It was recently reported that Nikon was suing lens maker Viltrox in China over Nikon's Z-Mount patent. Viltrox has officially broken its silence on the matter, sharing with PetaPixel a lengthy statement about the company's imminent and long-term plans and its continued belief in the value of diverse lens ecosystems.
The cable news channel MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, aired an AI-edited photo of Alex Pretti, the protester who was killed by border agents in Minneapolis.
An Association of Photographers survey of its members has revealed an alarming statistic: 58% say they have lost work to generative AI.
Apple’s latest quarterly earnings show that iPhone sales reached a record high in the final three months of last year, driven by demand for the new iPhone 17 range.
From 1979 to 1984, famed fashion photographer Richard Avedon traveled to 21 states with an 8 x 10 large format Deardorff camera and a white backdrop to capture the portraits of working-class America.
Through hand-built cameras and room-sized camera obscuras, Brendan Barry slows photography down to its most elemental processes. His latest project, Flowers for Bea, reveals how that practice can hold memory, ritual, and transformation within a single body of work.
Godox has expanded its professional Knowled lighting lineup with the introduction of the P600R Hard P4 and P1200R Hard P8 full-color LED panel lights. Designed for film, broadcast, and large-scale production environments, the new fixtures combine high-output RGB performance, pixel-level control, and weather-resistant construction aimed at demanding studio and on-location workflows.
Last July, Lomography unveiled a series of new Petzval lenses. At the time, the company launched 35mm f/2, 55mm f/1.7, and 80.5mm f/1.9 Art primes, promising to bring 27mm f/1.7 and 135mm f/2.5 lenses into the fold later. Later is now, and the five-lens series is complete.
As generative AI technology proliferates, making it easier for people to manipulate real photos or create convincing fake ones from scratch, photography's ability to depict reality has come under increasing attack. A recent Washington Post opinion is among the most notable assaults on the institution of photography yet, garnering strong rebuttals from veteran photographers.
Fujifilm Superia Premium is so difficult to find that many have, for some time, believed it to be discontinued. Evidence of that stacked up this year when Yodobashi Camera, Bic Camera, and other Japanese camera stores listed it as discontinued, but Fujifilm says that label is inaccurate.
VSCO has added a new prompt-based image editing tool to its app, allowing photographers to simply describe the edits they want to see in natural language.
After more than a decade in court, an underwater photographer’s legal battle over images of Blackbeard’s shipwreck -- and whether states can be held liable for copyright infringement -- may finally be over.
A wedding videographer has drawn widespread praise after falling backwards into a swimming pool during a ceremony, continuing to record the couple without interrupting the moment.
Laowa has brought its popular and powerful 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO lens to Micro Four Thirds, giving OM System and Panasonic camera owners a compelling new choice to get up close and personal with their photographic subjects.
After a $77 billion disaster in his adventures creating the metaverse, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has laid out his new vision for the future: everyone wears AI smart glasses.
Ultra-fast 35mm lenses are not a new thing. Leica users have had access to the excellent Voigtlander 35mm f/1.2 Nokton across multiple versions for many years. The Noctilux title isn't new either. Leica has multiple insanely fast 50mm lenses, going down to as bright as f/0.95, on the market.
Maingear, maker of performance PCs, has released a new limited-edition PC that is sure to tickle the nostalgia muscle of gamers and creatives who got their computing feet wet in the 1990s. The new Retro98 tower looks like it was transported to 2026 through a time machine, but the inside is undeniably modern.
Since 1966, the Leica "Noctilux" name has reflected the legendary company's best optical achievements. There have been many beloved, classic Noctilux lenses over the past 60 years, but until now, not a single one has been a 35mm prime, one of the most traditional focal lengths of all. With the new Noctilux-M 35mm f/1.2 ASPH., this void has finally been filled.
South Korea has introduced a landmark set of laws regulating artificial intelligence, including rules that require companies to clearly label AI-generated content.
First it came for photos on Instagram, then it came for videos on YouTube, now vertical videos are set to appear on Netflix, too.
DJI has announced the RS 5, a new lightweight, professional-grade gimbal. The latest entry in DJI's celebrated Ronin series, the RS 5 promises improved subject tracking, stability, and control, all with a longer battery life.
The Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) will present the largest U.S. museum retrospective of photographer David LaChapelle’s career, bringing together more than four decades of his work in a major exhibition opening later this month.
After the Grok debacle on X, which saw people -- mainly women, and even minors -- undressed with Elon Musk's AI chatbot, the platform's owner has now announced it is rolling out a label on misleading pictures.
Under remote night skies, Tom Rae captures the cosmos and landscapes in breathtaking detail, revealing a world both unseen and unforgettable. Rae's surreal and immersive astrophotography transforms the wilderness into experiences of awe and wonder.
Panasonic has announced even more colorways for the Lumix S9 camera, this time bringing new white/silver and black/silver colorways to the United States.
The winning images from the 2025 Travel Photographer of the Year awards (TPOTY) have been revealed. Athanasios Maloukos' atmospheric photos of the Sema ceremony in Turkey and the Holy Week in Zamora, Spain, impressed the judges enough to see him crowned overall winner.
Rollei has expanded its VAF autofocus lens series with the introduction of two new full-frame prime lenses, the AF 24mm f/1.8 and the AF 35mm f/1.8. Designed for mirrorless cameras, both lenses are available in Sony FE and Nikon Z mounts and join the previously released VAF 85mm f/1.8, further broadening the lineup with wide-angle and standard focal length options aimed at photographers and hybrid creators.
Last week, we found out that the Z-mount might not be quite as open as we previously thought because Nikon is suing Viltrox. While right now it could be as simple as seeking royalties for using the mount, it could also just as easily end up being a similar situation to Canon, who runs a closed mount.
A Russian videographer who secretly filmed state propaganda and smuggled the footage out of the country is now an Academy Award nominee for the documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin.
After 15 years reviewing cameras, Chris Niccolls knows gear. The PetaPixel YouTube host has tested every major system and built a reputation for making technical knowledge accessible. But knowledge and skill are different things. When Niccolls recently traveled to Costa Rica with fellow PetaPixel host Jordan Drake to learn bird photography from experts Ben Knoot and Ken Martinez, he found himself in the role of learning again, chasing shots he couldn’t guarantee and loving every moment of uncertainty.
Lux, the makers of popular iPhone camera app Halide, have launched a public preview of Halide Mark III. While Lux is offering just a first look at Halide Mark III right now, it has taken the wraps off a huge new feature: Looks.
The British Ecological Society has announced the winners of its annual Capturing Ecology photography competition, showcasing the best images captured by international ecologists and photographers. Among the winning shots are an American crocodile staring down the lens, a flying frog, and a chimpanzee rescue mission.
The ongoing immigration crackdown is recorded by award-winning photographers nationwide. But a widely published photo of a five-year-old boy detained in chilly Minnesota was taken by a bystander, highlighting the role of citizen journalism.
At least three Iranian photographers have been arrested and their camera gear seized as information slowly emerges from the country during a near-total internet blackout imposed by the authorities.
Scientists captured aerial footage of seagrass “fairy circles” -- the first time this mysterious natural phenomenon has been filmed in Scotland's seas.
Kodak has found success licensing its brand to fashion and technology retailers. Notably the Kodak Charmera, a tiny keychain camera made by Reto, was in demand last year.
A trail camera captured a grizzly bear walking in the Bangtail Mountains of Montana -- the first official documentation of a grizzly since modern recovery efforts began 50 years ago.
Apple is being sued by Reincubate, which makes the Camo smartphone webcam app. It has filed a lawsuit against Apple in a U.S. federal court in New Jersey, accusing the company of anticompetitive conduct and patent infringement.
Brightin Star has announced the MF 60mm f/2.8 APS-C Macro Lens, a versatile manual-focus prime designed primarily for APS-C mirrorless cameras.
Adobe has released Photoshop 27.2, introducing new tools for visual artists, including new adjustment layers designed for photographers and improvements to Adobe Firefly features and performance inside Photoshop.
Earlier this year, memory brand Glyph debuted its new Atom EX SSDs with a specific focus on serving content creators. With Sandisk still refusing to publicly acknowledge the problems with its compact SSDs, I was pretty happy to see another brand step up and create something for photographers and filmmakers.
The Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55 isn't the only recently released video camera to receive important industry certification. The Canon EOS C50, released last year, is now Netflix-approved.
Alongside the shortlisted Student photographers, the Sony World Photography Awards also announced the 10 Youth photographers who are vying to be named Youth Photographer of the Year in the Sony World Photography Awards 2026. These 10 photographers are all 19 years old and younger, and each demonstrates artistic talent far beyond their years.
The Sony World Photography Awards has unveiled the shortlisted photos in its 2026 Student competition. The shortlisted projects showcase the exceptional photographic talent of the next generation of photographers.
After Google gave users the ability to turn their still images into six-second videos, Google Photos is now expanding on the generative AI feature by giving users even more controls.
A new app called Phozzle turns a user's iPhone photos into daily sliding puzzles, offering a simple way to revisit images that may otherwise be forgotten.
Since TikTok secured its U.S. future by establishing a majority American-owned entity, it has been beset with technical problems and there are fears over its privacy policy -- prompting people to delete the app.
Acclaimed fashion photographer Ellen Von Unwerth has shot the movie poster for Melania Trump's upcoming documentary.
In a world where AI can imitate high-quality photography, nature magazine editors must be more vigilant than ever before -- as is the case for one publication that came close to putting an AI-generated picture on its front cover.
Meta is preparing to test paid subscriptions across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, including premium access to AI tools such as its Vibes video feature.
