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A camera screen displays a focused image of two patterned pillows on a blue-striped couch, with green focus brackets over the pillows and camera settings shown at the bottom.

Autofocus (AF) is one of the most significant advancements in the history of photography. From the first autofocus camera -- the Konica C35 AF in 1977 -- to the first true autofocus ILC, the Minolta Maxxum 7000. Although manual focus still has its devotees -- especially in genres that reward deliberation, such as macro, landscape, or vintage shooting -- autofocus has become the default expectation for most modern photographers.

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A digital triptych features abstract, layered forms with soft earthy colors, circular shapes, and translucent leaves, blending to create a dreamy, ethereal effect across three panels.

The Abstract World of David Day’s Studio ICM Photography

David Day’s photography bends the rules of reality, transforming everyday objects into dreamlike abstractions through intentional camera movement (ICM) in a studio setting. At the crux of art and experimentation, Day spoke with PetaPixel, inviting viewers to discover his process and how he turns layers of light, motion, and imagination into photographic art.

Jeremy Gray

Photographer’s Illuminating X-ray Exhibit Has Been Years in the Making

X-ray style image showing an open camera on the left, an open laptop on the right, and a large "X" in the center filled with clocks and mechanical parts, all set against a black background.

Exceptionally talented commercial and fine art photographer Andrei Duman has spent years working on his fantastic X-ray photo series. The series, Beyond the Surface: The Art of X-Rays, is now on display in a massive exhibit at the world-famous Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) in Chicago. It is the culmination of years of dedicated work, and Duman spoke with PetaPixel about the honor and his project as a whole.

Kate Garibaldi

Photographer Beautifully ‘Breaks the Rules’ With Abstract Fireworks Photos

A vibrant, abstract burst of colors including teal, pink, orange, and white, radiating outward from a central bright point, resembling an explosion or a firework viewed through a soft, dreamy lens.

When we think of fireworks, most of us picture familiar, vibrant bursts of color lighting up the night sky, each explosion a momentary spectacle in a blossom of color. But for photographer Bryan Szucs, fireworks aren’t just about capturing a fleeting display, they’re a chance to defy convention and create something abstract, unpredictable, and uniquely beautiful.

Jeremy Gray
A Tamron 70-180mm camera lens is shown on the left, and a Nikon Z-series mirrorless camera body without a lens is on the right, both against neutral backgrounds.

The Nikon Z8’s New Firmware Borked Tamron Z-Mount Lenses

The Nikon Z8's feature-packed firmware update 3.0 is now available, but photographers with Tamron Z-mount lenses may want to hold off on the update, as Tamron has confirmed that the new firmware update negatively affects the performance of at least some of its lenses.

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Lens Fungus: What It Is and How to Deal With It

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Pick up a dusty old lens from a flea market, an estate sale, or even your own forgotten storage bin, and you might notice something strange glinting beneath the surface of the front element: delicate white threads, odd patterns like spiderwebs or frost creeping across the inside of the glass. That eerie substance is lens fungus -- an unwelcome guest in the world of photography that quietly invades optical systems, thrives in darkness and moisture, and, if left untreated, can cause permanent and costly damage to your equipment.

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UGreen Nexode 500W GaN Charger Review: Charge Everything, All at Once

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Over the last couple of years, the number of computers, headphones, cameras, and portable batteries that charge with USB-C that I've acquired has ballooned substantially. I've resorted to using batches of individual USB-C plugs cobbled together in my aging infrastructure, but it's an inelegant solution. That's where the UGreen Nexode came in.

Jeremy Gray
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Super-Bright Galaxy Photo Shows How Webb Compares Against Hubble

The James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) latest target is Messier 82 (M82), also known as the Cigar Galaxy. The nearby galaxy is five times more luminous than the Milky Way. It has previously been photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope, providing a great way to measure the two active space telescopes against each other.