Some of the best traditions are holiday traditions. Turkey at Thanksgiving, pumpkin carving at Halloween, and Christmas trees loaded with decorations are some of the cherished classics but undeniably, the greatest of them all is our annual Best and Worst camera gear roundup.
The winners of Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 have been announced with Paola Della Rocca walking away with the top prize.
In the early hours after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson earlier this month, one of the first images of the alleged attacker showed him wearing a Peak Design backpack. Rumors in recent days have emerged alleging Peak Design aided in his arrest, and the company's CEO now officially denies this.
Alongside the Nokton 28mm f/1.5 Aspherical lens for E-mount cameras, Cosina announced a new fast, compact apochromatic portrait prime for rangefinder cameras. The Voigtlander APO-Ultron 90mm f/2 lens, available in VM mount, promises excellent optical performance in a portable design that does not obscure a rangefinder's viewfinder frame.
The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight and tomorrow, December 13 and 14. The impressive meteor shower is an excellent chance for photographers to get out and enjoy one of nature's most beautiful spectacles, and get some fantastic shots, too.
Fotodiox announced the Mamiya 6 to Fujifilm GFX Fusion adapter, which it says is the first-ever lens adapter that can electronically control Mamiya 6 lenses.
A decade ago, in the hallowed halls of the now defunct Photokina show in Cologne, Germany, photographers, journalists, editors, and all sorts of other industry movers and shakers were elbowing each other out of the way to get closer to a trade booth where a brand’s newly launched flagship models were being admired. But the most popular booth of 2014 didn’t belong to Sony, Nikon, or even Canon... it belonged to Samsung.
Hologram hardware and software company Looking Glass, known for its spatial displays, announced new iOS support via Unity integration, enabling users to run real-time 3D media using just an iPhone or iPad, rather than super-powerful dedicated computers.
A student suffered brain damage after she was electrocuted in a park while posing for a photo with her new Polaroid camera.
Renowned Japanese-American photographer Yasuomi Hashimura is being remembered for his work, after he was fatally attacked by a stranger.
Cosina announced a new Voigtlander Nokton 28mm f/1.5 prime lens for full-frame Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras. The fast manual prime lens promises excellent optical performance and strong close-up capabilities.
Joe Rosenthal, the photographer who captured the iconic war image Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, has had a block in downtown San Francisco named after him.
Instagram is rolling out "trial reels" that will let creators test out new content with users that are not their followers.
Photobucket has been sued for licensing billions of users' photos to train AI systems without their consent.
If you have been following the progress of NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover, you will know that so far, it has exclusively been in the Jezero Crater, which is about 28 miles wide and was formed 3.9 billion years ago.
Photographer, writer, occasional PetaPixel guest author, and photography teacher at Dakota College at Bottineau, Todd Vorenkamp wrote an adorable and educational book about photography for kids, A Is for Aperture: The ABC's of Photography.
Anamorphic lenses continue to get smaller and more affordable. However, few offer autofocus. The new Sirui 40mm T1.8 1.33x anamorphic lens checks all these boxes for Super35 and APS-C mirrorless cameras.
A Chinese national has been arrested for flying a drone over and taking photos of a U.S. Space Force base on the same day as the launch of a SpaceX rocket carrying a spy satellite for the federal government.
It was not on the flight, but rather the day before, as I was sitting in a pressure chamber testing my spacesuit one last time, that I realized how absolute my reliance on it would be. I was well aware of the extreme risk to anyone who had the misfortune of being ejected from a U2. Yet, I took solace in knowing that because of this multi-layered suit, there would at least be a chance, although small, of survival should that situation become a reality.
The W. Eugene Smith Fund has announced the recipients of its 2024 grants, including the W. Eugene Smith grant, Smith Student grant, and Howard Chapnick grant. Combined, the Fund is issuing $72,500 in grants this year -- the most in any grant cycle in 45 years.
Removing reflections from photos takes time and effort. Adobe's talented engineers are working to solve the issue once and for all in a single click.
Meyer Optik Görlitz is expanding its lens mount support to Leica R mount, increasing the number of mounts its lenses are available for to at least 11 and sometimes as many as 12.
A photographer had a powerful experience with a whale who swam up close allowing her to capture a close-up photo of the humpback's eye.
Missing photographer Hannah Kobayashi -- whose disappearance drew national attention and prompted a massive search -- has been "found safe" weeks after she "vanished" at LAX.
It has been a busy year for new photo and video gear, and many excellent new cameras, lenses, and other gear hit store shelves in 2024. A lot of this gear is, admittedly, pricey and sometimes niche. Renting gear is a great way for artists to get their hands on the best tools without breaking the bank, and every year, the biggest photo rental company, Lensrentals, shares info on which gear was most popular that year.
2024 was a great year for technology and photography. While we recently published The PetaPixel Awards, that's based on a vote from the entire staff. Sometimes, gear that is award-worthy isn't necessarily our favorite (and vice versa), so we wanted to take a moment to call out some gear from this year that we just think is neat.
A tourist was dragged from a train while filming a selfie video after dangling out of a carriage window to get the perfect shot.
TCL+, a streaming service from television manufacturer TCL, has revealed a series of AI-generated movies that it believes heralds a new era of filmmaking similar to the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Meta must face a lawsuit brought on by defunct animated photography app Phhhoto which accuses Instagram of copying its main feature and driving it out of business.
A man has been given a 12-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of one count of assault when he spat on a TV cameraman during a Covid-19 protest.
