Launched in December 2009, the Near-Earth Object Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) ended its mission on July 31, 2024, and, as expected, reentered Earth's atmosphere on November 1, burning up. However, while NEOWISE is gone, its impact is still felt. As Space reports, the NEOWISE team recently did one final data release and shared never-before-seen images.
Every year, PetaPixel recognizes the top cameras, lenses, and photography accessories in The PetaPixel Awards. Selections are voted on by the PetaPixel staff and while final awards will be announced next week, we are happy to share our nominees in each of the categories today.
Like many photographers, I'm entrenched in a specific editing workflow. I use Adobe Lightroom Classic for the basics -- and even some of the more advanced edits -- and Photoshop for the rest. It works for me, and I'm not keen to jump through any hoops to change my process. However, Pixelmator Pro features a tool that made me pivot last week when I tried to make a print at home over the Thanksgiving holiday: Smart Deband.
For its fourth year in a row, PetaPixel has gathered its team together to guess the things they just know are going to take place over the next calendar year. All of us are, as usual, ready to be very, very wrong.
Photographer Dan Martland is no stranger to capturing New York City. But this summer he scored a shot that he doesn't think he'll ever be able to top.
Scientists have been able to track penguins in Antarctica with the help of smartphone photos taken by tourists.
Last week, FilmNeverDie announced that its Kickstarter-backed Nana 35mm film camera was available for purchase worldwide. PetaPixel readers pointed out that the press materials that accompanied that announcement were incomplete and worth greater scrutiny. We agreed.
The Gladiator II cinematographer has attempted to walk back his comments accusing the movie’s director Ridley Scott of becoming “lazy” -- saying that his criticism was taken out of context.
Profoto announced the Pro-B3, a new nearly $4,000, 750Ws battery-powered flash that it says is designed to meet the demands "of the world's best action and extreme photographers."
Amazon has rolled out a new family of "understanding" AI multimodal models that can generate text, image, and video from varying inputs.
A wedding photographer has sued police alleging that they falsely arrested her for stealing the maid of honor's wallet -- in a case that she says damaged her professional reputation.
A small asteroid hit Earth's atmosphere in the early hours of this morning, producing a spectacular explosion in the night skies over far eastern Russia.
