Italy has enacted the European Union’s first national law specifically regulating artificial intelligence, setting penalties and safeguards intended to curb misuse while encouraging innovation.
Mathew Brady is the most famous American photographer of the 19th century, but would his legacy be any different had President Ulysses S. Grant died in his studio? It very nearly happened.
Tucked away in southwest Portland sits a photographer’s potential dream home: the ‘Camera House,’ nicknamed for its resemblance to a vintage box camera.
It's no secret that the British are obsessed with the weather; therefore it should come as no surprise that the country hosts the Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year 2025 Competition.
After the finalists of Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025, now it can be revealed that Indonesian-based macro photographer Yury Ivanov has been named the winner for his vibrant image of two synchronized 'ladybugs of the sea.'
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy used a specially designed solar telescope attached to an astronomy camera to capture a unique image of a SpaceX rocket blasting off into orbit in front of the Sun.
They said AI wouldn't come for wedding photographers, but a new trend driven by Google's Gemini image generator sees couples create fantastical pre-wedding pictures, without going anywhere.
The minuscule Kodak Charmera keychain camera sold out in just one day, as Reto reveals it sold 10 times more of the blind boxes than it expected to.
In July, PetaPixel spoke with photographer Dave Herring, whose $10,500 Leica went missing at a UPS Store. Now, he has given his opinion on what he believes happened to the precious camera.
The winners of the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards have been announced, with the competition crowning 15 still image winners.
The makers of the F1 movie have revealed how they made one of the film's most shocking scenes when Damson Idris's character has a monumental crash at the Monza circuit.
Street photographer Phil Penman is most associated with New York City having lived there since the early 2000s. But for his latest project, he expanded his gaze to all around the world.
A wingsuit pilot captured a breathtaking video as he jumped above the famous Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert.
Timelapse photographer Kirill Neiezhmakov has turned his attention to Valencia, using clever transitions to tell the story of the Spanish city.
Photographers know the difficulties of having to crop an image to a specific aspect ratio, and social media users are using this conundrum for a trend that is not exactly new.
An unexpectedly strong geomagnetic storm triggered aurora lights in skies across the US last night, seen as far south as Arizona.
A UK press photographer has spoken out after a conviction against him for assaulting a police officer was overturned just half an hour before his appeal was due to be heard.
A young press photographer who was covering Charlie Kirk's appearance at Utah Valley University when he was assassinated tells PetaPixel how she was able to remain calm and capture dramatic photos that have been published all across the world.
Baseball reporter Ken Rosenthal is taking serious heat after he collided with a photographer and then gave him "stink eye" as he walked away.
It remains one of the most shocking photographs ever captured, igniting worldwide debates about the ethics of photojournalism. But what is the story behind Kevin Carter’s The Girl and the Vulture?
The world-famous Abbey Road Studios has announced the nominees for its 2025 Music Photography Awards.
Video editors have been discussing the widely speculated-on glitch that occurred in President Trump's address to the nation video regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
A SpaceX Starlink satellite was recently photographed passing over China’s secretive Dingxin Airbase, appearing in an image captured by a commercial Earth-observation satellite.
A photographer who has spent over 20 years documenting California's Yosemite Park has pulled together an incredible collection of wildlife photos for a new book.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has taken high-resolution images of unusual rocks on Mars that could represent the strongest evidence yet of possible ancient life.
Amid the horror that unfolded in New York 24 years ago today, dumbfounded people on the ground reacted in different ways. Some fled, some went toward the World Trade Center, some took photos.
The International Pet Photography Awards has revealed its winners, with Katie Brockman taking home the top prize for her creative portfolio.
Google recently introduced a powerful new AI model that can edit photos as well as generate synthetic images. And now a viral trend sees people turning theirphotos into imaginary figurines.
Far be it from me to criticize one of my fellow PetaPixel writers, but I feel it necessary to counter Bimal Nepal's recent "Stop Making Digital Look Like Film" op-ed.
A 19th-century photography studio based in Gettysburg, PA, that produces Civil War-era wet plate collodion pictures for clients has been devastated by a fire.