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A photographer has been left with a broken neck after a freak accident during the motorcycle speedway race he was covering.

Bryan Randall, a portrait and landscape photographer who met his famous girlfriend of eight years Sandra Bullock after he was hired to photograph her child's birthday party, has died aged 57.

Hong Kong-based Nons is best known for its cameras that use Instax film, including the SL660 and SL645 models that include a Canon EF mount. The upcoming Nons Instant Back allows photographers to use Instax film on existing Hasselblad medium format film cameras.

Apple is testing computers with a yet-to-be-announced M3 chip according to a new report. The upcoming processor could debut in a new Mac as soon as October.

While attending the CP+ 2023 show in Yokohama earlier this year, I met with representatives of Fujifilm and had a chance to ask them about the reasons behind some camera features, the details of a recent firmware update, specifics about some of their future plans, and some more philosophical questions about 8K video and whether there’s still a place for “entry-level” models in the industry these days.

The Olympus, now OM System, Tough TG-6 is no longer being actively produced and is no longer avaiable from OM System in Japan.

The latest vintage digital camera to get Gordon Laing's fantastic "Retro Review" treatment is 2001's Sony Cyber-shot F707 camera. The L-shaped 5-megapixel camera was sold as a premium all-in-one compact.

Drake has been making fans "cry" at his concerts by using Snapchat's augmented reality (AR) "Crying Lens" filter on attendees during his current tour.

Light Lens Lab is developing a new 75mm f/2 Speed Panchro II lens for M-mount, following the company's popular 50mm f/2 Speed Panchro II prime lens.

Since it has seen deployment by police, facial recognition has caused no less than six people to be wrongfully and accused and arrested for crimes they did not commit, yet the technology continues to be used.

Founded back in 2004, Flickr has changed owners several times through the years as the social media and photo-sharing landscape evolved. Here are 10 reasons why I believe Flickr is still the best site on the Web for photographers.

TTArtisan has announced a new 100mm f/2.8 lens for M42 mount that instead of correcting what is normally described as a defect, embraces it: soap bubble bokeh.

A new artificially intelligent (AI) camera app can generate poems based on iPhone photographs in real time.

A photographer left three cigarettes in a mason jar filled with soil for an entire year -- taking a timelapse video to show what happens to them.

A drone got smacked out of the air by a skier performing an incredible stunt -- sparking a debate on whose fault it was.

TikTok users in Europe will soon be able to opt out of its powerful content-selection algorithm as the app prepares to comply with the European Union's (EU) new Digital Services Act (DSA).

A photographer has shone a light on the "underwhelming" pay sometimes offered by huge fashion magazines after revealing she was paid $300 by Vogue for a full day's shoot and edit.

The phrase "shooting a moving target" certainly has more than one connotation, especially coming from an ex-military combat photographer. While I’ll be using examples from my time in the U.S. Air Force, we are specifically talking about photography. I’ll be sharing my top 6 action photography tips for run and gun photographers.

Photographers wanting to capture beautiful Milky Way photos need the right plans, the appropriate gear, and some basic knowledge of optimal camera settings.

Young people seemingly love avatars and headshots generated by artificial intelligence (AI). It is no surprise that companies are jumping into the AI fray, including New York City-based photo booth agency OutSnapped. The company has announced the launch of its patent-pending AI photo booth technology, the first of its kind.

Expert wildlife photographer Steve Perry of Backcountry Gallery showcases the power of camera height in a new educational video. One of the most powerful and effective ways to change a wildlife photo's story is by shooting from different heights relative to the subject.

For years, street photographer Irving Greines avoided documenting homeless people feeling that taking photos is intrusive and exploitative. Eventually, though, he felt compelled to document the growing unhoused population.

A Google Street View vehicle crashed in Indiana earlier this week following a high-speed police chase.

David Imel of MKBHD has taken a close look at the design and functionality of an exciting 3D-printed medium-format film camera on MKBHD's spinoff channel, The Studio.

Brave, a privacy-focused search engine, has incorporated images and videos for the first time but users won't have to worry about being profiled for the pictures they search.

Google announced Thursday upcoming changes for explicit image search results. These updates affect both how users search and what information can be found on a person.

Respected Apple industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that Apple's iPhone 16 series smartphones expected to release next year will feature a stacked rear camera sensor design.

A diver swimming off the coast of California has captured rare footage of an orca biting into a whale shark and ripping out its liver.

Webb's new infrared image of the galaxy cluster "El Gordo" ("the Fat One") showcases hundreds of galaxies, some of which have never been seen before in such detail. Using its Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), Webb has used the gravitational lensing created by El Gordo to see distant background galaxies more clearly, offering scientists a unique look at the distant universe.

Pergear has released a second-generation version of its 60mm f/2.8 macro lens that expands it to full-frame support while maintaining 2x macro reproduction.

Meta's Ray-Ban Stories which were launched nearly two years ago sold decently well, but those who did purchase the smart glasses apparently aren't really using them.

The new Insta360 X3 Invisible Dive Kit allows for filmmakers to shoot underwater 360-degree video totally seamlessly and allows for unobstructed views beneath the waves.

Ricoh Imaging has announced that there is an issue with the latest firmware updates for the popular Ricoh GR III and Ricoh GR IIIx compact cameras. Although the latest updates are still listed on Ricoh's support website, photographers can no longer download them.

It seems like a scratched lens would produce poor images, but as Markus Hofstaetter shows, it can be hard to tell when looking at the photos themselves. Scratched lenses are typically relatively cheap to purchase second-hand, and they can represent a fantastic bargain.

Tinder is testing an artificial intelligence (AI) feature that looks through a user's photos for the ones that represent them best on their dating profile.

A new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) image of the Ring Nebula that boasts an exquisite green looks like a sports stadium lit up at night at first glance.

Venus Optics will launch a crowdfunding campaign for a set of Laowa Nanomorph anamorphic lenses alongside a 1.33x anamorphic adapter at the end of August.

An Asian MIT student asked an artificial intelligence (AI) to generate a professional headshot but the program turned her white -- underlining biases inherent within AI.

The first photo of the Chernobyl disaster taken 14 hours after the nuclear catastrophe went viral yesterday along with the fascinating story behind it.

Inmates at San Quentin prison are being given the opportunity to learn film production in a scheme backed by Hollywood.

Freewell says its new Eiger Mattebox is a one of the most versatile examples on the market since it combines multiple filters together in ways that usually aren't possible or are way too bulky.

Viltrox has released the 75mm f/1.2 lens it originally launched for Fujifilm X-Mount in both Nikon Z and Sony E mount variants.