Get your cameras (and tripods) ready. Tomorrow night is a Perigee Moon, when the moon will be closer to the Earth (and appear somewhat larger in the sky) than at any time this year. If it’s your first time shooting the moon, check out How To Shoot The Moon for tips (and go easy on the Cinco de Mayo libations). Enjoy!

If you’re a photographer with something to say, we’d like to hear from you. Here’s what matters: You’re a photographer You have something to say You’re capable of saying it in clear, concise written English Here’s what doesn’t matter: Your gear Your level of experience (amateurs and professionals alike are welcome) Your ego Did I mention gear? If you’re interested

Every so often, someone at a traditional media outlet discovers that the iPhone takes photos, and uses their newfound insight to declare the death of every other camera out there. This week, it’s the Wall Street Journal’s turn (“Is the iPhone the Only Camera You Need?”). Far be it from me to knock the iPhone for its photography capabilites,* but

If you’re not familiar with the texts of either of these bills, familiarize yourself today. If you live in the US, contact your Senators and your Congressional Representative today via the link below. https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/SOPA/Blackoutpage We shall return shortly

Photographer Eve Arnold (O.B.E.)  passed in London on January 4, aged 99. A member of Magnum since 1957, she was known for her portraits of celebrities, first ladies, and the like, in addition to location work in China, South Africa, and Afghanistan. PMA @CES is next week, likely bringing with it a whole raft of new product announcements and speculation

Another slow-ish news week, though as the time ticks down to the 2012 CES (Consumer Electronics Show), I would anticipate that we’ll see a slow leak of rumored gear and specs start to show up on various sites around the Web. As usual, links go to sources’ full articles. 4/3 Rumors reports that still more Olympus executives have jumped ship.

I think it’s safe to say we’re back. Here’s the week’s photo news. As usual, links go to the original sources’ full articles. Olympus’s fortunes seemed to have been revived considerably by the introduction of the 4/3 and Micro 4/3 systems. Cameras haven’t been the backbone of the company’s operations for a while now (that distinction belongs to their medical

Slow news week this week — unless you’re in the market for some Canon gear for cinematic shooting, in which case your options are about to get much, much wider. Links, as always, go to sources’ websites. Rumor has it (courtesy of 4/3 Rumors) that the DMW-LVF2 viewfinder for the upcoming Panasonic GX camera will not be backwards-compatible with the current

Still feeling the pinch from the devastating earthquake and power plant meltdowns in Japan, Nikon and Sony now have further issues to deal with. The massive rainfall in Thailand — which has plagued the country since July and killed at least 250 people thus far — has now caused catastrophic flooding to an industrial complex that houses manufacturing for those

Leading with the more serious stuff this week. Links go to sources’ sites, and original articles. Photojojo founder Amit Gupta, who recently announced that he has leukemia, needs a bone marrow donor. Details here. (h/t PetaPixel) Collector of jazz photos and ephemera Frank Driggs passed on September 25. You may not know the name, but if you’ve seen Ken Burns’