Canadian nature photographer Jacquie Matechuk has won the prestigious Nature Photographer of the Year 2023 competition for her incredible photo, "He Looks to the Heavens," which depicts a beautiful spectacled bear, also known as an Andean bear, surrounded by dreamy Spanish moss in Ecuador.
A menu for first-class passengers on Titanic, that was discovered in a photo album, has sold for over $100,000 at auction.
Skylum has announced GenSwap AI, the latest tool in its list of Generative AI tools designed for Luminar Neo that allow users to enhance their images by adding new elements to their images in just a few clicks.
Scientists have rediscovered a long-lost species of mammal -- that was thought to be extinct -- on trail camera footage.
The CEWE Photo Awards has suspended the overall winner of its 2023 competition after the photographer provided "untrue and misleading information."
Surveillance footage shows the moment burglars broke into an iconic photo supply store and stole over $30,000 worth of cameras.
After allegations that a group of photographers knew about the October 7 attacks in advance, Israel has said they have been added to a list of people it will "eliminate."
A wedding photographer not only took pictures but also saved a guest's life when he started choking at a reception this weekend.
We recently visited the Salt Flats of Uyuni in southwest Bolivia for the fourth time, having previously visited in 2015, 2017, and 2018. What a big surprise! We were not expecting to see the colors that we did.
I consider myself an ardent supporter of Ricoh/Pentax products and have always endeavored to review its cameras and lenses when many others have chosen not to. I also think that the Pentax brand has really found its niche as more of a boutique manufacturer, focusing on the classic SLR design -- a move that I think makes a ton of sense in today's waning market.
This week, the online editing app Canva launched a music library for use in designs.
I recently made a ten-day timelapse video on two smartphone cameras of my hometown of Manhattan Beach, California, for multiple sunsets, moonrises, flowing clouds, and all sorts of stuff the naked eye rarely gets to see.
While photographers hone their skills, brand their services, and optimize their marketing to be more successful, another factor can have as much of an impact as all of the above: their home base. A photographer’s location can also dictate the kind of clients and jobs a photographer can access.
SmallRig has announced the RC 60B COB LED Video Light System, a new portable light designed for video production.
The vivo VISION+ Mobile PhotoAwards 2023 celebrates the beautiful photography that users capture using their highly capable mobile devices. Just a few years after the inaugural VISION+ Mobile PhotoAwards in 2020, the contest has grown dramatically, with this year receiving over 210,000 submissions from over 80,000 photographers in more than 40 countries and regions worldwide.
You can get some really good deals on camera equipment right now from OM System, Fujifilm, and Canon not to mention Apple, Shure, and Profoto.
There are some very interesting lots in the upcoming 43rd Leitz Photographica Auction on November 25 in Vienna, Austria.
Late last month, Zaxcom, Inc. filed a lawsuit against Rode Microphones, LLC and Freedman Electronics Pty Ltd.
This week, Sony announced the a9 III featuring the world's first full-frame 24-megapixel sensor to feature a global shutter in a interchangeable lens mirrorless camera. There have only been a few times in my reviewing career where I would, in all seriousness, call something an actual game-changer. This is certainly one of those moments.
Nanlite's new PavoSlim series of LED panel lights offer impressive power in an affordable and incredibly slim and lightweight package.
The Sphere, Las Vegas' newest eye-catching attraction, has posted a $98.4 million loss for the fiscal quarter, which would be expected given it only recently opened. What isn't expected is the simultaneous departure of CFO Gautam Ranji.
Mint has released an update on its anticipated premium compact 35mm film camera.
A camerawoman, who claims Marilyn Manson caused her “fear and anxiety” after he spit and blew his nose on her at a concert, has revived her lawsuit against him.
The Indian government has issued a warning about the "dangerous and damaging" implications of artificially intelligent (AI) technology after a deepfake video of Bollywood actress Rashmika Mandanna went viral.
After months of mystery and intrigue, a wearable AI pin that is partially controlled by lasers projecting onto the user's hand was launched today at a cost of $699.
Photographers have to contend with all types of malevolents and dangers threatening them -- but not many have to deal with fish shooting water at them.
Oppo and Hasselblad, partners since 2022, will co-develop what they call the "next-generation of HyperTone camera systems" that, when complete, will "usher in a new era in computational photography."
Acclaimed food photographer Aubrie Pick has died at the age of 42 after a brief battle with an aggressive form of cancer.
Picsart Ignite is a new suit of new AI tools designed to allow for the easy creation of ads, social media posts, logos, and more and is billed as being able to empower any creator, from "marketer to meme maker."
CNN says that it has severed ties with a photographer who was allegedly embedded with Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was 30 years in the making and now as it orbits the Sun delivering incredible imagery of the Universe a photographer who documented its construction has revealed his jaw-dropping pictures.
A United Kingdom police helicopter spotted a full-circle rainbow during a recent flight, and it is a spectacular and rare view of a beloved natural phenomenon.
Major movie studios and actors represented by SAG-AFTRA clashed again this week, with a significant hurdle being Hollywood's desire to use artificial intelligence-generated (AI) likenesses of deceased actors without their family's permission.
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Chris Niccolls, Jordan Drake, and Jaron Schneider unwrap the mysteries surrounding the application of content authenticity and how it works with cameras, photos, and online media.
With next year's presidential elections taking place in an unprecedented age: the age of artificial intelligence -- Facebook and Instagram have announced a new requirement that political ads generated by AI will need to be disclosed.
A Meta whistleblower testified before Congress Tuesday, raising concerns regarding safety issues at the tech conglomerate.
A new image of Earth may not look like much at first glance, but how it was captured is incredible.
Developed by its research division, Samsung Gauss is a ChatGPT rival that will also be able to generate images and will be at the core of several on-device technologies that will surely debut in the company's next smartphone.
A photographer is running "Stranger Sessions" which are couples' photo shoots -- except that the said "couple" have never met, seen, or spoken to each other before.
The origins of the image on the iconic album cover for Led Zeppelin IV have been discovered by a photo researcher.
Moment made a name for itself through first lenses for smartphones before expanding to accessories, bags, and even a smartphone app. Today, it released its first camera: the Long Weekend 35mm Reusable Film Camera.
The International Photography Hall of Fame (IPHF) honored four remarkable female photographers in its 2023 awards.
Former Cincinnati Bengals running back Giovani Bernard has returned to the Paycor Stadium but in a very different role -- as a photographer.
Telling a cohesive story by putting together a series of photos or video clips can be a complicated task. Changing the camera angles and perspective can significantly influence your viewer's reaction to the project, and leave you with a much more impactful image. This is where a horizontal tripod can provide you with a wider array of shooting angles.
It is difficult to overstate just how big of a deal the Sony a9 III is, at least on paper. As is always the case with press events, and especially ones where hands-on time is limited, pre-production firmware is installed, and shooting opportunities are cultivated, you should consume pre-release content with (many) grains of salt. Hypertension be damned.
A new app called "Wrapped for Instagram" -- that claims to show users who are looking at their profiles -- has gone viral this week. However, the app is already causing privacy concerns.
The Euclid space telescope, an instrument designed to solve the greatest mystery of the Universe, has sent back its first stunning images.
Sony's new a9 III is the first full-frame interchangeable lens mirrorless (ILC) camera to use a global shutter, which unlocks some serious performance like 120 frames per second shooting. It doesn't however, have support for the latest CFexpress specification.
A Christian wedding photographer has won a settlement in a lawsuit against the state of Virginia after he refused to shoot same-sex marriages.
Gyms in the U.K. are starting to ban members from taking photos and recording workout videos in facilities -- amid growing privacy concerns.