The camera industry isn't what it once was: The 6.5 million interchangeable lens cameras shipped by members of the Japan-based Camera & Imaging Products Association last year represented a 50% fall in sales volume since the high in 2010, while the 1.9 million fixed lens cameras represented a fall of 98%. Despite this, noted DP Review Managing Editor Richard Butler recently, 2025 was a very interesting year for cameras, as the industry catered to a smaller audience: photographers, vloggers and people who specifically want a dedicated camera. Meanwhile, PetaPixel looked back at "not one, not two, but three fantastic mid-range full-frame cameras" introduced in 2025,

   With windchills that feel like 5F or less coming to NYC this weekend, it’s a good time to cozy in with a book. Better still, take a look at your bookcases and see if you’d like to make them look, well, more used. With that in mind—and as a prelude of more to come—today we revisit what Riccardo Vecchio thinks about his library, and others he’s experienced along the way. Peggy Roalf: Do you remember the first art book you ever purchased? Why did it...