A brief survey of the various algorithm-based capture and processing techniques that underpin most digital image processing, and what might be next.

Three Australian photographers shortlisted in 2019 Sony World Photography Awards’ Open competition
The World Photography Organisation has published the shortlisted photographers for the Open and Youth competitions of the 2019 Sony World Photography Awards, recognising the three Australian photographers.

Head On Photo Awards deadline extended
Photographers who wish to enter images in the Head On Photo Awards have until 8:00 p.m. (GMT +11) on Tuesday 5 February to submit their entries.

Panasonic releases full specifications for Lumix S1R and S1 cameras
Panasonic has issued full details of its up-coming Lumix S1R and S1 ‘full frame’ mirrorless cameras, which are due to go on sale in April.

Panasonic unveils three new S Series lenses
Concurrently with the new S1 and S1R models announced today, Panasonic will introduce three new lenses based on the L-Mount system for Lumix S Series cameras.

Olympus OM-D E-M1X – Test Results
An update to our First Look report on the new Olympus OM-D E-M1X professional camera with Imatest results and image samples from our standard technical tests.

Nikon-Walkley Press Photo Exhibition comes to Adelaide
The touring exhibition of photographs from the Nikon-Walkley Awards for Excellence in Photojournalism will open in Adelaide on Friday 1 February.

Call for entries to 2019 Felix Schoeller Photo Award
Registrations have opened for this year’s Felix Schoeller Photo Award, with competitions in five main categories for professional photographers plus two special categories.

Olympus issues firmware updates for four cameras and three lenses
New firmware is now available for the OM-D E-M1 Mark II, E-M1, E-M5 Mark II and PEN-F cameras and the M.Zuiko Digital ED 8mm f/1.8 Fisheye PRO, 25mm f/.2 PRO and 45mm f/1.2 PRO lenses.

Fujifilm GFX 50R
Fujifilm’s latest medium format mirrorless camera features sleek, rangefinder styling, weatherproof construction, 51.4-megapixel resolution and X-Processor Pro image processing.
