A photographer has been capturing abandoned homes in Baltimore and the surrounding areas for the past 16 years -- dodging ticks, copperheads, drug dealers, hunters with high-powered rifles, and farmers on ATVs.
Apple has deployed an alarming threat notification to an unspecified number of users in 110 countries -- experts advise not to ignore it.
Cara, an image-focused social media app designed to be a safe space for photographers to share their work without fear of being scraped for generative AI, has reportedly had all of its content scraped by a bad actor.
A visitor to Adelaide Zoo heard the sound of an instant camera taking a photo, but when she turned around to look for who had taken it, a bird was standing there.
The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new tariffs on drones, slapping a huge 100 percent ad valorem tariff on imports of drones weighing over 25 kilograms (55 pounds). The new rules affect small consumer drones too, with sub-25-kilogram drones subject to a 25 percent tariff.
Chinese microdramas, known as duanju, are short vertical video episodes made for smartphones that last no more than two minutes. The cheesy dramas end on extreme cliffhangers, and a full story can span 20 to 100 fast-paced episodes.
Social media: it's been a gift and a curse for photographers; a gift in that it provides an incredible platform to be seen by millions of people, and a curse in that the algorithm dictates what is posted.
Photographers from all over the world traveled to Europe last night for a stunning total solar eclipse.
The first feature film ever to be shot entirely on IMAX cameras, The Odyssey, has surpassed $1 billion at the box office -- a remarkable achievement for an R-rated movie.
Leica has removed one of the 12 shortlisted finalists for the 2026 Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA), one of the most prestigious photography prizes in the world, PetaPixel can exclusively reveal.
Amateur astronomers and astrophotographers may need to exercise great caution when enormous reflecting satellites start appearing in the night sky -- as experts say they have the potential to blind them.
VSCO, a photo and video editing app, is offering photographers in every state the opportunity to have their work exhibited on a billboard.
The winners of the Pure Street Photography Awards 2026 have been announced -- a competition created to celebrate photographs defined by honesty, observation, and humanity.
Several establishments across the U.K. are announcing bans on Meta smart glasses, citing concerns that the devices could be used to record customers and staff secretly.
The winners of the 2026 International Pet Photography Awards have been announced, with photographer Callie Soden claiming the Creative and Studio category titles before being named the overall International Pet Photographer of the Year.
A citizen petition submitted to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) that would require photographers to pay an annual fee to operate commercially in the state has been slammed as "enraging" and "unenforceable".
Astronaut Don Pettit takes photos so good that people have a hard time believing they are real. Case in point, a stunning image of the Milky Way Galaxy as the Earth zooms below Pettit's International Space Station vantage point.
A talented wedding photographer gave the internet an unintended jump scare after including a pair of dangling legs in his frame.
It looks like an image taken on the semi-arid landscape of southern California, but this remarkable news photo, showing scorched grass, was actually taken in London.
Bruce Gilden is known for his confrontational street photography, using a close-up flash technique to capture striking portraits of people many would simply walk past. He's proven to be controversial, but Gilden says he had a deep empathy for his subjects.
Astronaut Anil Menon has only been in space for less than one month, but he has already captured a mind-boggling photo showing a super typhoon brooding above the Pacific Ocean.
DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine, has entered the smart glasses industry with a pair of sunglasses that are not smart at all.
Apple's camera-equipped AirPods could be released before the end of 2026, earlier than previously expected.
New York City's bodega cats are no ordinary felines. They're working cats in neighborhood stores that are in charge of pest control -- an important job in a city with a persistent rodent problem.
Trundling around on an alien planet some 140 million miles from Earth is the solar system's most intrepid landscape photographer, snapping awe-inspiring shots as it scrambles up a mountain that's inside a crater.
Newly released camera trap footage from a recent study captures the oldest wild Sunda clouded leopard ever recorded, an eight-and-a-half-year-old female in Borneo's rainforests, offering a glimpse into the life of one of the world's most elusive wild cats.
Civics, the new book by photographer William Meyers, offers a sweeping 25-year visual record of New York City as a microcosm of America, capturing the everyday acts of civic engagement, public service, and neighborly support that sustain the democratic fabric of the nation.
An antique store on Nantucket has caused a stir after erecting a "no influencer" sign in its cozy island boutique.
A photography gallery in Belfast has come under fire for hosting an exhibition that featured one artist who submitted a series of AI images.
The virtual ink had barely dried on PetaPixel's article last week covering the news that Google Earth had added the Nano Banana AI image generator before the company quickly pulled the feature.
It's one of the most popular wallpaper photos in the entire world, so much so that it has become a meme. But people are flocking to the real-world location of the Windows 10 lock screen photograph that was actually taken by Steve McCurry.
Which drone video that you have watched will stay with you the longest? There's been some great ones, like that bowling alley video a few years ago or beautiful shots of Iceland. But they don't compare to the avalanche of videos coming out of the Ukrainian frontline, many of which show a human being's final moments.
A photojournalist was arrested while covering a story about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and incarcerated for six weeks.
Google has added the Nano Banana AI image generator to Google Earth, allowing users to visualize the area they're viewing in various styles or eras.
One of the most frustrating aspects of online discourse in 2026 is not knowing whether the email, social media post, or video you just read or watched was AI-generated.
Starting from the early 1900s, a new exhibition documents the rapid expansion of urban life in the United States through the eyes of the most important photographers from the 20th century.
During a Q2 earnings call this week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Instagram has improved its algorithm by scanning every public post and using that information to provide better recommended content.
xAI, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company that's behind Grok, has sued Minnesota just days before the state's landmark bill banning nudification apps comes into effect.
The dating app Tinder has paused an AI-powered photo enhancement tool after it began editing users' photos automatically and unsettling people.
In what is fast becoming a trend, Google has quietly shelved its "Me Meme" feature that was rolled out just a few months ago.
The EU's AI Act is being introduced in stages, and this coming Sunday any AI-generated content impersonating people or real events will be required to have a label.
A wild AI video depicting a miniature Miami being wiped out by a huge wave as an imaginary film crew captures it has gone incredibly viral on Instagram -- as some question why Meta is pushing such content.
Sony and Fujifilm have evacuated workers from their factories in Kumamoto, Japan, which is at the epicenter of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the country yesterday.
An astronomer claims that existing proposals for 1.7 million satellites, including incredibly bright ones, will have "devastating consequences" for humanity's view of the Universe.
South African photographer Chris Fallows, who has famously captured Great White Sharks leaping from the waters around Cape Town, has opened up about witnessing a humpback whale "supergroup" at the end of last year.
One of Meta's advertising partners in China has been linked to thousands of Facebook and Instagram ads promoting "nudify" apps.
It's been 89 years since Amelia Earhart disappeared while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world, and despite numerous attempts, her airplane has still not been found.
It's well-known that U.S. President Donald Trump likes to play golf during his downtime, but the Czech Republic President Petr Pavel likes to photograph motorsports on his weekends.
Apple is set to enter the world of smart glasses -- a move that is full of perils for a company that has made privacy one of its defining principles.
A grazing grizzly bear got within mere inches of a wildlife photographer who says that despite the proximity, he was never scared.
