The Hubble Ultra Deep Field is one of the most iconic space photos of all time, showing nearly 10,000 galaxies of diverse ages, sizes, shapes, and colors in a single frame. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revisited the same region of the sky, capturing its longest exposure of an extragalactic field with a single filter yet and revealing one of the deepest views ever of the ancient Universe.
In the world of custom photography prints, where options are plentiful but often overwhelming, Lumaprints stands out by offering a straightforward, user-friendly service that focuses on quality and convenience. PetaPixel interviewed Lumaprints CEO Kenneth Li to learn more about the company and how professional photographers can use Lumaprints to automate selling prints online.
The reFocus Awards announced the beautiful winners of its annual Color Photography Contest. A remarkable image of daredevil glacier climbers illuminated by a fiery eclipse took top honors.
Long before Elon Musk bought Twitter and rebranded it to X, the platform was known for allowing users to post a wide range of explicit content. Under Musk's anti-censorship stewardship, the social media platform has only become more of a Wild West. xAI's new Grok Imagine AI image and video generator is poised to take that reputation even further, and the alarm bells are already sounding.
Audio company Boya released Boya Magic, which it describes as "the world's first AI-powered, shape-shifting wireless microphone."
Monaco has reportedly passed a new law that explicitly bans unauthorized photography and filming of guests inside Monte Carlo’s casinos and hotels.
Pulitzer-prize winning photojournalist Michael S. Williamson has retired from The Washington Post after an incredible, impactful career. Williamson, orphaned at an early age, grew up in a series of foster homes and has been lauded throughout his career for his highly personal, powerful photographic work exploring poverty.
There is a new experience coming to the Sphere in Las Vegas: a novel version of The Wizard of Oz that has been upscaled, reimagined, and modified with AI technology for the unique theater.
Photographer Paul Nicklen is one of the most famous nature documentarians of the age, but he recently revealed how his career was nearly cut short.
The first trailer for Naked Ambition has been released -- a documentary about Bunny Yeager, the pinup model-turned-photographer once hailed as America’s most famous woman behind the camera.
Photographer Bill Lemke began capturing the Grateful Dead community on a large format camera in the 1980s when he documented 150 'Deadheads' -- as the fan base is known. But little did he know that it wasn't the end of the project.
A British tourist is facing a $231,000 fine for flying an unauthorized drone at a festival in Spain last month.
A former photographer has gone viral this week after he shared his 1996 photo of a random kid posing with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich from Metallica, asking if anyone knows who the young person is.
KhanØptic's newest filter system, KineticGlass, is a fluid-filled lens filter that promises unique creative filter effects unlike anything else on the market.
Filmmakers and visual creatives seeking in-camera effects are in for a treat as Prism Lens FX has launched two new handheld filters: the Phantom FX and the Spectre FX. These tools are designed to help achieve stylized, motion-driven visuals without relying on post-production techniques.
Camp Snap, known for its old-school Camp Snap Camera for still photography, went back to the nostalgia well for its new CS-8 digital video camera based on the Kodak Super 8 motion picture camera.
The United States Senate is hiring a photographer, and applications are open now until this Friday, August 8th.
The New York Historical has acquired the archive of renowned fashion photographer Bill Cunningham, securing a permanent home for tens of thousands of his images.
When photographers think of legendary gear hunts, they probably think about estate sales, flea markets, or lucky eBay scores. However, at Adorama in Manhattan, photographers can score old gear for just $3 a piece. Adorama's new bins are part clearance rack and part time machine.
A photo manipulation expert has dropped a mind-bending video proving just how difficult it has become to tell reality from AI fakery.
The New Orleans Pelicans have been sued over Instagram photos that feature rows of wall-mounted deflated basketballs in the background, which an artist claims were stolen from his copyrighted artworks.
Chinese photography company 10Art.CC is developing a new foldable instant camera based on the Polaroid SX-70, the Pocket Fold 66.
Analog photographers love trying new and unusual things. Whether it's shooting on expired film, skipping film altogether, or developing film using odd ingredients. Sweet Lou Photography opted for this last type of experimenting and developed his film inside a Jägerbomb. Did it work?
BBC filmmakers have captured first-of-its-kind footage of more than 1,000 baby spiders eating their mothers -- groundbreaking scenes that "delighted and horrified" the documentary's narrator Sir David Attenborough.
An Airbnb guest who stayed at an apartment in New York City has been refunded $5,730 (£4,300) and received an apology from the company after the host allegedly manipulated photos to make false claims against her.
Chinese lens maker Brightin Star announced the AF 35mm f/1.8, a fast wide-standard prime lens for full-frame Sony E-mount and Nikon Z-mount mirrorless cameras.
This is the terrifying moment a hockey player and his team's mascot were charged by a grizzly bear while they were filming a video.
The singer Rod Stewart has been criticized for using AI images of dead musical icons posing for selfies together at his concert tour.
Two women have been arrested in Russia for filming a selfie video in front of a Ukrainian drone strike in the country.
Instagram now requires users to have a public account with at least 1,000 followers to go Live on the app.
