NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has released a new mosaic that offers its most complete view of the night sky yet. Captured over eight years, the all-sky mosaic includes 679 confirmed, newly discovered exoplanets and nearly 5,200 candidate exoplanets.
When he got his cancer diagnosis, Los Angeles-based photojournalist David Swanson vowed, “I will get through this.”
Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 4.5-10mm f/2.8 CF fisheye zoom lens designed for APS-C or Micro Four Thirds cameras that has an incredible 180-degree field of view at the shortest end.
Although new DSLR shipments were way down in 2025, dropping from just under a million units in 2024 to under 700,000 in 2025, that hasn't stopped used DSLR cameras from selling in big numbers.
One of my favorite zoom lenses of all time is the Sony 20-70mm f/4. Just the fact that a versatile range can be coupled with an ultra-wide-angle field-of-view brings a lot of convenience to the camera bag. I don’t mind the moderate f/4 aperture either, and the size and weight are kept to a minimum because of it. So when Canon released a 20-50mm f/4 L PZ lens alongside the R6 V, I was excited to try it out.
Wotancraft, Chris Niccolls, and PetaPixel have announced a limited, special edition of the Pilot messenger camera bag. After almost a year of development, the Chris Niccolls x Wotancraft Special Edition Pilot 88 features a unique size and tailored adjustments that are ideal for a traveling photographer.
A photographer captured a breathtaking image of a coyote leaping across a gap in the ice after years of patient fieldwork.
The Odyssey is the first-ever movie to be shot entirely on IMAX 70mm film. The format is so large that it can only be shot continuously for roughly two and a half minutes, as that is the maximum length the IMAX camera can hold.
A bill aimed at regulating unauthorized AI deepfakes of a person’s likeness has been reintroduced in Congress, this time with support from Getty Images.
A photographer has been charged after he allegedly stole the camera gear of one of the victims of the deadly Bondi Beach shooting before pawning it for hundreds of dollars days after the terror attack.
Lexar has partnered with the Argentine Football Association ahead of this summer's World Cup to launch a storage collection range branded with the reigning champions' famous soccer jersey.
Science educator Steve Mould's newest video sheds fascinating light on an oft-forgotten color photography process. Mould's video has the grabby title, "You've Never Seen a Real Photo," which is closer to the truth than it sounds.
Cooke, a legendary name in cinema lenses, has announced the AP3 FF lenses, a new series of 1.5x anamorphic lenses designed specifically for full-frame mirrorless cameras.
A video on X showing a behind-the-scenes video of a photo shoot at Tiger World Thailand has gone viral and highlighted a serious problem in the country.
7Artisans has officially announced the new Max AF 135mm f/1.8, a full-frame autofocus telephoto prime designed for Nikon Z-mount cameras. The new lens combines a bright f/1.8 aperture, STM autofocus, and an advanced optical design, making it ideal for portrait and low-light photography.
Sony has released firmware version 2.00 for the Sony a7 V, bringing a substantial update focused on professional audio workflows, FTP functionality, and new production tools for hybrid shooters and filmmakers.
A photographer sued a blogger for copyright infringement after the defendant allegedly used a photo without permission or license. The defendant then claimed that because they could have created the picture using AI, it should not be protected. Thankfully, a U.S. District Court dismissed this notion.
Disney is facing a class action lawsuit over the alleged use of facial recognition technology at its park entrances in California without proper disclosure to guests.
Alongside the Canon EOS R6 V and new RF 20-50mm f/4L IS USM PZ lens, Canon also announced a new accessory last week, and photographers are eating it up.
In 2004, Epson and Voigtländer teamed up to create a truly legendary camera, the Epson R-D1. It was the world's first digital rangefinder, packed with exceptional features and style to match. Cameralabs' Gordon Laing has given the Epson R-D1 his wonderful "Retro Review" treatment, giving the R-D1 another chance to shine and show the world what made it so special more than 20 years ago.
Trump Mobile’s gold-colored T1 smartphones are set to begin shipping this week, nine months later than originally planned, with the devices reportedly preloaded with Truth Social.
OpenAI has announced that images generated with ChatGPT, Codex, and its API will include C2PA metadata and a SynthID watermark -- the two leading protocols in identifying AI images.
A federal law requiring online platforms to remove sexual deepfakes and other nonconsensual intimate images within 48 hours has officially come into effect.
Analogue Wonderland, a photographic film store based in the U.K., has released a beginner-friendly analog camera called Pure35.
Like all hobbies, photography can have its frustrating moments. And now photographers can take out some of that rage by smashing a camera to pieces with a hammer.
One of the most famous and beloved Batman graphic novels ever, "Batman: The Killing Joke," is getting a new special limited-edition release that looks like an oversized film camera.
Today at Google I/O 2026, the tech giant announced that it is bringing a new AI image creation and editing tool, Google Pics, to Workspace.
VWFNDR has announced VWFNDR + MBL, a new Android camera app designed to work like a camera, "not as a computational filter." The company says it has built its new app to be a tool for intentional, deliberate mobile photographers.
The MUUS Collection has acquired the Todd Webb archive, an American photographer whose images of postwar city life in New York City and Paris serve as visual time capsules to bygone eras. MUUS preserves, researches, and reveals works from the archives in its care.
As Japanese retail analyst BCN+R described earlier this year, DJI had a massive market share in the video camera market in 2025. The Chinese tech company's dominance has only strengthened so far in 2026.
Canon Explorer of Light and famed car and car culture photographer Larry Chen is a major character in the brand-new racing video game, Forza Horizon 6.
Shutterstock has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) $35 million over allegations that the photo agency misled customers and illegally made millions of dollars from them.
Insta360 has announced the Mic Pro, the company's new flagship wireless microphone system. The Mic Pro is designed for advanced and professional creators, filmmakers, podcasts, and event professionals who require pro-grade results in a simple, straightforward package.
A controversial research project led by the University of Washington that would have seen teachers wearing cameras in the classroom has been scrapped after parents expressed outrage.
A burgeoning news website called the South Florida Standard has disappeared off the internet after an investigation uncovered that all of its reporters were AI-generated.
Fujifilm is taking its Instax brand on the road this summer with the launch of the 2026 Instax Capture the Joy Tour, a nationwide experiential event designed to give consumers hands-on access to the company’s instant cameras and smartphone printers.
Hasselblad has disqualified a photographer accused of using generative artificial intelligence (AI) from Hasselblad Masters 2026.
The Polaroid x530 compact digital camera launched over 20 years ago to nearly no fanfare and minimal commercial success. However, its distinct Foveon image sensor technology and urban legend status make it one of the strangest digital cameras ever made. Outside of limited-edition digital cameras, the x530 could even be the rarest of them all.
XPPen has announced its first-ever creative editing console, the Pilot Pro, and the company says it sets a new benchmark for professional editing workflows.
Few photographers ever get to work inside the portrait room of a major awards ceremony. Most will only ever see the finished images: the winner holding the award, the controlled lighting, the polished expression, the clean composition.
A new macOS utility called BatchMark Pro promises to simplify one of the more repetitive parts of a photographer’s workflow: adding watermarks, logos, copyright text, and technical metadata to exported images quickly and consistently.
Dora Goodman Cameras has announced that it is shutting down its store, citing a rapidly changing market and rising costs.
Researchers in the United Kingdom found that people who engage with the arts biologically age more slowly than those who do not. These results echo others over the years that show a correlation between exercising creative muscles and improved health outcomes.
Asus' latest 4K displays look like a very compelling option for photographers, hybrid creators, and video editors. The Asus ProArt PA27USD and PA32USD are high-res monitors with a fast refresh rate, 1,000 nits of peak brightness for proper HDR video editing, and high-end color accuracy.
It's an icon of early internet videos: 12 badgers doing calisthenics while a mushroom and snake occasionally appear on screen, known as "Badger Badger Badger" or "The Badger Song."
The court schedule has been set for Nick Ut's defamation lawsuit in France against Netflix and the VII Foundation over claims made in The Stringer documentary.
Director Steven Soderbergh has revealed how he embraced using AI-generated images in his new documentary about John Lennon's final interview.
YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection tool to everyone over 18 in the coming weeks -- meaning it will no longer be limited to select creators and public figures.
The camera used to shoot Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic The Odyssey -- the first movie ever to be shot entirely on IMAX cameras -- has gone on public display in Los Angeles.
During the MotoGP race yesterday in Barcelona, a horrific accident occurred when one of the motorcycle riders crashed into the back of another at high speed. In such cases, producers and editors must tread carefully about what they show, and it seems at least one newspaper got it wrong.
