A man outdoors holds a camera with a large telephoto lens, facing the viewer. The lower left corner displays the "PetaPixel Reviews" logo on a blue and white background. The sky is clear and blue. Panasonic Lumix S 100-500mm f/5-7.1 O.I.S. Review: Slow and Steady
A silver and black OM System OM-3 camera is centered against a star-filled, colorful space background with a nebula visible on the right side. The OM System OM-3 Astro Makes Nebulae Look Incredible
A surprised man stands behind four mirrorless camera bodies—Sony, Nikon, Panasonic Lumix, and Canon—displayed side by side on a table. Which Mid-Range Camera Has the Best Image Sensor?
A circular camera lens filter is shown on the left, and on the right, a woman in a cowboy hat and jacket is seen through a soft, hazy filter effect. PolarPro’s New Lens Filter Tries to Replicate the Look of Portra 400 Film
A luge athlete speeds down an icy track at the Winter Olympics. Timings for M. Langenhan (GER) and D. Fischnaller (ITA) are shown on screen, with BBC Sport and Olympic rings logos in the top right corner. FPV Drones Are Transforming Winter Olympics Coverage – But the Noise Is Dividing Fans
A black-and-white split image shows a woman’s emotional face with a tear on the left and her looking upward hopefully on the right. The word "unavailable" is vertically overlaid on both sides. You Won’t See Another Super Bowl Ad Like This One
A bat flying against a clear blue sky, its wings fully outstretched showing the veins and structure in the wing membranes. The bat is viewed from below, centered in the image. Photographer’s Unique Image of a Flying Fox Carrying its Pup Mid-Flight
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Michael Bonocore

What Hope Looks Like: Photographing Recovery at Springs Rescue Mission

Split-screen image: Left side shows an older man in a "Springs Rescue Mission" t-shirt and cap, smiling at the camera. Right side shows a man in a yellow vest holding a small dog, standing outdoors before a backdrop.

Most people dread receiving their monthly electric bill. For a Colorado Springs man named Thomas, however, receiving his first utility statement in his own name was cause for celebration. After six years living in a tent on the streets, Thomas now has an apartment, a job, and a piece of mail worth framing. Through a decade of work with Springs Rescue Mission, Thomas’ is just one of the many stories of transformation that photographer Aaron Anderson has documented in an ongoing project capturing hope and recovery.

Jeremy Gray
A Tamron camera lens with zoom and focus rings, shown against a dark blue gradient background.

Tamron Says It Will Launch 10 Lenses in 2026

In Tamron's newly published FY2025 financial results, the company not only detailed its financial performance over the full fiscal year 2025 but offered key insights into its plans for 2026 and beyond, including how many lenses it plans to release in FY2026.

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Jeremy Gray
Satellite view of the snow-covered Alps mountains with deep valleys, a prominent dark blue lake (Lake Geneva) near the center, and green plains to the southeast, indicating lower elevation terrain.

The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics Venues as Seen From Space

With the Winter Olympics in full swing and hundreds of millions of people worldwide tuning into all the sporting action from Italy, the European Space Agency (ESA) delivered a very special look at different Winter Olympic venues using its Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission satellite.

Jordan Drake

Panasonic Lumix S 100-500mm f/5-7.1 O.I.S. Review: Slow and Steady

A man outdoors holds a camera with a large telephoto lens, facing the viewer. The lower left corner displays the "PetaPixel Reviews" logo on a blue and white background. The sky is clear and blue.

For the last several years, if you were an L-Mount user looking for a super telephoto lens, Sigma was your only option (or a Leica version of a Sigma lens). Now Panasonic has introduced their longest full frame lens yet, with the Lumix S 100-500mm f/5-7.1 OIS. It’s compact and light, but also slow and expensive. Is there a place for this $2,100 lens in the L-Mount lineup? Let’s find out.

Jeremy Gray
A digital camera is mounted on a white microscope examining a circuit board. Next to it, there is a black OM System TG-7 compact digital camera on a white background.

OM System Launches New TG-7 Kit Made for Microscopes

OM Digital Solutions has announced a new, specialized version of its OM System Tough TG-7 camera designed for microscopy and other industrial applications. The TG-7 Industry NY-TGV Super Adapter Kit with Microscope Adapter is designed for examinations, research, and testing.

Jeremy Gray
Close-up of two hands holding a compact black and blue camera with a circular lens on the left side, against a blue background.

This Failed Kodak Digital Camera From 2001 Was a Smartphone Precursor

These days, it's easy to take for granted that a smartphone does just about everything. They run games, they make calls, they play music and movies, and, of course, they capture great photos and videos. But long before smartphones arrived on the scene, Kodak was actually at the cutting edge of combo camera devices. 2001's Kodak mc3 was Kodak's first foray into multi-function digital cameras, and the weird little device captured photos and videos and played MP3s.

Jeremy Gray
A black-and-white split image shows a woman’s emotional face with a tear on the left and her looking upward hopefully on the right. The word "unavailable" is vertically overlaid on both sides.

You Won’t See Another Super Bowl Ad Like This One

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos teamed up yet again with famous actor Emma Stone for what is very likely to be the only Super Bowl commercial this year shot on 35mm Kodak 2302 black and white film stock with Panavision lenses.

Kate Garibaldi

How to Capture Unique Wildlife Photos

A triptych image shows: a duck flapping its wings on water, a brown bear holding a red fish in its mouth by a river, and a brown horse running through ocean waves.

Photography has never been more accessible, yet truly distinctive images feel harder to come by than ever. With social media reinforcing familiar compositions and popular locations, many photographers find themselves asking how to create work that feels original and fulfilling. This three-part series is designed to explore that question across three genres: wildlife, landscape, and night sky photography. In this first article, the focus is on wildlife and how slowing down, understanding animals on their own terms, and committing to personal projects can help photographers create images that rise above the expected.

Jeremy Gray

Which Mid-Range Camera Has the Best Image Sensor?

A surprised man stands behind four mirrorless camera bodies—Sony, Nikon, Panasonic Lumix, and Canon—displayed side by side on a table.

No matter what you call it, mid-range, enthusiast, or semi-pro, this segment of mid-priced full-frame cameras has never been as competitive or exciting. Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, and Sony have all recently released cameras in this tier, and each has taken a different approach to image sensor technology and to balancing photo and video performance. Which one is best? That's what we're here to find out. But one thing is for sure, it's going to be one heck of a showdown.

David M. M. Taffet
A clear shadow of a person standing on a stone-tiled pavement, with sunlight casting the silhouette sharply onto the ground.

Street Photography Has a Predator Problem

In her seminal collection of essays, On Photography, Susan Sontag famously argued that "there is something predatory in the act of taking a picture." She described the camera as a "sublimation of the gun," a tool used to "violate" subjects, turning them into objects to be symbolically possessed.

Kate Garibaldi
Two people standing side by side against a dark wall, each wearing a crossbody black bag. The person on the left wears a black outfit, while the person on the right wears a gray jumpsuit. Both hold their bags with one hand.

Sandmarc Expands Hybrid Sling Line with Larger 6L and 9L Versions

Sandmarc has expanded its Hybrid Sling series with two larger editions: the 6L and 9L. Designed for creators who need extra space without sacrificing mobility, these new sizes offer the same versatile design, durability, and thoughtful features that have made the original Hybrid Sling popular.

Kate Garibaldi
A collage of Canon cameras and lenses on a red geometric background, featuring five different camera lenses and three Canon mirrorless camera bodies, all displayed facing forward.

Over 30 of the Best Deals on Canon Cameras and Lenses

This week’s deals spotlight a wide range of Canon cameras, lenses, and accessories available at B&H, covering everything from beginner-friendly mirrorless bodies to professional-grade RF glass. Whether you are building your first kit, upgrading an aging DSLR, or expanding a hybrid photo and video setup, these discounts offer meaningful savings across nearly every category.

Jeremy Gray
Large, white "Nikon" sign stands amid greenery outside a modern building, near concrete steps and surrounded by trees and bushes.

Nikon Posts Big Losses and Cuts Projections

Nikon posted its third quarter FY2025 financial results, and there is a lot of red ink. Nikon's revenue is down 28.7 billion yen, nearly $183 million, year-over-year for the first three quarters, and the company has recorded 103.6 billion yen in losses, nearly $660 million, so far this fiscal year.

Jeremy Gray
The FUJIFILM logo in bold black letters, with a red accent on the "I," is displayed against a gradient green background.

Fujifilm Posts Record-High Revenue and Profits

Despite the impacts of U.S. tariff policy and unfavorable exchange rates, Fujifilm posted record-high performance in its third quarter, with revenue increasing 4.4% year-over-year and operating income increasing by 11.3% over the same period. The company cites strong performance in its electronics and imaging segments.

Jeremy Gray
On the left, a man in sunglasses and a cap smokes in a busy street; on the right, in black and white, a person in a suit covers their face while a woman in front looks tired or sad among a crowd.

Photographer’s New Book Is a Time Capsule of Life in New York City

After surviving his fight with cancer and leaving behind his career as a lawyer, Xiomáro pursued photography as a career. His latest book, "Street Photography of New York City: Street Haunting in the Big Apple," embraces a candid, gritty look at New York City, seeking to capture culture and history as it happens.

Matt Growcoot

The Wonderful Winners of Close-Up Photographer of the Year 7

Close-up image split in half: left side shows a colorful, microscopic view of branching neurons; right side shows a detailed close-up of a moth’s face with large eyes and feathery antennae.

Australian photographer Ross Gudgeon has won the grand prize at Close-up Photographer of the Year 7 for Fractal Forest, an extraordinary underwater image photographed inside a cauliflower soft coral in the Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. The image earned Gudgeon the competition’s top award and a £2,500 ($3,400) prize.