April 4, 2026

We’re still thinking about those first images from the Artemis II crew — the kind of photographs that make everything else feel a little smaller for a moment. Shot from deep space for the first time in more than half a century, they show Earth suspended in darkness — a perspective so rare (when it’s not CGI) that it borders on the surreal, reminding us of what photography can do at its absolute limits.

Back here on Earth, we spent the week looking at where the camera industry is headed next — and who it’s really for. In our opinion, niche cameras aren’t a limitation but the future, while our review of the Sony a7 V explores what happens when one of the industry’s biggest players refines its do-it-all workhorse.

We also went deep with a photographer who’s spent 45 years chasing birds — and the gear that’s actually earned a permanent place in his kit — and sat down with Fujifilm at CP+ to talk about where the company sees things going next.

It’s a mix of big-picture thinking, practical gear insight, and a few reminders that, whether you’re shooting from your backyard or 140,000 miles away, the impulse is the same: to make sense of what you’re seeing — and hold onto it.

—Ben

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