Image: Laowa

Venus Optics is expanding its tilt-shift lens lineup with the 35mm F2.8 Zero-D Tilt-Shift 0.5x Macro lens. The new manual focus offering is designed for full-frame cameras, with versions available for Z, E, RF and L mounts. It is also compatible with the GFX and XCD medium-format systems. As the name suggests, it offers a wide-angle perspective with tilt-shift control and macro capabilities.

Laowa's 35mm F2.8 Zero-D Tilt-Shift 0.5x Macro lens is part of its Zero-D line, which, according to the company, results in virtually no optical distortion. The lens also uses an apochromatic design to minimize chromatic aberration and provide improved edge-to-edge sharpness. The optical design comprises 14 elements in 12 groups, and it features a 15-blade aperture diaphragm.

While not a true macro lens by the standard definition (which requires 1x magnification), it offers a 0.5x maximum magnification. It can focus as close as 22.8 cm (9"), which Laowa says is the closest in its class for tilt-shift lenses. On full-frame cameras, the lens offers ±10° of tilt and ±12mm of shift, whereas on medium-format cameras, it is limited to ±8mm of shift, while maintaining the same level of tilt.

The lens also offers practical design features, such as a 77mm filter thread and integrated Arca-Swiss support. The tripod collar will be especially useful since it's by no means a lightweight lens, coming in at 1,350g (3lbs).

The Laowa 35mm F2.8 Zero-D Tilt-Shift 0.5x Macro lens is available for purchase starting today for $1249.

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Press release:

Laowa’s New Tilt-Shift Lens — 35mm f/2.8 Zero-D Tilt Shift 0.5x Macro — Take Control of Every Line & Perspective

Anhui, China – November 25, 2025 – Anhui ChangGeng Optical Technology Company Limited (Venus Optics), a leading innovator in camera lens design, proudly announces the launch of its groundbreaking Laowa 35mm f/2.8 Zero-D Tilt-Shift 0.5× Macro lens. This versatile new optic empowers photographers with unparalleled creative and technical control, blending wide-angle perspective, tilt-shift functionality, and macro capabilities into a single, compact tool.

Designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras and also compatible with GFX/XCD medium-format systems, the Laowa 35mm f/2.8 Zero-D Tilt-Shift 0.5× Macro redefines precision imaging. Photographers can now take command of every line and perspective, from architectural grandeur to intricate tabletop scenes at an affordable price of USD 1,249.

Unrivaled Tilt & Shift Control

• Full Frame Systems: Offers an expansive ±10° of tilt for precise plane of focus manipulation and ±12mm of shift for advanced perspective correction.
• Medium Format Systems (GFX/XCD): Delivers ±10° of tilt and a robust ±8mm of shift, providing critical control without noticeable vignetting. These movements enable photographers to correct converging verticals in architecture, create stunning miniature effects, achieve extended depth of field across vast landscapes, and minimize reflections, all directly in-camera.

Zero-D (Zero Distortion) Optical Design

As part of Laowa's renowned Zero-D line, the 35mm f/2.8 ensures virtually no optical distortion, delivering perfectly straight lines crucial for architectural and interior photography. Its APO (Apochromatic) design further eliminates chromatic aberration, guaranteeing superior image quality and edge-to-edge sharpness across its broad 87.5° angle of view.

Exceptional Macro Capabilities

With an impressive 0.5x maximum magnification and a minimum focusing distance of just 22.8 cm (the closest in its class for tilt-shift lenses), this lens excels in macro photography. This close-focus ability, combined with tilt-shift movements, opens new avenues for detailed product shots, creative tabletop photography, and unique close-ups.

Versatile for Diverse Applications

The fast f/2.8 aperture provides excellent low-light performance, making it ideal for night scenes, long exposures, and indoor shooting. Its unique combination of features makes it a versatile companion for architectural, landscape, product, and fine art photographers seeking to push creative boundaries

Seamless Photo Stitching and Panoramic Imaging

Using the shift function, panoramas can be created with ease through photo stitching.

Photographer-Centric Design

Built-in 77mm Filter Thread: Offers practical and cost-effective filter use without bulky adapters.

Adjustable Tilt-Shift Direction: Provides flexible composition adjustments with 15° clicks for precise control.

Integrated Arca-Swiss Lens Support: A detachable support allows for quick and secure mounting to tripods, crucial for precise tilt-shift work.

Frog-Eye Coating: The front element features Laowa's water and dirt-repellent coating for easy cleaning and reliable performance in challenging environments.

Pricing & Availability:

The Laowa 35mm f/2.8 Zero-D Tilt-Shift 0.5× Macro will be available for purchase starting November 25, 2025, through the Venus Optics official website (https://www.venuslens.net/) and authorized resellers. The U.S. retail price is USD 1,249.

Name Laowa 35mm f/2.8 Zero-D Tilt-Shift 0.5x Macro Format Full Frame Focal Length 35mm Aperture Range F2.8-22 Angle of View 87.5° Tilt ±10° Shift ±12mm Mount Rotation 360° Magnification 0.5x In-focus driving mode Manual Focus Lens Structure 14 elements in 12 groups Aperture Blades 15 Min. Focusing Distance 22.8cm Filter Thread Size Ø77mm Dimensions Approx. Ø148.9mm* Ø104.9mm Weight 1,350g (exclude front cap & rear cap) Mounts E/Z/RF/L*/GFX/XCD Price USD 1,249 *Remark: Not compatible with the following Panasonic Lumix models: S52 S1M2 S1R2 S1M2E S5M2X

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Image: Laowa

Venus Optics is expanding its tilt-shift lens lineup with the 35mm F2.8 Zero-D Tilt-Shift 0.5x Macro lens. The new manual focus offering is designed for full-frame cameras, with versions available for Z, E, RF and L mounts. It is also compatible with the GFX and XCD medium-format systems. As the name suggests, it offers a wide-angle perspective with tilt-shift control and macro capabilities.

Laowa's 35mm F2.8 Zero-D Tilt-Shift 0.5x Macro lens is part of its Zero-D line, which, according to the company, results in virtually no optical distortion. The lens also uses an apochromatic design to minimize chromatic aberration and provide improved edge-to-edge sharpness. The optical design comprises 14 elements in 12 groups, and it features a 15-blade aperture diaphragm.

While not a true macro lens by the standard definition (which requires 1x magnification), it offers a 0.5x maximum magnification. It can focus as close as 22.8 cm (9"), which Laowa says is the closest in its class for tilt-shift lenses. On full-frame cameras, the lens offers ±10° of tilt and ±12mm of shift, whereas on medium-format cameras, it is limited to ±8mm of shift, while maintaining the same level of tilt.

The lens also offers practical design features, such as a 77mm filter thread and integrated Arca-Swiss support. The tripod collar will be especially useful since it's by no means a lightweight lens, coming in at 1,350g (3lbs).

The Laowa 35mm F2.8 Zero-D Tilt-Shift 0.5x Macro lens is available for purchase starting today for $1249.

{PressRelease}

Press release:

Laowa’s New Tilt-Shift Lens — 35mm f/2.8 Zero-D Tilt Shift 0.5x Macro — Take Control of Every Line & Perspective

Anhui, China – November 25, 2025 – Anhui ChangGeng Optical Technology Company Limited (Venus Optics), a leading innovator in camera lens design, proudly announces the launch of its groundbreaking Laowa 35mm f/2.8 Zero-D Tilt-Shift 0.5× Macro lens. This versatile new optic empowers photographers with unparalleled creative and technical control, blending wide-angle perspective, tilt-shift functionality, and macro capabilities into a single, compact tool.

Designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras and also compatible with GFX/XCD medium-format systems, the Laowa 35mm f/2.8 Zero-D Tilt-Shift 0.5× Macro redefines precision imaging. Photographers can now take command of every line and perspective, from architectural grandeur to intricate tabletop scenes at an affordable price of USD 1,249.

Unrivaled Tilt & Shift Control

• Full Frame Systems: Offers an expansive ±10° of tilt for precise plane of focus manipulation and ±12mm of shift for advanced perspective correction.
• Medium Format Systems (GFX/XCD): Delivers ±10° of tilt and a robust ±8mm of shift, providing critical control without noticeable vignetting. These movements enable photographers to correct converging verticals in architecture, create stunning miniature effects, achieve extended depth of field across vast landscapes, and minimize reflections, all directly in-camera.

Zero-D (Zero Distortion) Optical Design

As part of Laowa's renowned Zero-D line, the 35mm f/2.8 ensures virtually no optical distortion, delivering perfectly straight lines crucial for architectural and interior photography. Its APO (Apochromatic) design further eliminates chromatic aberration, guaranteeing superior image quality and edge-to-edge sharpness across its broad 87.5° angle of view.

Exceptional Macro Capabilities

With an impressive 0.5x maximum magnification and a minimum focusing distance of just 22.8 cm (the closest in its class for tilt-shift lenses), this lens excels in macro photography. This close-focus ability, combined with tilt-shift movements, opens new avenues for detailed product shots, creative tabletop photography, and unique close-ups.

Versatile for Diverse Applications

The fast f/2.8 aperture provides excellent low-light performance, making it ideal for night scenes, long exposures, and indoor shooting. Its unique combination of features makes it a versatile companion for architectural, landscape, product, and fine art photographers seeking to push creative boundaries

Seamless Photo Stitching and Panoramic Imaging

Using the shift function, panoramas can be created with ease through photo stitching.

Photographer-Centric Design

Built-in 77mm Filter Thread: Offers practical and cost-effective filter use without bulky adapters.

Adjustable Tilt-Shift Direction: Provides flexible composition adjustments with 15° clicks for precise control.

Integrated Arca-Swiss Lens Support: A detachable support allows for quick and secure mounting to tripods, crucial for precise tilt-shift work.

Frog-Eye Coating: The front element features Laowa's water and dirt-repellent coating for easy cleaning and reliable performance in challenging environments.

Pricing & Availability:

The Laowa 35mm f/2.8 Zero-D Tilt-Shift 0.5× Macro will be available for purchase starting November 25, 2025, through the Venus Optics official website (https://www.venuslens.net/) and authorized resellers. The U.S. retail price is USD 1,249.

Name Laowa 35mm f/2.8 Zero-D Tilt-Shift 0.5x Macro Format Full Frame Focal Length 35mm Aperture Range F2.8-22 Angle of View 87.5° Tilt ±10° Shift ±12mm Mount Rotation 360° Magnification 0.5x In-focus driving mode Manual Focus Lens Structure 14 elements in 12 groups Aperture Blades 15 Min. Focusing Distance 22.8cm Filter Thread Size Ø77mm Dimensions Approx. Ø148.9mm* Ø104.9mm Weight 1,350g (exclude front cap & rear cap) Mounts E/Z/RF/L*/GFX/XCD Price USD 1,249 *Remark: Not compatible with the following Panasonic Lumix models: S52 S1M2 S1R2 S1M2E S5M2X

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The Canon EOS R6 III promises 33MP resolution and decently fast readout speeds from an FSI CMOS sensor.

Photo: Mitchell Clark

We've received a production standard Canon EOS R6 III and have put it through our standard studio tests. As we work on our final reviews of 2025, the Canon looks likely to be the last camera we'll be able to complete testing on.

Our test scene is designed to simulate a variety of textures, colors, and detail types you'll encounter in the real world. It also has two illumination modes, full even light and low directional light, to see the effect of different lighting conditions.

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As you might hope, the Canon captures more detail than its 24MP rivals, and comparable amounts to its 33MP Sony peer, while also matching the color response of the EOS R6 II. The slightly richer, more yellowy pinks than the Sony and Nikon suggest it'll give the skin tone response that many Canon users have come to enjoy.

The detail difference is more apparent in the processed Raws, where the Canon and Sony present the horizontal lines in the doorway in a similar manner, whereas the R6 II and Nikon Z6III can't. Interestingly, the Nikon presents a convincing but completely spurious representation of the vertical lines above the door, while the EOS R6 II represents similar thick lines horizontally: both the result of aliasing.

At mid-to-high ISO there's little to choose between any of these cameras in terms of noise. As you creep towards the very highest ISOs the gap starts to open up, but it's only in the camera's extended 102,400 setting that the difference becomes clear. Even then, this is unlikely to be the difference between the images from some of these cameras being usable and others not: they're all going to be pretty hard to salvage.

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In terms of dynamic range it peforms exactly as we might expect. There's plenty of scope to lift the shadows with all these cameras. There's a tiny bit more read noise coming from the Canon, which makes itself known if you delve really deep into the files.

It's also worth noting that the noise that is visible appears slightly smeared, rather than as individual points, which could be indicative of noise reduction. Our scene has plenty of fine detail, much of it with low contrast, if you want to download the files and see if you think it'll have any impact when processed with your preferred workflow.

Switching to electronic shutter mode sees the camera drop to 12-bit sensor readout, which has the predictable effect of curtailing the dynamic range of the Raws (the reduction in available values to encode the shadows presents as quantization noise).

Our ISO Invariance test suggests this is a dual gain sensor that switches to its higher gain step around ISO 800. There's very little benefit to raising ISO above that point, but opportunity to keep ISO down to protect highlights.

Overall, there's no sign of any nasty surprises to undermine the R6 III's performance promises.

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The Canon EOS R6 III promises 33MP resolution and decently fast readout speeds from an FSI CMOS sensor.

Photo: Mitchell Clark

We've received a production standard Canon EOS R6 III and have put it through our standard studio tests. As we work on our final reviews of 2025, the Canon looks likely to be the last camera we'll be able to complete testing on.

Our test scene is designed to simulate a variety of textures, colors, and detail types you'll encounter in the real world. It also has two illumination modes, full even light and low directional light, to see the effect of different lighting conditions.

Image ComparisonThis widget is not optimized for RSS feed readers. Click here to open it in a new browser window / tab.

As you might hope, the Canon captures more detail than its 24MP rivals, and comparable amounts to its 33MP Sony peer, while also matching the color response of the EOS R6 II. The slightly richer, more yellowy pinks than the Sony and Nikon suggest it'll give the skin tone response that many Canon users have come to enjoy.

The detail difference is more apparent in the processed Raws, where the Canon and Sony present the horizontal lines in the doorway in a similar manner, whereas the R6 II and Nikon Z6III can't. Interestingly, the Nikon presents a convincing but completely spurious representation of the vertical lines above the door, while the EOS R6 II represents similar thick lines horizontally: both the result of aliasing.

At mid-to-high ISO there's little to choose between any of these cameras in terms of noise. As you creep towards the very highest ISOs the gap starts to open up, but it's only in the camera's extended 102,400 setting that the difference becomes clear. Even then, this is unlikely to be the difference between the images from some of these cameras being usable and others not: they're all going to be pretty hard to salvage.

Buy now:

Buy at AdoramaBuy at B&H Photo Dynamic Range

In terms of dynamic range it peforms exactly as we might expect. There's plenty of scope to lift the shadows with all these cameras. There's a tiny bit more read noise coming from the Canon, which makes itself known if you delve really deep into the files.

It's also worth noting that the noise that is visible appears slightly smeared, rather than as individual points, which could be indicative of noise reduction. Our scene has plenty of fine detail, much of it with low contrast, if you want to download the files and see if you think it'll have any impact when processed with your preferred workflow.

Switching to electronic shutter mode sees the camera drop to 12-bit sensor readout, which has the predictable effect of curtailing the dynamic range of the Raws (the reduction in available values to encode the shadows presents as quantization noise).

Our ISO Invariance test suggests this is a dual gain sensor that switches to its higher gain step around ISO 800. There's very little benefit to raising ISO above that point, but opportunity to keep ISO down to protect highlights.

Overall, there's no sign of any nasty surprises to undermine the R6 III's performance promises.

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Panasonic has announced new firmware for its Lumix S1RII (Ver. 1.3), S1II (Ver. 1.2 ) and S1IIE (Ver. 1.2) cameras. The updated firmware promises an improved shooting experience and enhanced functionality with changes to autofocus performance, thermal control and more.

The most notable change Panasonic is bringing to its full-frame S1 series cameras is improved autofocus features. Panasonic states that the new firmware for all three models will provide enhanced autofocus tracking stability in their generic tracking modes due to algorithm improvements.

On the left is how Panasonic has handled the display for eye detection autofocus. On the right is the new option, which uses a rectangle over the eye.
Screenshots: Mitchell Clark

The updates add an option to only display the autofocus frame on your selected subject, rather than on it and every other possible subject in the frame, providing a cleaner UI. Panasonic has also added an option to change how the autofocus frame is displayed when tracking a human eye, letting you choose to use a standard rectangle outline. Previously, the camera would place a square over the entire face with a target over the eye. That option is still available for those who like it, but the update makes the eye recognition AF display more similar to what other brands do.

Another important update comes from an improved thermal control algorithm. Panasonic says the update makes the camera react less to environmental factors, such as direct sunlight or a sudden swing in temperature, like you may see when moving from an indoor to an outdoor location. The company says the cameras should be able to achieve longer record times in their most demanding modes; for example, you can now expect double the record time when shooting DCI 4K in 120p, recording to a CFexpress card, and an even bigger increase when recording to an SD card.

The company has also made it so that the front-plate record button won't do anything in photo mode.

There's a healthy list of other changes, too. Panasonic added a lower-speed burst option to its electronic shutter burst mode (SH burst shooting) on the S1RII (20 fps) and S1II (30 fps). All three cameras get MP4(Lite), a low-bitrate video format that records 3:2 Open Gate at 30p or 25p with a 50 Mbps data rate. It promises to deliver files that are approximately 41% smaller than standard MP4 clips at similar settings. The company has also made it so that, by default, the front-plate record button won't do anything in photo mode, which should cut down on the number of accidental clips people take. (If you've already reassigned the button, don't worry; your setting should be preserved through the update.)

The company has also included a few new options to help manage your ISO. You can now set one of your dials to switch directly between manual and auto ISO mode, when previously you had to scroll through the entire range to get back to auto mode. If you prefer, you can also assign a button to toggle between auto and manual ISO as well. The ISO display for video mode also gets an update that makes it clear when your camera is using its sensor's low or high gain step, if you have it set to switch between them automatically.

If your ISO is in the blue region, it uses the low-gain step, and if it's in the red region, it uses the high-gain step. It's a useful indicator, given that different color modes, such as Log or Cinelike A2, will have different base ISOs.

Alongside the firmware updates, Panasonic has also released Version 1.4 of the Lumix Flow app, which is designed for creators shooting video and filmmakers. It brings changes that the company says have been requested by the app's users, including support for LUT live view within the app, the ability to carry over frame markers from the camera to the app and improved AF frame display.

All of the firmware updates are available for download as of November 25, 2025, at 8:00 pm EST / November 26, 2025, at 1:00 am UTC.

Press release:

Panasonic Announces New Updates for its LUMIX S Series Camera Firmware and LUMIX Flow App

Newark, N.J. (November 25, 2025) – Panasonic has introduced a series of new firmware updates for its full-frame mirrorless LUMIX S1RII, S1II and S1IIE, aimed at improving the hybrid shooting experience and enhancing functionality. In conjunction with the camera firmware update, an update for the app will also be released. All updates will be available from November 25, 2025, at 8:00pm EST, via the LUMIX Global Customer Support website and app stores.

User feedback has played a key role in shaping this update, such as optimized thermal management, addition of MP4(Lite) recording option, and UI improvements. With support and input from the LUMIX community, Panasonic has further refined the shooting and workflow experience. The company remains dedicated to this approach, providing ongoing firmware updates and product enhancements with a commitment to supporting creators and delivering the best possible tools for their craft.

LUMIX S1RII Firmware Ver. 1.3 / S1II Ver. 1.2 / S1IIE Ver. 1.2 Updates

• Improved Thermal Control Algorithm for Longer Recording Time:
  • The thermal control algorithm has been improved to make the recording time less affected by environmental factors.
• Addition of Lower-Speed Option for SH Burst Shooting:
  • A lower-speed option has been added to SH burst shooting, including pre-burst shooting. (*1)
• AF Improvements:
  • Auto-recognition frames for only the main subject can now be set for display while using autofocus.
  • AF frame display for human eye recognition can be set to 'rectangular' while using autofocus.
  • Enhanced tracking AF stability through algorithm improvements.
• Added Video Features:
  • The option for the low-bitrate video format "MP4(Lite)" can now be selected.
    *3.8K (3840x2560) 29.97p/25.00p 50Mbps
• Improved compatibility:
  • Compatibility with our interchangeable lens S-R100500 and teleconverter (DMW-STC14/STC20) has been improved.
• Support for LUMIX Smartphone App, LUMIX Flow Ver.1.4:
  • External monitor function allows applying LUTs to live view, displaying multiple frame markers, and showing focus frames.
• Other Functionality Improvements and Enhancements:
  • An icon indicating that the preview effect is disabled will be displayed on the shooting screen when [Constant Preview] is set to [OFF].
  • ISO Auto can be set in the [ISO Displayed Setting] menu in the Custom Menu.
  • A bug where the live view quality differed between standby mode and video recording mode when applying false color has been fixed.
  • Added a 1.6x display option for the Anamorphic Desqueeze Display.
  • The base ISO sensitivity can now be visible on the ISO sensitivity setting screen when Dual Native ISO is set to AUTO.
  • The default setting for functions registered to the sub video rec. button has been changed to “No Setting” in both Photo Mode and Playback Mode.
  • The processing time for focus stacking has been improved through algorithm enhancements.
  • A menu that allows you to display the live view with the same quality during both standby and video recording modes has been added. (*2)
• LUMIX Smartphone App, LUMIX Flow Ver.1.4:
  • Support for LUT view assist - LUT live view is available in the app and can be toggled ON or OFF.
  • Support for multiple frame marker display - The same frame markers shown on the camera is output to the app as live view.
  • Improved AF frame display for various recognition in Automatic Detection

*1 S1II and S1RII only. *2 S1II only.

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Panasonic has announced new firmware for its Lumix S1RII (Ver. 1.3), S1II (Ver. 1.2 ) and S1IIE (Ver. 1.2) cameras. The updated firmware promises an improved shooting experience and enhanced functionality with changes to autofocus performance, thermal control and more.

The most notable change Panasonic is bringing to its full-frame S1 series cameras is improved autofocus features. Panasonic states that the new firmware for all three models will provide enhanced autofocus tracking stability in their generic tracking modes due to algorithm improvements.

On the left is how Panasonic has handled the display for eye detection autofocus. On the right is the new option, which uses a rectangle over the eye.
Screenshots: Mitchell Clark

The updates add an option to only display the autofocus frame on your selected subject, rather than on it and every other possible subject in the frame, providing a cleaner UI. Panasonic has also added an option to change how the autofocus frame is displayed when tracking a human eye, letting you choose to use a standard rectangle outline. Previously, the camera would place a square over the entire face with a target over the eye. That option is still available for those who like it, but the update makes the eye recognition AF display more similar to what other brands do.

Another important update comes from an improved thermal control algorithm. Panasonic says the update makes the camera react less to environmental factors, such as direct sunlight or a sudden swing in temperature, like you may see when moving from an indoor to an outdoor location. The company says the cameras should be able to achieve longer record times in their most demanding modes; for example, you can now expect double the record time when shooting DCI 4K in 120p, recording to a CFexpress card, and an even bigger increase when recording to an SD card.

The company has also made it so that the front-plate record button won't do anything in photo mode.

There's a healthy list of other changes, too. Panasonic added a lower-speed burst option to its electronic shutter burst mode (SH burst shooting) on the S1RII (20 fps) and S1II (30 fps). All three cameras get MP4(Lite), a low-bitrate video format that records 3:2 Open Gate at 30p or 25p with a 50 Mbps data rate. It promises to deliver files that are approximately 41% smaller than standard MP4 clips at similar settings. The company has also made it so that, by default, the front-plate record button won't do anything in photo mode, which should cut down on the number of accidental clips people take. (If you've already reassigned the button, don't worry; your setting should be preserved through the update.)

The company has also included a few new options to help manage your ISO. You can now set one of your dials to switch directly between manual and auto ISO mode, when previously you had to scroll through the entire range to get back to auto mode. If you prefer, you can also assign a button to toggle between auto and manual ISO as well. The ISO display for video mode also gets an update that makes it clear when your camera is using its sensor's low or high gain step, if you have it set to switch between them automatically.

If your ISO is in the blue region, it uses the low-gain step, and if it's in the red region, it uses the high-gain step. It's a useful indicator, given that different color modes, such as Log or Cinelike A2, will have different base ISOs.

Alongside the firmware updates, Panasonic has also released Version 1.4 of the Lumix Flow app, which is designed for creators shooting video and filmmakers. It brings changes that the company says have been requested by the app's users, including support for LUT live view within the app, the ability to carry over frame markers from the camera to the app and improved AF frame display.

All of the firmware updates are available for download as of November 25, 2025, at 8:00 pm EST / November 26, 2025, at 1:00 am UTC.

Press release:

Panasonic Announces New Updates for its LUMIX S Series Camera Firmware and LUMIX Flow App

Newark, N.J. (November 25, 2025) – Panasonic has introduced a series of new firmware updates for its full-frame mirrorless LUMIX S1RII, S1II and S1IIE, aimed at improving the hybrid shooting experience and enhancing functionality. In conjunction with the camera firmware update, an update for the app will also be released. All updates will be available from November 25, 2025, at 8:00pm EST, via the LUMIX Global Customer Support website and app stores.

User feedback has played a key role in shaping this update, such as optimized thermal management, addition of MP4(Lite) recording option, and UI improvements. With support and input from the LUMIX community, Panasonic has further refined the shooting and workflow experience. The company remains dedicated to this approach, providing ongoing firmware updates and product enhancements with a commitment to supporting creators and delivering the best possible tools for their craft.

LUMIX S1RII Firmware Ver. 1.3 / S1II Ver. 1.2 / S1IIE Ver. 1.2 Updates

• Improved Thermal Control Algorithm for Longer Recording Time:
  • The thermal control algorithm has been improved to make the recording time less affected by environmental factors.
• Addition of Lower-Speed Option for SH Burst Shooting:
  • A lower-speed option has been added to SH burst shooting, including pre-burst shooting. (*1)
• AF Improvements:
  • Auto-recognition frames for only the main subject can now be set for display while using autofocus.
  • AF frame display for human eye recognition can be set to 'rectangular' while using autofocus.
  • Enhanced tracking AF stability through algorithm improvements.
• Added Video Features:
  • The option for the low-bitrate video format "MP4(Lite)" can now be selected.
    *3.8K (3840x2560) 29.97p/25.00p 50Mbps
• Improved compatibility:
  • Compatibility with our interchangeable lens S-R100500 and teleconverter (DMW-STC14/STC20) has been improved.
• Support for LUMIX Smartphone App, LUMIX Flow Ver.1.4:
  • External monitor function allows applying LUTs to live view, displaying multiple frame markers, and showing focus frames.
• Other Functionality Improvements and Enhancements:
  • An icon indicating that the preview effect is disabled will be displayed on the shooting screen when [Constant Preview] is set to [OFF].
  • ISO Auto can be set in the [ISO Displayed Setting] menu in the Custom Menu.
  • A bug where the live view quality differed between standby mode and video recording mode when applying false color has been fixed.
  • Added a 1.6x display option for the Anamorphic Desqueeze Display.
  • The base ISO sensitivity can now be visible on the ISO sensitivity setting screen when Dual Native ISO is set to AUTO.
  • The default setting for functions registered to the sub video rec. button has been changed to “No Setting” in both Photo Mode and Playback Mode.
  • The processing time for focus stacking has been improved through algorithm enhancements.
  • A menu that allows you to display the live view with the same quality during both standby and video recording modes has been added. (*2)
• LUMIX Smartphone App, LUMIX Flow Ver.1.4:
  • Support for LUT view assist - LUT live view is available in the app and can be toggled ON or OFF.
  • Support for multiple frame marker display - The same frame markers shown on the camera is output to the app as live view.
  • Improved AF frame display for various recognition in Automatic Detection

*1 S1II and S1RII only. *2 S1II only.

A new residential skyscraper has set a North American record, becoming the tallest building in Canada – and it's not even finished yet. Named the Pinnacle SkyTower, it will rise to an impressive supertall height of 351.85 m (1,154 ft) in Toronto once complete.

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In a major brain science breakthrough, New Orleans-based researchers and collaborators have discovered a nerve signaling mechanism that takes place outside the cell, flipping on a 'pain switch.' This significantly updates the way we understand how pain receptors work in the brain, and it could shed light on a path to safer pain medication that can effectively provide relief without the usual side effects.

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Scientists have failed to show that weight-loss wonder drug semaglutide slows the progress of Alzheimer's disease (AD), as two-year clinical trials end in disappointment for patients, medical scientists and drugmaker Novo Nordisk.

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Boeing has suffered another setback after NASA renegotiated its agreement with the company. Under the new contract, on its next flight o the International Space Station (ISS), Boeing's Starliner capsule will carry only cargo and no crew.

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Scientists have made history with a device that successfully eavesdrops on the neuronal chatter between the brain and the gut, furthering our understanding of its intrinsic interconnectedness – and how it drives health and disease throughout the body.

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Earlier this year, Washington-based Mammoth Overland introduced a hard-sided prototype rooftop tent it refused to call a tent. Now that it's officially launched the production version, it's sticking with that anti-tent branding in calling it a rooftop camper. That's because the miniature SKL shelter doesn't have a shred of tent canvas, relying instead on aircraft-grade aluminum to create a fast-pitching cabin that battles winter with an uprated insulation package. Mammoth further cuts ties with the tent industry by slapping on a five-figure price tag.

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When I came across this solar-powered bike, I wondered which bikemaker could be behind it. Someone well-established like Honda or Verge? Or perhaps an innovative yet frugal Chinese brand? Well, it turns out, none of them. This ingenious breakthrough comes from an architecture and design firm. No kidding!

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Image: Reto Productions

*This story has been updated with pricing, availability and additional details.

The Kodak name has been in the news a fair amount lately, and now a new film camera featuring the brand has been released. Kodak brand licensee Reto Productions initially shared three teasers on its Instagram, showing off the upcoming Snapic A1 camera. The camera is now officially available for pre-order.

Reto's first post about the Snapic A1 featured a single shot of the camera, followed by sample photos claimed to be taken with the new device. It also shared a brief video of the camera, highlighting some of its features before fully unveiling the camera.

Screenshots of some of the features highlighted in the teaser Reel.

The Snapic A1 is a plastic point-and-shoot film camera with a textured handgrip and integrated flash. Reto says it offers auto loading and advancing, auto rewind and auto flash, making it a good option for beginners or anyone who wants an easier experience. It also provides a multiple exposure function to enable double exposures.

The camera features an LCD screen that shows battery life, focus range and flash settings. It relies on zone focusing, with a ring on the front that allows users to change the zone between 0.5 to 1.5m (1.6-4.9') and 1.5m (4.9') to infinity. It offers a shutter speed of 1/100s. Reto specifies that it uses a 25mm, 3-element glass lens with an F9.5 aperture. It's a compact and lightweight camera, weighing just 117 grams (4.1oz) and runs on two AAA batteries.

It's important to note that although Eastman Kodak is regaining control over some of its film distribution, this camera is not produced by Eastman Kodak. Instead, it's made by Reto, a Hong Kong-based company that has been a brand licensee of Eastman Kodak since 2022. Reto is also the company behind the affordable yet entirely plastic Kodak Ektar H35 line of half-frame film cameras.

The camera comes with a pouch and neck strap.
Image: Reto

The Snapic A1 is available for preorder starting today, with Reto promising deliveries beginning in December. The camera comes with a camera pouch and neck strap, but does not include batteries or film. It comes in a dark gray and ivory color and costs $99.

Photos from left to right: Omar Victor Diop, Susan Derges HonFRPS and Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora

The Royal Photographic Society has announced the recipients of its 2025 Awards. The contest highlights significant contributions across both the art and science of photography, with awards for three pillars: The Art of Photography & Moving Images, The Science of Photography & Moving Images, and The Knowledge and Understanding of Photography & Moving Image.

The Royal Photographic Society Awards is the world's longest-running photography prize. This year marks its 147th anniversary, with the contest dating back to 1878. The Royal Photographic Society dates back even further, with a founding year of 1853.

The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) Awards recognize individuals working in both still and moving images, celebrating the photographers and recipients themselves rather than rewarding a single image. The contest celebrates significant achievements and showcases new and emerging talent across a range of genres, including moving image, new media, science and imaging, education, publishing and curation.

"While the 2025 RPS Awards recipients reflect the diversity and breadth of the international photographic community, they are all united in celebrating photography's unique capacity to challenge societal perceptions and make complex issues both relatable and urgent," said Sir Brian Pomeroy CBE ARPS, Chair of the judging panel.

You can see all of the RPS Awards recipients and learn more about the RPS Awards at the RPS website.

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Award recipient: Susan Derges HonFRPS

Award details: Awarded in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the art of photography or moving image.

Recipient details: Susan Derges studied painting in London and Berlin in the 1970s which informed a subsequent wide-ranging exploration of photographic image making, particularly through her large-scale camera-less photograms of some of the shorelines and rivers of Devon and Dartmoor. In the early 1980s she lived and worked in Japan for 6 years and this formative period has influenced much of her image making and thinking, particularly concerning the natural world and our relationship to it.

She has worked in residence at the Museum for the History of Science in, Oxford, (1999-2000) and Kingswood forest in Ashford, Kent (1999-2000); collaborated with the Royal Museums Greenwhich, exhibiting the Mortal Moon series at the Queen’s Palace Greenwich (2018 -2019) and informally with the Marine biology department at the University of Plymouth, who she consulted during the production of a body of work titled Tide Pools that were exhibited in Sea Gardens at the Royal Albert memorial Museum, Exeter (2019) and in Squaring the Circles at the Royal Photographic Society, Bristol, in 2022 including subsequent touring shows at Scarborough Museum (2023) and Dalkeith House, Edinburgh (2024).

More recent work has been concerned with recreated environments, combining imagery made on location with phenomena modelled within the spaces of her studio and dark room; collaborations with writers and poets include River Taw (Michael Hue Williams Fine Art, London 1997) ; Woman Thinking River (Fraenkel Gallery, San Fransisco and Danziger Gallery, New York 1999) ; Liquid -Form (Michael Hue Williams Fine Art, London 1999) ; Elemental (Steidl, Germany 2010) ; Shadow Catchers, (the V&A, London 2010) ; Squaring the Circles (RPS 2022).

Her works can be found in public and private collections world-wide. Susan was awarded an RPS Honorary Fellowship in 2014.

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Award recipient: Amak Mahmoodian

Award details: Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable achievement in photojournalism whether in photography or moving image.

Recipient details: Amak Mahmoodian is a multidisciplinary artist and educator. She began her career as a research-based photographer in Iran in 2003. Since 2010, she has been living in the UK, unable to return to her home country. She practices as a visual artist at the intersection of conceptual image-making and documentary photography, working with photographs, text, video, drawing, archives and sound. Her practice explores the presentation of gender, identity and displacement, bridging a space between personal and political across platforms and formats including installation, books and films.

Mahmoodian’s work has been shown internationally, including the Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh; Fototeca Latinoamericana, Buenos Aires; the Benaki Museum, Athens; Arnolfini, Bristol; Rencontres d’Arles, Arles; and Peckham 24, London.

Her works are held in collections such as the Tate, and the British Library in London. She has published two books, Shenasnameh (RRB- ICV Lab, 2016), and Zanjir (RRB, 2019) which was the winner of The Best Photo Text Book award at Rencontres Arles, 2020. Her work appears in key titles on photography such as Photography – A Feminist History (Tate Publishing, 2021), Photography Now: Fifty Pioneers Defining Photography for the Twenty-First Century (Octopus Publishing, 2021), and How We See: Photobooks by Women (10x10 Photobooks, 2019).

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Award recipient: Raghu Rai

Award details: Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable achievement in editorial or documentary photography or moving image.

Recipient details: Raghu Rai qualified as a civil engineer, but turned to photography when he was 23 years, in 1965. He joined The Statesman newspaper as their chief photographer between 1966 and 1976, and was then Picture Editor with Sunday - a weekly news magazine published in Calcutta between 1977 and 1980.

After completing a Thomson fellowship in England, he worked with The Times in London. In 1972, impressed by Rai’s exhibition at Gallery Delpire, Paris, Henri Cartier-Bresson nominated him to Magnum Photos, the world’s most prestigious agency. Rai continues to be a part of Magnum.

Rai took over as Picture Editor-Visualiser-Photographer of India Today, India’s leading news magazine, contributing trailblazing picture essays from 1982-1991.

He was awarded the ‘Padmashree’ in 1972, a civilian award, the first to a photographer for the body of works he produced on Bangladesh refugees and the war. In 1992 he was awarded Photographer of the Year in the United States for the story ‘Human Management of Wildlife in India’ published in National Geographic. In 2009 he was conferred Officer des Arts et des Letters by French Government and received a lifetime achievement award in 2016 in India.

His photo essays have appeared in many of the world’s leading magazines and newspapers. He has done extensive documentation of 1984 Bhopal tragedy and its continuing effects on the lives of gas victims under a special assignment from Greenpeace International, compiled into a book and three exhibitions travelling in Europe, American and Southeast Asia.

In 2012, Raghu Rai with his son Nitin Rai initiated the Raghu Rai Center for Photography to share his fifty years of knowledge and experience with the young generations.

Rai has done more than 60 picture books on different themes of India including some of the world heritage sites in context to the socio-cultural landscape of his homeland. And there are more than a dozen books in the pipeline.

Raghu Rai lives in New Delhi with his family.

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Award recipient: Omar Victor Diop

Award details: Awarded to a photographer in recognition of a notable personal achievement in the art of photography or moving image.

Recipient details: Regarded as one of the most important Senegalese photographers of his generation, Omar Victor Diop was born in Dakar in 1980 and was brought up there. He now divides his time between his birthplace and Paris.

From an early age, Diop cultivated his vivid imagination as much through photography as through literature and history, leading him to hone his talent in several art forms, from collage and creative writing to fashion and textile design. His influences include the major African portrait artists Mama Casset, Seydou Keïta and Malick Sidibé, the French creator Jean-Paul Goude, as well as several Flemish and Spanish painters of the Renaissance.

Diop’s work is part of major institutions collections — such as the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, the Brooklyn Museum in the United States, the Musée de la Photographie de Saint-Louis in Senegal — and has been shown in exhibitions at high-profile international events, such as Paris Photo and the Rencontres d’Arles in France, the New York edition of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair and Kyotographie in Japan. His images also appear regularly in magazines around the world.

His first monograph, Omar Victor Diop, was published by 5 Continents Editions in 2021.

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Award recipient: Tami Aftab

Award details: Awarded to a photographer under the age of 30 (at the time of nomination) in recognition of a notable personal achievement in the art of photography or moving image.

Recipient details: Tami Aftab is an English-Pakistani photographer based in London. Her work explores intimacy, family, identity, and play, often approaching sensitive subjects with warmth and lightness.

She first developed her practice through personal projects, including a collaboration with her father that examined his short-term memory loss through humour and staged portraiture. This series later became her debut book, The Rice is on the Hob, photographed in Lahore, which explored food, heritage, and the ties between memory and family, incorporating her father’s recipes. The work was exhibited at Have a Butcher’s gallery in London.

Working across fashion, portraiture, lifestyle, and personal work, Aftab’s photography is distinguished by vibrant colour and a playful, spontaneous quality. She continues to hand-print much of her work, maintaining a strong connection to film and darkroom processes.

Aftab has collaborated with clients including WePresent, Adidas, Apple, Burberry, Net-a-Porter, Stella McCartney, National Theatre, Atmos, and British Vogue. Her work has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, the ICA, Peckham24 and The Photographer’s Gallery.

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Award recipient: Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora

Award details: Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable use of stills photography or moving image that highlights or contributes to demonstrable improvement in public awareness of social issues.

Recipient details: Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora who describes herself a ‘panjabi, brummie, artist, mother, educator’ is a multi-disciplinary artist with a socially engaged practice, working with local communities on global issues. She is interested in celebrating untold stories while exploring visual representations of gender, ethnicity and place.

Jaskirt creates work with the aim to empower and give voice to marginalised communities. She is a multiple award-winning artist, including winning the British Journal of Photography's Portrait of Britain award for three consecutive years, and the LensCulture Photo Art award.

Recent Highlights include a place called home being exhibited at Peckham24 in 2025, under the theme Come Together and currently Jaskirt is working on Fractured Landscapes and how we heal which will be a major solo exhibition at The New Art Gallery Walsall, before touring to Open Eye Gallery in 2026. This work has been made possible through a 2½ year Arts Council England Project Grant.

Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at Wembley Stadium, UN Headquarters New York, Peckham24, New Art Exchange Nottingham and Manchester’s People Museum. Her work Birmingham Lockdown Stories (2020) is held in the permanent archive and collection of the Birmingham Museums Trust.

Jaskirt is also the founder of @womeninphotobham, a bi-monthly social event for women photographers in the W.Midlands and a Senior Lecturer at Birmingham City University.

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Award recipient: Ragnar Guðni Axelsson

Award details: Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable use of stills photography or moving image that highlights or contributes to demonstrable improvement in public awareness of environmental issues.

Recipient details: For over 40 years Ragnar Axelsson has been photographing the people, animals and landscape of the most remote regions of the Arctic, including Iceland, Siberia and Greenland.

In stark black-and-white images, he captures the elemental, human experience of nature at the edge of the liveable world, making visible the extraordinary relationships between the people of the Arctic and their extreme environment - relationships now being altered in profound and complex ways by unprecedented climate changes.

A photojournalist at Morgunblaðið (1976 - 2020), Ragnar has also worked on freelance assignments in Latvia, Lithuania, Mozambique, South Africa, China and Ukraine. His photographs have been featured in LIFE, Newsweek, Stern, GEO, National Geographic, Time, and Polka, and have been exhibited widely.

Ragnar has published eight books in various international editions. His most recent book, Arctic Heroes published in 2020, Jökull (Glacier) published in 2018, with a foreword by Ólafur Elíasson. Andlit Nordursins (Faces of The North), was published in 2016, with a foreword by Mary Ellen Mark, and won the 2016 Icelandic Literary Prize for non-fiction. Other awards for Ragnar's work include numerous Icelandic photojournalist awards; The Leica Oskar Barnack Award (Honorable Mention); the Grand Prize, Photo de Mer, Vannes; and Iceland's highest honour, the Order of the Falcon, Knight's Cross.

Ragnar is currently working on a three-year project documenting people's lives in all eight countries of the Arctic. At this pivotal time, as climate change irrevocably disrupts the physical and traditional realities of their world, Ragnar is bearing witness to the immediate and direct threat that changes in the climate poses to their survival.

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Award recipient: Richard Billingham

Award details: Awarded in recognition of a significant personal achievement in any of the three areas of: the art of photography and moving image; the science of photography and knowledge of photography which includes curatorship, education or publishing.

Recipient details:

Richard Billingham is a photographer and artist, film-maker and educator. His work has often focused on his family and the West Midlands, where he grew up. He now lives in South Wales and holds professorships at Middlesex University and the University of Gloucestershire.

Richard was the first recipient of the1997 Citibank Private Bank Photography Prize, now the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, and was shortlisted for the 2001 Turner Prize for his photographic work Ray’s a Laugh and his TV and gallery film Fishtank 1998, shot with an amateur camcorder.

Other bodies of work include Zoo, Black Country and extensive photography made in the British Landscape.

His work is held in various public collections including MoMA New York, Metropolitan Museum New York, MoMA San Francisco, The Government Art Collection and the Victoria and Albert Museum and Tate Galleries London.

He wrote and directed the BAFTA nominated feature film, Ray & Liz in 2019. It holds 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 81% on Metacritic (based on 16 reviews) indicating ‘Universal Acclaim.’

Richard currently has a second feature film in development with the BFI - an adaptation of the contemporary novel At Hawthorn Time by Mellissa Harrison. He is also developing another idea about climate change with Media Cymru and Ffilm Cymru Wales.

He is represented by the Anthony Wilkinson, Gallery London and Casarotto Ramsey and Associates London.

Photos from left to right: Omar Victor Diop, Susan Derges HonFRPS and Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora

The Royal Photographic Society has announced the recipients of its 2025 Awards. The contest highlights significant contributions across both the art and science of photography, with awards for three pillars: The Art of Photography & Moving Images, The Science of Photography & Moving Images, and The Knowledge and Understanding of Photography & Moving Image.

The Royal Photographic Society Awards is the world's longest-running photography prize. This year marks its 147th anniversary, with the contest dating back to 1878. The Royal Photographic Society dates back even further, with a founding year of 1853.

The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) Awards recognize individuals working in both still and moving images, celebrating the photographers and recipients themselves rather than rewarding a single image. The contest celebrates significant achievements and showcases new and emerging talent across a range of genres, including moving image, new media, science and imaging, education, publishing and curation.

"While the 2025 RPS Awards recipients reflect the diversity and breadth of the international photographic community, they are all united in celebrating photography's unique capacity to challenge societal perceptions and make complex issues both relatable and urgent," said Sir Brian Pomeroy CBE ARPS, Chair of the judging panel.

You can see all of the RPS Awards recipients and learn more about the RPS Awards at the RPS website.

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Award recipient: Susan Derges HonFRPS

Award details: Awarded in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the art of photography or moving image.

Recipient details: Susan Derges studied painting in London and Berlin in the 1970s which informed a subsequent wide-ranging exploration of photographic image making, particularly through her large-scale camera-less photograms of some of the shorelines and rivers of Devon and Dartmoor. In the early 1980s she lived and worked in Japan for 6 years and this formative period has influenced much of her image making and thinking, particularly concerning the natural world and our relationship to it.

She has worked in residence at the Museum for the History of Science in, Oxford, (1999-2000) and Kingswood forest in Ashford, Kent (1999-2000); collaborated with the Royal Museums Greenwhich, exhibiting the Mortal Moon series at the Queen’s Palace Greenwich (2018 -2019) and informally with the Marine biology department at the University of Plymouth, who she consulted during the production of a body of work titled Tide Pools that were exhibited in Sea Gardens at the Royal Albert memorial Museum, Exeter (2019) and in Squaring the Circles at the Royal Photographic Society, Bristol, in 2022 including subsequent touring shows at Scarborough Museum (2023) and Dalkeith House, Edinburgh (2024).

More recent work has been concerned with recreated environments, combining imagery made on location with phenomena modelled within the spaces of her studio and dark room; collaborations with writers and poets include River Taw (Michael Hue Williams Fine Art, London 1997) ; Woman Thinking River (Fraenkel Gallery, San Fransisco and Danziger Gallery, New York 1999) ; Liquid -Form (Michael Hue Williams Fine Art, London 1999) ; Elemental (Steidl, Germany 2010) ; Shadow Catchers, (the V&A, London 2010) ; Squaring the Circles (RPS 2022).

Her works can be found in public and private collections world-wide. Susan was awarded an RPS Honorary Fellowship in 2014.

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Award recipient: Amak Mahmoodian

Award details: Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable achievement in photojournalism whether in photography or moving image.

Recipient details: Amak Mahmoodian is a multidisciplinary artist and educator. She began her career as a research-based photographer in Iran in 2003. Since 2010, she has been living in the UK, unable to return to her home country. She practices as a visual artist at the intersection of conceptual image-making and documentary photography, working with photographs, text, video, drawing, archives and sound. Her practice explores the presentation of gender, identity and displacement, bridging a space between personal and political across platforms and formats including installation, books and films.

Mahmoodian’s work has been shown internationally, including the Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh; Fototeca Latinoamericana, Buenos Aires; the Benaki Museum, Athens; Arnolfini, Bristol; Rencontres d’Arles, Arles; and Peckham 24, London.

Her works are held in collections such as the Tate, and the British Library in London. She has published two books, Shenasnameh (RRB- ICV Lab, 2016), and Zanjir (RRB, 2019) which was the winner of The Best Photo Text Book award at Rencontres Arles, 2020. Her work appears in key titles on photography such as Photography – A Feminist History (Tate Publishing, 2021), Photography Now: Fifty Pioneers Defining Photography for the Twenty-First Century (Octopus Publishing, 2021), and How We See: Photobooks by Women (10x10 Photobooks, 2019).

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Award recipient: Raghu Rai

Award details: Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable achievement in editorial or documentary photography or moving image.

Recipient details: Raghu Rai qualified as a civil engineer, but turned to photography when he was 23 years, in 1965. He joined The Statesman newspaper as their chief photographer between 1966 and 1976, and was then Picture Editor with Sunday - a weekly news magazine published in Calcutta between 1977 and 1980.

After completing a Thomson fellowship in England, he worked with The Times in London. In 1972, impressed by Rai’s exhibition at Gallery Delpire, Paris, Henri Cartier-Bresson nominated him to Magnum Photos, the world’s most prestigious agency. Rai continues to be a part of Magnum.

Rai took over as Picture Editor-Visualiser-Photographer of India Today, India’s leading news magazine, contributing trailblazing picture essays from 1982-1991.

He was awarded the ‘Padmashree’ in 1972, a civilian award, the first to a photographer for the body of works he produced on Bangladesh refugees and the war. In 1992 he was awarded Photographer of the Year in the United States for the story ‘Human Management of Wildlife in India’ published in National Geographic. In 2009 he was conferred Officer des Arts et des Letters by French Government and received a lifetime achievement award in 2016 in India.

His photo essays have appeared in many of the world’s leading magazines and newspapers. He has done extensive documentation of 1984 Bhopal tragedy and its continuing effects on the lives of gas victims under a special assignment from Greenpeace International, compiled into a book and three exhibitions travelling in Europe, American and Southeast Asia.

In 2012, Raghu Rai with his son Nitin Rai initiated the Raghu Rai Center for Photography to share his fifty years of knowledge and experience with the young generations.

Rai has done more than 60 picture books on different themes of India including some of the world heritage sites in context to the socio-cultural landscape of his homeland. And there are more than a dozen books in the pipeline.

Raghu Rai lives in New Delhi with his family.

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Award recipient: Omar Victor Diop

Award details: Awarded to a photographer in recognition of a notable personal achievement in the art of photography or moving image.

Recipient details: Regarded as one of the most important Senegalese photographers of his generation, Omar Victor Diop was born in Dakar in 1980 and was brought up there. He now divides his time between his birthplace and Paris.

From an early age, Diop cultivated his vivid imagination as much through photography as through literature and history, leading him to hone his talent in several art forms, from collage and creative writing to fashion and textile design. His influences include the major African portrait artists Mama Casset, Seydou Keïta and Malick Sidibé, the French creator Jean-Paul Goude, as well as several Flemish and Spanish painters of the Renaissance.

Diop’s work is part of major institutions collections — such as the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, the Brooklyn Museum in the United States, the Musée de la Photographie de Saint-Louis in Senegal — and has been shown in exhibitions at high-profile international events, such as Paris Photo and the Rencontres d’Arles in France, the New York edition of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair and Kyotographie in Japan. His images also appear regularly in magazines around the world.

His first monograph, Omar Victor Diop, was published by 5 Continents Editions in 2021.

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Award recipient: Tami Aftab

Award details: Awarded to a photographer under the age of 30 (at the time of nomination) in recognition of a notable personal achievement in the art of photography or moving image.

Recipient details: Tami Aftab is an English-Pakistani photographer based in London. Her work explores intimacy, family, identity, and play, often approaching sensitive subjects with warmth and lightness.

She first developed her practice through personal projects, including a collaboration with her father that examined his short-term memory loss through humour and staged portraiture. This series later became her debut book, The Rice is on the Hob, photographed in Lahore, which explored food, heritage, and the ties between memory and family, incorporating her father’s recipes. The work was exhibited at Have a Butcher’s gallery in London.

Working across fashion, portraiture, lifestyle, and personal work, Aftab’s photography is distinguished by vibrant colour and a playful, spontaneous quality. She continues to hand-print much of her work, maintaining a strong connection to film and darkroom processes.

Aftab has collaborated with clients including WePresent, Adidas, Apple, Burberry, Net-a-Porter, Stella McCartney, National Theatre, Atmos, and British Vogue. Her work has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, the ICA, Peckham24 and The Photographer’s Gallery.

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Award recipient: Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora

Award details: Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable use of stills photography or moving image that highlights or contributes to demonstrable improvement in public awareness of social issues.

Recipient details: Jaskirt Dhaliwal-Boora who describes herself a ‘panjabi, brummie, artist, mother, educator’ is a multi-disciplinary artist with a socially engaged practice, working with local communities on global issues. She is interested in celebrating untold stories while exploring visual representations of gender, ethnicity and place.

Jaskirt creates work with the aim to empower and give voice to marginalised communities. She is a multiple award-winning artist, including winning the British Journal of Photography's Portrait of Britain award for three consecutive years, and the LensCulture Photo Art award.

Recent Highlights include a place called home being exhibited at Peckham24 in 2025, under the theme Come Together and currently Jaskirt is working on Fractured Landscapes and how we heal which will be a major solo exhibition at The New Art Gallery Walsall, before touring to Open Eye Gallery in 2026. This work has been made possible through a 2½ year Arts Council England Project Grant.

Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at Wembley Stadium, UN Headquarters New York, Peckham24, New Art Exchange Nottingham and Manchester’s People Museum. Her work Birmingham Lockdown Stories (2020) is held in the permanent archive and collection of the Birmingham Museums Trust.

Jaskirt is also the founder of @womeninphotobham, a bi-monthly social event for women photographers in the W.Midlands and a Senior Lecturer at Birmingham City University.

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Award recipient: Ragnar Guðni Axelsson

Award details: Awarded in recognition of sustained excellence or a notable use of stills photography or moving image that highlights or contributes to demonstrable improvement in public awareness of environmental issues.

Recipient details: For over 40 years Ragnar Axelsson has been photographing the people, animals and landscape of the most remote regions of the Arctic, including Iceland, Siberia and Greenland.

In stark black-and-white images, he captures the elemental, human experience of nature at the edge of the liveable world, making visible the extraordinary relationships between the people of the Arctic and their extreme environment - relationships now being altered in profound and complex ways by unprecedented climate changes.

A photojournalist at Morgunblaðið (1976 - 2020), Ragnar has also worked on freelance assignments in Latvia, Lithuania, Mozambique, South Africa, China and Ukraine. His photographs have been featured in LIFE, Newsweek, Stern, GEO, National Geographic, Time, and Polka, and have been exhibited widely.

Ragnar has published eight books in various international editions. His most recent book, Arctic Heroes published in 2020, Jökull (Glacier) published in 2018, with a foreword by Ólafur Elíasson. Andlit Nordursins (Faces of The North), was published in 2016, with a foreword by Mary Ellen Mark, and won the 2016 Icelandic Literary Prize for non-fiction. Other awards for Ragnar's work include numerous Icelandic photojournalist awards; The Leica Oskar Barnack Award (Honorable Mention); the Grand Prize, Photo de Mer, Vannes; and Iceland's highest honour, the Order of the Falcon, Knight's Cross.

Ragnar is currently working on a three-year project documenting people's lives in all eight countries of the Arctic. At this pivotal time, as climate change irrevocably disrupts the physical and traditional realities of their world, Ragnar is bearing witness to the immediate and direct threat that changes in the climate poses to their survival.

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Award recipient: Richard Billingham

Award details: Awarded in recognition of a significant personal achievement in any of the three areas of: the art of photography and moving image; the science of photography and knowledge of photography which includes curatorship, education or publishing.

Recipient details:

Richard Billingham is a photographer and artist, film-maker and educator. His work has often focused on his family and the West Midlands, where he grew up. He now lives in South Wales and holds professorships at Middlesex University and the University of Gloucestershire.

Richard was the first recipient of the1997 Citibank Private Bank Photography Prize, now the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize, and was shortlisted for the 2001 Turner Prize for his photographic work Ray’s a Laugh and his TV and gallery film Fishtank 1998, shot with an amateur camcorder.

Other bodies of work include Zoo, Black Country and extensive photography made in the British Landscape.

His work is held in various public collections including MoMA New York, Metropolitan Museum New York, MoMA San Francisco, The Government Art Collection and the Victoria and Albert Museum and Tate Galleries London.

He wrote and directed the BAFTA nominated feature film, Ray & Liz in 2019. It holds 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 81% on Metacritic (based on 16 reviews) indicating ‘Universal Acclaim.’

Richard currently has a second feature film in development with the BFI - an adaptation of the contemporary novel At Hawthorn Time by Mellissa Harrison. He is also developing another idea about climate change with Media Cymru and Ffilm Cymru Wales.

He is represented by the Anthony Wilkinson, Gallery London and Casarotto Ramsey and Associates London.

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