Professional telephoto lenses made specifically for wildlife and sports tend to be the most expensive money can buy. They push the envelope of lens technology, not to mention size and weight. What if I told you that Sigma made a lens that delivers the same f/4 aperture combined with a more versatile zoom range but is also only $6,000, substantially less money than the competition? It sounds too good to be true.
French photographer Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze moved to Hong Kong in 2009, inspired by its fast pace and verticality. He now documents the densely populated city rich with life, abundance of details, and visual contrast.
New Jersey-based film development and scanning company Gelatin Labs has announced GelForm, a new advanced scanning innovation that Gelatin Labs promises will simplify the scanning process while preserving the unique character of each film stock.
NASA's SPHEREx space observatory launched into space in early March and began its scientific operations yesterday, May 1 following weeks of preparation. It is now ready to survey the entire sky with 3,600 daily photos at a time.
The German Society of Nature Photographers (GDT) has unveiled the winning photos from its annual Nature Photographer of the Year competition.
When a photo album was handed into a thrift store in Belgium, workers there couldn't believe their eyes as they flicked through and saw a who's who of Hollywood in the 1990s.
Generative AI technology has undermined what is real and what is not. The old remark That's Photoshop -- previously used to question an image's authenticity -- has now been replaced by That's AI.
The latest James Webb Space Telescope "Picture of the Month" exemplifies the $10 billion telescope's remarkable imaging capabilities. The photo shows cosmic objects ranging from stars inside the Milky Way to galaxies billions of light-years away.
Arild Heitmann, born and raised in Northern Norway, may have glacial water running through his veins as his images of nature display a singular vision of one shaped by the very environment itself. Heitmann shares his inspiration and methods for creating his incredible photographs.
Smartphone gimbals are old hat by now but they’ve always had room to get better, and that’s how DJI approaches the Osmo Mobile 7P. The big jump? Being able to use it to track subjects using third-party apps.
Neewer's brand-new Q6 600Ws studio flash sports an unusual but sleek design, enough power to overcome bright outdoor lighting conditions, and an array of novel features.
The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 has been one of DJI's most successful products. Since its launch in 2023, it has become the de facto vlogging camera the world over. But due to US President Donald Trump's economic trade policy, the once $519 camera now costs $800 -- if you can find one.
Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr's recent space photograph auction has ended, with Neil Armstrong's famous portrait of Buzz Aldrin topping the charts, selling for nearly $32,000.
A dark, jagged rock formation on Mars, nicknamed Skull Hill, has caught the attention of NASA scientists. Spotted by the Perseverance rover on April 11 while descending a slope known as Witch Hazel Hill, the rock stands in stark contrast to the surrounding pale terrain of Jezero Crater.
A new app called "Social Agent" will let users book photographers and videographers in as little as 30 minutes -- much like ordering an Uber.
Japanese photography retailer Map Camera just published its list of the best-selling cameras of the fiscal year 2024, which ended in Japan on March 31. The list covers camera sales from April 2024 through the end of March and, despite supply issues, the Fujifilm X100VI has sold like gangbusters.
New aerial images have revealed progress at the construction site for the world's longest sideways skyscraper "The Line," a planned city set to accommodate nine million people deep in the desert in Saudi Arabia.
As part of Leica's centennial celebrations on May 3, the legendary German photo company is releasing a special New York-themed limited edition Leica M11. The Leica M11 100 Years of Leica "New York USA" edition is available exclusively in the United States and limited to just 100 units.
A tourist unknowingly captured a deadly terror attack while he was filming himself on a zipline ride with a selfie stick.
Meta has revised the privacy policy for its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, enabling broader data collection capabilities that feed into its artificial intelligence systems -- particularly through images and voice interactions.
An upcoming TV documentary will look at inventor Edwin Land who is most famous for creating instant photography and founding the Polaroid Corporation.
Google is rolling out native image editing tools within its Gemini app, allowing users to modify both AI-generated images and personal photos uploaded from their devices.
PetaPixel Members can now download a host of new sample galleries! New batches of photos have been added from the Canon R50 V, Canon PowerShot V1, the Sony 50-150mm f/2 GM, and (for the morbidly curious) the Yashica City 100.
A pair of detailed video lectures provide a fascinating insight into the mechanisms of CMOS image sensors -- the technology featured in nearly every modern digital camera.
Caleb Denison, one of the biggest names in audio/visual reviews, made the decision earlier this month to separate from his long-time home at Digital Trends to strike out on his own. This week, Digital Trends used YouTube's copyright strike system to take his channel down, claiming ownership of the content.
Astrophotography gear company Move Shoot Move's (MSM) Nomad star tracker aims to be an accessible solution for budding night sky photographers looking to take their deep-sky photography to the next level.
This week, Chris Niccolls published his review of Yashica's latest digital camera, the City 100. PetaPixel had a lot of questions about the camera from the get-go and were less than impressed with its performance. Since we published that review, new information has come to light that makes the situation around Yashica's point-and-shoot look somehow worse than initially thought.
Zélie Hallosserie has been awarded the first-ever Saltzman-Leibovitz photography prize. The 21-year-old photographer's work shines a light on migration and exile in northern France.
While in federal court today dealing with antitrust charges against Google, Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said he hopes Google's Gemini AI service will be added as a built-in option to iPhones and iPads this year.
We've seen some incredible lens designs in recent years, but last week's announcement of a Sony 50-150mm f/2 GM got us wondering what the limits of reasonable lens development are now.
