NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a giant star's final moments. The striking image looks like a swirling painting rather than a star's death throes, which are very long to human observers but a cosmic blink.
7Artisans had a very busy NAB 2025 experience in Las Vegas earlier this week, unveiling a wide array of new lenses. PetaPixel has already covered the company's new AF 40mm f/2.5 ultra-compact prime lens for photographers, but the company also had plenty to show for hybrid and video-first creators, including a new series of T1.5 full-frame cinema lenses.
Harman Technology, the parent company of the Ilford and Paterson brands, is raising the price of film, paper, and chemicals in the United States in response to President Donald Trump's across-the-board tariffs.
National Geographic has long been known for its incredible photography, with professional photographers frequently capturing powerful, visually striking photos that are as artistically incredible as they are culturally impactful. While the magazine covers and pages are reserved for the pros, the "Nat Geo Your Shot" puts the spotlight on everyone else.
Google is rolling out a series of cutting-edge updates aimed at enhancing creative workflows with AI, including a significant upgrade to its video generation model, Veo 2.
Baseball legend and Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. has been spotted at the Augusta National Golf Club with his camera covering this week's Masters Tournament.
A rare screening of the original 1977 Star Wars movie -- complete with Han shooting first -- will be shown at a theater in London this summer.
A dad and son exploring an English river with an underwater drone got the shock of their lives when they crashed it into a live World War II bomb.
Atomos, the brand that made a name for itself with its external monitors and HDMI recorders, is significantly diversifying its product catalog in what appears to be an attempt to see what it can release that will be its next successful offering.
A new National Geographic documentary, Titanic: The Digital Resurrection, takes a deep dive into the infamous Titanic disaster and centers around a cutting-edge 3D model of the shipwreck, created using 715,000 digital images captured 12,500 feet below the surface of the frigid North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland.
Popular online design and publishing tool Canva launched Visual Suite 2.0, a new all-in-one AI design partner for teams and individuals.
At this point, nearly everyone is aware of artificial intelligence (AI). AI technology is everywhere, heavily featured in the latest smartphones and apps. Photographers are well aware of AI thanks to AI-powered photo editing tools and in-camera AI-based autofocus tech. But what about "agentic AI?" This refers to conversational AI that can help users solve problems, and Adobe is all-in on it.
A new documentary uses the 35mm film footage that two army photographers captured of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during World War II.
After years of neglect, Meta is reportedly developing a native version of Instagram for the iPad -- finally moving beyond the awkwardly enlarged iPhone app that tablet users have been stuck with, according to a report by The Information.
The Associated Press (AP) has introduced AI search to its content library which, the news and picture agency says, will make it easier to discover and use its vast collection of visual, audio, and text content.
The federal judge who ordered the White House to restore access to The Associated Press repeatedly cited the plain-spoken testimony from AP Photographer Evan Vucci.
In the camera review game, the continuous grind of lens and camera reviews can get a little monotonous sometimes. But every once in a while, a product comes along that is so innovative and so outside the box that you can’t help but stand in awe. Outdoor Monster represents a moment exactly like this and I had the privilege to test it out for myself.
After nearly a year of delays, a wedding photographer delivered images just hours after the couple aired their grievances about him on CBS News.
Adobe’s foray into the Twitter alternative Bluesky quickly backfired. Frustrated by the company’s business practices, users on the platform flooded its posts with backlash, ultimately prompting Adobe to delete all of its content.
A giant "wormhole" that appeared in the skies of Alaska a couple of weekends ago may have worried some folks on the ground. They needn't have feared, it was actually a successful science experiment.
Motorized Precision announced Evo, a compact, portable cinema robot that folds up so small that it can fit in a hard case.
Google launched new AI-powered Arts & Culture experiments this week, including Learning Light, an experiment by Google Arts & Culture Lab artist in residence Jack Wild. This interactive tool walks users through lessons and experiments to help them learn about lighting.
Less than a week after instituting wide-ranging tariffs against nearly every American trading partner, President Trump announced a 90-day pause on all "reciprocal" tariffs that went into effect at midnight, with a significant exception: China, which will see tariffs further increased to 125%.
Last month, ChatGPT upgraded its AI image generator to a powerful new model which has generated a lot of buzz. First, there was the Studio Ghibli style images, but a new trend now sees people becoming toy action figures in a box.
Kipon, known for its optic adapters and lenses aimed at the pro cinema and broadcasting market, announced its newest lens, the Cinespeed65 68mm T1.4. It is the company's first medium-format cinema lens designed to cover medium and large-format image sensors, hence the "65" in the name.
As I’ve collected more and more camera equipment, especially vintage film gear, I’ve amassed a collection of quite a few lenses that I found for peanuts at flea markets, thrift, and antique stores, or online through marketplaces like eBay.
The NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters) is the largest video-centric exhibition of the year and Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and I walked the show, saw it all, and have thoughts!
The annual Zoner Photo Studio X spring update is here, adding robust new AI-powered masking tools to the Windows-based photo editing application.
It appears that Harman Technology's foray into 35mm color film series has been a success, following the release of Phoenix 200 in late 2023 -- which is still widely available despite being described as limited edition upon release --- Harman followed up with another color negative film, Red 125.
Distance is not a problem. Photographers at NBA games are so close that referees, coaches, and players can block their shots.
A chimpanzee investigated a remote camera by poking it with a stick, in a rare video of an ape using a tool in the wild.
A photographer is asking the Supreme Court to decide whether a website infringed his copyright by embedding his Instagram posts without his permission.
Two photographers have died at a music festival in Mexico City after a crane holding a decorative artwork fell over on Saturday (April 5).
In February, the Associated Press (AP) was banned indefinitely from the White House and Air Force One over its stylebook entry for the Gulf of Mexico, setting off a series of legal challenges. Today, a U.S. federal judge sided with the Associated Press, ruling that because of the First Amendment, the government cannot bar journalists from certain government events because of their viewpoints.
Award-winning German photo lab WhiteWall announced two new solutions to help customers achieve sharper, better prints. WhiteWall SuperResolution promises improved image quality when printing smartphone photos, while the existing UltraHD sharpening is available for more products.
Lexar showed off the world's first stainless steel SD cards last September and has followed them up with fancy new gold memory cards at NAB 2025.
New company Pixboom is showcasing its upcoming slow-motion camera, Spark, which it is designing with the aid of its community.
Atomos has abandoned its image sensor development project, the company's COO Peter Barber told PetaPixel today at NAB 2025.
The Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-8 lens is extremely popular with wildlife and nature photographers thanks to its reach and versatility. That's precisely why Australian professional photographer Joshua Holko had one with him on a winter wildlife trip in Svalbard, Norway. Unfortunately, while in his backpack, the lens snapped in two, a reportedly not unique occurrence with the RF 200-800mm.
Instagram is testing out "lockable" posts that users have to unlock to view by entering a secret code.
Hot on the heels of unveiling the new Instax mini 41, Fujifilm announced that it has sold 100 million Instax cameras and printers since it launched the Instax series in 1998.
7Artisans teases its latest release, a FF AF 40mm f/2.5 lens.
Tilta has hit the ground running with several announcements at NAB in Las Vegas, including a wireless lens control system, a filmmaking rig for iPhones, a portable battery and charging station, and an electronic variable neutral density filter.
Since I started using ball heads in balanced mode, I’ve been a very happy camper. In this article, I'll be sharing a review of multiple ball heads as well as a tutorial about using ball heads in the balanced mode.
Blackmagic Design announced a bunch of new products and services at NAB 2025 last Friday, including the feature-packed new DaVinci Resolve 20 and the Blackmagic Pyxis 12K cinema camera. Just two days after its announcements, Blackmagic revealed that its Pyxis 12K camera will actually cost $500 more in the United States than previously stated due to the effect of President Trump's tariffs.
Imagen, the innovative post-processing app, has now added a smart artificial intelligence culling feature to save photographers precious time.
People are "panic buying" iPhones at Apple stores over fears of possible price hikes, as a result of the sweeping round of global trade tariffs announced by President Donald Trump.
The Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) has announced that Panasonic is joining as a member, a big addition to the 4,500-strong list.
iPhone camera app Mood.Camera released last year, promising a point-and-shoot style camera experience and an incredibly convincing filmic look to photos. Mood.Camera version 1.7 launched today, adding an advanced Preset Editor that enables mobile photographers to create their own film emulations easily.
It’s one of the most iconic photographs ever to appear in a film: the haunting group portrait that closes The Shining (1980). After decades of mystery, the original image -- sans Jack Nicholson -- has finally resurfaced in a photo archive after 45 years.
