Mother's Day Gift Guide
Flowers are fine, but show Mom you really care with one of these nifty photo gadgets.

Lens Test: Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC Macro
How to reach out and adjust your subject while shooting with this exceptionally close-focusing macro.

How a Photo Can Ruin Your Life
Your family photos could get you arrested. Just ask one New Jersey grandmother.

Cooking in California
The Palm Springs Photo Festival is off to a strong start despite the desert heat.

Rare Jazz Photos, Chinese Art on Tap at Arles
The photography festival in the south of France gets underway July 3 and runs through Sept. 16.

A Conversation with Martin Parr
In a new exhibition he curated, Parr reassesses the influence of early European color photographers.

User Review: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W55

Mon from Baguio says:

"It is stylish looking, very compact, looks durable and you won't even know it's with you until the time you need it."

What's Hot: Very compact and stylish
What's Not: Very noisy images at ISOs 800 and 1000

Read the complete review here.

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Hitachi P50T501 50-inch Plasma HDTV

Solid features and a better-than-average picture make Hitachi's 50-inch plasma a deal worth looking into.