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Rare Oscar Wilde Portrait Set for Auction

Jan 15, 2026 Alysa Gavilan

A rare 1882 photograph of Oscar Wilde by Napoleon Sarony is going to auction in 2026. Collectors can also bid on letters, manuscripts, and first editions.



Thypoch Ksana 21mm f/3.5 ASPH Brings 1970s Cinema Vibes to M-Mount

Jan 15, 2026 Anzalna Siddiqui

You have top-notch Leica lenses that can be as pricey as a used car, alongside modern “character” lenses that aim to recreate some of that…



Hubble Photographs Stars Flaring to Life in Orion Molecular Cloud

Jan 14, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

Star formation is a dynamic and violent process, governed by gravity, radiation, and magnetic fields. Although astronomers have studied stellar nurseries for decades, the earliest…



Hessy Levinsons Taft, Jewish Baby in Nazi Germany’s “Perfect Aryan” Photo, Dies at 91

Jan 14, 2026 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Hessy Levinsons Taft, whose infant photograph was Nazi propaganda used to promote so-called Aryan ideals, has died at the age of 91. Her life story…



Meet the 2026 Vital Impacts Fellows That Are Making A difference to the Planet Through Photography

Jan 14, 2026 Alex Baker

Vital Impacts has announced its 2026 Environmental Photography Fellowships, selecting a new cohort of photographers dedicated to telling the stories that connect people and the…



ESO’s VLT Reveals an Unexpected Shock Wave from a Dead Star

Jan 13, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

White dwarfs represent one of the most stable and predictable endpoints of stellar evolution. After exhausting nuclear fuel, stars with masses similar to the Sun…



Will 2026 Bring More Camera‑Phone Collaborations?

Jan 13, 2026 Alysa Gavilan

Smartphone cameras are improving through partnerships with traditional camera brands. In 2026, these collaborations could bring better optics, color science, and creative control to mobile photography.



Updated Your Kit? DxO’s 326 New Supported Lens-Camera Pairings Have You Covered

Jan 13, 2026 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

DxO Labs has announced a major update to its lineup of camera and lens modules, introducing support for 326 new pairings. This update brings the…



Henri Cartier-Bresson Broke His Own Rules for His Most Famous Photo

Jan 13, 2026 Anzalna Siddiqui

We elevate our photography heroes so much. You probably have The Decisive Moment on your shelf and have spent hours trying to capture that flawless…



Hubble Observes a Massive Stellar Jet: Herbig-Haro 80/81

Jan 12, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

High-resolution imaging from the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed one of the most extreme protostellar outflow systems known in the Milky Way. In a dense…