Sweating with labored breath, I push my fully loaded bicycle over Kyrgyzstan’s 12,400-foot Koi Dzolu Pass. The 23,000-foot peaks of the Pamir Mountains loom above while storms dance on either side, pelting me with occasional hail. In moments like this, I deeply appreciate every ounce shaved from my setup to stay mobile.
The 1990s brought Bill Clinton, The Simpsons, MP3s, Napster - and the age of personal digital photography and personal computer video.
The world's largest wildlife crossing, the $114 million Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, hasn't officially "opened," but that hasn't stopped the animals from using it above the extremely busy Highway 101 in Agoura Hills, California.
95 Certified Keeper Sigma 85mm f/1.2 DG Art 16 reviews 
New 89 Certified Keeper Nikon Nikkor Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S 9 reviews 
86 Certified Keeper OM System PEN 15 reviews 
86 Certified Keeper Sigma 20-60mm f/2.8-4 DG Contemporary 10 reviews 
New 83 Sigma FP2 12 reviews 
71 Fujifilm Instax Pal 2 4 reviews 
93 Certified Keeper Nikon Z8 47 reviews 
New 89 Tamron 16-50mm f/2.8 A 5 reviews 
New 83 Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.4 Pro 11 reviews 
94 Certified Keeper Sigma 50-120mm f/2.8 DC OS Contemporary 6 reviews 
New 89 Certified Keeper Oppo Find X10 Pro Max 22 reviews 
74 GoPro Mission 1 Pro ILS 13 reviews 
84 Apple iPhone 18 Pro / Pro Max 27 reviews 
73 Nikon Z5 IIC 8 reviews 
90 Certified Keeper Sony a7R VI 24 reviews 
89 Certified Keeper Sony a7 V 28 reviews 
89 Certified Keeper Nikon Z6 III 58 reviews 
91 Certified Keeper Canon EOS R5 Mark II 24 reviews 
New 80 Mandler 50mm f/1.4 Pre-A 5 reviews 
90 Certified Keeper Viltrox AF 85mm f/1.4 Pro FE 25 reviews 89 Certified Keeper Nikon Nikkor Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S 9 reviews 83 Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.4 Pro 11 reviews 83 Sigma FP2 12 reviews 89 Tamron 16-50mm f/2.8 A 5 reviews 94 Certified Keeper Sigma 50-120mm f/2.8 DC OS Contemporary 6 reviews 89 Certified Keeper Oppo Find X10 Pro Max 22 reviews 73 Nikon Z5 IIC 8 reviews 80 Mandler 50mm f/1.4 Pre-A 5 reviews 71 Fujifilm Instax Pal 2 4 reviews 
93 Certified Keeper Sony FE 400mm f/4.5 GM OSS 7 reviews 
81 Canon EOS R8 Mark II 17 reviews 
80 Apple iPhone Duo 21 reviews 84 Apple iPhone 18 Pro / Pro Max 27 reviews 86 Certified Keeper OM System PEN 15 reviews 86 Certified Keeper Sigma 20-60mm f/2.8-4 DG Contemporary 10 reviews 95 Certified Keeper Sigma 85mm f/1.2 DG Art 16 reviews 
86 Sony FE 8-14mm f/3.5 Fisheye 9 reviews 
88 Fujifilm XF 400mm f/4.5 R LM OIS WR 7 reviews 
92 Certified Keeper Sony FE 600mm f/6.3 GM OSS 8 reviews 
81 Sony FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS 8 reviews Lime Bike Jousting was conceived by Cameron Carnegie-Brown (AKA Camtholomew the First) and Jack Carden, two London creatives who turned a joke about jousting on rental e-bikes into a viral performance art event.
The two major third-party manufacturers from Japan have a complete trinity of full-frame professional f/2.8 zoom lenses. Sigma has long had a complete set, and Tamron has its excellent G2 series finalized. The Chinese companies are only now venturing into the autofocusing pro zoom lens market, but Samyang, out of Korea, has worked very hard — and quickly — to complete its full set, too. With the release of the new $1,099 Samyang X Schneider Kreuznach AF 60-180mm f/2.8, that goal is realized.
Explore how posture, shape, light, and composition can help wildlife photographers create striking backlit imagery that tells a powerful story.
The work of a pioneering female photographer, whose images remained hidden for decades until thousands of her negatives were discovered in suitcases, is being exhibited for the first time.
Fujifilm has announced the return of its Create With Us tour that originally started with a Seattle event in 2023. The event continued in Austin for 2024, followed by Minneapolis the following year. Now the event is going nationwide and kicking off first in Dallas on December 5, 2026 and Miami on January 16, 2027.
"Each stop on the tour will offer something a little different, shaped by the local creative community. Planned activations include Hands-On Demo stations, where attendees can explore Fujifilm cameras and lenses, guided photowalks, sponsor-led product demos, workshops led by experienced industry professionals, and a networking meetup to finish out the day," Fujifilm says.
Admission to these events is free. Fujifilm says these two events mark the beginning of a wider schedule, with more destinations to be announced in the future. To see what each event is offering and to register to attend, visit Fujifilm's website.
Images 2.6 has arrived in ChatGPT. Beyond expected improvements like faster image generation, Images 2.6 can also turn a prompt or photo into an editable animated GIF. The memes will go wild.
"People now generate more than four billion images per week across ChatGPT and the API, up from more than three billion per week that we shared eight weeks ago during the launch of Images 2.5," ChatGPT says. "On average, that's more than 500 million images per day."
The Canon EOS system fully entered the video production market in November 2008 when it released the EOS 5D Mark II DSLR, equipped with groundbreaking Full HD video recording capabilities. Since then, Canon has released 17 Cinema EOS cameras, 53 Cinema EOS lenses, and a bunch of hybrid cameras.
Cinema EOS products are heavily used across the professional video space, including to create Academy Award-winning films, award-winning television series, and so much more.
Congratulations, Canon. Here's to many more years of Cinema EOS cameras and lenses.
GoPro is teasing the development of a helmet-integrated camera system in conjunction with AGV, a motorcycle helmet brand. The company isn't sharing any more information right now but says to expect it sometime in 2027.
Last week, we shared the news that a Goodwill in Sioux Falls, South Dakota somehow had come into the possession of a previously unknown Leica prototype lens. When we shared the story, it was bidding for around $3,000. At the auction's conclusion, it had ballooned to much higher, eventually selling for $20,001. That might sound like a lot, but it's still probably a steal. The only other version of this lens sold in 2021 for $47,200.
Viltrox AF 35mm f/1.4 Pro 83 Viltrox's new 35mm f/1.4 Pro has debuted with a Strong 83 on PixelMeter which is very good, but given the success of the 85mm f/1.4 Pro which landed at an Exceptional 90, it probably isn't the result photographers, or Viltrox for that matter, were hoping for.
Certified Keeper Nikon Nikkor Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S 89 Nikon today announced the Nikkor Z 120-300mm f/2.8 TC VR S lens with a built-in teleconverter, making it not only extremely expensive but also unique.
Luckily, early impressions are good and the lens is sitting at an Exceptional 90 on PixelMeter, earning Certified Keeper status. PetaPixel is waiting for final production samples to arrive before coming to any conclusions, since we aren’t allowed to asses image quality on pre-production models. Given Nikon’s recent history with its pro-level lenses, we expect to come to a similar conclusion.
ABC News has published remarkable footage taken by a drone pilot of an enormous great white shark swimming close to two surfers.
The apex predator splashed one of the surfers off the coast of California before swimming away.
I got some hands-on time (literally) with Apple’s new touch-equipped MacBook Pro. While the ability to touch the screen is nice, it isn’t the biggest selling point of the new computer to me. What is the bigger story is how good this display looks. The OLED is not only bright, but the contrast ratio is dynamite. Right now, that would be the biggest reason I would consider this laptop, especially for color-critical work.
After numerous teases and even a sponsored YouTube hands-on video, Motorola has finally, thankfully, fully unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the Signature 27. It is being billed as the world's fastest Android smartphone. It's certainly among the most expensive slab phones.
The holiday season is ramping up and that once again means Canon is trotting out the same cash cow it has milked for the last three straight years. Costco (soon to be followed by other stores, surely) is offering a Canon EOS R100 kit for an enticing $520. Do not buy it.
Meike has announced yet another addition to its Mix series of primes, and this time it's a portrait prime for APS-C mirrorless cameras. The Meike 58mm f/1.2 Mix is a fast $449 prime for Sony, Fujifilm, and Nikon mirrorless systems.
It’s about time that the diminutive king of instant film got some Film Friday love, so we are giving this week’s spotlight over to Fujifilm’s Instax Mini color instant film and sharing why we love these small prints (and why you should as well).
The North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) will host its annual half-day event, NANPA LIVE, on Saturday, November 7, 2026, offering a free global livestream from 3:00 to 6:00 PM PT that includes giveaways worth thousands of dollars.
Grass, snow, sand, and laterite—these are the surfaces Saype (real name Guillaume Legros) has spent the last fifteen years exploring, creating monumental, ephemeral works of art around the world with his 100% biodegradable paint.
Apple's brand-new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display, the first Mac to ever feature a touchscreen, arrives today, and Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve 21 video editor is ready.
Not everyone is stoked that smartphones keep getting larger, offering ever-bigger displays. In fact, some people are very much in love with the small phones of years past. New smartphone company Enough believes there are, well, enough of those people to justify launching an all-new small smartphone in 2026.
B&H launched its Holiday Deal Zone this week, giving you an early jump on upcoming Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and holiday deals. We have a potpourri this week, with storage, memory cards, cameras and lenses, and computers.
The Canadian Liberal government's new Budget 2026 will carve out protections and support for Canadian artists, including photographers.
Earlier this year, Glyph pushed hard into the creator space with the launch of new SSDs and a line of CFexpress memory cards. It is continuing that trend with the announcement of memory card readers.
South Korean consumer electronics startup Lutra Inc. has launched a camera brand, Humans of Authenticity (HOA). HOA's first camera, the HOA A1, looks weird as hell.
In late July, news broke that Sony was trying to acquire Tamron, a fact Tamron itself confirmed shortly after. However, since then, it's been crickets.
In National Geographic's newest television program, Wolves Up Close With Bertie Gregory, the eponymous British wildlife filmmaker, acclaimed photographer, and ardent environmentalist heads to Hudson Bay, Canada, to film wolves in their harsh Arctic habitat. Gregory chatted with PetaPixel about filming the new documentary.
PixelMeter, the first and only review aggregator for cameras, lenses, smartphones, and more, has been updated with the most-requested feature since it launched last month: the ability to directly compare products.
Camera straps are one of those accessories that don't always get much attention until something about them becomes inconvenient. Switching between straps, dealing with attachment hardware, or having buckles knock against camera equipment can all become minor annoyances over time. Wandrd's new Magnetic Camera Strap System takes a different approach, using magnetic alignment and a mechanical locking mechanism to make connecting and removing a camera quicker.
Wandrd's new Magnetic Camera Strap System is now available, bringing a redesigned approach to how photographers attach and switch camera straps.
VSCO has announced the second half of its The Fifty campaign, a nationwide billboard-based exhibition that is celebrating one photographer in every U.S. state via large-format public displays in their home markets.
Camp Snap is looping back around to its original target market with a miniaturized version of the CS-8 camcorder it launched last year that more easily fits into a child's hand. The CS-8 Mini is less than half the size of the original and is designed specifically to cater to kids.
The Sony World Photography Awards and the World Photography Organization have revealed that photographer James Barnor is the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Photography title at the Sony World Photography Awards 2027.
When news broke that French digital rangefinder maker Pixii had entered liquidation, the response across the photography community was swift and, for PetaPixel, surprisingly personal.
Apple's new, highest-end MacBook Pro diverged from the last few launches in that it didn't focus on performance at all, but rather leaned on a feature the company famously said would never come to macOS: touch control. I get why Apple did this, but touch isn't at all a reason to get this computer. But to be clear, that doesn't mean you shouldn't get this computer. Quite the opposite, in fact.
The updated iMac with M6 may not bring a new design, display, or major new features, but it is still a competent, straightforward Mac with a lot to offer.
Laowa has officially announced the 24mm f/2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift lens. Built for architectural and commercial photography, the full-frame lens also works on Fujifilm GFX and Hasselblad XCD medium-format cameras thanks to its large image circle.
One person has been killed while two others were injured after a helicopter crashed during a photography flight in Miami, Florida.
Panoramic compositions offer another way to present a scene, preserving its horizontal breadth and giving the frame a different sense of scale, movement, and visual balance. They can be extremely powerful.
Motorola debuted its brand new flagship phone, the Signature 27, at Qualcomm's annual Snapdragon Summit in September. However, at the time, Motorola unveiled just a few key specs and left much to the imagination. That changed this week, with the company revealing more information about its new phone.
Alongside new Cinema EOS firmware, Canon has announced some new accessories for its mirrorless EOS R System cameras, including timer remote controllers and a hotshoe microphone.
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Sarah Teng and Chris Niccolls debate toy cameras: should they exist? Also, Digital camera sales are slumping, OM System execs reveal they did once consider expanding out of Micro Four Thirds, and Nikon announced a new $14,000 lens. All that and more!
Coral Spawning International (CSI), in partnership with Canon Medical Systems UK and Canon EMEA, has successfully conducted the world’s first ultrasound scan of living coral to identify developing eggs.
Video productions can quickly become very complicated. A startup has a new e-paper display designed to keep things organized on set.
It's a very busy day for Canon. In addition to marking the 15th anniversary of the Cinema EOS System, which began when the Canon 5D Mark II DSLR arrived with Full HD video recording, Canon has announced new Cinema EOS firmware updates and new Cinema EOS camera kits.
I ’ve photographed campaigns in some pretty unusual places over the years, from the highlands of Ethiopia to the plains of Iraq, and I've been fortunate to be part of projects that were both challenging and incredibly rewarding. Somewhere along the way, I got used to the idea that the complicated jobs would probably involve an airplane, a passport, unpredictable weather or some combination of all four. So when an 12-day studio project for Tempur-Pedic and Tempur-Sealy came across my desk, I …
The Lomography MC-A 35mm point-and-shoot camera is celebrating its first birthday in style with a pair of new limited-edition designs, including one plated with real gold.
A photographer’s relentless pursuit of extraordinary images takes him from remote landscapes to some of the world’s most dangerous places.
Nikon has unveiled more details about the Nikon ZR's first major firmware update. Firmware 2.00, slated to arrive before the end of the year, brings major improvements to Nikon's popular video-first camera.
Peter Baumgarten was looking for centimeter-tall mushrooms when he spotted a cluster of orange caps on a rotting log. A few warm, rainy days had encouraged mushrooms to emerge in Canada’s McLean’s Park, a forest on Ontario’s Manitoulin Island where he regularly walks his dog. At six feet two inches tall, Baumgarten could easily walk past mushrooms that small if he weren’t specifically looking for them.
Adobe Premiere mobile, which recently launched on Android after releasing last year on iOS, will soon include music from Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group (WMG).
Nextorage Corporation has announced the NX-F2AE Series, a trio of new UHS-II SDXC memory cards that promise high-end speed and reliability for demanding video workflows.
Hong Kong smartphone maker Tecno has unveiled the winners of its third annual "Shot On CAMON" global photography contest. This year's edition, co-hosted with Lonely Planet, received over 13,000 entries from 40 countries.
NASA's longtime Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere tomorrow, November 4. While most of the telescope will burn up as it careens through the atmosphere, NASA says it expects some components to survive and potentially even cause harm, although that outcome is exceedingly unlikely.
Whitehaven is a picturesque town on the Cumbrian coast of England, not too far from the breathtaking Lake District National Park. It's a magnet for photographers who want to capture its harbor, which can be traced back to 1517 and was once raided by John Paul Jones during the American Revolutionary War.
Peak Design is expanding its electronics offering to what it describes as "one of the most overlooked categories of everyday carry:" charging accessories. To that end, it has announced a travel battery, charger, braided cable, and a wireless charging station.
