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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.

School Photographers of America celebrates successful 2026 International Summit Events News 

School Photographers of America celebrates successful 2026 International Summit

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

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

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

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

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%

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

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

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

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
Zhong Yi Optics announces the PITTURA 30mm f/2.4 for medium format New Products 

Zhong Yi Optics announces the PITTURA 30mm f/2.4 for medium format

Zhong Yi Optics announced the release of the PITTURA 30mm f/2.4, a new native wide-angle prime lens engineered specifically for modern medium format systems, including Fujifilm GFX and Hasselblad XCD mounts. Offering a versatile 24mm full-frame focal length equivalent, the PITTURA 30mm f/2.4 combines a fast aperture, ultra-close focusing capabilities, and a highly portable build designed to meet the demands... Read More
NRF: Import cargo’s early peak season is winding down Market research 

NRF: Import cargo’s early peak season is winding down

This year’s peak shipping season is coming to an end, with import volume at the nation’s major container ports expected to remain high this month before starting to decline for the remainder of 2026, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates. “We had an early peak season this year as retailers... Read More
TilePix announces talent-led back-to-school campaign, three limited edition photo borders, available exclusively at Walgreens Promotions 

TilePix announces talent-led back-to-school campaign, three limited edition photo borders, available exclusively at Walgreens

TilePix is introducing limited-edition “Dorm Drops” of photo border designs, available exclusively at Walgreens this back-to-school season. The collection enables students to bring some of the season’s most coveted dorm aesthetics to life in their own spaces, the company said. The three limited-edition border assortments will only be available until Labor Day. The campagn spotlights three unexpected student-and-designer pairings: Two-Time... Read More
Niche AI partners with Emoging News Partnerships 

Niche AI partners with Emoging

Emoging and Niche AI announced a partnership for transforming the high-volume photography industry with AI. Niche AI will bring its core offerings – precision cutouts, fusion scenes, and immersive face swaps – from the attractions and events markets to school and sports photography. According to the press release, this collaboration focuses on helping school photography organizations streamline production, reduce manual editing, accelerate... Read More
Kodak posts stronger second quarter as print, advanced materials drive growth Earnings reports 

Kodak posts stronger second quarter as print, advanced materials drive growth

Eastman Kodak Co. reported improved second-quarter 2026 financial results, marking its fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in revenue, gross profit and operational EBITDA as gains in its Print and Advanced Materials & Chemicals (AM&C) businesses offset higher raw material costs. Photographic film is part of the company’s AM&C segment, which includes the manufacturing capabilities and coating technologies used for... Read More