On Earth Day, love the planet by considering a pre-loved camera

Stan Horaczek Today is Earth Day, your annual reminder that this planet is all we’ve got. For Earth Day 2022, all of us—businesses, governments, and citizens—are being called on to “act (boldly), innovate (broadly), and implement (equitably)” with “everyone accounted for, and everyone accountable”. It’s a big mission statement, but one way that photographers can… Continue reading On Earth Day, love the planet by considering a pre-loved camera

Richard Gere’s $2 million photo collection is up for auction

Richard Avedon (1923-2004), Bob Dylan, Folk Singer, New York City, 1963. Gelatin silver print, printed 1967. Image/sheet: 19⅞ x 16 in (50.4 x 40.6). Estimate: $60,000-80,000. Richard Avedon / Christie’s Online / The Richard Gere Collection In an online auction, Christie’s is offering over 140 photographs in 139 lots from actor Richard Gere’s incredible photographic… Continue reading Richard Gere’s $2 million photo collection is up for auction

Is this prototype Leica the world’s most expensive camera?

Leitz Photographica Auction The 40th Leitz Photographica Auction (which also celebrates the auction house’s 20th anniversary) is taking place this June. It’s the biggest opportunity for photographic collectors to drop five-, six-, and seven-figure sums on important, weird, and otherwise wonderful camera gear. At the 39th Leitz Auction, for example, the headline Leica MP Black… Continue reading Is this prototype Leica the world’s most expensive camera?

A Soviet spy camera that shoots through walls is up for auction

The Krasnogorsk C166 Nimfa-3 spy camera. Catawiki Here at Popular Photography, we love a good oddball camera with a bit of history. So, Comrades, we obviously have our eye on a Soviet spy camera that has just popped up for auction. Full credit to Kosmo Foto, makers of one of our favorite films, for finding… Continue reading A Soviet spy camera that shoots through walls is up for auction