The BBC is shining a light on the story of Ukai Gyokusen, Japan’s first professional photographer, who buried his glass negatives, nearly erasing his legacy.

Each year, my photographic instrumentation students build very simple focus stacking systems. After several years, I decided to construct a more advanced version that could move a stepper-motor-driven stage to precise positions, automatically collect a series of images, and then manually use a stacking program for combination into a single high-depth-of-field image.

Apple’s launch of the iPhone 17 Air, the thinnest iPhone in history, has drawn attention not only for the device itself but also for a subtle but crucial change in its marketing approach for South Korea.

This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, Jordan Drake and I are without Chris Niccolls who is on assignment in Japan. That's okay though, because this past week was huge in the video and broadcasting space with the launch of the Canon C50 and the Nikon ZR.

The Pixless Camera is a new compact, retro-inspired digital camera that transforms everyday photos into playful, Game Boy–style pixel art. Photographer Mathieu Stern recently got his hands on one and put it through its paces to see how it performs.

Beverly Hills residents are increasingly worried about “palm tree tourists” who stop -- and sometimes lie down -- in the middle of the street to take selfies with the city’s palm trees.

To mark its 100th anniversary, The New Yorker magazine commissioned six photographers to reimagine its historical illustrated covers as photographs.

They said AI wouldn't come for wedding photographers, but a new trend driven by Google's Gemini image generator sees couples create fantastical pre-wedding pictures, without going anywhere.

Meta unveiled "Meta Ray-Ban Display," its first pair of AI smart glasses with a built-in augmented reality (AR) display, at the company’s annual developer event.

An Airbnb guest says he was fined $10,000 for taking a selfie inside the viral Invisible House in Joshua Tree, California.

The minuscule Kodak Charmera keychain camera sold out in just one day, as Reto reveals it sold 10 times more of the blind boxes than it expected to.

Wetzlar Camera Auctions is set to take place on October 11, and it features both the pretty standard fare of unusual or limited edition Leica cameras from the company's history of production runs, but this next auction also includes some lots that are not meant to be functional photographic tools -- by design.

In July, PetaPixel spoke with photographer Dave Herring, whose $10,500 Leica went missing at a UPS Store. Now, he has given his opinion on what he believes happened to the precious camera.

Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 180mm f/4.5 1.5x Ultra Macro APO, a tele-macro lens that it says delivers a 1.5:1 magnification ratio to capture life-size subjects in "extraordinary detail."

The USGS has just released the 2025 images from its Repeat Photography Project, offering a striking visual record of how Glacier National Park’s landscapes, and the planet itself, have changed over more than a century.

ACD Systems has announced ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2026, the latest version of its flagship photo editing and digital asset management software, bringing new AI tools, workflow upgrades, and flexible pricing options for photographers and creatives.

Pattern Recognition Company (PRC) has released Excire Search 2026, the newest version of its AI-powered post processing plugin for Adobe Lightroom Classic.

A large-scale analysis of underwater videos revealed how octopuses control their eight arms to carry out some of the most complex movements in the animal kingdom.

The makers of the F1 movie have revealed how they made one of the film's most shocking scenes when Damson Idris's character has a monumental crash at the Monza circuit.

The band Massive Attack used live facial recognition and tracking on their audience during a recent concert in a powerful warning about the technology.

DJI has unveiled the Mini 5 Pro drone, a significantly upgraded version of the company's flagship compact drone series. The Mini 5 Pro features a larger image sensor, a much better gimbal, improved sensing performance, and much more.

Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros Discovery have jointly filed a lawsuit against popular Chinese video generator Hailuo AI, over what they claim is “wilful and brazen” copyright infringement.

Wacom's new entry-level One 14 Pen Display features a larger 14-inch pen display, a refined design, and still costs just $299.

Evoto AI, the software company known for AI-powered retouching and workflow tools, has announced a major expansion of its product line during its first-ever brand event, Evoto One, introducing new desktop, mobile, and video offerings.