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Another Argument With AI

21 July 2026

For a while now, we have been asking ourselves (and not rhetorically), "How ya doing?" Just every now and then, as a break after one thing just before beginning another.

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Around The Horn

21 July 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, BMX Racing World Championships, editing ethics, World Cup camera innovations and posing models.

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Adobe Indigo Adds AI Playground

20 July 2026

With the release of Adobe Project Indigo version 1.1, the company is introducing an experimental feature called AI Playground, which will only be available to a few, randomly-selected users on release.

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Around The Horn

20 July 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 World Cup winner, Pamplona's Bull Run, tariffs and AI menu images.

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Matinee: 'The Messi-Yamal Photo'

18 July 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

18 July 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 World Cup favorite photos, equipment trouble, the Roxie's Isabel Fondevila and the best compliment.

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Friday Slide Show: New Growth

17 July 2026

When we revealed A Little Secret a few days ago, we thought we were done with the subject. After all, once you've revealed a secret, there isn't much more to say.

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Around The Horn

17 July 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, wildlife's week, Gordon Parks, an AI photoshoot and believing your own eyes.

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Hasselblad Brings Phocus Mobile to Android

16 July 2026

Hasselblad has announced the release of Phocus Mobile for Android with Hasselblad Natural Color Solution, Hasselblad Natural Noise Reduction, a comprehensive editing toolkit and streamlined photo management.

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Around The Horn

16 July 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 wildfire smoke, capturing smoky skies, Peter Marlow, color inkjet printing and old-school digicams.

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Viltrox Announces 26mm f2.8 Pancake Lens

15 July 2026

Viltrox has announced the AF 26mm f2.8 EVO, a new pancake lens in the EVO series. Available for both Sony E and Nikon Z full-frame mirrorless cameras, it features metal construction, water and dust-resistant coatings, a USB-C port for firmware updates and separate aperture and focus rings.

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Tamron Announces 12-20mm f2.8 Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom

15 July 2026

Tamron has announced its 12-20mm f2.8 fast-aperture ultra wide-angle zoom lens for Sony E-mount and Nikon Z mount full-frame mirrorless cameras.

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Around The Horn

15 July 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 an Alcatraz rescue, Ana Mendieta, Geoffrey Lowe and fresh paint.

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SFMOMA Adds Substanially to Photography Collection

14 July 2026

SFMOMA ha acquired over 90 works of modern and contemporary art, substantively adding to its extensive photography holdings with works by Alejandro Cartagena, Rahim Fortune, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Tania Franco Klein, Justine Kurland, Danny Lyon, Hiroshi Nomura, Joseph Rodriguez, Malick Sidibé and Toshiya Watanabe.

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Around The Horn

14 July 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 inflatable dinosaurs, Earth Photo awards, LUTs and inkjet printing.

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Around The Horn

13 July 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 Wimbledon, Vladyslav Krasnoshchok, some news, Bayer-CFA sensor aliasing, four old cameras and permission to shoot in public.

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Matinee: 'Fatherhood & Photography'

11 July 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

11 July 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 World Cup stars, lightning in New York City, Nitecore BB and a giant print.

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Friday Slide Show: Bouquets to Art 2011

10 July 2026

We took an Olympus XZ-1 digicam to the 2011 exhibit of Bouquets to Art. The exhibit is the creation of local florists, designers and garden clubs who assemble a bouquet to one or another of the de Young Museum's paintings and sculptures in the permanent collection.

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Around The Horn

10 July 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 International Aerial Photographer of the Year Contest, the Latin American Foto Festival and Shutterfly.

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Sony Introduces RX10 V Super Zoom Camera

9 July 2026

Sony has announced its RX10 V, the fifth generation of its all-in-one super zoom camera series featuring a 24–600mm ZEISS® Vario-Sonnar T* F2.4–4.0 lens with AI-powered autofocus and high-speed performance.

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Around The Horn

9 July 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 NATO summit, Costa Rica, learning image processing, Graciela Iturbide and the LensCulture Photobook Prize.

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Around The Horn

8 July 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 Havana, Cheney Orr, Armet Francis' archive, FreeCCR and 23 boxes of family photos.

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A Little Secret

7 July 2026

Somehow we've found ourselves continually dealing with orchids. Apparently they are ideal hospital gifts. And we've tended a lot of hospitalized people lately so we end up bringing home a lot of orchids.

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Around The Horn

7 July 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 Kyiv, Venezuela, Astronomy Photographer of the Year, women with life sentences and new film cameras.

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Around The Horn

6 July 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 America at 250 years, fireworks in the fog, Wimbledon, Rafal Milach, Johnston's camera report and Lightroom Classic.

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The 250th Fourth

4 July 2026

On what should be a joyous occasion -- celebrating our Declaration of Independence -- we find our hearts empty as we watch this administration trash the ideals Americans cherish. We're still enthralled by that declaration in which braver men insisted all men are created equal. And we are still inspired by the sight of the flame on the torch of the Statue of Liberty.

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Matinee: 'David Hockney: Another View of the World'

4 July 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

4 July 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, in a special Fourth of July edition, we look at July 4th celebrations across the decades, Reuters' week, Ed van der Elsken and fisheye lenses.

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Friday Slide Show: Berkeley 25 Years Ago

3 July 2026

Twenty-five years ago we took BART to Berkeley with a Canon PowerShot A3330 IS in our camera bag. We had the 16-megapixel digicam with its 28–140mm equivalent optical zoom here for review.

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Around The Horn

3 July 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 enduring American symbols, wildlife's week, AP's week, ofrendas, a Lake Tahoe meadow and a cargo bike.

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Around The Horn

2 July 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 an overnight Russian attack, FotoReportage Award, Katherine Wolkoff, photography in 2046 and faces of elimination.

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Hasselblad, Capture One Partner for Native Raw Support

2 July 2026

Hasselblad and Capture One have announced a partnership that brings native support for Hasselblad medium format cameras to Capture One. Photographers can now import, organize and develop their Hasselblad .3FR Raw files directly in Capture One, with the full toolset of layers, masks, color editing and precision adjustments.

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Around The Horn

1 July 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' month, iPhone Photography Awards, Theo Bosboom and Les Rencontres d'Arles.

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June Archived

1 July 2026

We've just archived Volume 15, Number 5 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 13 Features, 7 commented News stories, 25 Editor's Notes (which included 129 items of interest) and 1 site note for a total of 46 stories.

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June

Hasselblad Announces Masters Competition Winners

30 June 2026

Hasselblad has announced the winners of its Masters 2026 competition selected from 70 finalists across the globe. Seven photographers have been named the next Hasselblad Masters for their technical mastery and strong personal vision.

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Around The Horn

30 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 Mount Etna, Costa Rica, the largest digital camera and Om Malik.

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Around The Horn

29 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 Venezuelan rescue efforts, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Derrick Lin's miniature dioramas, Hogan's Lightroom follow-up and American Flag Blue.

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Peakto Adds Collaboration Features for Local Media Workflows

29 June 2026

Peakto, Cyme's AI-powered media manager, has introducesd two new collaboration features designed to help teams, clients, and creators work together around visual content -- without moving their media to the cloud.

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Matinee: 'Anja Schlaman: 22 Years of Photography'

27 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

27 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 Vespa, Hassan Ammar, Sir Elton John and David Furnish and Amman's Roman Amphitheatre.

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Friday Slide Show: Dragon Boat Festival

26 June 2026

Last weekend the Dragon Boat Festival returned to San Francisco at Lake Merced. We dropped by on Saturday to watch the friendly races and take in a little of the festive atmosphere.

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Around The Horn

26 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, wildlife's week, the Cigar Galaxy, Highway 50 Wagon Train, Moab Slickrock Metallic Pro and an overheated Mac.

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Leica Announces Leica SL3-P

25 June 2026

Leica has announced its Leica SL3-P mirrorless camera, featuring a newly-developed 44-megapixel backside-illuminated full-frame sensor, Leica's fastest hybrid autofocus system and the most advanced video capabilities ever integrated into an SL camera.

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Sasha Kurmaz, Onyeka Igwe Win the 2026 Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards

25 June 2026

The two winning titles of the 2026 Kraszna-Krausz Photography and Moving Image Book Awards have been chosen as "exemplary demonstrations of originality and excellence in the fields of moving image and photography book publishing from the past year."

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Around The Horn

25 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 Venezuelan quakes, Carol Allen-Storey, Scotland vs. Brazil, a disappearing act and a Golden Gate update.

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Adobe to Acquire Topaz Labs

25 June 2026

Adobe has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Topaz Labs, specializing in AI-powered video and image enhancement technology.

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Around The Horn

24 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 Elliot McGucken, LensCulture's Critics' Choice Awards, Lightroom and the Neewer Q120 flash.

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Around The Horn

23 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 Tartan Army, Europe's heatwave, when B&W is better, Cirk and Brouhaha.

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It's Black. And White.

22 June 2026

Somethings, it turns out, really are black and white. This place, for example. White trim (including the front door) but otherwise black.

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Around The Horn

22 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 day, a wedding, Darktable 5.6.0, Excire Foto 2027 and ON1 Photo Raw 2026.

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Matinee: 'A 170-Year-Old Photo'

20 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

20 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' week, Lebanon, LA's civil rights movement, Lightroom Classic 15.4, photographic numbers and forgotten photographs.

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Friday Slide Show: Nikon D3 Macros

19 June 2026

The Nikon D3 was introduced in 2007 along with the D300 we often feature. The 12-megapixel camera was Nikon's first full-frame dSLR for which the company coined the FX designation. You can pick up a used one these days for under $500.

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Happy Juneteenth

19 June 2026

Every Juneteenth we reprint this image of General Order 3 issued by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, announcing that in accordance with the Emancipation Proclamation, "all slaves are free."

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Around The Horn

18 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 LensCulture, Camera Raw v18.4, VSCO's Studio Pro and "unrolling".

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Around The Horn

17 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 orphans of Gaza, Yves Saint Laurent and Photography, encrypted HFS+ disks and a quiet erosion.

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Adobe Surveys AI Use Among Creators

16 June 2026

Adobe has released its latest Creators’ Toolkit Report, a global survey of over 16,000 creators that examined how AI is changing the way creators grow, work and stand out. "The data shows creative AI has become core to many creator workflows," the company said, "while voice, judgment and creative control remain the things that set them apart."

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Around The Horn

16 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 fans, Tamara Dean, James Ross Mankoff, nighttime phone photography, Kirk Tuck and Andy Goldsworthy.

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Adobe Rolls Out Creative Cloud Productivity Updates

15 June 2026

Adobe has announced updates to its Creative Cloud suite, including Lightroom and Photoshop, designed "to reduce friction across workflows and help creatives spend more time creating," the company said.

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Around The Horn

15 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 Pope Leo XIV, Dormition Cathedral, the future Z System lineup, beginner tips, legacy San Francisco exhibit and DxO summer sale.

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Remembering David Plowden

14 June 2026

David Plowden, who made "elegant photographs" of machinery, died early last month after a heart attack. He was 93.

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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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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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