Photography
Asian Photography
FINDING WHY'S
In an industry risking saturation, fighting fleeting trends and technical perfection, Sameer Belvalkar offers a refreshingly grounded, wise perspective, tracing a career forged by the relentless pursuit of the process of creation.
7 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
PHOTO MONTAGE
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1 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
Vivo X300 Pro Review
Last year, we got the X200 for review, and it impressed us with its performance for a non Pro phone. But this year we've received an upgrade - the X300 Pro - and we've been playing around with it for a few weeks. Priced at ₹1,09,00, in this review we will see how this phone performs in our camera tests.
8 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
OPPO launches Find X9 Series in India
OPPO India has launched the new Find X9 Series, strengthening its presence in the premium wie smartphone segment.
1 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
How Cinematic Lighting is Transforming Fashion Shoots
Fashion imagery has always evolved alongside technology and cultural taste.
5 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
PHOTOGRAPHING DARK SKIN TONES IN FASHION: TECHNIQUES & SENSITIVITY
Fashion photography has the power to celebrate identity, culture, and beauty.
5 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
HIPA 2025 14th Edition: How Dubai Exemplifies Soft ‘Power'
The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award HIPA) closed its 14th season recently in Dubai with an awards ceremony at the Museum of the Future MOTF), celebrating a global set of images that interpreted the theme of Power’. The images included a touch of the elements to the intimate, including the nature’s fury to human endurance.
3 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
LUX AETERNA VITAE
What began as a childhood spent adapting to new cultures transformed into a riveting, memorable career in the world of fashion. Pamela Hanson's pictures effortlessly speak authentically, trust and openness. Shaped by the film-era discipline, her work has travelled around the world, featured on various covers and is also a permanent part of the Smithsonian. Asian Photography spoke to her about film-era sensibilities, environments shaping creative vision, the importance of mentorship and more. Excerpts:
7 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
Canon Launches R6 Mark III and RF 45mm F1.2 Lens
Canon has announced the latest addition to its EOS R mirrorless lineup—the EOS R6 Mark III and RF45mm F1.2 STM lens—aimed at professional photographers and filmmakers seeking high performance and versatility.
1 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
The Rise of Street Couture Photography
Street couture photography has taken over fashion culture in a way few trends have before. It blends high fashion with real world grit, turning sidewalks into runways and everyday people into style subjects. This shift did not happen overnight. It grew from a mix of social media influence, shifting brand priorities, and a global appetite for authenticity. What used to be a niche style is now a major force shaping how fashion is captured, consumed, and imagined.
4 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
Lexar Introduces New Storage Lineup as AI Adoption Rises in India
In response to India's growing use of Al-enabled devices across consumer electronics, industry, and professional workflows, driving demand for faster and higher-capacity storage solutions.
1 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
How Gen Z Is Redefining Fashion Photography Trends
Gen Z grew up in a digital world that moves fast, speaks visually, and rewards individuality. Their influence on fashion photography is not subtle. It is reshaping how images are made, how stories are told, and how brands communicate. What once followed rigid rules now feels fluid, candid, and personality driven. The shift is cultural as much as aesthetic. Gen Z wants honesty, creativity, and connection, and their expectations have pushed fashion photographers to rethink the craft from the ground up.
4 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
DOES HIGH FASHION STILL NEED PRINT MAGAZINES?
For most of the twentieth century, high fashion depended on print magazines to define taste, launch trends, and build cultural authority. Titles like Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, W and Elle shaped the industry’s direction. They controlled the conversation and set the pace. Today the landscape is very different. Digital platforms dominate the flow of information. Social media determines relevance faster than any editorial meeting can. Influencers, creators, and independent photographers distribute ideas at a scale magazines once commanded on their own.
4 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
THE ECONOMICS OF FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY: RATES, RIGHTS, AND REALITIES
Fashion photography looks glamorous from the outside.
5 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
Sony Launches A 7V
Sony India has introduced the A 7V, the fifth-generation model in the Alpha 7 full-frame mirrorless series.
1 min |
December 2025
Asian Photography
MINIATURE MARVELS
Drawn to the hidden dramas of the insect world, Sandip Guha uncovers nature's quietest stories through patience, precision, and reverence. Since picking up a macro lens, he has captured moments as fleeting as damselfly mating rituals and as rare as spider courtship. His work goes beyond beauty, documenting behaviour, ecology, and the fragile poetry of life in miniature. Asian Photography spoke to him about inspiration, hardships, mistakes, bucket shot and more. Excerpts:
5 min |
July 2025
Asian Photography
How Close Should You Get to a Subject? Ethics in Macro
Macro photography is all about getting close — closer than the eye can see. It invites us into intimate worlds: The spiralled symmetry of a snail's shell, the fine hairs on a bee's leg, the dew resting on a spider's web. But as we close in, a question looms that goes beyond technique or gear: How close should we get?
4 min |
July 2025
Asian Photography
OnePlus Nord 5 Camera Review - New Midrange King?
Last year, when we reviewed the OnePlus Nord 4, it left us wanting more. This year, the Nord 5 arrives with bold promises - it's the first Nord to feature a Snapdragon 8-series chipset and the first mainstream OnePlus device with a 144Hz OLED display. But what we're really here for is the camera - especially since it borrows tech from the flagship OnePlus 13. While pricing hasn't been officially confirmed (we received both the Nord 5 and CE5 under embargo), we expect it to stay close to last year's launch price - between ₹30,000-₹35,000. According to OnePlus, this is their most complete Nord yet. So, do the cameras live up to that claim? Let's find out!
5 min |
July 2025
Asian Photography
Insta360 Unveils Wireless Mic
Insta360 has launched the Mic Air, its first compact wireless microphone, designed to seamlessly pair with Insta360 cameras like the new X5 8K 360° camera.
1 min |
July 2025
Asian Photography
ARACHNID AESTHETICS
Do you remember the first macro image you ever shot? What was it?
4 min |
July 2025
Asian Photography
DECAY DIARIES: DISCOVERING THE BEAUTY OF ROT, RUST, AND RUIN THROUGH MACRO
Decay is usually seen as a sign of failure, of neglect, corrosion, and abandonment. It marks the places we leave behind and the things we no longer touch. But for those who carry a macro lens, decay is not the end of something, but the beginning of a fascinating visual story. Up close, rot becomes a rich texture, rust becomes a complex pattern, and ruin becomes poetry. Welcome to the world of Decay Diaries, where beauty isn’t found in perfection, but in what is slowly falling apart.
3 min |
July 2025
Asian Photography
Apple's iOS 26 Brings Changes to Imaging Experience, Camera APP and Photos
Apple's new design overhaul brings an update to the Camera app in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26, making everyday photography feel more immersive and intuitive. The redesigned UI prioritizes easy reach for core controls while minimizing distractions. Buttons, sliders, and toggles now live within a refined control layer that adapts as you frame shots or switch modes. In the app, navigation and tools morph fluidly to stay out of the way until you need them, keeping the focus squarely on capturing the moment. New gestures streamline access to pro tools, and the layout now curves with the edges of modern displays for a more cohesive, hardware-conscious experience.
1 min |
July 2025
Asian Photography
WHERE DOES MACRO END AND MICRO BEGIN?
Macro photography opens the door to a world we rarely notice-a place where the texture of a leaf becomes a jungle, the surface of a coin a lunar landscape. But how close is too close? At what point does macro stop being macro and enter the realm of micro photography? The line between the two isn't just a matter of semantics. It's about tools, technique, and intent. In this article, we'll draw that line.
3 min |
July 2025
Asian Photography
CAPTURING FLORAL FASCINATION
Kristine's journey began from a father's influence and a curious eye grew into a deep, self-taught journey into the miniature world. She specialises in capturing flowers alongside insects, capturing and excelling at an intriguing perspective in macro photography. Asian Photography spoke to her about how macro photography shaped not just her creative process, but also her perspective on nature, patience, and purpose. Excerpts:
5 min |
July 2025
Asian Photography
Sigma Launches 17-40 F/1.8 Lens
Sigma has unveiled the 17-40mm f/1.8 DC Art lens, the long-awaited successor to the hugely popular 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art from 2013.
1 min |
July 2025
Asian Photography
Leica Announces Monopan 50 Film
Leica has announced Monopan 50, its first true Leicabranded 35mm black-and-white film, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Leica I-the camera that launched 35mm photography in 1925.
1 min |
July 2025
Asian Photography
Apple Built a Custom iPhone-Based Camera to Film Inside Real F1 Cars
For its upcoming Formula One film, Apple engineered a custom camera module using iPhone components to capture cinematic-quality footage from inside F1 cars—without affecting performance.
1 min |
July 2025
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Dronemaker DJI Faces Imminent Ban Despite Complying to Scrutiny
DJl is still waiting on a U.S. government security audit mandated by Congress—six months after formally requesting it. The delay could have major consequences for DJI's future in the American market.
1 min |
July 2025
Asian Photography
Bioluminescence at 2:1: The Rare Frontier of Glowing Macro Subjects
In the dark corners of nature, far from city lights and human eyes, organisms glow. Some flicker like fading embers; others pulse like neon signs underwater. This phenomenon, known as bioluminescence, is one of nature's most hauntingly beautiful tricks. To witness it is one thing. To photograph it, especially up close, at extreme magnifications like 2:1, is another. Welcome to one of the most elusive and visually captivating niches of macro photography: the glowing world of bioluminescent life.
4 min |
July 2025
Asian Photography
Apple to Move All iPhone Manufacturing to India
Apple plans to shift all U.S. iPhone assembly to India by the end of 2026, aiming to reduce reliance on China amid President Trump’s trade war.
1 min |