iPhone camera app Mood.Camera released last year, promising a point-and-shoot style camera experience and an incredibly convincing filmic look to photos. Mood.Camera version 1.7 launched today, adding an advanced Preset Editor that enables mobile photographers to create their own film emulations easily.
Photography gear and accessory company PolarPro, perhaps best known for its filters, announced a new collection of lightweight bags for creators -- the Roadrunner Series. The series comprises five bags ranging from a one-liter camera case to a 16-liter backpack, promising something for everyone.
Nikon released firmware version 2.00 for the vintage-inspired Nikon Zf full-frame mirrorless camera. The new firmware brings some features and functions from the Nikon Z9 and Nikon Z6 III to the Zf.
Fujifilm announced the new Instax mini 41 instant camera, a direct successor to the Instax mini 40. Fujifilm's new instant film camera promises improved style and performance.
Former professional photographer, prolific author, and educator Bryan F Peterson has died.
Design-led display company Dough announced its latest project: Canvas. It is a 32-inch 6K monitor explicitly built for modern creative professionals, including those using Mac looking for a premium alternative to Apple's popular Studio Display.
Sennheiser announced a rugged new stereo shotgun microphone designed for professional broadcasting and filming applications. The Sennheiser MKH 8018 joins the company's existing MKH 8000 range of RF condenser mics, which work well in the field due to their climate-proof designs and high-end sound capture capabilities.
Filter and lens company NiSi announced the Aureus Prime T1.4 Cinema Lens Series, a group of five new full-frame cinema lenses designed for high-end film and video production.
There is a new Chinese lens manufacturer on the scene: SongRaw. The new company's debut product is the SongRaw AF 50mm f/1.2 Moonlit, a fast autofocus-equipped 50mm f/1.2 prime for full-frame mirrorless cameras.
iPhone and iPad camera app Mavis is updated to version seven, adding significant new features to the app, including an improved user experience, a direct connection with Frame.io, and more.
Fujifilm has released new information about its upcoming medium-format cinema camera, the Fujifilm GFX Eterna, in dribs and drabs. Today, at NAB 2025 in Las Vegas, Fujifilm revealed new details about GFX Eterna, including neutral density filter specifications, power supply, memory cards, Frame.io support, and more.
Ahead of NAB 2025, Blackmagic Design announced a new highly riggable video camera, the Pyxis 12K. The camera combines Blackmagic's 12K RGBW sensor and the versatile camera design that debuted in last year's Pyxis 6K, which was unveiled at NAB 2024.
Ahead of the NAB 2025 show in Las Vegas, Blackmagic Design hosted a lengthy livestream during which it unveiled a bevy of new products and solutions for video professional and filmmakers, including the next version of its popular video editor, DaVinci Resolve 20.
On April 1, Fujifilm announced changes to its film product pricing in Japan, plus new branding for its disposable film camera. Unfortunately, the news was not an April Fool's prank, and Japanese analog photographers are already paying higher prices.
An international team of astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) located a gargantuan spiral galaxy located about 11.7 billion light-years away. This colossal spiral galaxy, aptly nicknamed "Big Wheel," is about five times more massive than the Milky Way galaxy.
During this week's Nintendo Direct, the popular video game company unveiled many new features of its upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 gaming console, including that it will use the maligned SD Express memory card format and work with many USB-C cameras, not just the official Nintendo one the company will sell as an optional accessory. This has opened the gates for some fun new USB-C cameras, including Hori's adorable licensed Piranha Plant one.
Photographer Nigel Danson's newest book, Close to Calm, celebrates the beauty in the local landscapes photographers too often overlook in pursuit of a far-flung location halfway around the globe. Oftentimes, the best photos aren't thousands of miles away in a famous locale, they are right in a photographer's backyard.
Alongside the new Nikon Z5 II camera, Nikon announced that Adobe will introduce support for Nikon's efficient 12-bit N-RAW video format in an upcoming version of Premiere Pro later this year.
On March 8, International Women's Day, Leica announced the four winners of its annual Leica Women Foto Project Award. Each woman's award-winning project demonstrates the power of visual storytelling and exemplifies this year's competition theme, unity through diversity. PetaPixel spoke to each winning photographer to learn more about their work.
The resurgence of compact cameras is well documented, with consumers flocking back to small, pocketable dedicated cameras. Even as smartphone image quality has continued to improve, photographers are again seeking a special, bespoke photographic experience. A new report from BCN+R in Japan notes that not only are compact camera sales increasing, but interchangeable lens camera demand is starting to wane.
The newest version of Adobe Premiere Pro brings new AI-powered features, workflow improvements, and more tools to help video editors work smarter, better, and faster.
World Press Photo apologized for its controversial decision to present two award-winning images captured by two different photographers as a thematic pair. One of the images showed a six-year-old Ukrainian child suffering from panic attacks following Russian artillery shelling, while the other showed a wounded pro-Russian militant.
Starting this upcoming season, the National Football League (NFL) is fully embracing Sony's Hawk-Eye technology for line-to-gain measurements in NFL games.
Alongside capturing auroras on Neptune for the first time , the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) also broke novel "ground" recently for its spectacular new image of an Einstein ring.
Nikon filed a trademark application for a new brand, "Z Cinema," in Japan.
Although the Fujifilm X-M5 launched late last year to mixed reviews, it has proven extremely popular with consumers, especially those seeking to up their photo and video game at a budget-friendly price point. About four months after its release, the X-M5 remains challenging to find, with retailers in Japan stopping orders and American photo stores left in the lurch. Where the heck is the X-M5?
English analog photographer Michael Swift started a new company, CUTASUNDA, pronounced "cut asunder," and its first product is Myriad, a versatile and affordable film holder to make film digitization easier and more accessible.
The German Photo Council has successfully campaigned to have analog considered to be part of UNESCO's cultural heritage program.
The wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles and the surrounding areas earlier this year destroyed many lives and caused upwards of $164 billion in property damage. Artist Jordan Mitchell suffered a horrible loss when the Eaton fires destroyed his family's home, killing his father and brother in the process.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured images of auroral activity on Neptune for the first time.