Capture One and Hasselblad have announced a partnership, finally bringing the two brands together after years of division. Starting with Capture One version 16.8.3, photographers can now import, organize, and develop Hasselblad RAW files (.3FR) directly in Capture One.
Manfrotto has announced the Uncover bag series, which it refers to as a range of carry solutions designed for creators and urban travelers whose daily routines are in constant motion between work, content creation, and weekend trips.
Apple has introduced a series of new updates to Apple Creator Studio, the collection of creative apps the company unveiled earlier this year.
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Godox became a camera manufacturer with the introduction of the C100, a very weird, screen-less point and shoot camera. Also, Adobe acquired Topaz, Samyang finished its "holy trinity," and Nikon did something it has never done before.
A New Jersey middle school has recalled its yearbook after a photo of Adolf Hitler snuck into the student baby photos section.
Reflx Lab, makers of analog film and camera accessories like light meters, has launched a new experimental color film, Diablo 100 redscale film.
Delkin has announced the Valor Pro CFexpress Type B memory card, a 1TB capacity high-speed option that is designed, assembled, and tested in the United States and is emblazoned with the American flag.
Just over four months after a UK watchdog raised concerns about the merger between US photo agencies Getty Images and Shutterstock, Getty Images announced plans to terminate the $3.7 billion merger agreement.
The 2026 iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) has announced the winners of its 20th annual competition. This year, thousands of photographers from more than 140 countries showed just how powerful an iPhone can be in the right hands and how great photos don't always require high-end, dedicated camera equipment.
Today is Canada Day. 159 years ago, the modern-day provinces of Ontario, Quebec, as well as Nova Scotia and New Brunswick formed a single political entity called the Dominion of Canada.
Fujifilm's classic QuickSnap series of one-time use, or "disposable" as many customers say, cameras is celebrating its 40th birthday. To mark the occasion, Fujifilm has released two new variants of its QuickSnap one-time-use analog cameras.
Award-winning wildlife photographer, conservationist, educator, and all-around great person, Charles "Chas" Glatzer, tragically passed away following a fatal, multi-vehicle accident last week in South Carolina.
PetaPixel recently reported that filmmakers captured a Chinese rocket launch using a Blackmagic Ursa Cine Immersive camera. Now, filmmakers in Japan used Blackmagic's immersive cinema camera to record a professional basketball game.
Today, many photographers associate Japan's connection to imaging through famous camera companies, like Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, OM System (Olympus), Panasonic, Sony, and many more. However, Japan's relationship with photography is much older than any of these relatively modern mainstays, going back to the dawn of photography itself in the mid-19th century.
The monumental Legacy Survey of Space and Time at the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has officially begun, launching a 10-year mission that marks a new era in astronomy.
Backrooms has been a box office smash this summer, grossing over $330 million worldwide. The horror flick, with firm roots in creepypasta internet lore, began with a single photograph taken on a Sony Cyber-shot camera in 2002.
Just a couple of years ago, spotting an AI-generated face was easy; you just had to look for an obvious deformity. But in 2026, the machines have gotten better.
At 1:45 a.m., photographer Maegan Lanham left camp and drove 54 miles down a backcountry road. She then hiked three and a half miles into a dark canyon, before gaining more than 1,300 feet to reach a ridge she had never stood on, for a sunrise that lasted minutes. She had no guarantee it would be worth the effort. That kind of dedication follows her everywhere, including a goal few photographers would think to chase, let alone finish: photographing every state park in Texas.
Instagram nowadays is a kaleidoscope of features and tools, many of them taken from rival platforms that Meta was keen to see off.
Famed abolitionist, writer, and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass was pioneering and influential in his use of photography in the 19th-century abolitionist movement. For Douglass and his peers, the camera was a potent weapon in the fight for the rights and freedoms of Black Americans.
ProGrade Digital announced new Iridium-series CFexpress 4.0 Type A memory cards, featuring dual VPG certification and higher capacities than ProGrade's prior 480GB and 960GB CFexpress 4.0 Type A Iridium cards.
Insta360's founder, Liu Jingkang, known as JK Liu, shared exciting new insights into the development process and philosophy behind the company's new Osmo Pocket competitors, the Insta360 Luna and dual-lens version, the Luna Ultra.
A travel influencer recently took a fascinating look around a gigantic camera market in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi.
One of the biggest names in motion-control camera technology, Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC), has a new owner after being offloaded by its former owner, Nikon.
The Pennsylvania Attorney General has announced a lawsuit against a wedding photographer for allegedly ripping off customers to the tune of $75,000.
Photographers in 2026 live in the age of reusable film cameras. There is the Pure35 that U.K. retailer Analogue Wonderland launched last month, Lomography's huge array of cameras, and Dubble Film's SHOW camera, to name just a few. Now there's another one on the scene, and it arrives with a legendary name, the Praktica VF212.
For the past year, I've been focusing mainly on panoramic photography. It started with the Hasselblad XPan, which led me to purchase the Fujifilm TX-1, and even made me go further into the 3D printed 120 format world with Sasquatch, CCB, and Exposing Engineering. But that's all analog, and digital photographers deserve an option, too.
As camera megapixel counts keep rising, the limitations of online photo sharing only become more apparent. Most photographers share photos online via platforms that use heavy-duty compression, making images look noticeably worse. While this isn't always a big deal, it can be, especially when trying to share with clients. To solve this issue, a Japanese developer built HiRezGo, an online sharing service that promises to show photos in full quality.
This time around, my review process went a little differently. Instead of doing a full deep-dive into one lens, I decided to compare two brand new ones against each other.
In his latest video project, photographer Michael Shainblum returns to the volatile, weather-driven landscapes of New Zealand with a body of work shaped less by fixed composition and more by responsiveness to constant change. We spoke with Shainblum to learn more about the creative and technical approach behind his immersive landscape photography.
A photographer has spent the best part of a decade documenting the War on Drugs -- looking at where cocaine comes from and where it ends up.
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a novel type of pixel that can both capture images and display them. In the future, this new pixel could be utilized inside hybrid camera/display devices.
Happy Football Film Friday! Football, soccer, footy... whatever you call it we know what has been captivating your attention these past couple weeks, and will for the days ahead!
Oberwerth has announced an "ever-ready" case for the Leica D-Lux 8. It perfectly fits over the camera to keep it padded and secure, but leaves access to the ports and quickly opens so important moments aren't missed.
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is still going strong and delivering unbelievably beautiful deep-space images. The latest Hubble image shows globular cluster NGC 6723, sometimes called the Chandelier Cluster. This name is well-earned, as it is an extremely dense stellar cluster, each star looking a little light on a giant cosmic chandelier.
Looking for a Sony camera upgrade? B&H’s latest deals include significant savings across Sony’s full lineup, from entry-level APS-C models to flagship full-frame and high-speed professional bodies. Some of these deals end at 11:59 PM EDT on Sunday, June 28, so time is limited to take full advantage.
A Game Boy enthusiast recently took his classic 1998 console to Mount Wilson Observatory in Los Angeles and attached it to an enormous 60-inch telescope.
I had never before traveled to the largest Canadian city, and de facto capital, Toronto. However, a opportunity to visit this historic city provided an interesting challenge for me. Could I shoot a large and modern city with only one wide-angle lens and be happy with the results?
An exhibition will showcase Martin Parr's final commissioned photos that were taken months before his death.
Officials have refused to hand over bodycam footage that may show a police officer cop stealing a photographer's bag, according to a new lawsuit.
Authorities in California are seeking to stop people from taking photos of Bixby Bridge on Big Sur by erecting no-parking signs near the famous spot.
A video is going viral today after a woman filmed herself bravely standing up to a grizzly bear as it took a sinister interest in her dog.
Kipon has introduced a new Variable ND PL adapter for Sony and Nikon mirrorless cameras, and it looks pretty nifty. It is the world's first professional PL mount adapter with an integrated variable ND, Kipon says.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently spent 65 hours, or nearly three days, observing the famous spiral galaxy, Messier 82 (M82), also known as the Cigar galaxy. The resulting 223-megapixel image contains 16.5 million stars and brand-new details never seen before.
Hot on the heels of Leica announcing its best SL-series camera to date, the Leica SL3-P, the fine folks over at Helium Design Lab have a new HeSL3 Interface Plate for the SL3 series cameras, including the SL3, SL3-S, and new SL3-P.
Moment has announced the T-Series Mobile II lens series, which it says has been redesigned from the ground up with more glass, improved sharpness, and even more character.
Adobe has today announced it is acquiring Topaz Labs, known for its professional-grade photo and video enhancement software.
The AI-driven flash memory shortage has claimed yet another victim: the Apple MacBook Neo's extremely aggressive price. It's not just the Neo, either, as Apple has increased the prices of all its Macs, iPad models, and even the already-pricey Vision Pro.
After being shown off at CP+ in late February and teased a couple of weeks ago, LK Samyang and Schneider-Kreuznach have finally taken the wraps off their newest collaboration, the full-frame AF 60-180mm f/2.8 telephoto zoom lens.
High-end mirrorless cameras are pretty much the opposite of what photographers associate with Leica. But can the new 44-megapixel SL3-P change opinions? Leica certainly hopes so.
