Getty Images has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States to carry out a fast-tracked debt restructuring. The agency will leave the stock market and return to private ownership under the Getty family and Koch Equity Development before the end of the year.In practice, the company has stated that royalty paym...
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Polaroid launched the Mod instant camera at an official price of $169.99. The camera puts four creative modes onto a physical dial around the lens and does away with phone apps entirely. That choice cuts smartphone dependence while shooting, but it shifts the cost of experimentation straight onto chemical film packs wh...
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Initial reports regarding a future Sigma FP II suggest that the Japanese manufacturer will include a built-in electronic viewfinder within its full-frame body. For creators seeking maximum portability in the L-mount ecosystem, this structural shift would reshape outdoor shooting. The addition would resolve the most sig...
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OpenAI has finalized the acquisition of computational photography firm Glass Imaging for more than $300 million, bringing on board key engineers behind Apple's Portrait Mode.For the photographic industry and image creators, this acquisition marks the direct deployment of artificial intelligence into optical processing...
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Chinese regulatory agency CMIIT has certified camera code N2528 from Nikon, bringing the number of unannounced bodies registered by the brand in recent months to three.For Z-mount photographers, this backlog of registrations confirms an imminent catalogue refresh. This helps plan equipment purchases and anticipate the...
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Apple has integrated a four-stop physical variable aperture mechanism into the main camera of the iPhone 18 Pro, reviving the debate over the practical impact of physical iris controls on smartphone-sized sensors. This mechanical assembly replaces the traditional fixed aperture with a six-blade iris that toggles betwee...
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The photography software landscape adds three releases aimed at optimizing initial RAW processing, expanding retouching into video workflows, and safeguarding the privacy of published images. The updates cover ON1 Photo RAW 2027, Evoto 8.0, and a free metadata cleaning utility by Camera Decision, alongside the agile pr...
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Fujifilm warned of a critical compatibility issue in its PC AutoSave application when running on macOS 27 Golden Gate. The software fails to launch on both beta and final releases from Apple. This situation prevents automatic wireless backups to the computer.FUJIFILM PC AutoSave was introduced in 2013 alongside the bra...
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Flashback is looking for a content creator to live in Hong Kong for three to six months and produce photos and videos for the brand. For photographers, the news works as a practical case study for judging offers that mix travel, portfolio building, pay, usage rights and personal marketing.The proposal may sound like a...
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Apple introduced Apple Reference Image as a feature of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max to verify the authenticity of a photo taken with those models. For photographers, the news is not about improving the image, but about keeping a signed reference of what the sensor saw at the moment of capture.That shift matt...
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