Unbelievable Photo of Olympic Surfer’s ‘Floating’ Celebration Goes Viral
French adventure and sports photographer Jérôme Brouillet captured an incredible surfing photo in Tahiti that may ultimately be the iconic photo of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Jeremy Gray is an award-winning landscape and nature photographer. Over the last decade, he has written extensively for many of the leading online publications in the photography industry. He has a passion for writing in-depth camera and lens reviews, educational content, and discussing the latest news from the photography world.
French adventure and sports photographer Jérôme Brouillet captured an incredible surfing photo in Tahiti that may ultimately be the iconic photo of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
SmallRig's new Vibe P96 Pro and P108 Pro are compact mini LED video lights designed for on-camera use for photo and video applications. The lightweight, compact design is great, but even better, the lights start at $25.
Photographer Pete Souza, best known for his role as chief official White House photographer for Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama, has deleted his X account (formerly Twitter) after making controversial remarks concerning a photo of former President and current Republican nominee, Donald Trump.
The Siena Awards unveiled the finalists for the 2024 Creative Photo Awards, showcasing 36 images across seven categories.
Incredible new footage shows the Sakurajima volcano erupting in Kyushu, Japan today, spewing volcanic ash high into the air and causing Japanese authorities to issue an ash advisory.
Hollyland has announced the Pyro 7 all-in-one wireless video monitor that combines TX, RX, and a seven-inch display in a single device.
Light manufacturer Hobolite, known for its stylish lights like the Micro LED, has announced new versions of its existing Avant and Mini lights, the Avant Max and the Mini Max, promising 80 and 40 watts of light, respectively.
To celebrate the Chandra X-ray Observatory's 25th birthday, NASA has released 25 beautiful, never-before-seen images captured by Chandra.
The Leica Q3 is an excellent camera and has the style and performance that Leica enthusiasts love. However, the camera's grip has frustrated some, and a photographer and architect have teamed up to solve the problem.
Shortly after Intel said it had isolated the issues causing CPU instability on 13th and 14th Gen CPUs, the company has offered more details, including explaining that any damage related to the voltage control issue is permanent.
The 2024 Summer Olympics kicked off in Paris earlier this week, with the official opening commencing today, July 26. The "Games of the XXXIII Olympiad," as the event is officially known, puts athletes through grueling competition, but the photographers on hand to photograph everything don't have it much easier. It is a sports photography gauntlet.
Sigma has released lens firmware updates for three E-mount lenses, making them compatible with the Sony a9 III camera in its class-leading 120 frames-per-second shooting mode. This brings the total number of Sigma lenses compatible with the a9 III to 10.
Honor, a spinoff of Huawei, calls its new 200 Pro smartphone "the portrait master," but what does this mean in terms of specs and features?
The Nikon Z6 III is a fascinating camera with many compelling features. While the camera's dynamic range doesn't match its predecessor's, detailed lab testing shows that there is some positive news when it comes to overall image quality.
Since Adobe released its text-to-image generative AI tool, Firefly, last year, the company had to grapple with diverse new challenges. Adobe Stock, perhaps as much as any of Adobe's platforms, had to adapt quickly.
Cyme, creator of the AI-powered photo management software, Peakto, has released Peakto 2.0, a significant update with many powerful new features.
Fujifilm Japan has developed a new Linux software development kit (SDK) to control Fujifilm GFX100 series cameras remotely. The addition of a Linux SDK is of particular interest to drone manufacturers, who routinely utilize Linux operating systems for their work.
Intel, one of the world's largest chip makers, has been dealing with instability issues with some of its CPUs since 2022. The company believes it has finally found the root cause and will be able to address the issue through a patch next month.
In the 60 years since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin piloted the Lunar Module, Eagle, to the Moon's surface in 1969, space probes have routinely surveyed and photographed the legendary Apollo 11 landing site. But which country has captured the best photo of Apollo 11's history-making Tranquility Base?
NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick and Don Pettit will discuss astrophotography online later today and take questions from viewers. Dominick will present from space, as the astronaut is currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), adding a layer of intrigue to the class.
The Star Named EOS is a new story-driven puzzle adventure video game built around photography. The game sports a stunning hand-drawn art style and celebrates the power of photography from start to finish.
National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry has spent decades diving around the globe, telling the stories of the world's oceans. For his latest projects, years in the making, he has been much closer to home, documenting the unprecedented -- and deadly -- changes happening in the Gulf of Maine, the waters Skerry grew up visiting as a child on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Polaroid, no stranger to collaborations, has announced a project with Eames Office that will bring a sleek new version of the Polaroid Now Generation 2 instant camera to market.
Aftershoot, known for its AI-powered image editing software for photographers, has announced a $1 million Create Together fund to support the photography community and help enable up to 750 photography events through an initial wave of grants.
Famed British photographer Rankin, well known for his portraits of the late Queen Elizabeth, recently worked with Glendronach on its ambitious whisky rebranding project.
A possible geomagnetic storm is brewing and could bring beautiful Northern Lights displays to mid-latitude parts of the United States as early as tonight.
As soon as Nikon announced its surprising acquisition of the U.S.-based cinema company, RED, in March, people began speculating about what the move would mean for Nikon and RED cameras alike.
Adobe has released a new Photoshop update, adding new selection and adjustment brushes, leveling up Firefly's text-to-image from beta to public release, and improving Photoshop's type tool.
Scientific and technological ideas can sound outlandish until they suddenly aren't. Many things people take for granted today were once considered impossible. However, nearly a decade after being revealed, the $100 million Breakthrough Starshot interstellar space project still seems more like a pipe dream than anything else.
So far this year, Sony is leading the sales race in Japan for interchangeable lens mirrorless cameras, while Canon is dominating the charts for DSLR cameras.
The Leica SL3 bug that could delete people's photos has been squashed. Leica has released a firmware fix, which is now available to SL3 owners.
The James Webb Space Telescope just celebrated its second birthday, having started service on July 12, 2022. Here are Webb's 10 best photos so far to mark the occasion.
B&H celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, and one of the coolest products associated with the celebration -- a special edition custom-made Lego set showing the iconic B&H SuperStore -- is now $50 off.
As many know, Canon announced two new cameras this week, the Canon EOS R1 and the R5 Mark II. Canon Vice President Tsuyoshi Tokura spoke to Nikkei about what a camera like the R1 means for Canon and opened up about competition within the industry.
Google is slated to hold a surprisingly early Pixel smartphone event on August 13. The company has released a teaser video for the occasion, showing what appears to be a big new camera bump on the Pixel 9 Pro.
The 7Artisans 85mm f/1.8 AF lens for full-frame E-mount cameras is available now for just $299, making it among the most affordable 85mm prime lenses for Sony mirrorless cameras.
It's easy to think that the Canon EOS R1 is the main attraction of Canon's announcements this week. The company made a development announcement for it and it's been heavily teased. However, while relegated a bit to the shadows, the Canon EOS R5 Mark II is the more interesting and exciting of the two new Canon cameras.
"Smart telescopes" are all the rage, thanks to the ease with which novice stargazers can use them to capture beautiful photos of the cosmos. However, they're often expensive. That's where Dwarflab's Dwarf 3 Smart Telescope comes in, priced at under $500.
What makes a great wildlife camera? Excellent image quality, lots of megapixels, strong autofocus performance, fast shooting speeds, robust build quality, and access to great telephoto lenses. The new Canon EOS R5 Mark II checks all these boxes, and then some.
Australian-born, Los Angeles-based photographer George Byrne creates large-scale architectural and landscape photographs that are spiritually grounded in modernist painting, exceptional technical achievements, and, most importantly, successful art.
Remote camera technology helps scientists safely monitor and study wildlife. In the case of the RattleCam live stream, remote cameras also help regular people enjoy nature from afar -- unless they have ophidiophobia.
Popular dating app Tinder has introduced a new AI-powered feature designed to help users select their best profile pictures and get more matches.
The Canon EOS R5 Mark II is coming soon, and PetaPixel has tried it. It represents a significant upgrade over its predecessor, 2020's R5. However, a lot has changed in the industry since then, and the competition is stiff. So, how does the new R5 II compare to its peers?
The Canon EOS R1 has finally arrived. After much anticipation and years of waiting, the Canon EOS R System finally has its true flagship EOS 1-series camera. Does Canon's new mirrorless camera take a spot on the podium, or does it come up short?
Although Canon fans knew that the EOS R1 flagship camera was coming, the company also dropped a pleasant surprise by revealing the EOS R5 II, the long-awaited successor to Canon's popular high-res R5 mirrorless camera.
After a long wait, a development announcement, and an extensive teaser campaign, Canon has fully unveiled its new flagship EOS R System mirrorless camera, the Canon EOS R1.
Regardless of the complex cultural, social, and political impacts of the attempt on former president and 2024 election front-runner Donald Trump's life, the event has left an indelible mark on the photography world and offers a chance to consider how society consumes, shares, and thinks about images.
The Leica SL3, released this spring, is a great high-resolution L-Mount camera. Unfortunately, some users are facing a significant problem: the camera can erase existing photos.
A new interactive map will help American photographers plan the perfect fall foliage trip this year based on historical data, machine learning algorithms, and public reports.
Expert testing shows that the Panasonic Lumix GH7 camera delivers significantly improved dynamic range performance at low ISOs compared to its predecessor, which is excellent news for Micro Four Thirds enthusiasts.