The more photos I take and the more cameras I test, the more I realize that the shooting experience is just as important as the results. So why has one of the most iconic experiences -- the waist-level twin-lens reflex camera -- been left by the wayside?
Christopher Nolan's upcoming IMAX epic, The Odyssey, arrives in theaters in just a few short weeks. It is a massive moment in cinema history, thanks in large part to the way it was filmed -- entirely in IMAX.
Jeff Dworsky dropped out of school at 14, bought a Leica at 15, and moved to a small island in Maine at 16 to become a fisherman.
When I first threw out the idea of taking another look at the Canon EOS Digital Rebel 300D, the response from the team was tepid to say the least. Why devote time to what could be argued as one of the worst DSLR cameras of all time?
Photographing fireworks offers a unique opportunity to experiment with light, color, and motion. While the classic long-exposure image is always a favorite, there’s a lot more you can do in-camera and in post to elevate your results. Here are five easy, fun techniques to help you capture more dynamic, creative fireworks photos.
In celebration of the United States of America's 250th birthday, NASA has unveiled four new images from its Chandra X-ray Observatory that show the wonders of the Universe in resplendent red, white, and blue.
Looking to save on new photography gear this Fourth of July? This week's holiday deals include substantial discounts on cameras, lenses, drones, lighting equipment, action cameras, and accessories from many of the biggest names in photography and filmmaking.
Cheap, compact digital cameras continue to be all the rage, with new models popping out of the woodwork from every which way. The latest in Japan, the DIGI+ Dual Display Digital Camera DGP-DCM01, combines a translucent body design with a secondary selfie-friendly front screen.
When we first conceived of our Film Friday series, we had a few different motives in mind. The first was that we had long noticed that some black and white films were more popular than others with our customers. We sold a lot more Kodak Tri-X than we did Ilford XP2, for example.
Zhongyi Optics, known as Mitakon, has announced a series of ultra-fast T1 cinema prime lenses for full-frame cameras.
The Sigma Foundation has announced its third book, Trevor Key, which it says is the first to honor Key's processes and prescience and is an enduring visual love letter to the future of image-making.
Researchers at Tokyo City University just published a new paper in The Astrophysical Journal Letters based on photos the Artemis II astronauts captured in space during their lunar flyby using the Nikon Z9. The researchers analyzed the solar corona images captured by the Artemis II astronauts, yielding new insights into the Sun's coronal structure and demonstrating the value of taking cameras into space.
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot (@soph_astro) was recently treated to incredible, dazzling aurora displays in space while aboard the International Space Station (ISS). While Adenot and the ESA shared photos last month, Adenot just shared an incredible video of auroras from space on social media today.
Hot on the heels of Insta360's Luna and Luna Ultra launching, Insta360's founder JK Liu explained his long-term ambitions for cameras, namely that users will forget they even exist.
Staying focused is hard. Mira Dial is a new physical dial that promises to lock all of a user's screens to keep them on task, ensuring they get their photo and video editing and business management work done faster, leaving more time to do the things they actually want to do.
In May, 7Artisans announced the Max AF 135mm f/1.8 full-frame portrait prime, but only for Nikon Z mount. Now Sony E-mount and L-Mount cameras are getting some love.
While the DJI Osmo Pocket 4P has only been officially unveiled in China, PetaPixel has been testing the device ahead of embargo and can exclusively share some key details about the dual-lens gimbal camera, including its brand-new, cutting-edge LOFIC image sensor.
After many years of requests, Capture One has finally added support for Hasselblad .3RF RAW images. While support is limited to Hasselblad's 100-megapixel medium-format cameras for now, this is a massive shift for Capture One that addresses years of user requests.
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.
Perhaps no photographer in the world gets their work critiqued quite like Annie Leibovitz, and yesterday's Instagram post showing images from her latest exhibition was no exception.
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.
The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the shortlist for its annual ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. This year's edition received nearly 4,000 entries from dedicated amateur and professional photographers from 66 different countries.
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.
Hasselblad has announced the winners of the Hasselblad Masters 2026 photography competition, among the most prestigious photo contests in the world.
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.
Along with the explosion of miniature cameras since the runaway success of the Kodak Charmera took the world by storm has been the tangential surge of other compact cameras. Godox's new C100 falls into that second category.
Camera traps are a hugely important tool in wildlife photography and conservation. As a new study in Honduras shows, camera traps can also be used to exonerate animals accused of destroying crops.
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.
Manas National Park is a magical location situated in the foothills of the Himalaya in Northeast India, where photographer Matan Sharon recently spent time documenting a rare black leopard family raising cubs.
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.
