7Artisans has introduced a new compact prime lens for rangefinder shooters, the M 35mm f/2.8, designed for both Leica M and Leica Thread Mount (L39) systems. Priced at $428, the lens leans into a classic design philosophy while incorporating modern optical refinements in a notably small and lightweight form.
NASA celebrated its revolutionary Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (NGRST) yesterday, showing the completed observatory off to the world and announcing that the mission was not only ahead of schedule but, in a rarity for cutting-edge scientific projects, under budget.
As the global population of photographers swells, so do their digital libraries, leaving everyone with the same question: where and how to share their best work. Flickr was among the first online communities designed to address that dilemma, and it remains one of the best. Some demand sweeping overhauls or argue the price isn't justified.
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Emily Lowery joins to discuss a packed week of news, including Gerald Undone's decision to back away from camera reviews and the Insta360 Luna. She also leads a discussion on Micro Four Thirds and how the mount can be saved.
Framework arrived on the scene with its debut Laptop 13 back in early 2021, touting its modularity, customizability, and extreme repairability. The company arrived with big dreams of totally disrupting the "incredibly broken" computing market. While this dream remains in progress, Framework has left its mark, and its brand-new, redesigned Framework Laptop 13 Pro carries the torch forward in interesting ways, doubling down on the goals of its predecessor.
A U.K. watchdog has thrown a spanner into the proposed $3.7 billion merger between Getty Images and Shutterstock after it said the latter needed to sell its editorial business.
AI facial recognition company Clarifai says it has deleted the three million user photos dating app OKCupid shared with it without users' consent.
Google has marked Earth Day 2026 today (April 22) with a Doodle of six aerial photographs from around the world that spell out the search engine’s name.
Alongside importing and selling many foreign products, Japanese company Saeda also makes some things itself, including under its internal "BECKS" and "Be" brands. Through the former, Saeda has just announced a new digital camera, the Becks B-Quest BQ1, and it is an interesting mixed bag of style and specs.
An Emmy-winning photojournalist has been arrested for allegedly hiding cameras in the dressing room of the Oklahoma City television station where he worked.
Manchester Airport in the U.K. says it is removing a photography-themed billboard after it was mocked for being AI slop.
NASA has released an underwater photo showing the heat shield that protected the Artemis II crew as they successfully reentered Earth's atmosphere.
Are photographers competing against AI? It's a question posed by a recent Vogue article after photographer Jack Davison questioned his Instagram followers on whether it is increasingly becoming an issue.
