While many of the creator-focused additions to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are direct responses to what Apple is doing with the iPhone (digital aperture adjustment and log video are prime examples), it is perhaps Google that Samsung should be most wary of.
Backdrops are a vital and underappreciated aspect of many iconic portrait photos. The short film, The Promise of Spring, provides an intimate look at one of the most prolific but almost entirely unknown backdrop artists, Sarah Oliphant.
Alongside teasing its next camera, OM System announced the winner of its "Creativity. It's in Our Nature" photo competition.
Instagram users may have noticed their profile grid is now displaying their photos in rectangle format rather than square. For some photographers, the change has wreaked havoc with their carefully curated profile.
Taking on a personal project is the next level. It makes you treat photography as an art form. Like in any art, you first start with one-offs, singles, or short stories, and only then approach writing a novel. And this is how I invite you to treat your personal project, as writing a novel, as opposed to snapping unconnected stories here and there.
The new Nanlite FC-120C is a lightweight, affordable full-color light for creators and indie filmmakers.
Last June, Sony announced that some of its Tough CFexpress Type A memory cards had a problem. Sony addressed the issue with a free repair program for affected customers. Sony has now said that more cards are affected, extending free repair services to additional photographers and videographers.
Luminar Mobile version 2.2 is available now, adding comprehensive RAW image editing support and iCloud syncing to the iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro photo editing application.
The 2025 Academy Award nominations were announced today with films including Nosferatu and Dune: Part Two up for the Oscar for Achievement in Cinematography.
The annual BCN Awards have arrived, detailing the most popular cameras and lenses at Japanese retailers in 2024.
Graphic designers have been complaining that the influx of AI-generated images on stock photo websites is "slowly ruining" them.
Syrian sports photographer Ibrahim Ajaj, who had worked for the SANA state news agency under ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, has been assassinated.
It appears a new OM System camera is just around the corner, as the company has launched a teaser saying "exciting news" is arriving on February 6.
Tourists have been banned from taking selfies at a popular cliffside photo spot over fears that the rock will break due to the sheer number of people who have posed on it.
Used smartphones with TikTok installed are being sold on eBay for $14,000 -- as the video platform remains unavailable on U.S. app stores.
An elderly camera store owner in Florida fought back against two robbers who made off with over $6,000 worth of camera gear.
Legendary photographer George Kalinsky, who spent over 50 years documenting events at Madison Square Garden, has passed away.
Canon's new RF 16-28mm f/2.8 IS STM lens for full-frame Canon EOS R-series mirrorless cameras expands the company's compact and affordable f/2.8 zoom series.
Panasonic is updating four of its mirrorless cameras, including the full-frame Lumix S5II and S5IIX and the Micro Four Thirds GH7 and G9II. The new firmware promises to improve functionality and overall user experience. In many cases, the firmware updates add features that were introduced in the Lumix S9.
Canon isn't the only camera company hitting the links. Nikon announced a pair of new laser rangefinders for golfers, the Coolshot Pro III Stabilized and the Coolshot 50i GII.
Leica is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its groundbreaking Leica I, the first mass-produced 35mm camera ever, with some surprising new products, including teddy bears, writing utensils, cuff links, wooden puzzles, pins, bags, key rings, and more.
The PetaPixel team is in San Jose, California for the Samsung Unpacked event and is working hard on our review of the latest Galaxy S25 Ultra for photographers. However, we did get an early briefing and first look at the latest high-end phone from Samsung and we have some thoughts about the most exciting features.
Samsung announced a trio of new Galaxy S25 series smartphones, including the base Galaxy S25, the large S25+, and the flagship S25 Ultra.
You could be forgiven for looking at Samsung’s latest crop of flagship devices in the S25 series and wonder what the silver lining is. It’s all about AI -- Galaxy AI, that is -- and in doubling down on these features, the company is betting that it has a leg up on what could be the next big thing for mobile devices.
A photographer has been sued for $2 million for throwing a bucket of urine at a TikTok-famous vintage photo booth that was set up next door to her home.
Canon Inc. developed a groundbreaking 410-megapixel full-frame CMOS image sensor, setting a new record for the most pixels achieved on a 35mm image sensor.
Dramatic before and after photos taken from a fixed-wing aircraft show the terrible damage wrought by the LA wildfires.
Chinese lens maker Funleader has collaborated with Artizlab to create the Artizlab Classic 35mm f/1.4 lens for Leica M mount. The lens takes heavy inspiration from Leica's legendary 35mm f/1.4 V2 lens, which fetches thousands of dollars on the second-hand market.
With the famous Sundance Film Festival kicking off this week in Park City, Utah, Adobe thought it a good time to discuss what's next for Adobe Premiere Pro, a popular video editing platform for amateur and professional filmmakers alike.
"When I saw Blue Velvet for the first time, it changed my life," wrote photographer Gregory Crewdson last week as he reacted to the news that famed director David Lynch had died at age 78.
