This week, Fujifilm announced the X-E5 -- a popular line that has typically been one of the company's more affordable interchangeable lens cameras. However, with the inclusion of higher-end design elements and an elevated price to match, that changed.
A New York City homeowner discovered a phone -- covered in duct tape with only the camera lens exposed -- buried in her front lawn. It is believed to be part of a growing trend in which burglars plant covert cameras to spy on potential victims and track when they leave.
A woman who found a century-old family photo album in a dumpster while living on the streets later tracked down the family's descendants.
Wedding, sports, and event photographer Josh from Michigan-based SBJ Studios has gone viral for his flaming hot portraits that he creates by setting his Canon lens on fire. Yes, really.
Google-owned iPhone editor Snapseed has received its first major update in years which brings a redesigned editing experience as well as a host of filters inspired by popular Kodak, Fujifilm, Polaroid, and Technicolor film stocks.
A camera trap captured the first-ever photographic evidence of a clouded leopard preying on a Bengal slow loris.
President Trump is reportedly set to extend the deadline for the sale of TikTok for a third time -- as the threat of a U.S. ban looms next week (June 19.)
Electric Sheep is an AI-powered video platform that can edit videos while adding AI-generated elements to them by harnessing different machine-learning models.
Instagram will allow users to rearrange the photos and videos on their profile grid, changing how their content is displayed to followers.
A new ultra-black paint may offer a practical solution to the growing problem of light pollution caused by satellites.
Since its founding in 1961 by Michihiro Yamaki, SIGMA has established itself as a pioneer in the world of photography. By primarily focusing on producing camera lenses, SIGMA quickly gained recognition for delivering high-performance optics at competitive prices. SIGMA’s Art, Contemporary, and Sports lens lines offer photographers and filmmakers professional-grade image quality and craftsmanship.
In April, ChatGPT users stumbled across the AI's unnervingly accurate ability to locate where just about any photo was taken. At first blush, it seems harmless, but a recent story on Vox points out that it's now very easy to stalk someone from just their social media photos.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that its Solar Orbiter spacecraft has captured the first-ever images of the Sun's poles from outside the ecliptic plane, or the plane that contains the Earth's orbit around the Sun.
We have all seen the online drama and hate that has been thrown at the recent photographs of Pamela Anderson, age 57. This Canadian-American actress, model, and media personality has been the center of attention for nearly four decades.
A new exhibition is shining a light on the work of Võ An Khánh, a photographer who was embedded with the North Vietnamese Communist Army during the Vietnam War.
Pearla, an iPhone camera app that was built to provide more manual controls and a "film emulation" experience on mobile, has released a major update today that features a completely redesigned interface and enhanced video capabilities.
Self-described "AI Filmmaker" PJ Ace was hired by gambling brand Kalshi to make what he describes as the "most unhinged" commercial possible and, perhaps unsurprisingly, Disney-owned ABC approved it and ran it during the YouTube TV broadcast of game three of the NBA Finals this week.
Meta has rolled out new generative AI video editing features called "Restyle" across three platforms including Edits for Instagram.
Leica has announced the Vario-Elmarit-SL 28–70mm f/2.8 ASPH., which it says sets a new standard as the most compact and lightweight zoom lens for the L-mount SL system.
A librarian discovered a 1950s wedding photograph tucked into the pages of a used book and tracked down the family of the happy couple in the timeworn picture.
Apple's F1 movie will be released in theaters in two weeks and the company has created the first-ever haptic movie trailer to quite literally build a buzz.
For the first time, scientists have filmed a living Gonatus antarcticus squid -- a deep-sea species never before seen alive.
A camera has captured footage of the moment an Air India flight carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed in the city of Ahmedabad shortly after taking off this morning.
The Fujifilm X100 series of cameras is the most popular design out of the entire brand and possibly out of anyone else's brand, too. These cameras hit an ideal balance between styling and compactness, but they never really appealed to me as much as they seem to for everyone else. I know that I am in the vast minority with this very unpopular opinion but I think that a better Fujifilm camera exists and we all get to appreciate it together now because the X-E5 has finally arrived.
Fujifilm has announced the X-E5, a rangefinder-style interchangeable lens compact camera that takes several design notes from the popular X100 series but adds a few of its own, including a customizable Film Simulation dial.
Bag and carrying solution company Wandrd, stylized WANDRD, announced new Prvke (pronounced "provoke") V4 backpacks today, and the new Kickstarter campaign reached its funding goal in under 30 minutes. The new Prvke has been rebuilt from the ground up, featuring redesigned panels, straps, access points, and an updated internal layout. Alongside two versions of the Prvke V4, Wandrd also released a new and improved version of its Camera Cube for photographers.
German photo company Rollei has announced its first lens, which the company calls "the beginning of a new era." The full-frame Rollei AF 85mm f/1.8 STM will ship next month in Sony E and Nikon Z-mount versions.
Running a camera store is hard enough as it is, but add the complexity of the 2025 economic environment, and The Camera Store's founder Peter Jeune has his work cut out for him. This week on the PetaPixel Podcast, he joins the team to give an update on navigating the fluctuating pricing and product popularity so far in 2025.
A rare, signed image of Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad -- the only time the former president was ever photographed with a family member -- is up for sale.
In a significant escalation of the legal tensions between creative industries and AI firms, Disney and Universal have filed a joint lawsuit against generative AI company Midjourney, accusing it of widespread copyright infringement.
