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Matinee: 'A Photographer's Journey Through Tuscany'

10 October 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

10 October 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 reconstructed African Baptist Meeting House, New York Comic Con, Anthony Vaccarello, Jonathan Knight, Berkeley's biggest concert and meeting the Beatles.

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Friday Slide Show: A Visit to the Ophthalmologist

9 October 2026

Some higher power had made an appointment for us with our ophthalmologist, who has been tracking our double vision for a couple of years now. We didn't make the appointment and she didn't either.

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Sigma Announces Its Contemporary 50-120mm f2.8 DC OS

9 October 2026

Sigma has announced its Contemporary 50-120mm f2.8 DC OS as "the definitive large-aperture telephoto zoom for APS-C cameras." It will be available in Fujifilm X, Sony E and Canon RF mounts.

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Around The Horn

9 October 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, the USS Lincoln homecoming, wide apertures, dahlia tubers and Mussolini's corpse.

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Around The Horn

8 October 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 yesterday, Leimert Park, Canon's lensmount and an AI fake.

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Mint It's-It With No Blue Dye

7 October 2026

When we reported It's-It, the world famous ice cream sandwich from San Francisco, had removed Blue dye from its mint ice cream coloring, our journalistic impulses quickened. We had to investigate.

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Around The Horn

7 October 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 Oct. 7, Brent Lukey, Joel Sartore's Photo Ark, Bella Zandoná and the $430 Canon 45mm f1.2 STM.

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Around The Horn

6 October 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 French student protests, Elizaveta Porodina's insects, old photos, a free Lightroom webinar, scripting Affinity and macOS privacy.

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Site Note: X-ing Out Twitter

5 October 2026

Today we were unable to log into X to share our stories with the people who follow us on that platform.

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Relief

5 October 2026

We had a hot weekend in San Francisco, reaching over 90 degrees on Saturday and over 80 on Sunday. As we sit here Monday morning at World Headquarters, it's merely 65. But we had a fan on all night.

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Around The Horn

5 October 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 Iranian Women's Combat Training, human towers, Australian Theatres & Cinemas, Avery Norman and agentic applications.

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Matinee: 'One Frame, A World Changed'

3 October 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

3 October 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 Lensbaby's Summer Photo Contest winners, unusual pictures, the Canon R8 II and the new Mint It's-It green.

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Friday Slide Show: Miniature Sea Shells

2 October 2026

One of the problems our double vision visits on us is a tendency to knock things over. These targets we reach for are generally not as near or far as we perceive them to be.

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Around The Horn

2 October 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 Dog Photography Awards, AP's week, Reuters' week, wildlife's week, the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards and LensCulture's Photobook Prize.

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A Sober Test of Photoshop's Relighting

1 October 2026

The dramatic relighting demonstrated by Kris Kashtanova in his video intrigued us enough to test the new Relight tool in Photoshop (beta).

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Around The Horn

1 October 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's National Day, Paris Fashion Week, Deana Lawson, Relight in Photoshop (beta) and the Fighting Zebras.

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September Archived

1 October 2026

We've just archived Volume 15, Number 9 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 10 Features, 13 commented News stories, 25 Editor's Notes (which included 131 items of interest), 5 reviews and 1 site note for a total of 54 stories.

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September

Lightroom Adds Prompt to Edit

30 September 2026

Adobe has introduced Prompt to Edit in Lightroom on desktop, now available in early access.

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DxO Adds One-Click Export to Affinity

30 September 2026

In the first step of a partnership, DxO and Canva have announced the new DxO PhotoLab 10.1, available now as a free update for all PhotoLab 10 users, introduces direct export to Affinity.

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Around The Horn

30 September 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 Cuba's ballet dancers, two decades in Iraq, BirdLife Australia Photography Awards, composing, the Panasonic L10 and provenance.

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Around The Horn

29 September 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 flooded Bangkok, vanishing Japan, helicopter crash site, Sara Meneses Cuapio, Valentina Sinis, the Hunters Point Shipyard Crane and an external Golden Gate boot disk.

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Two Adobe Indigo Tips

28 September 2026

We've been using Adobe's Project Indigo camera app as our primary iPhone camera app for a while now. It provides a lot more capability than Apple's built-in camera app, extending our focal range to 10x, providing the benefits of bracketing multiple exposures and giving us access to its AI Playground.

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Around The Horn

28 September 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 weekend storms, MTV VMAs Red Carpet, Ernie Sisto, the Rust Belt of photography and teaching photography.

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Matinee: 'The OG of Film Photography'

26 September 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

26 September 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 that state visit, living in caves, Lorrie Graham's portraits, California's fall foliage season, astrophotography and a mural.

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Friday Slide Show: Revisiting the Canon A3100 IS

25 September 2026

Canon's A3100 IS, released in February 2010, was its first PowerShot to use a rechargeable lithium battery, although you couldn't charge it via USB but had to take it out and put it in a wall charger. If you can find one today, you'll pay between $100 and $180 (originally $180) for it.

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Around The Horn

25 September 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, the Abbey Road Music Photography awards, camera evolution and shooting a wedding.

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Nikon Announces Z5IIC Mirrorless Camera

24 September 2026

Nikon has announced its Z5IIC as" a compact, everyday-carry mirrorless camera designed to make the move to full-frame photography feel natural and approachable." The Z5IIC combines a sleek, flat-top design with features like Scene Modes to help configure complex settings in low light or motion-filled situations where smartphones may struggle.

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Around The Horn

24 September 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 Martine Barrat, yesterday in color, Kyiv, Stanford and SSD trimming.

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Around The Horn

23 September 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 U.N. General Assembly, Berlin Art Week, Nikon's Small World, profiles for people of color and modal camera menus.

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Adobe Announces Premiere Mobile for Android

22 September 2026

In a blog post today, Adobe announced Premiere mobile is expanding to Android, bringing its pro-quality video editing experience to more creators around the world for free. Last year, Premiere mobile launched on the iPhone.

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Around The Horn

22 September 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 Bird Photographer of the Year, World Gurning Championships, West Bank watch, bicentennial exhibitions, Ash Adams and Blagovesta Semkova.

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Around The Horn

21 September 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 Tyre's ancient ruins, the River Lea, an image sensor patent and a publishing experience.

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Matinee: 'Wild Birds Revealed'

19 September 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

19 September 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 Oktoberfest, unusual pictures, shlepn and the Nikon D4.

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Friday Slide Show: Silver Lake

18 September 2026

Our friend Holly escaped the city for a few days in the mountains. She sent us photos of her adventures, hiking at an elevation of 7,200 feet, knowing we haven't been anywhere higher than 900 feet in years. So we enjoyed something of a vicarious vacation this week.

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Around The Horn

18 September 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, Apple's Reference Image and Golden Gate's disk space requirements.

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Around The Horn

17 September 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 Kennedy Center, Indonesian wildfires, the Bowness Photography Prize shortlist, Vincenzo Pagliuca and Peephole Cinema.

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Canon Announces R8 Mark II, Accessories

16 September 2026

Canon has announced its new full-frame EOS R8 Mark II camera with a new range of accessories. The R8 Mark II is the lightest EOS with in-body image stabilization, the company said, offering "a new look mixing modern ergonomics and a compact travel friendly build."

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Adobe Releases Elements 2027

16 September 2026

Adobe has released Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements 2027, its affordable still and video Elements software that offers a three-year lease plan rather than a subscription plan like the Creative Suite.

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Wellcome Photography Prize Opens for Submissions

16 September 2026

The Wellcome Photography Prize 2027, which awaerds $70,000, is now accepting submissions from photographers and image-makers around the world that "sparks curiosity, offers fresh perspectives and starts important conversations."

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Around The Horn

16 September 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 Mono Photography Awards, an angel, Hogan on recent developments and a college football game.

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Sony Announces 400mm, 600mm G Master Telephotos

15 September 2026

Sony has announced two G Master super-telephoto prime lenses for the Alpha full-frame E-mount system: the FE 400mm f4.5 GM OSS and the FE 600mm f6.3 GM OSS. They are "the world's lightest1 lenses in their respective categories," the company said.

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Around The Horn

15 September 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 Emmy Awards, Jo Ann Chaus, terms in color photograph, women photographers, iOS 27 and Golden Gate.

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Stardust

14 September 2026

We are all, I remember an astronomy professor say with a twinkle in his eye, made of stardust. The oxygen we breathe, the carbon in our DNA, the calcium in our bones, the phosphorus for our cellular energy and the iron in our blood all came from the exploding stars. Stardust.

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Nikon Tour Returns with New Stops, Expanded Programming

14 September 2026

Nikon has announced the second half of the 2026 Nikon Tour, bringing its creator-focused programming to five additional cities across the U.S. this fall. The nationwide tour offers creators opportunities to connect, learn and experience Nikon gear firsthand.

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Around The Horn

14 September 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 U.S. Open, thew NFL's opening Sunday, Festival of the Winds, Buzkashi and Romanesco broccoli.

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Matinee: 'Inside Ocean Photographer of the Year'

12 September 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

12 September 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 U.S. Open, New York Fashion Week, Pajaros Rosas, three tripods and Apple's iPhone 18 aperture blades.

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Friday Slide Show: A Megazoom at the Academy of Sciences

11 September 2026

In 2014, when we last presented a slide show of the California Academy of Sciences, we shot with a Panasonic FZ150 and a Nikon D300. But in 2010, we brought along an Olympus SP800UZ megazoom. Dinosaurs were wandering around the new facility then.

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Around The Horn

11 September 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, AP's week, wildlife's week, camera collecting, Story's PEN review, Kathy Shorr and 9/11.

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Around The Horn

10 September 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 Afghanistan, that Super Bowl rematch, the Venice Film Festival, the World Tango Championships and shooting a college football game.

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OM System Introduces the OM System PEN

9 September 2026

Reviving an old Olympus brand, OM System has introduced its first PEN series camera retaining the brand's compact, lightweight design in a Micro Four Thirds camera system. At the same time, the company updated its 14-42mm kit lens with excellent close-up shooting performance and a dust- and splash-proof design.

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Around The Horn

9 September 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 Iranian school, Tristram Kenton on Richard Alston, mushrooms and Siddharth Behl.

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Sigma Announces 85mm f1.2 Prime, 20-60mm f2.8-f4 Zoom Lenses

8 September 2026

Sigma has announced an 85mm f1.2 prime lens and a 20-60mm f2.8-4 DG Contemporary zoom lens for full-frame cameras. Details follow.

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Sony Introduces Fisheye Zoom G Lens

8 September 2026

Sony has announced its 8-14mm f3.5 Fisheye G, the company's first fisheye zoom G Lens for its full-frame Alpha E-mount cameras.

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Leica Announces APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100mm f2.8 Lens

8 September 2026

Leica has announced its APO-Macro-Elmarit 100mm f2.8, an L-Mount macro lens that pays homage to the R-mount lens of 1987. The new version combines 1:1 macro capabilities with a portrait-ready telephoto focal length of 100mm.

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Indigo Playground: Party Tricks

8 September 2026

We were invited to dinner at a friend's house when a mutual friend from Reno came to visit over Labor Day weekend.

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Around The Horn

8 September 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 Henry Wessel, the Strait of Hormuz beach, a thousand posters, September 1, the Lit Duo 1 and Jean-François Leroy.

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Labor Day

7 September 2026

Before anyone gets the notion to rename Labor Day in this era where nothing is sacred, we thought we'd revisit the plans of some ancestors who built their own house in San Francisco.

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Matinee: 'Vermont Pollinator Photography'

5 September 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

5 September 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 Burning Man, Nepal, the Benro MiniMax monopod and the Digital Age.

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Friday Slide Show: Ford Model A

4 September 2026

We saw this 1930 Ford Model driving up the street one night, its rumble seat open, with its lights off in the fog. It was an apparition.

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Fujifilm Announces XP 400mm f4.5 Prime Lens

4 September 2026

Fujifilm has announced its Fujinon XF400mmF4.5 R LM OIS WR super-telephoto prime lens, featuring an APS-C focal length of 400mm (equivalent to 609mm in the 35mm format) and a maximum aperture of f4.5 complemented by 5.5 stops of image stabilization performance.

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Around The Horn

4 September 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, Richelle Ellis, your own retrospective and negative film strips.

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Around The Horn

3 September 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 Venice Film Festival, Caleb Stein, Audubon Photography Awards, Josef Breitenbach and Gloria Steinem.

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Indigo Playground: Pen & Ink

2 September 2026

We thought we'd about covered Adobe Indigo's new AI Playground but it came in surprisingly handy the other day.

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Around The Horn

2 September 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 celebrity impersonators, high heels, Bermuda, Worlds Unfolding, demystifying and The Fifty.

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DxO Releases PhotoLab 10

1 September 2026

DxO has launched PhotoLab 10 with a new generation of masking tools, powerful color grading capabilities, smarter AI-assisted workflows and compatibility with Affinity for pixel-level editing.

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Around The Horn

1 September 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 Nepal, a Mamdani lookalike contest, tripods and SF Camerawork.

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August Archived

1 September 2026

We've just archived Volume 15, Number 8 of Photo Corners on the Archive page with 13 Features, 3 commented News stories, 25 Editor's Notes (which included 137 items of interest), 3 reviews and 2 site notes for a total of 46 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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