Lengthy photo and video editing sessions can take a toll on your body. Sitting for long periods in an uncomfortable, non-ergonomic chair is painful, bad for your long-term health, and it saps artists of their creative energy and flow. The Sihoo Doro C300 Pro V2, the first full-body, adaptive ergonomic chair, promises to keep you comfortable whether you're doing a light editing session or working in crunch time.

A photographer believed to have taken the very first portrait of the British Royal Family has been honored with a blue plaque in the English city of Brighton.

The Smithsonian Institution, a group of 21 museums, 21 libraries, and other institutions and historical landmarks, has brought a curated selection of its massive archive to Unsplash.

At first glance, it seems as if something has gone disastrously wrong for this javelin thrower. Fortunately, Estonian athlete Magnus Kirt is safe and well; the image is actually a clever photographic illusion that plays tricks on the eye.

Thypoch announced a new addition to its Simera-C series of affordable, compact cinema primes, the Simera-C 16mm T1.9. It is Thypoch's widest full-frame cinema prime lens yet.

On June 4, the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) is hosting a free educational webinar where the organization's CEO Thomas Maddrey, who is also a lawyer, will explain the difference between an employee and a contractor as it pertains to photographers.

National Geographic's new documentary film, "Time and Water," grapples with a challenging, profound question: How do you say goodbye to what you never thought you could lose? Through archival footage, photos, art, and science, Academy Award-nominated director Sara Dosa follows acclaimed Icelandic writer and poet Andri Snær Magnason as he confronts the death of his country's glaciers, the loss of his grandparents, and the kind of world he hopes future generations can experience. The story's next chapters are being written at this very second.

To paraphrase Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a photographer in possession of valuable equipment must be in want of protection against theft. It's just part of the reason why Apple’s AirTags have become so popular.

Polaroid's newest limited-edition 600 Film promises to be "completely new to instant film" and to deliver photographers something utterly unique and psychedelic. It's purple, very purple.

Xiaomi has unveiled its latest T Series smartphones, the Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro, both co-engineered with Leica.

Leica, no stranger to new, luxurious colorways, has announced a new Metal Gray Paint finish for three Leica cameras, plus a Leica M-Lens.

Lawyers for Nick Ut have filed a detailed legal submission to a court in France, which will hear a criminal defamation case brought against Netflix and the VII Foundation over claims made in The Stringer documentary.

Cinephiles in Southern California are in for a treat this weekend when the Palm Springs 70mm Film Festival gets underway.

Google's new Gemini Omni artificial intelligence (AI) model can do some wild things. The model's key promise is to create anything from, well, anything.

The Belfast Photo Festival is still over a week from starting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but it has already instigated serious outrage among photographers. The Belfast Photo Festival will include a major interactive public exhibition that invites visitors to pick up a hammer and destroy "obsolete" cameras, and not everyone is on board.

Capture One has announced an upcoming price increase that will affect its entire suite of products, including Pro, All-in-One, and Studio, for monthly and annual subscriptions, plus perpetual licenses.

A unique camera made for war and developed by the German Luftwaffe is expected to sell for somewhere around $160,000 at auction next month.

This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team discusses a week's worth of news, including a controversial story where a Gallery in New York sold an AI-generated, colorized version of an Ansel Adams classic, the Sony a7 V's latest firmware update, and what might be the rarest digital camera ever made.

A new biopic will focus on the life and work of photographer Claudia Andujar, best known for documenting the Yanomami people, one of Brazil’s largest indigenous peoples.

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has announced that it has received a major gift of nearly 2,000 photographs, including important works by Nadar, Alfred Stieglitz, and Cindy Sherman.

Harman Technology, among the world's largest makers of analog photo films, darkroom papers, and photo chemicals, has announced new limited-edition, football- (or soccer-) themed packaging for two of its most popular 35mm films, just in time for the World Cup, which kicks off in just a few weeks.

A photographer was arrested after a woman told police how he failed to deliver photos from her daughter’s quinceañera nearly eight months after the event.

A trio of new Acer monitors each offers compelling features for photographers and video editors, especially the high-end ProDesigner PE320QXT, a 31.5-inch 6K touchscreen monitor with impressive color accuracy and HDR capabilities.

Digital asset platform Artlist is launching Artlist TV, a streaming platform that appears to be exclusively populated by AI-generated shows.

Low-budget horror movies aren't for everyone. But it's difficult to ignore Obsession, which just raked in over $30 million in ticket sales over the Memorial Day weekend, taking it to $80 million worldwide. Not bad for a film that was made for just $1 million.

A green fireball that came from space was captured on camera, briefly illuminating an erupting volcano in the Philippines -- making for spectacular footage.

Many photographers will remember the massive controversy Adobe found itself embroiled in nearly two years ago when photographers noticed just how invasive and overreaching the company's updated Terms of Use were. The company quickly reacted. VSCO is now finding itself in a similar position, as users are taking notice of some concerning language in the platform's Terms of Use.

The Calibrite Display Plus HL is now approved for use with Apple's display calibration workflow, making it the first colorimeter to work alongside Apple's hardware-based monitor calibration.

Photographing and writing an in-depth project enhanced the published product, says an award-winning independent photojournalist.

Post-processing has long been the most time-consuming part of a photographer's workflow, and the numbers back that up. According to the 2026 Zenfolio State of the Photography Industry report, about 70% of photographers spend between 26% and 75% of their working time on editing. Only 5% of photographers surveyed feel they are managing the stress of running their business well.

Apple made sports broadcasting history on Saturday night by shooting an entire Major League Soccer (MLS) game using iPhone 17 Pro Max smartphones. Now that the historic broadcast happened, it is worth taking another look to see not only how it went, but how Apple pulled off the impressive feat.

The social media platform X has announced it is cracking down on large accounts that rip off the work of smaller creators to game the revenue-sharing system.

Over the weekend, posts on Japanese social media (SNS, as they refer to it) indicated that Fujifilm would be ending support for black and white film development services, which many took to mean as dropping support for paper and chemicals.

Viltrox has announced another vintage-inspired on-camera flash. The Viltrox Vintage Z1 Pro TTL Retro promises old-school style with new-school lighting technology, all for under $60.

Pope Leo has released an encyclical about artificial intelligence, urging authorities to regulate the technology and warning that AI image tools have become a "powerful amplifier" for those spreading disinformation.

Scientists captured footage of a tiny new species of blue octopus, about the size of a golf ball, at a depth of 5,800 feet in the ocean.

A wedding photographer was seriously injured after being stabbed in the chest by a guest while working at an event in Maine this weekend.

A photographer was bitten by what may have been a “shark or a sea lion” during the finals of a surf competition in New Zealand, forcing the event to be paused for several hours.

The owner of the Danziger Gallery has released a statement defending his actions after putting an AI-generated version of Ansel Adams' Moonrise on sale at The Photography Show in New York.

The New York Danziger Gallery displayed for sale an AI-generated version of Ansel Adams' photo "Moonrise Over Hernandez" without consulting the photographer's trust, effectively stealing the legendary artist's work and dramatically altering it with AI for the sake of profit.