Mixbook at 20: Making the photo book about the story, not just the photos Feature 

Mixbook at 20: Making the photo book about the story, not just the photos

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As Mixbook marks its 20th anniversary, co-founder and CEO Andrew Laffoon is pushing the photo book beyond its traditional role as a collection of images. His larger ambition is to make it a storytelling medium — one capable of preserving the experiences, personalities and inside jokes that eventually become a family’s legacy. That philosophy dates to Mixbook’s beginnings. Laffoon met... Read More
CEWE continues to see business growth, 2026 outlook confirmed Earnings reports News 

CEWE continues to see business growth, 2026 outlook confirmed

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CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA continued to build momentum in its core photofinishing business during the second quarter of 2026 while reshaping the company around consumer photo products. The Oldenburg, Germany-based company reported second-quarter group revenue of €143.9 million, excluding its discontinued Commercial Online-Print (COP) business, up 6% from €135.8 million a year earlier. Photofinishing revenue rose 7.5% to €136.8... Read More
Sisters develop ClassPhoto class composite service Feature New Products News 

Sisters develop ClassPhoto class composite service

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Sisters and business partners Amy Gray and Melanie Monroe of Patriot Photo Collective near San Diego, Calif., saw a problem: Creating class composites for their school photo clients was time-consuming and difficult. The sisters’ school photography business serves about 4,000 students and they have embraced modern volume-photography tools such as GotPhoto and its tagging workflow. But one stubborn piece of the... Read More
Nikon reports higher overall sales but imaging business dragged Earnings reports 

Nikon reports higher overall sales but imaging business dragged

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Nikon Corp. reported higher overall revenue for the first quarter ended June 30, but its Imaging Products Business posted lower sales and profit compared with the same period last year. Nikon reported consolidated revenue of ¥164.2 billion, up 3.8% from ¥158.1 billion a year earlier. The company recorded an operating loss of ¥997 million, slightly improved from the ¥1.19 billion... Read More
FUJIFILM Holdings reports strong first quarter revenue, eyes spin-off of business division Earnings reports News 

FUJIFILM Holdings reports strong first quarter revenue, eyes spin-off of business division

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FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. reported strong first-quarter revenue growth for fiscal 2027, with its Imaging segment emerging as one of the company’s key growth drivers. For the three months ended June 30, 2026, Fujifilm posted consolidated revenue of ¥826.5 billion, up 10.3% from ¥749.5 billion a year earlier. Profitability, however, declined sharply: Operating income fell 32% to ¥51.2 billion, while net... Read More
School Photographers of America celebrates successful 2026 International Summit Events News 

School Photographers of America celebrates successful 2026 International Summit

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School Photographers of America (SPOA) concluded its 5th Annual International Summit on School Photography & Yearbooks, June 23-26,, in Raleigh, NC, which brought together school photography professionals and industry suppliers from across the United States for three days of education, collaboration, and innovation. Returning to Raleigh for a second consecutive year, the 2026 Summit attracted 297 attendees from 27 member companies,... Read More
Kornit Digital reported improved second-quarter 2026 revenue Earnings reports 

Kornit Digital reported improved second-quarter 2026 revenue

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Kornit Digital reported improved second-quarter 2026 revenue and profitability metrics as the company continues shifting toward a more recurring-revenue business model. Revenue increased to $55.3 million, up from $49.8 million a year earlier and above the high end of Kornit’s guidance. Annual recurring revenue reached $33.8 million, up 79% year over year, while revenue from the company’s All-Inclusive Click program... Read More
Insta360 unveils X6 360-degree camera with built-in AI editing New Products 

Insta360 unveils X6 360-degree camera with built-in AI editing

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Insta360 announced X6 flagship 8K 360 camera, featuring custom dual Sony 1/1.1-inch square sensors (33% more sensor area than X5 and around four times the light intake per frame) and a triple AI chip: one 8-core 3.3GHz 4nm flagship processor paired with two dedicated imaging chips. Together they bring 500% more computing power than X5, a 106% faster clock speed,... Read More
How Mixbook uses AI to tell real stories, with Andrew Laffoon Feature Podcasts 

How Mixbook uses AI to tell real stories, with Andrew Laffoon

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Your camera roll isn’t a memory system, it’s a backlog, and the bigger it gets, the harder it is to turn real moments into something you can actually revisit. Gary Pageau of The Dead Pixels Society sits down with Mixbook CEO and co-founder Andrew Laffoon as Mixbook hits its 20th anniversary. We dig into a question that matters to anyone who cares about photography, printing, or... Read More
Tyndell Photographic launches Tyndell+ loyalty program Promotions 

Tyndell Photographic launches Tyndell+ loyalty program

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Packaging leader Tyndell Photographic has created Tyndell Plus+, a free photographer-first loyalty program built for photographers and studios. With Tyndell Plus+, customers receive regular discounts, exclusive promotions throughout the year, and special offers on products tailored to meet your business needs: Tyndell Plus+ exclusive promos Buy 10, get 1 FREE (Albums & Folios) FREE laser engraving on all USBs and USB... Read More
GoPro pushes deeper into imaging market as Q2 camera sales fall 38% Earnings reports 

GoPro pushes deeper into imaging market as Q2 camera sales fall 38%

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GoPro reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $105 million, down 31% from a year ago, as camera sell-through declined 38% to approximately 291,000 units. Hardware revenue fell 40% to $76 million. Financial pressures remain substantial. GoPro reported a $51 million GAAP net loss, compared with a $16 million loss a year ago, while adjusted EBITDA was negative $29 million. The retail... Read More
Blackmagic updates Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K Updates 

Blackmagic updates Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K

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Blackmagic Design announced the Blackmagic Camera 10.2.2 update for Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K: Support for phase detect autofocus. This makes it easy to keep your subjects in focus, even as they move, with options added for continuous autofocus, object tracking or face tracking modes. Support for Blackmagic Cloud stream routing. This lets you route a live stream from the camera... Read More
CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor shows 10th month of sales growth in July Market research News 

CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor shows 10th month of sales growth in July

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Retail sales rose again in July, marking the 10th consecutive month of gains, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released by the National Retail Federation (NRF). “Retail sales maintained their steady upward momentum in July as consumers kept shopping despite ups and downs in other economic indicators,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “Supported by a... Read More
Myseum.AI partners with non-profit organizations Partnerships 

Myseum.AI partners with non-profit organizations

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Myseum.AI, Inc., the privacy-first agentic AI and social media technology company, announced it has launched a new active user acquisition platform that partners with mission-driven non-profit organizations to introduce the Picture Party private, group-based photo and video sharing platform, to their members, volunteers, families, and supporters nationwide. Through the new platform, participating non-profit organizations including regional affiliates of Special Olympics,... Read More