December, 14th 2024,With the end of the year quickly approaching, Richard, Dale, Abby, and Mitchell hopped on YouTube to discuss and share behind-the-scenes insights about their picks for our annual awards. On that same theme, every team member also published essays this week covering other personal highlights from the year. We also asked you in the community to share your thoughts on the most impactful gear and techniques you learned about this year, wrapping up what has been an insight-filled week.Special thanks to everyone who contributed to our photo challenges and question of the week series this year. We've learned a ton from all of you this year and are looking forward to sharing more of the community's expertise and insights in 2026
—Ben
Highlights
Want an inside look at what our discussions picking the gear of the year look like? This is the video for you.
Not all Gear of the Year needs to be hardware.
This fast zoom was a joy to use and comes from a company that's been consistently putting out great lenses.
Our December Editors' photo challenge celebrates the art of black and white photography and is open for submissions until December 20.
Means, motive, opportunity. Or, in this instance, a compliment, some nice light and a moment of serendipity. For Richard, this year, there was only one choice for his favorite photo of the year.
Our latest Question of the week asked readers which new piece of gear, technique, or habit made the most significant positive difference to their photography in 2025. Here are their answers!
We looked back over an entire year of Editors' photo challenges. These are the photos that stood out.
DR data for the Sony a7 V and Panasonic S1 II show that latest sensors let you have your cake and eat it.
News Updates
In keeping with the annual DPReview tradition, here is Abby's favorite photo from 2025.
Sony has released an upgrade license for its ZV-E10 II camera that adds a 4K120 recording mode.
Even though I've been more involved in photography than ever before, it's been a year of wrestling with lots of questions related to my connection with the medium.
Adobe announced that Photoshop, Acrobat and Adobe Express are now available for use directly in ChatGPT, for free.
Viltrox has released conversion lenses that expand the capabilities of the Fujifilm X100 series cameras.
The Northern Lights Photographer of the Year contest has announced the top 25 Aurora images of 2025.
Acclaimed British photographer Martin Parr has passed away.
The reappearance of the Minolta name sent Richard down a rabbithole, looking at how so many famous names of the 20th-century are appearing on so many products, long after the original companies went bust.