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Enhancing the enjoyment of taking pictures with news that matters, features that entertain and images that delight. Published frequently.
1 December 2025
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 2025, stock photo earnings, Alejandro Cartagena and a Beseler 23C II enlarger.
- The Associated Press presents 100 Photos of 2025 that "defined the year."
- Steve Heap has revealed his Earnings From Online Sales of Stock Photos and Prints in November with a breakdown by stock agencies.
- Marina Newman reviews A Photography Show About a Guy Who Gave Up Photography. "Alejandro Cartagena hasn't picked up a camera in six years, he told a slightly baffled audience gathered for the opening of his photography exhibit, Ground Rules, on display at the SFMOMA," she writes.
- A Reddit poster wonders how to give away a Beseler 23C II Enlarger.
More to come! Meanwhile, here's a look five years back. And please support our efforts...