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It's not 7,207fps to be sure, but this hand-held slow motion iPhone video of lightning lighting up the sky above Ashburn, Virgina is still really cool—all the more so for how accessible shooting slow motion footage like this has become.

Snapchat has evolved WAY past the simple self-destructing photo messenger it started as. And today, the app took a big leap forward by introducing 'Memories,' basically a Camera Roll inside the Snapchat app that lets you save, search, and replay or re-share old photos and videos.

When Light unveiled its revolutionary L16 multi-aperture computational camera in October 2015, people were so excited by the device that the company blew past its first month sales goal in the first two days. Today the company announced that it has just raised $30 million in funding to change the way people take pictures.

The standard, traditional camera strap puts a lot of strain on your neck and back—one of the reasons why so few photographers use one—but the Camera Lift-Strap changes all that. With a simple alteration, it moves the weight from your neck, to your shoulders.

If you don't believe in "true callings" or hate stuff about "finding your purpose," this video is probably not for you. But if you believe there is such a thing, and you're wondering if photography is that "thing" for you, photographer and entrepreneur Chase Jarvis can help you figure it out.

If film is "dead," then the daguerreotype is a distant memory. But thanks to photographers like Binh Danh, this magical photographic process is still alive, well, and capturing some of the same epic landscapes it was being used to capture a century ago.

My name is Adam van Alderwerelt, and I'm an amateur photographer living in Maui, Hawaii. Out here, there's only one location on the whole island that gets a permit from the local government to use aerial fireworks. Otherwise, it's completely illegal.

There are a ton of tutorials online that will walk you through properly capturing or creating black and white photos, but this short video by photographer Jeff Rojas focuses on something different. He points out 3 things you may not have considered (but should) when editing any black and white file.

The Hydraulic Press Channel on YouTube has amassed over 1 million subscribers by sharing videos of various objects getting crushed by a powerful hydraulic press. For its latest video, the channel decided to crush some vintage Canon and Nikon SLR camera gear.

While most photographers captured this year's July 4th fireworks from below, Los Angeles-based photographer Aaron Keigher decided to find a different vantage point. He ventured up Mount Wilson, which rises over 5,000 feet above LA and create this dazzling time-lapse showing fireworks exploding across the landscape.

July 4th, 2014 was the day I got my first camera. Since then, I’ve been shooting local fireworks every year. After shooting the same firework show, the same way, for two years in a row, I decided this year it was time to do something different.

GoPro is the de facto action camera choice for many divers, but that might be changing very soon. Meet the Octospot: a 4K action camera designed by divers for divers that can go where no GoPro dares tread.

French photographer Nède has been working on a project called Altered Reality in which he explores the line between mundane reality and madness. One of the images, shown above, is titled "The Unsuspecting Victim."

In the 1970s and 1980s, photographers on a budget had help from an unlikely corner. While the West may have faced occasionally tense stand-offs against the Eastern Bloc, two of the Communist world’s biggest camera makers made millions of cameras that helped amateur shutterbugs get on the first rung of proper picture-taking.

With only 4 hours notice, Kaustubh from Jungle Lore asked me join him for a trip to Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan, India. I packed my bag quickly and decided that I am going into the forest to photograph wildlife with my new Sony bridge camera, the RX10 III.

Here's a set of newborn photos you don't see every day: baby photographer Cassandra Jones of Northern Alberta was recently asked to shoot portraits of ultra rare identical quadruplets. It's estimated that there are only about 70 sets of identical quadruplets among the 7.4 billion people on Earth.

This. Is. So. Cool. We (and probably you) have seen video captured from the back of eagles and falcons in flight. But this is the first time we've ever heard of someone strapping a 360° camera to the back of a golden eagle and letting it fly.

Drone maker DJI wants you to fly their drones safely, which is why they just updated their GEO geofencing tech to keep you away from nuclear power plants, prisons, 'national security events,' wildfires and more.

San Diego-based photographer John Mireles is working on an ambitious photo project titled Neighbors. His goal is to shoot portraits of Americans in all 50 states, from various backgrounds and in every corner of the country.

The battle between musicians and their smartphone-wielding concert goers is a constant tussle. Smartphone-free zones are difficult to enforce, and even if you don't want to watch the show through a screen you might lack the self-control to leave your smartphone alone. Enter the Yondr pouch.

Did you know there's such a thing as UV wool? There's also UV liquid, UV bubbles, and UV holi powder, and in this quick tips video COOPH shows you how you can use all of these to capture some really interesting photography.

If you like to keep the mystery alive when it comes to camera announcements, we suggest you skip this one. New product photos of the upcoming Fuji X-T2 have leaked, and they show the camera from every angle.

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Have 5 GoPro cameras and just can't find a good way to carry them all around? GoPro's new Seeker backpack is designed for you! It's a sleek weather-resistant daypack that provides mounting points in addition to storage space.

If you're just getting started in Lightroom and have an hour to spare, here's a video you might want to watch to learn some handy tips and techniques. Ohio-based portrait and commercial photographer Nick Fancher, author of Studio Anywhere, walks us through his Lightroom workflow in real-time. It's a detailed look at how Fancher culls and color grades his photos after a shoot.

If you're already missing Game of Thrones—and let's be honest, who isn't?—we've got a little pick-me-up for you courtesy of talented (and colorblind) German landscape photographer Kilian Schonberger.

The website Clear Dark Sky has been mentioned in a few tutorials posted here on PetaPixel, but if you've never heard of this incredible weather resource for photographers you're in for a real treat.

Meyer-Optik is on a hot streak—releasing lens, after lens, after special edition lens—and the newest piece of glass to get a USA release is their Trimagon 95mm f/2.6: a "dynamic modern lens" that features a simple 3-element design.

The passing of iconic NY Times photographer Bill Cunningham has been met with an outpouring of affection, remembrances, and more than a few tears. He was, in every sense of the word, an icon. And today we're thrilled to share with you a rare interview with the humble, soft-spoken, and deeply-missed photographer.

Wearable so-called "lifelogging" cameras are a neat way to catalog your day-to-day, but did you know that you can built your own? If you don't want to spend a bunch of money and don't need all the bells and whistles, this DIY Raspberry Pi-powered wearable cam will do the trick.

The memory card wars are fought on two playing fields: size and speed. And SanDisk is claiming victories on both fields today with the release of the 256GB SanDisk Extreme microSDXC UHS-I card—the world's fastest 256GB microSD card.