Don sits down with the always-tinkering genius Larry Tiefenbrunn to discuss his Platypod inventions, when they mean to photographers, the challenges faced with building photographic equipment, and so much more. The latest Platypod crowd-funding campaign has just been launched on Kickstarter – the handle! The discussion culminates at the handle, but it’s a long and [...]

Stewart Wood is the guest host this week to discuss the growing problem of AI imagery in the photographic space, what might become of Kodak Alaris, why more and more people are switching to DaVinci Resolve and how to get money from Facebook/Meta. Thanks again for listening! Story 1: Artist Refuses Prize After His AI [...]

Steve Brazill brilliantly shares his opinions on black & white photography in the digital era, and joins further discussion about privacy / security, the NFT dead horse, AI for science and asinine refund requests. Thanks for listening! Story 1: Hands-On with the Leica M11 Monochrom: An Artist’s Camera (via PetaPixel) Related: Ricoh announces Pentax K-3 [...]

Bonus: Don’s macro photography workshop is nearly sold out! Grab one of the last spots! Jeff Harmon joins Don Komarechka on this episode to discuss the state of the industry, laws that might be catching up to influences, AI bans on political figures and a VERY rare image of an “ELVE”. All this and more, [...]

Ant Pruit joins the conversation on this episode of Photo Geek Weekly to chat about AI, photography media companies, Canon FINALLY getting some much needed features and why truth in advertising is important. Thanks for listening! Story 1: Adobe Firefly is Way Behind: Is the Commitment to Ethics to Blame? (via PetaPixel) Related: Fake Facebook [...]

Chris Niccolls joins me on this episode of Photo Geek Weekly to discuss the closing of DPReview. It’s the end of an era, folks. We also talk about Panasonic’s further development of organic sensor technology, an AI imagery round-up and how we actually take care of our gear. All this and more! Story 1: DPReview.com [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Steve Brazill rejoins the conversation to discuss the latest AI smartphone controversy from Samsung, editing mistakes and tips, gorgeous mobile images and whether they should be classified separately, and buying very expensive and unexpected cat food. All this and more – thanks to everyone for listening. Story 1: [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Martin Bailey joins the conversation, discussing what the work life of a professional photographer looks like in 2023, how we deal with copyright issues, and the computers can now read our thoughts. Panic? All that and more on this episode – thanks for listening! Story 1: A Week [...]

Story 1: 5 Worrying Trends in Photography (via fstoppers) Story 2: Panasonic to Add Phase Detection to Future Cameras, Including MFT (via PetaPixel) Related: Sigma Is Done Developing Micro Four Thirds Lenses (via fstoppers) Story 3: The Fox is in the Henhouse: AI Photos Are Beyond the Point of No Return (via PetaPixel) Related: Scammers [...]

On this episode of Photo Geek Weekly, Alastair Jolly joys the discussion on social media subscriptions, new cameras from Canon, the differences in AI upscaling products and a 3-month gig to photograph a hotel. All this and more, with some love for the GameBoy Camera! Thanks for listening. Story 1: Meta Will Start Charging $12 [...]