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Split image: On the left, tortoiseshell sunglasses with blue lenses on a dark background; on the right, three metallic necklaces with unique geometric pendants on a green background.

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In e-commerce, photography isn’t just a picture—it’s the customer’s only connection to the product. A shopper can’t hold the glasses, feel the texture of the frame, or judge the true glossiness of the metal. When the image doesn’t reflect reality, the result is disappointment, higher return rates, and ultimately, a loss of trust in the brand.

Jeremy Gray
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NASA Perseverance Rover Photographs Rock on Mars That Looks Like a Turtle

NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover has been exploring Jezero Crater on Mars since it landed on the planet on February 18, 2021. Since then, it has made many remarkable discoveries and captured hundreds of thousands of incredible photos. A recent photo shows a close-up of a Martian rock, it looks a lot like a turtle.

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The Audacity of Case Makers Flaunting the iPhone 17 Has Me Suspicious

Two smartphones are shown: the left phone in a beige and black case with an attached camera lens accessory, and the right phone in a black case with the Apple logo and visible MagSafe ring.

Last week, I received multiple emails from different case makers showing supposed designs for the iPhone 17 series. Then this week, that ramped up to Dbrand, Moment, UGreen, and basically every case maker at IFA showing the same thing, all flaunting the same design. Apple is historically excellent at keeping a secret, so what changed this year?

Jeremy Gray
A comet with a bright core and faint tail moves through space, surrounded by colorful, streaked star trails in red, green, and blue on a dark background.

You’ve Never Seen an Interstellar Comet Look This Awesome

A few weeks after the Hubble Space Telescope captured an incredible photo of comet 3I/ATLAS as it screamed through the solar system at a blistering 130,000 miles per hour (209,000 kilometers per hour), the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on Gemini South in Chile set its sights on the comet, capturing a gorgeous, colorful photo unlike anything seen before.

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Bright orange lava erupts from a volcano, sending a plume of smoke and ash into the sky. The surrounding landscape appears rocky and barren under a blue sky.

Incredible Footage Shows a ‘Volnado’

During a livestream from the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) V3cam at Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii, the stationary camera caught sight of an incredible event that the USGS calls a "volnado."

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Adobe’s Chrome Extension Makes Stealing Watermarked Photos Easy

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Adobe has an official Chrome Acrobat extension designed and marketed for viewing, editing, and filling PDF files inside Google’s popular web browser. However, as a photographer discovered, the extension enables some far-reaching Adobe Express integration that makes removing watermarks from photos an AI-assisted cakewalk.

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I Got My Camera Drone Confiscated in Nicaragua. Lesson Learned.

As I passed through the airport security in Managua, Nicaragua, on December 30th, 2024, my heart sank -- the LowePro camera bag had been flagged and was being taken aside for checks. The handler found what he was looking for: my DJI Mavic Pro Drone.

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The Meike 35mm f/1.8 Pro Is What a Budget Lens Should Be

A smiling man outdoors holds up a large camera lens with his left hand and gestures toward it with his right. The logo "PetaPixel Showcase" appears in the lower right corner. Trees and a blue sky are in the background.

In an effort to learn to love the 35mm full-frame focal length, I took the latest Meike 35mm f/1.8 Pro lens out for a spin. The Meike 35mm f/1.8 is an affordable take on the popular focal length, but it has some handy tricks up its sleeve that belie its lower cost. Many creatives who are looking for a compact and sharp lens will find the Meike 35mm ideal for street photography and travel. I carried it on a little road trip around southern Alberta, and it proved to be a handy companion.