Daily Digest
Friday, October 9, 2026
Iturbide joins Leica Hall of Fame, Sigma 16-300mm for Z, PhotoBook shortlist
Graciela Iturbide has been named the 15th inductee into the Leica Hall of Fame. Sigma's 16-300mm DC OS Contemporary is confirmed for Nikon Z at USD $769, with a purpose-built AF drive algorithm and a rubber-sealed mount. The Paris Photo-Aperture PhotoBook Awards shortlist is out, with entries from 56 countries and winners announced at Paris Photo on 13 November.
Top Stories · 5 items
1 Awards News·1mo agovia PetaPixelIturbide receives the 2026 award, the 15th name added to the Leica Hall of Fame.
2 Sigma 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Contemporary Arrives for Nikon Z
Lens NewsupdateUpdate·1mo agovia CineDAt 630g the Z version is the heaviest of the five mount variants; optics and 6-stop OS are unchanged.
3 Sigma 50-120mm f/2.8 DC OS Contemporary: $799, Out Oct 22
Lens News·1mo agovia Fstoppers4 Godox A2 Xenon Flash Snaps to iPhone via MagSafe at $84.90
Lighting News·1mo agovia Amateur Photographer5 Yashica Crew: $168 Compact with 6x Zoom and a 1/3" Sensor
Launch News·1mo agovia DPReview News
The Wider Frame
Exhibitions, books, awards and the people behind the pictures
6 Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards 2026 Shortlist Announced
Awards News·1mo agovia ApertureShortlisted books tour to PhotoIreland in Dublin in December and Printed Matter in New York in January 2027.
7 Dayanita Singh's ARCHIVIO at Venice's Archivio di Stato
Exhibition News·1mo agovia Aperture8 Samantha Appleton Named 2026 Guggenheim Fellow
Awards News·1mo agovia Lenscratch9 Jonathan Knight's 'Exhale': Long Exposure Water Portraits
Project News·1mo agovia Colossal
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