Last year, Nikon announced a collaboration with Bandai Namco to bring a new set of camera miniatures to its gashapon (sometimes called gachapon) vending machines. The series became available in Japan in December and has now made its way to the US.
I just spent the weekend exploring Iceland, Australia, Italy, and Japan, all without leaving home, thanks to Lushfoil Photography Sim, a simulation video game made for photographers by a photographer, Matt Newell.
A shrimper is suing Walmart for displaying a photograph of his boat in its store without permission.
A judge was left unimpressed after a plaintiff attempted to use an AI-generated lawyer in the form of an avatar in a New York courtroom.
Meta is facing a landmark antitrust trial that could force company CEO Mark Zuckerberg to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp.
A wedding photographer thought he had lost a couple's images when he fell into a lake with his camera during their shoot. But divers managed to salvage the photos.
World Press Photo has disinvited a Russian photographer from the awards ceremony in Amsterdam after the competition awarded him a prize in its 2025 competition.
As a photographer, if there is one thing I despise when editing my photos, it is jumping between multiple editing apps with one single photo and ending up with duplicate files where my settings are burned in and can’t be tweaked down the line.
Years after the success of the first Sony ZV cameras, manufacturers keep introducing "vlogging cameras" to the market despite the release of the near-perfect vlogging platform, the DJI Pocket 3. However, I do feel that there is some need for more of a “Creator Camera” that can be used for web calls, podcasts, and product videos.
Global phone manufacturer Vivo teased a Zeiss photography kit and add-on zoom lens for its highly anticipated X200 Ultra smartphone.
Photographer Joshua Holko has dedicated his career to photographing polar and sub-polar wildlife, and the results are breathtaking.
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.
