A heavier week than most, worth sitting with rather than skimming past. A retired tourist has spent three months behind bars for photographing a train, Sony has made a formal offer to acquire Tamron, a group of tourists sparked real backlash for a photo shoot at Auschwitz, and a wildlife photographer documented one of the rarest sights in the ocean, alongside a new exhibition and a fresh piece of lighting gear.

A Ukrainian military photographer captured the exact moment a drone strike detonated, tourists at Yellowstone risked their lives walking across a boiling hot spring for a photo, new research raises real concerns about AI editing and wildlife photography, and Godox rounds out the week with two genuinely interesting budget releases.

A genuinely rich week. We lost a pioneering photojournalist, a Dorothea Lange archive has been made public for the first time, a photographer is suing a well known artist over alleged image appropriation, and a new biography uncovers a photographer whose second career was espionage.

A genuinely substantial week. Ricoh marks 30 years of the original GR1 with a special edition GR IV, freelance photojournalists are pushing back hard on a new Wall Street Journal contract, a rare gangster photography series gets its due, and a veteran street photographer makes the case for why the genre matters more now than ever.

A genuinely eventful week. Fujifilm marks 40 years of QuickSnap with its first ever black and white disposable camera, Capture One and Hasselblad bury the hatchet after years of mutual silence, Annie Leibovitz gets caught in a real conversation about color grading and cultural bias, and two black and white exhibitions are worth knowing about if you're near Maryland or planning a trip to the south of France.

A big week. Adobe is buying Topaz Labs, which has photographers asking real questions about what happens to their workflow next. LK Samyang and Schneider-Kreuznach round out a lightweight zoom trio that's been turning heads since CP+. And an exhibition opening this weekend shows the very last photographs Martin Parr ever made, shot at the place where photography began.

A busy week on the gear front. Viltrox, Brightin Star, and 7Artisans all have something new. Ricoh is raising prices on every GR model in Japan starting next month. Lightroom Classic got a meaningful update. And the Black & White International Photo Awards exhibition opens in Manhattan next week, worth knowing about if you're nearby.

A solid week. Viltrox announces a 28mm pancake for L-mount, the Insta360 Luna Ultra officially launches with Leica co-engineering, 7Artisans announces a fast 135mm for Sony E and L-mount, and the World Press Photo Exhibition 2026 is still running in several cities worth knowing about.

Viltrox announces two more APS-C EVO lenses ahead of their June 8 launch, the Sony a7R VI begins shipping, Luminar Neo is running its biggest sale of the year, Peak Design's new travel bags hit retail, Light Lens Lab adds a 75mm to the Leica M lineup, the Nikon 120-300mm f/2.8 shows up at Roland Garros, and Canon is apparently planning something for the AE-1's anniversary.

A meaningful week. The Ricoh GR IV Monochrome wins the Camera Grand Prix Technical Award, the Viltrox 55mm EVO review consensus comes in strong, Leica releases a phone, Canon discontinues a classic lens and raises prices, Capture One announces a 6% price increase, and Viltrox is not done yet.

A quieter week on the big camera announcement front but plenty worth paying attention to. A nearly forgotten Dorothea Lange archive just went free online, Leica pushed a meaningful firmware update to the Q3 family, and several new lenses landed that are directly relevant to monochrome shooters.

A massive week. Sony and Canon both announced significant new cameras on May 13. DJI debuted the Osmo Pocket 4P at the Cannes Film Festival. Panasonic surprised everyone with the LUMIX L10. And Sigma confirmed one of the most anticipated lenses in recent memory. Here is everything worth knowing.