Visual 1st provide guidance in today’s turbulent imaging landscape Events News 

Visual 1st provide guidance in today’s turbulent imaging landscape

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Now in its 14th year, the Visual 1st conference has become the go-to gathering for imaging-industry executives. This annual fall event, now in its second year at KQED studios in San Francisco, was held Sept. 29-30. The event attracted 180 attendees from 17 countries, including 37% from outside the United States this year. The The first day kicks off with... Read More
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
NRF forecasts 2026 holiday sales growth as consumers remain resilient Market research 

NRF forecasts 2026 holiday sales growth as consumers remain resilient

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The National Retail Federation released its annual holiday forecast, predicting retail sales in November and December will grow 4.2% over 2025. That translates to total spending of $1.013 trillion. By comparison, last year’s holiday sales rose 3.1% over 2024 totaling $972 billion. “This year’s forecast reflects our confidence that consumers will prioritize the holiday season even as they remain mindful... Read More
Marissa Meyer launches Dazzle AI photo app out of ashes of failed Sunshine app Investments 

Marissa Meyer launches Dazzle AI photo app out of ashes of failed Sunshine app

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Marissa Meyer, the former CEO of Yahoo! back in the internet boom era, has launched a new photo-centric AI app, Dazzle AI, based on the AI photo technology of the now-shuttered Sunshine company. She founded Sunshine in 2018, which was initially focused on contact management, before pivoting, into event management and photo sharing, with the Shine app. In September, 2025,... Read More
ShootProof introduces sellable video and slideshows New Products 

ShootProof introduces sellable video and slideshows

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ShootProof, a client gallery and business management platform trusted by more than 500,000 photographers, announced that photographers can now sell Video and Slideshows directly inside the same client galleries they use to deliver photos. It’s the biggest evolution of the ShootProof platform in its 16-year history, transforming a static delivery tool into a complete, moving, digital sales experience for every... Read More
Pic-Time launches new album workflows New Products 

Pic-Time launches new album workflows

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Gallery platform Pic-Time announced the launch of Album Starter, a new workflow for photographers to offer and promote albums to their clients. This addition follows the release of Pic-Time’s Next Gen Album, an AI-powered album creator that uses clients’ preferences to generate polished, personal story-driven albums in seconds. “Photographers put an incredible amount of work into capturing moments and building a... Read More
Sony Electronics introduces ECM-W5 Wireless Microphone New Products 

Sony Electronics introduces ECM-W5 Wireless Microphone

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Sony Electronics introduces the ECM-W5 wireless microphone for video creators, combining high-quality audio capture, stable wireless transmission, and versatile recording features to support a more flexible production workflow across a wide range of shooting scenarios. The system pairs two transmitters with one receiver. It transmits over a line-of-sight distance of up to 500 m3 and is designed to reduce audio... Read More
Fujifilm introduces instax SQUARE 2 instant camera New Products 

Fujifilm introduces instax SQUARE 2 instant camera

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FUJIFILM North America Corp., Imaging Division, announced the launch of the instax SQUARE 2 instant camera, expected to be available late October 2026 at a MSRP of $119.95 USD and $139.99 CAD “Our instax SQUARE products have always brought the classic style and symmetry many instant photographers seek when making images,” said Bing Liem, division president, Imaging Division, FUJIFILM North... Read More
GoPro updates photo experience of MISSION 1 Series cameras Updates 

GoPro updates photo experience of MISSION 1 Series cameras

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GoPro, Inc. released a free update enhancing MISSION 1 Series cameras’ photography capabilities. Photo shutter response has been dramatically improved to provide hair-trigger sensitivity for improved photo capture accuracy, and holding the shutter button down will capture continuous photos in rapid succession, the company claims. GoPro also updated its recently debuted MISSION Monitor app with four new professional exposure tools and... Read More
Getty Images, facing NYSE delisting, restructures debt ahead of Chapter 11 filing Investments News 

Getty Images, facing NYSE delisting, restructures debt ahead of Chapter 11 filing

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Troubled stock image agency Getty Images reached a restructuring agreement with its principal investors and creditor groups and plans to file an expedited, prepackaged Chapter 11 case within weeks. The company expects to complete the restructuring by year-end and emerge as a privately held company. Among the keys to announceement, Getty-family entities and Koch Equity Development affiliates committed up to... Read More
Apple debuts more screens for home: HomeView, AppleTV New Products 

Apple debuts more screens for home: HomeView, AppleTV

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Apple Inc. debuted numerous products for the home, adding more screens for displaying photos in the home. Top among the debuts is Apple HomeView, a $299 device for centralized access to a household’s digital content. With a 7-inch Liquid Retina display, HomeView brings entertainment, connection, and smart home management together in one place, from playing music and making FaceTime calls... Read More
PRINTING United Expo shows trends in silver-halide replacement and more Events Feature News 

PRINTING United Expo shows trends in silver-halide replacement and more

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The fall trade show season highlights include the annual PRINTING United Expo 2026, produced annually by PRINTING United Alliance, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, from Sept. 23-25. The event attracted more than 27,000a registered attendees from 100 countries, who visited 850-plus exhibitors covering one-million-square feet of show floor space.With a show as massive and as widespread  as PRINTING United... Read More
Remento introduces “Baby Book of Firsts,” an easier way to capture baby’s first year New Products 

Remento introduces “Baby Book of Firsts,” an easier way to capture baby’s first year

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Remento, the family storytelling company, introduced the Baby Book of Firsts, the first line extension of its AI-powered storytelling platform. The company says the new offering is “an easy way for new parents to turn their baby’s first-year milestones, photos, and the stories behind them into a finished hardcover keepsake, without spending time writing entries or designing pages.” Remento brings... Read More
CIPA: Compact cameras are carrying the market’s unit growth Market research 

CIPA: Compact cameras are carrying the market’s unit growth

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CIPA’s August data show worldwide camera shipments essentially flat year over year at approximately 681,700 units, but this doesn’t tell the whole story. Fixed lens cameras are now driving the market: Fixed-lens cameras reached roughly 242,800 units, up about 32% from August 2025. Meanwhile, interchangeable-lens cameras fell to approximately 436,800 units, down about 13%. Lens shipments declined to about 717,100... Read More