Jeremy Gray

Generative AI is rapidly spreading, and as Austin-based photographer and DP Cassandra Klepac recently discovered, AI is coming for beauty and fashion in a big way.

It's been an exciting time for underwater filming firsts. Not long after divers captured what is believed to be the first underwater footage of a great white shark in the Mediterranean, scientists captured the first-ever footage of the incredible, very strange-looking deep-sea goblin shark in its natural habitat.

"Have you ever spent hours manually reviewing thousands of photos from an event or portrait shoot to find the selects your clients will love?" Adobe asks. It's a safe bet that for many photographers, the answer is, and Adobe believes its latest Creative Cloud updates will help solve this issue and save photographers time.

Samyang has teased a new Schneider-Kreuznach x LK Samyang lens on its Instagram, and it looks like the new AF 60-180mm f/2.8 zoom lens the companies debuted at CP+ in Japan in late February is getting its full reveal.

Divers working to dismantle and remove discarded fishing nets in the Mediterranean Sea had an incredible and historic close encounter with a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). It is believed to be the first time a great white shark has been caught on film underwater in the Mediterranean.

Another firmware update has arrived with issues and warnings. This time, it's the Panasonic Lumix S9 with problems.

After reporting that Zeiss has discontinued its legendary Otus lenses for DSLR cameras, Zeiss alerted PetaPixel that while, yes, it has adapted its product portfolio, some of the company's DSLR lenses are so popular that the company will keep making them.

The United Kingdom wants to punish and potentially even jail tech company CEOs who refuse to develop and implement software solutions on smartphones and tablets to detect and block nude images of children.

Canadian lawmakers have introduced the Safe Social Media Act, which proposes to ban children under the age of 16 from having social media accounts.

CIPA recently released its global digital camera and lens shipment data for April, presenting a ripe opportunity to gauge the health of the photo industry after one-third of the year has passed. There is a lot of interesting data to consider, including evidence that the compact camera surge is far from a flash in the pan.

Provocative, influential, and prolific American photographer Duane Michals has passed away at 94.

Lomography's latest release, a pair of new colorways for its popular Sprocket Rocket 35mm panoramic film camera, is a real Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde situation. One of the new colorways is beautiful and understated, while the other is super ugly. The fun part is that some readers may not know which of the two colorways is the ugly one.

Blind Magazine, MPB, and legendary American photographer Ralph Gibson have teamed up for a very interesting giveaway. Photographers can enter to win Gibson's personal Leica M Typ 246 digital rangefinder camera, which he has used for the past 15 years.

Chengdu Qiongjie Yingchuang Culture and Entertainment is a Chinese immersive imaging company. It recently captured a rocket launch on the Gobi Desert using Blackmagic Design's extremely impressive Ursa Cine Immersive camera, capable of capturing greater than 8K resolution video across two lenses, one for each eye in an Apple Vision Pro headset.

There has been chatter about Sony making its own medium format camera system for about as long as Sony has made image sensors for other brands' medium format cameras. Sony's recent reveal of the 65mm-format Rialto 65 image sensor block for Venice 2 cinema cameras has only strengthened these rumors. However, the speculation is pipe dreaming, at best.

Sir David Attenborough turned 100 last month, and much of his incredible life's mission has been celebrating and showcasing the natural world. Billions of people on Earth have heard Attenborough's voice, heard his words, and seen his work. Arguably, nothing on Earth impacts life as much as the oceans, and that's the focus of "Ocean with David Attenborough," streaming now online and on National Geographic, Disney+, and Hulu.

Japan-based analog photographer D.Daniel has delivered arguably the most comprehensive, efficient, and useful comparisons of color and black-and-white photographic film stocks ever.

NOIRLab and the National Science Foundation's Gemini North telescope, located on Maunakea in Hawai'i, captured a mesmerizing photo of NGC 1514, nicknamed the Crystal Ball Nebula. It looks a lot different than the photo the James Webb Space Telescope captured last year, and frankly, unlike nearly any other space photo.

As content creators wait to learn more about the DJI Osmo Pocket 4P, its biggest competitor, the Insta360 Luna Ultra, is likewise keeping key facts close to the vest.

As Instagram user mrphotographerguy showed in a Reel with the aid of his friend, Alexander Nikolis, zoom lenses do some interesting things with camera ports, and more importantly, the inside of a camera.

With Apple unveiling macOS 27, or macOS Golden Gate, today at its annual WWDC event, the Intel Mac's end has finally arrived. It was a good run.

Today at WWDC 2026, Apple unveiled a wide range of new software for its product ecosystem, including macOS 27 Golden Gate, iOS 27, and iPadOS 27. A significant part of all the new software updates is an upgraded Apple Intelligence system, which includes a revamped Image Playground, Apple's generative AI for images.

The official photographer for the Iraq national football team, Talal Salah, was detained for 10 hours when trying to enter the United States with the rest of the Iraqi team and staff. Salah was eventually denied entry to the U.S. ahead of the 2026 World Cup, meaning the team will be without its official photographer for its first World Cup appearance in 40 years.

As Zeiss turns the page to its Otus ML series of lenses for full-frame mirrorless cameras, it appears that the company's legendary Otus DSLR lenses are finally finished.

Another day, another Kodak Charmera knockoff. Although, at least this time, it looks fun.

Nearly three years after the Nikon Zf's release, Nikon is launching a new silver colorway for its popular Zf-GR1 extension grip, at least in Japan.

Light Lens Lab has unveiled the 75mm f/1.5 "Z21," a new manual focus mid-telephoto portrait prime lens for Leica M-Mount.

Time-lapse photographer and founder of LRTimelapse, Gunther Wegner, has announced an upgraded version of his intervalometer, the LRTimelapse Pro Timer 3.5.

There's a new dynamic range champ, the Sony a7R VI.

Glyph has announced the Atom EX80, a new USB4 NVMe portable SSD built with creatives in mind. Alongside the SSD, upstate New York-based Glyph also unveiled new high-performance 80Gbps USB-C cables for end-to-end high-performance workflows.

After only a single sighting for a century, Indonesia's exceedingly rare, beautiful Blue-fronted Lorikeet (Charmosynopsis toxopei) has been found again. Before the new sighting, the bird was last seen in 2014, prior to which it had not been seen since the 1920s.

Adapter company Metabones has unveiled TruePDAF Technology, which it promises improves phase-detect autofocus and in-body image stabilization performance such that an adapted lens is "often practically indistinguishable" from a native lens. That is the dream of lens adapters.

Asus has had a busy Computex 2026, debuting a new generation of AI creator ProArt PCs, a new ProArt Mini PC designed for creative professionals, and a new Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered mini PC, the Asus QN10.

Zeiss has been very busy in the cinema lens segment ahead of the Cine Gear Expo in Los Angeles this weekend. Alongside new Horizon 2x Anamorphic lenses for full-frame cameras, Zeiss unveiled Panoptes 65 lenses that, as their name suggests, cover large-format 65mm cinema camera sensors.

Less than two months after the Sony World Photography Awards announced the overall winners of its 2026 competition, the 20th anniversary 2027 edition of the Sony World Photography Awards has launched. There are some big changes to one of the world's largest and most prestigious photo contests.

Less than a month ago, GoPro said it was reviewing its strategic options, including considering a potential sale or merger. This week, GoPro warned in financial filings that it risks being unable to continue as a going concern and is seeking help to avoid a default.

After over 7,100 Kickstarter backers pledged over $2.4 million for Peak Design's new Travel Line bags, the four new travel-friendly, adventure-ready bags are now available for direct retail purchase.

Zeiss has launched the next chapter in its storied history of cinema lenses. Zeiss' brand-new Horizon anamorphic lenses for full-frame cameras deliver a 2x squeeze factor, pronounced oval bokeh, and a fully motorized design. The seven Horizon anamorphic primes cover focal lengths from 35mm to 200mm.

Polaroid has announced its smallest instant analog camera ever, the Go Generation 3. The company takes that one step further, describing its brand-new instant camera as "the best Polaroid Go yet."

China Lucky Film's highly anticipated all-new color emulsion, Lucky Color 200, is finally available in the United States.

Leica has announced the Leica Cine Compact 1, a new compact, versatile mini projector. Leica promises state-of-the-art laser projection inside a compact, easy-to-use design. It builds upon the standard Leica Cine 1 released in November 2024.