggernaut EssilorLuxottica has an interest in buying out Nikon.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;As reported &lt;a href=&quot;https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/d400533e4aad5ae6e5a2e3dfbd6c89f301dd6d2e&quot;&gt;by &lt;em&gt;Yahoo Japan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://nikonrumors.com/2026/08/23/not-again-some-believe-that-luxotticas-large-holding-of-nikon-shares-is-a-stepping-stone-to-an-acquisition-source-yahoo-japan.aspx/&quot;&gt;spotted by &lt;em&gt;Nikon Rumors&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the recent financial disclosures from Nikon combined with the increased stake in Nikon that EssilorLuxottica has taken in 2026 has resulted in renewed discussions of an interest in the latter seeking a buyout. This is the fourth time this discussion has come up since 2024, starting with EssilorLuxottica’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2024/10/14/essilorluxottica-worlds-largest-eyewear-company-buys-5-1-stake-in-nikon/&quot;&gt;initial purchase of a 5.1% stake&lt;/a&gt; in the company. Since then, the eyewear corporation has only increased its share, &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/09/03/essilorluxottica-weighs-doubling-its-investment-in-nikon/&quot;&gt;gaining approval&lt;/a&gt; to purchase up to a 20% share in the company in late 2025 and nearly doing so &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/05/15/nikon-stock-skyrockets-amid-rumors-of-a-sale/&quot;&gt;by May of this year&lt;/a&gt;. EssilorLuxottica &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_FWN40W0ZZ:0-essilorluxottica-raises-stake-in-nikon-to-19-61-from-18-59-filing-shows/&quot;&gt;now owns 19.61%&lt;/a&gt; of Nikon.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;This latest note of interest comes via &lt;em&gt;Yahoo Japan&lt;/em&gt;, which shared a portion of an article from the &lt;em&gt;Marunouchi Confidential&lt;/em&gt; column of the September issue of &lt;em&gt;Bungei Shunju&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Essilor Luxottica, a major French eyewear company with which Nikon has a joint venture, has been rapidly increasing its stake in Nikon, and its ownership ratio is approaching 20%. Essilor is an international brand known for “Ray-Ban,” and some believe that its large holding of Nikon shares is a stepping stone to an acquisition. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;There is nothing new about what has been stated there, but disappointing financial disclosures and displeased investors can often lead to renewed acquisition speculation. It worked earlier this year when just the idea of EssilorLuxxotica buying Nikon saw its stock jump 28% to 2,326 JPY per share. Nikon &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/08/06/nikon-cuts-camera-and-lens-sales-projections-amid-slow-start-to-the-fiscal-year/&quot;&gt;cut its camera and lens sales projections&lt;/a&gt; for FY2027 earlier this month and its stock now sits at 1,980 JPY, down 11.9% over the last month. That said, the jump it experienced back in May still sees the company up 13.63% year-to-date. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The restated speculation that EssilorLuxxotica might buy Nikon didn’t have any positive effect on Nikon’s trading in the last week.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;It is unlikely that EssilorLuxxotica is interested in purchasing all of Nikon, or if it even can. Given the company’s focus, it is more likely that EssilorLuxxotica is interested in Nikion’s eyewear business than the entirety of the company and even if it were, Japanese regulators are &lt;a href=&quot;https://practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/corporate-ma-2026/japan/trends-and-developments&quot;&gt;historically staunchly against foreign buyouts&lt;/a&gt;, and even though their stance has softened a bit in recent years, allowing this acquisition seems unlikely. That, and EssilorLuxxotica has no board representation at Nikon, despite its status as the largest shareholder, lending credence to the opinion that its investment is purely there as a stabilizing force in a long-term partnership between the brands. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In short, there isn’t any new reason to believe EssilorLuxxotica intends to buy out Nikon in whole or in part.&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Elements of header photo licensed via &lt;a href=&quot;https://depositphotos.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Depositphotos.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:27:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Jaron Schneider</author>
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      <title>xAI Sues Photographer, Blaming Him for Sexual Images Created With Grok</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/grok-ai.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A smartphone screen displays the App Store page for &amp;quot;Grok - AI Assistant,&amp;quot; showing a 4.8-star rating and a &amp;quot;Get&amp;quot; button.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/grok-ai.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A smartphone screen displays the App Store page for &amp;quot;Grok - AI Assistant,&amp;quot; showing a 4.8-star rating and a &amp;quot;Get&amp;quot; button.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869532&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Elon Musk’s xAI is suing a prominent Arkansas photographer accused of using Grok to turn photographs of his minor clients into sexually explicit images — arguing that he is responsible for the resulting material.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In June, Russell Bloodworth, a well-known photographer in Bentonville, Arkansas, was arrested for allegedly using AI to create thousands of child sexual abuse images from his images of clients. Bloodworth, who operated a photography business in Bentonville for about 15 years, has pleaded not guilty to more than 200 charges.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://katv.com/news/local/prominent-arkansas-photographer-charged-for-creating-deepfake-child-porn&quot;&gt;According to an affidavit,&lt;/a&gt; Bentonville police received a cyber tip from X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) that led them to Bloodworth. A detective investigating the tip found portraits of a girl posing for a professional photography shoot that had been altered using Grok AI with prompts to remove her clothing.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;A search of the images found that the original photographs had been taken by Bloodworth for a local school. Police later executed a search warrant at his home and discovered about 1,700 images and videos depicting young girls in sexually explicit situations and various states of undress. Bentonville police say Bloodworth used Grok AI to generate the material, much of it from photographs he had taken of juvenile clients.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://katv.com/news/local/arkansas-family-sues-xai-over-use-of-grok-to-create-deepfake-child-sex-abuse-material&quot;&gt;According to &lt;em&gt;KATV&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/a&gt; Arkansas families are now suing xAI over allegations that Grok was used to alter lawful photographs of Bloodworth’s minor clients into sexually explicit AI-generated images and videos.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Following those lawsuits, Musk’s AI company has now filed its own lawsuit against Bloodworth. In its complaint, xAI claims the photographer &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/07/16/xai-sues-man-for-using-grok-to-create-csam-deepfakes/&quot;&gt;violated the terms of service &lt;/a&gt; that Grok users agree to and is seeking payment from him as a result.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;h2&gt;xAI Blames Grok Users&lt;/h2&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nwahomepage.com/northwest-arkansas-news/xai-sues-arkansas-man-facing-csam-charges-says-he-abused-its-chatbot/&quot;&gt;According to a report by &lt;em&gt;KNWA Fox 24&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/a&gt; xAI’s lawsuit against Bloodworth repeatedly describes Grok as “a powerful, neutral generative artificial intelligence tool” and argues that “every response, every image, every generation is the result of the user’s prompts and directions.”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In its lawsuit against Bloodworth, xAI is relying on an indemnification clause in its terms of service, which requires users to cover the company’s costs if their conduct results in legal claims against xAI. The company is asking a judge to order the photographer to pay its legal expenses from defending against the families’ lawsuits, as well as any future lawsuits connected to his alleged conduct. It is also asking the court to permanently prevent him from creating another Grok account.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;According to xAI’s complaint, Bloodworth created four Grok accounts in March. The company alleges that between March 30 and April 30, he uploaded ordinary, nonsexual photographs of real people, including minors, and then used “adversarial” prompts to get around Grok’s safety filters until the chatbot generated sexually explicit images. xAI says it identified the activity and reported it to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on April 23. According to Musk’s company, that report led to Bentonville police identifying and arresting Bloodworth.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;However, Derek Potts, managing partner of the Potts Law Firm — which represents an Arkansas family whose daughter’s likeness was allegedly used by Bloodworth to create child sexual abuse material with xAI — argues that Grok was more open to generating sexual images than other AI platforms. Potts also argues that the company should have had stronger safeguards to prevent people from using the technology to commit serious crimes.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“I think everybody agrees and knows about this platform versus the other platforms that this one is unique, that they marketed themselves as being, quote unquote, rebellious. They marketed themselves as having these additional modes where you could create, they call them spicy images,” Potts tells &lt;em&gt;KATV&lt;/em&gt;. “And so they promoted that sort of thing as opposed to some of the other platforms. You need to have some sort of limits, right? You can’t just be completely open-ended so that terrible crimes can be committed using it.”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In August 2025, &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/08/05/xais-grok-ai-lets-users-create-spicy-nsfw-images-and-videos/&quot;&gt;xAI introduced spicy mode for Grok&lt;/a&gt;, which was capable of generating photorealistic nudity. Afterwards, xAI introduced the ability to edit images on Grok and that led to an &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2026/01/02/sickening-photo-trend-on-x-sees-womens-clothing-being-removed-by-grok/&quot;&gt;avalanche of deepfake pornographic images&lt;/a&gt;, mostly of women, but some were of children. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;hr&gt;
        &lt;p class=&quot;post-image-credits&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__label&quot;&gt;Image credits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;post-image-credits__text&quot;&gt;Header photo licensed via &lt;a href=&quot;https://depositphotos.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Depositphotos&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:02:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Pesala Bandara</author>
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      <title>Photos of ‘Cat in the Hat Serial Killer’ Are AI-Generated, Police Say</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Cat-in-the-Hat-Prank1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume walks across a residential street at night.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption&gt;&lt;p&gt;Images such at this this one have been going viral across TikTok and Facebook. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869522&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869522&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Cat-in-the-Hat-Prank1.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume walks across a residential street at night.&quot; class=&quot;size-full wp-image-869522&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869522&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Images such at this one have been going viral across TikTok and Facebook.&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;AI-generated pictures and videos purporting to show one of Dr. Seuss’ characters as a serial killer have prompted police in the U.K. and Ireland to state that “Cat in the Hat was not in your driveway.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The bizarre statement from the local police in Wexford, Ireland, came after a series of social media posts claimed that a human-sized Cat in the Hat has been stalking neighborhoods at night. The posts carry convincing images that are AI-generated. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“In an unusual turn of events we are hearing a lot about an elusive Dr Seuss character doing the rounds online, apparently causing havoc in neighbourhoods and towns across the country,” says the Wexford gardai. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Fortunately, we can rule out the issue, which is essentially an AI prompt that places the character into images/videos of familiar places.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“To be clear, the Cat in the Hat was not in your driveway while you were out and he is not currently hiding out in Curracloe…” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Cat-in-the-Hat-Prank4.png.jpeg&quot; alt=&quot;A person dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume crouches on the roof of a dark car parked on a street at night.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-869526&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The prank appears to have originated in Ireland and has made its way to the U.K. South Yorkshire Police joked they hadn’t received any reports about “a Cat in the Hat” or “his associated Thing One and Thing Two”, two characters who also appear in the Dr Seuss story.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;However, a fake statement from the fictional “Yorkshire Police” claiming that “officers are aware of a number of reports regarding a suspicious figure described as a ‘Cat in the Hat’ seen walking in the Meadowhall area at approximately 2.30 a.m. this morning” was being shared on social media. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“On a serious note,” the real South Yorkshire Police adds. “If you do see posts online providing policing updates and advice, please check that they are from an official policing account.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/Cat-in-the-Hat-Prank2.webp&quot; alt=&quot;A person dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume stands on a suburban street at night, with text overlaid reading &amp;quot;birmingham your next&amp;quot; and a devil emoji.&quot; class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-869523&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;The Cat in the Hat pranks were enough for one 16-year-old to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyqy29jn74o&quot;&gt;tell the &lt;em&gt;BBC&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; that she had to call her mom to pick her up from a sleepover after she had been watching the serial killer Cat in the Hat videos on TikTok and had become “totally freaked out.” &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Last year, a similar trend, which saw people AI-generating homeless men in their houses and sending the images to their parents, &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2025/10/09/ai-homeless-man-photo-trend-on-tiktok-is-wasting-police-time-in-the-us-and-uk/&quot;&gt;led to police being called.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:44:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Matt Growcoot</author>
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      <title>Celebrated Photographer Jay Maisel Dies at 95</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/jay-maisel.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A man with gray hair rests his chin on his hand while leaning over the roof of a large, ornate stone building against a blue sky.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe&quot; style=&quot;max-width: 800px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;fluid-iframe__inner&quot; style=&quot;padding-top:52.5%&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/nDD4OKZ_0uU?si=UjuuE9r2X2lNyNRu&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;strict-origin-when-cross-origin&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Jay Maisel, the influential American photographer who was the subject of the 2018 documentary &lt;em&gt;Jay Myself&lt;/em&gt;, has passed away. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Maisel, an acclaimed photographer known for his commercial and editorial photography — particularly his masterful use of colour and light — died at the age of 95. News of his death was shared on social media by photographer Stephen Wilkes, who was Maisel’s mentee.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnikonusa%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02DJ6GVv4MBJoKgXe6BS1HpYyPy5RmHvRx7aCmR2e59VW4pP1ujJZZBy9s7XTmE44Nl&amp;amp;show_text=true&amp;amp;width=500&quot; style=&quot;border:none;overflow:hidden&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; allow=&quot;autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“My lifelong mentor and dear friend of 50+ years, Jay Maisel, has left us. This is a void that will be impossible to fill,” Wilkes writes &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/DcWW5mnEV9i/?hl=en&amp;amp;img_index=1&quot;&gt;in a post on Instagram.&lt;/a&gt; “To everyone who was blessed enough to know him, learn from his brilliant teachings, or simply be inspired by his photographs — you know how blessed we were to have him for 95 years. Jay was, without question, the most prolific color photographer of his generation.”&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Maisel studied painting and graphic design at Cooper Union, Manhattan, before transferring to Yale University. He began his photography career in 1954 and went on to shoot five &lt;em&gt;Sports Illustrated&lt;/em&gt; swimsuit covers, as well as the first two covers of &lt;em&gt;New York Magazine&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;One of Maisel’s most famous photographs appeared on Miles Davis’ seminal 1959 record &lt;em&gt;Kind of Blue&lt;/em&gt; which remains the best-selling jazz album of all time. His moody, blue-drenched portrait of Davis blowing into his trumpet became an indelible image in jazz history, demonstrating how a single frame can capture the exact mood of a sound. However, Maisel was perhaps best known for his photographs of everyday life, which captured light, colour and movement with an extraordinary sense of spontaneity.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;In 2018, Maisel became &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2018/12/06/film-follows-photographer-jay-maisels-move-from-his-55m-nyc-home/&quot;&gt;the subject of &lt;em&gt;Jay Myself&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/a&gt; a documentary directed by Wilkes that chronicled the photographer’s life and the remarkable home and studio he had occupied for decades. In 1966, Maisel purchased a six-story, 72-room building on the Bowery in Lower Manhattan for $102,000. The building became his home, studio, and repository for the huge collection of objects that inspired his photographic work. Maisel sold the building in February 2015 for $55 million to developer Aby Rosen, in what was reported &lt;a href=&quot;https://petapixel.com/2015/02/09/glimpse-inside-photo-palace-photographer-jay-maisel-just-sold-55-million/&quot;&gt;as the largest private real estate deal in New York City history.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Jay Myself&lt;/em&gt; followed Maisel as his vast property and studio was emptied following its sale.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Maisel was also a lifelong Nikon photographer and the company paid tribute to him &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/nikonusa/posts/today-we-honor-jay-maisel-a-legendary-photographer-who-helped-shape-the-industry/1608772800605486/&quot;&gt;in a Facebook post. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;“Today we honor Jay Maisel. A legendary photographer who helped shape the industry for more than six decades and a teacher and mentor to generations of photographers,” Nikon writes. “He will be deeply missed and remembered always.”&lt;/p&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:47:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <author>Pesala Bandara</author>
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      <title>Film Lab Robbed of Camera Gear After Suspects Smash Through Door With Garbage Cans</title>
      <description>&lt;figure&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/film-lab-robbed-garbage-cans.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person wearing dark clothing jumps over a counter inside a retail store, with a green box highlighting their movement.&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dramatic surveillance footage shows a person vaulting over a counter and sweeping camera gear from the shelves into a garbage can during a burglary at Scott’s Rochester Photo Supply on Friday | Image via Scott’s Rochester Photo Supply&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_869497&quot; aria-describedby=&quot;caption-attachment-869497&quot; style=&quot;width: 800px&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption aligncenter&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/08/film-lab-robbed-garbage-cans.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;A person wearing dark clothing jumps over a counter inside a retail store, with a green box highlighting their movement.&quot; class=&quot;size-large wp-image-869497&quot; referrerpolicy=&quot;no-referrer&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption id=&quot;caption-attachment-869497&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Dramatic surveillance footage shows a person vaulting over a counter and sweeping camera gear from the shelves into a garbage can during a burglary at Scott’s Rochester Photo Supply on Friday | Image via &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/scottsphotoroc/?hl=en&quot;&gt;Scott’s Rochester Photo Supply&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;A film lab and camera store was burglarized overnight, with surveillance footage showing two people using garbage cans to smash their way into the store before filling them with stolen camera equipment.&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;!--more--&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Police are searching for suspects following a burglary at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.rocphotosupply.com/?utm_source=ig&amp;amp;utm_medium=social&amp;amp;utm_content=link_in_bio&quot;&gt;Scott’s Rochester Photo Supply&lt;/a&gt;, a film lab and camera store in Rochester, New York, early on Friday morning. &lt;/p&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Scott’s Rochester Photo Supply shared surveillance footage of the burglary &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/scottsphotoroc/?hl=en&quot;&gt;on its Instagram account.&lt;/a&gt; One surveillance video shows a person using a garbage can to smash through the front door at 3:56 a.m., followed shortly after by a second person carrying another garbage can. The two then make their way behind the counter.&lt;/p&gt;
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