Is our pursuit of exquisite photos inconsistent with what is expected in art? Or is beauty something we should continue to strive for?

Photographer and YouTuber Jason Vong discovered a way to internally record iPhone ProRes RAW HQ Open Gate video on the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, a feat that should be impossible.

Despite inaccurate reports and mislabeled product listings claiming otherwise, the Fujifilm X-T30 II is not discontinued, according to the company.

A United States judge rejected DJI's request to be removed from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) list of Chinese military and military-associated companies. This means, pending an appeal, the U.S. government can continue to call DJI a Chinese Military Company, a ruling that comes with significant risks to DJI's business operations.

When LUMIX launched its first full-frame mirrorless cameras back in 2019, it wasn’t starting from scratch. The company already had a great reputation among filmmakers with the GH series -- compact Micro Four Thirds cameras that punched well above their weight. But the S Series was different. LUMIX wanted to show it could compete with the top lens companies in full-frame photography and video.

Tether Tools has long been a key player in the tethered photography community. This specialized but vital niche of the photography market has very specific cable requirements, which, when faced with increasing issues with USB-C PD, forced Tether Tools back to the drawing board. The company developed a brand-new USB-C cable, Optima, to deal with growing USB concerns on modern cameras.

Satellite photos reveal how a devastating hailstorm that swept across Canada last month left a 125-mile-long "scar" visible from space.

LensNode brings advanced, data-driven lens simulations to DaVinci Resolve. Using real-world optical data and GPU-powered performance, the plugin delivers authentic distortions, aberrations, and bokeh effects for filmmakers and post-production professionals.

Today marks the release of the much-hyped One Battle After Another starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It is yet another production filmed in VistaVision -- a mid-20th-century format that has been making a strong comeback after years in the wilderness.

A team of researchers discovered and photographed a new species of marsupial while exploring the Abiseo River National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Peruvian Andes. The new little mammal is strange, tiny, and adorable, and only one specimen has been observed.

A museum director has been sentenced to 10 years in a Russian prison over a poster featuring a composite photograph of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler merged into one face.

A judge approved a $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic and a group of U.S. authors who alleged that the company stole their work to train its AI models in a high-profile class-action lawsuit.

Manhattanhenge is one of the biggest events in the New York photographic calendar, and it gets very, very crowded.

Adobe has added two popular AI image models to Photoshop Beta, including Google's viral Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, otherwise known as Nano Banana.

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that outlines how the China-based Bytedance divestiture from TikTok in the United States will play out, laying the groundwork for the app to be majority-owned by U.S. persons and leaving Bytedance with a minority stake. This move only applies to the U.S.-based version of the app.

Canon EOS R series camera owners with ProGrade Digital SD cards should take notice of a new update to ProGrade's free Refresh Pro software. A newly discovered issue using ProGrade SD cards in certain Canon cameras has been resolved, but photographers will need to update their cards to ensure proper performance.

Peak Design has teamed up again with the hunting and outdoor gear company Sitka for a limited-edition camouflage Slide Lite camera strap. If photographers slap camouflage on their telephoto lenses, and even wear a full-blown camo cloak, a camouflage camera strap is the next logical step for shutterbugs who want to blend in.

Zeiss Loxia lenses have been officially discontinued according to a public notice published by Kenko Tokina and confirmed to PetaPixel by Zeiss.


It's typical for Android smartphone makers to compare their latest products against the Apple iPhone. However, Chinese company Xiaomi has taken the rhetoric up a notch -- or two -- with its new Xiaomi 17 series, which comprises the Xiaomi 17, Xiaomi 17 Pro, and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max.

A filmmaker has put the new iPhone 17 Pro to the test and created a beautiful 4.2K short video of San Francisco, capturing amazing colors and dynamic range for a smartphone.

Controversial photographer Sally Mann has warned of “a new era of culture wars” and predicted further attacks on the arts.

OnePlus teased its newest flagship phone, the OnePlus 15, at today's Snapdragon Summit China, revealing two key pieces of information. The new handheld will be powered by the brand-new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, and it will feature a new camera system that ditches Hasselblad's engineering and participation.

A trial will finally decide the long-contested fate of Billy Name's estate, who was Andy Warhol's photographer, including the rights to his significant archive of images.

Viltrox has announced the Spark Z3, a new on-camera flash that combines portability with practical power in a design that nods to futuristic aesthetics. Aimed at photographers seeking a reliable yet compact lighting tool, the Spark Z3 is designed to provide straightforward illumination for everyday shooting, portraits, and travel photography.