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Matinee: 'Moving Portrait Series: Mike Kamber'

13 June 2026

Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?

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Around The Horn

13 June 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Reuters' week, Ghaith Alsayed, USA's opening World Cup ceremony and the Oakland Ballers home runs.

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Friday Slide Show: An Early Barletta

12 June 2026

We met the abstract impressionist painter Joel Barletta in the 1950s when he was working as a lithographer for the weekly magazine our father worked for in editorial. The publication was located downtown on Sacramento St. The ground floor held reception, editorial and production while in the basement the offset press and litho department were installed.

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Around The Horn

12 June 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at AP's week, Reuters World Cup Daily, Women in Trees, Jay. A. Martin and David Hockney.

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Remembering Duane Michals

11 June 2026

Duane Michals, whose inspiration was the narratives of William Blake, Lewis Carroll, Joseph Cornell and René Magritte rather than the photographers who preceded him, died this week in Manhattan. He was 94.

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Around The Horn

11 June 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the day so far, Belfast, West Hollywood, Google Trends and unconventional contract clauses.

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Around The Horn

10 June 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at soccer in the West Bank, Hill and Adamson, Brendon Burton, Leica's future, Nikon's plans and macOS 27 Golden Gate.

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Around The Horn

9 June 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Big Ten, the Beaker Street Science Photography prize, Sam Ferris and capture vs. post production.

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Tamalpais Slumbering

8 June 2026

We've featured shots of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County taken from the corner of our street just three times in 15 years of Photo Corners. You might think we don't get out much.

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Around The Horn

8 June 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Tony Awards, the Philippine quake, Steve Schapiro, Vikings, windows at night, wildlife at home, losing photos and Robert Coles.

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Matinee: 'Dreams Happen After Dark'

6 June 2026

Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?

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Around The Horn

6 June 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at unusual pictures, wild horses, faded photos, The Vick and Google's Free AI.

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Friday Slide Show: North Beach 2007

5 June 2026

It had been raining in the morning 19 years ago when the sun dried things up by the afternoon. So we decided to take the 43 Masonic to the 30 Stockton to North Beach to shop for a shower present.

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Around The Horn

5 June 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at AP's top photos of the week, Reuters' week, the week in wildlife and the opportunity for learning.

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Around The Horn

4 June 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the French Open, America in 1976, Martin Parr's funeral, Hogan on color again, Kasson on improving, the Salampix affair, location data and Jeff Schewe.

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Around The Horn

3 June 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Barcelona's Sagrada Familia, Russian attacks, World Food Photography Awards, the Brandenburg Gate, Stefan Falke and the next lens revolution.

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Around The Horn

2 June 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Beaufort Castle, Craig Hubbard, Nancy Sheung, Expanding the Walls and the Godox iT30.

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Around The Horn

1 June 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a small camera, color shifts, color mapping and a taco truck.

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May Archived

1 June 2026

We've just archived Volume 15, Number 5 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 14 Features, 6 commented News stories, 26 Editor's Notes (which included 135 items of interest) and 1 site note for a total of 47 stories.

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May

Arguing With AI

30 May 2026

Hard as it is to explain, we had a polite argument with Google Gemini over a line from Alan Ayckbourn's Table Manners, one part of a 1973 trilogy covering a weekend in which one guest tries to seduce three women (including his own wife) in an attempt "to make them happy."

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Matinee: 'The Who We Are Photography Project'

30 May 2026

Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?

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Around The Horn

30 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Drew Hopper, Altaf Qadri, the +Excelsior District, a pet peeve and accessibility regulations.

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Friday Slide Show: Fort Mason 2005

29 May 2026

The last time we featured a few shots of Fort Mason was in February 2014. Photo Corners was just getting started then and we had gone looking for a slide show there with our Nikon D300. The clouds sat high up in the sky, diffusing the light nicely for us.

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Tenth Annual Toyo Tires Photo Contest Opens

29 May 2026

Toyo Tires is now accepting entries to its Tenth Annual Toyo Tires Shutter Space Automotive Photo Contest. The automotive photography theme this year must showcase a rolling vehicle shot, "capturing those dynamic moments in time that convey speed and energcs," the company said.

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Around The Horn

29 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at AP's week, Reuters' week, the week in wildlife, Danzinger's colored Moonrise and Lawler's new shop.

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Around The Horn

28 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at NJ ICE confrontation, Janette Beckman, Scripps National Spelling Bee contestants, negative space, the Meyer Optik Goerlitz Lydith, Adobe vs. Apple color engines and Halide Mark III.

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Around The Horn

27 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Belfast Photo Festival, Mateusz Stefanowski, K4MERA wigglegrams and Canon Prograf 1000 scuff marks.

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Around The Horn

26 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Memorial Day, the hajj pilgrimage, Lee Friedlander, Matthias Foster, VSL retires, the good things, fact-checking and Mac external display support.

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Memorial Day

25 May 2026

Our photo depicts the Star of the Sea military section of Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, Calif. where our parents are buried. Every year, school kids go down the rows of headstones, planting a little American flag on each grave.

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Matinee: 'Vienna, Salzburg & Prague'

23 May 2026

Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?

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Around The Horn

23 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Bolivia, Castro trinkets, the Yashica Funtastic and wild client stories.

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Friday Slide Show: The Emergency Dept.

22 May 2026

Monday night just before 9 p.m. we drove to the Emergency Dept. after the skilled nursing facility where Joyce has been recently sent her by transport when they couldn't control her high fever.

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Around The Horn

22 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at AP's top photos, Reuters' week, the Black Arts Movement and a black background.

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Around The Horn

21 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at off the Cannes carpet, Matthew Connors, portraiture and Paul Melcher.

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Around The Horn

20 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Ebola, the Sandy Fire, old wedding gowns, Camera Raw updates and getting replaced by AI.

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Around The Horn

19 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Harry Gruyaert, Bay to Breakers, the Panasonic L10 and a DIY panorama camera.

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Around The Horn

18 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Nazi propaganda photos, Eurovision, the Ralph Lauren Catwalk, Francisco Gonzalez Camacho, the Viltrox Vintage Z1 Pro, sharper images and Fujifilm equipment sale.

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Matinee: 'Paul Graham: Remember What We Stand For'

16 May 2026

Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?

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Around The Horn

16 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Oceanside, the jet set, Beijing summit, an "everyday carry", a gear purge, GFX 100 II read noise and hiking with a camera.

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Friday Slide Show: Noe Valley 2006

15 May 2026

The first-generation iPhone was still a few months away from its introduction when we took a walk through Noe Valley in 2006, twenty years ago, with a Kodak V610 we were reviewing.

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Around The Horn

15 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at AP's top photos, Reuters' week, Photo London Emerging Photographer Award, Barbara Dumetz, bridge cameras and Voja Mitrovic (Part II).

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'My Mother'

14 May 2026

With Mother's Day just passed and all thoughts of Sunday brunch flown, it may be tempting to crank focus to Father's Day. But yesterday we were going through some old images and found this one from June 2010.

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Around The Horn

14 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at China, motivation, the Gobirding APL-ETF-M1 and LensCulture's Street Photography contest.

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Sony Announces the Alpha 7R VI

13 May 2026

Sony Electronics has announced its Alpha 7R VI, the sixth generation of the Alpha 7R series, featuring a 66.8-megapixel, back-illuminated fully-stacked Exmor RS CMOS sensor with the new BIONZ XR2 engine.

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Sony Unveils FE 100-400mm f4.5 GM OSS G Master Zoom

13 May 2026

Sony has introduced the FE 100-400mm f4.5 GM OSS, the newest addition to its flagship G Master lens series for full-frame Alpha E-mount cameras. Covering a 100-400mm focal range with a constant f4.5 aperture, it features high-precision autofocus up to approximately 3x faster1 than the FE 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 GM OSS. It weighs 65 oz. with an internal zoom structure.

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Around The Horn

13 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Mount Everest, Cannes, classic World Cup moments, Photo London and Voja Mitrovic.

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Panasonic Announces Four Thirds Lumix L10 Camera

12 May 2026

Panasonic has announced the Lumix L10, a fixed lens camera to mark the 25th anniversary of the Lumix line. Black, Silver and a commemorative Titanium Gold Special Edition will be available.

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Wheels

12 May 2026

When we bought the Alfa in 1984, its stock wheels had already been replaced by a set of Porsche 924 wheels. They were fitted with slightly lower tires than the original.

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Around The Horn

12 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at new women photographers, Reuters' day, World Hat Walk, Markus Brunetti, Twin Ford Model A Tudors and the Canadian Rockies.

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A Lightroom Snapshot Macro

11 May 2026

This weekend we came across a plea for a Keyboard Maestro macro that would make Lightroom "loop through all selected photos in Grid View and for each selected photo create a Snapshot with a specific name."

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Around The Horn

11 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at daily life, wildflowers, Andrea Koesters, Jerry McMillan, still life, camera sales and digital photo frames.

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Matinee: 'The Sperm Whales at Bleiks Djupet'

9 May 2026

Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?

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Around The Horn

9 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the week in 20 photos, Route 66 centennial stamps, a silhouette and the Leica CL.

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Friday Slide Show: The Bus Stop

8 May 2026

We had just gotten to the crosswalk when the bus we wanted pulled up to the stop at the intersection. We thought we'd run across the street, waving our hands wildly to get the driver's attention, if someone was getting off. But if the bus was just stopping for the stop sign and rolling along, we wouldn't.

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Around The Horn

8 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at AP's week, Reuters' unusual photos, wildlife, Paul Nicklen, PureRaw and Montreal food markets.

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Nikon Developing Nikkor Z 120-300mm f2.8 TC VR S

7 May 2026

Nikon has announced the development of the Nikkor Z 120-300mm f2.8 TC VR S, featuring a built-in 1.4x teleconverter extending the focal range to 168mm to 420mm.

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Around The Horn

7 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Steven Meisel, decision day, Las Pelilargas, Poland, colors, the Canon EOS R5 Mark II, contracts and epistemologies.

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Around The Horn

6 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at giant icebergs, Photography as a Way of Life, Matthew Hinton and Janusz Jurek's street photograph.

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Around The Horn

5 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Fotografia Europea, the Met Gala, Star Wars and immigration courtrooms closing.

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Pulitzer Winners in Photography Announced

4 May 2026

Among the Pulitzer Prizes announced today were two photography honors in the categories of Breaking News and Feature Photography, each of which carry awards of $15,000.

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Around The Horn

4 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at the Kentucky Derby, Artemis Ii photo timeline, lost birds, a barn and passing by.

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Matinee: 'Bernard Kleina: Portrait of a Photographer'

2 May 2026

Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?

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Around The Horn

2 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at May Day in the U.S., AP's week, unusual pictures, OM System image stabilization, Tuck in Montreal, more Adobe ACE gamut mapping and Profoto on Nikon Z cameras.

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Friday Slide Show: Lilies of Long Ago

1 May 2026

We look forward to our weekly slide show. But now and then we like to look back instead. These images are from the start of the century.

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Around The Horn

1 May 2026

In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at May Day, Reuters' week, wildlife, Google's Auto Frame and a new name for OMDS.

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April Archived

1 May 2026

We've just archived Volume 15, Number 4 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 15 Features, 6 commented News stories, 26 Editor's Notes (which included 151 items of interest), 1 review and 1 site note for a total of 49 stories.

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Wait a Minute ...

10 December 2012

It would almost always catch us by surprise. We'd advance the film on our Nikon FM2 only to find out we'd already taken the last shot.

Sometimes that happens in life, too.

After 13 years as the editor of the Imaging Resource Newsletter, we have parted ways. It's going one way, we're going another.

We wish the company well and remain grateful for the opportunity to discuss our passion for getting the picture with each reader who welcomed such a long email every two weeks in their inbox.

But as we used to tell our (usually) patient subject when we realized we had to put a new roll of film in the camera, "Wait a minute!"

Because we aren't done yet.

And this publication is our way of continuing to discuss our passion for getting the picture. We have several reviews in progress, covering tablet software, new image editing software for the desktop, LED lighting and more.

And this is where you'll be able to read about it.

So we hope you'll join us as we publish here at Photo Corners. If you like the idea, support us with a sponsorship or a subscription. Both come with some benefits right away and more to follow.

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