A parrot in New Zealand has become Internet famous after stealing a tourist family's GoPro camera and flying away to capture some gorgeous views of a national park.
What would famous animated characters from movies and TV shows look like in real life? One digital artist has created a fascinating series of AI-assisted "portraits" that provide the answers to that question.
The 2022 Winter Olympics have kicked off in Beijing, China, and it seems one photographer's camera decided it wasn't close enough to the action. It was caught on camera tumbling down the snowy mountain where skiing events are taking place.
Jason De Freitas is a guy who is passionate about both film photography and flying drones, and recently he combined those two loves in a brilliant way: he built an analog-camera drone and shot aerial landscape photos on 35mm slide film.
Astrophotographer Jason Guenzel captured a photo of the James Webb Space Telescope as it flew through space toward its final distant parking orbit. The image was captured while the telescope was 1 million kilometers (620,000 miles) away.
Photographer Nigel Wallace has been shooting unusual dog portraits in which the pups are captured flying through the air as they leap over fallen trees and branches.
Researchers have created a new type of COVID-19 test that transforms an ordinary smartphone camera into a virus detector. The system could one day allow for cheap and accurate at-home COVID testing.
A well-known 84-year-old photographer died in the middle of a busy Paris street last week after he fell and was ignored by passersby for over nine hours.
Back in 2015, Norwegian photographer Stig Håvard Dirdal captured a creative Christmas photo that went viral online. He was recently surprised when he came across a poster for a Russian movie that looked a little too familiar.
Jonathan is a giant tortoise that lives on the remote island of St. Helena. He turns 190 years old this year, making him the world's oldest tortoise to ever live. Photographed as far back as 1886 and today, Jonathan now has pictures taken over 136 years apart.
A massive and "potentially hazardous" asteroid measuring 0.68 miles (1.1km) wide flew past the Earth at over 43,000 miles per hour on Tuesday. Photographer Andrew McCarthy managed to capture real-time footage showing what the flyby looked like in the night sky.
A 22-year-old Indonesian college student has become a millionaire overnight after turning his collection of daily selfies into non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as a joke.
Nikon touts its new Z9 mirrorless camera as being able to capture motion faster than the human eye can see. One photographer just discovered that the camera is so fast that its burst mode can be used to capture speeding bullets.
An undersea volcano near the Pacific island nation of Tonga has erupted, sending an explosive shockwave by air and a tsunami by sea ripping across the Pacific Ocean. The eruption was captured in satellite images and is one of the most violent ever seen from space.
A Russian photographer has captured a fascinating series of photos showing polar bears that have taken over the abandoned buildings of a meteorological station on an island between Russia and Alaska.
As with buying anything secondhand, it is a good idea to have a good idea of what to look for when buying a used film camera lest you spend money on one that has major problems. Thankfully, there are some simple ways to check for problems in film cameras and their lenses... including smelling them.
Google recently added Google Lens to its Chrome desktop Web browser. While it is a great tool, it replaced the "Search Google for image" option when right-clicking a photo. Here's a guide on how to continue doing reverse image searches with a right-click if you have lost it.
China's Chang'e 5 lunar lander has found the first-ever on-site evidence of water on the Moon's surface. Photos shot by the probe show the Moon rock and surrounding lunar soil that the water was detected in.
Estonian photographer Kaido Haagen has been hunting for old windmills in his country and capturing unusual fisheye photos from within them while pointing his camera straight up. His project is titled The Story of Estonian Windmills.
Amateur astrophotographer Ethan Gone went out recently to shoot a nebula and ended up creating a time-lapse of the newly-launched James Webb Space Telescope flying through space.
iPhone developer Mitch Cohen shot a group portrait with his iPhone last week and was baffled when he reviewed the photo afterward and found that his iPhone had apparently "replaced one woman's head with a leaf."
Snow leopards are a threatened species that live in extreme environments and are notoriously difficult to see and photograph. Photographer Ismail Shariff captured a series of photos showing just how difficult it is to spot a snow leopard in the wild.
As Comet Leonard whizzed by Earth during Christmas festivities on its journey through the Solar System, photographer Andrew McCarthy went out into his backyard and captured incredible photos of the colorful "Christmas Comet."
The Chinese lens manufacturer TTArtisan has launched its 90mm f/1.25 lens for six different mirrorless camera mounts. This same lens design was previously launched for the Leica M mount back in May 2021.
The Chinese camera equipment company Viltrox has launched a new Mark V Canon EF/EF-S to Sony E lens mount adapter with a unique design and a host of handy features.
GNARBOX appears to be dead. The company behind the popular rugged backup device has seemingly gone dark, leaving customers without support and turning the product into an expensive portable drive with no extra functionality.
Canadian conservation photographer TJ Watt has been using his camera to protect endangered old-growth trees from logging. His powerful before-and-after photos aim to show the devastation of ancient forests that is left in the wake of clearcut logging.
Video restoration expert NASS colorized and enhanced footage from nearly a century ago to create this 7-minute video that reveals what downtown Los Angeles looked like in the 1930s.
The age of Canon DSLRs is rapidly coming to an end. Canon has officially confirmed that the Canon 1D X Mark III will be its last flagship DSLR camera as it turns its attention toward a future of mirrorless cameras.
Darktable, the free and open-source raw photo app, has released its version 3.8 update that adds some big features and improvements, including compatibility with Canon's CR3 raw format as well as support for editing devices.
The hobbyist LEGO designer who goes by Pandis Pandus (and who previously created a 1914 Ur-Leica LEGO camera) is back with an even more elaborate concept kit. It's a 1950 Leica IIIf LEGO camera that comes complete with a box, display stand, lens, finder, and caps.
A Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber has been caught flying over farm fields in the Midwest by Google Satellite cameras. It was spotted by a sharp-eyed Google Maps user.
Venus Optics has announced the second full-frame lens in its Argus lineup: the Laowa Argus 45mm f/0.95 FF. The lens follows in the footsteps of the Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 announced back in September, which was billed as the world's fastest full-frame lens.
Astrophotographer Jason Guenzel has captured one of his most detailed solar images in his years of photographing "the curiosities of the universe." It's a stunning photo that reveals the twisted "surface" of our Sun.
NASA announced this week that its Parker Solar Probe was the first spacecraft to ever "touch the Sun" by flying through its corona, or upper atmosphere. The probe captured the first photos ever from within the corona, and those images were then turned into this incredible 13-second timelapse video.
German photographer Tom Hegen visited the salt evaporation ponds at the Great Salt Lake in Utah earlier this year as part of an extensive aerial photography project. What resulted is a beautifully abstract series titled The Salt Series III.
If you are looking to propose to a photographer, take a look at this sleek new ring box that is designed to reveal a ring as you open what looks like the aperture of a camera lens.
Well-known astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has captured a stunning new photograph of the Sun with an impressive amount of detail by combining 150,000 separate photos captured from his backyard.
China's Yutu 2 lunar rover has photographed what is being described as a "mystery hut" on the far side of the moon, and Chinese scientists are eager to have the robotic exploration vehicle investigate it further.
Photographer Kristi Odom was shooting in the great outdoors of Alaska when she captured this unusual photo of two bears kung fu fighting.
A group on a safari expedition at an African wildlife reserve had a terrifying experience when a massive bull elephant charged their truck, gouged it with its tusks, and nearly flipped it over. The whole incident was caught on camera.
Author Kyle Scheele grew up looking at a family portrait that has hung in his parents' house for the past 30 years -- a photo his dad absolutely hates. As a Christmas present, Scheele decided to use his Photoshop skills on the picture to create the best gift idea he's ever had.
Some parents try to get their kids to fall in love with photography from an early age. If you are a diehard Canon shooter who wants your child to share that same loyalty in their formative years, look no further than this official Canon teddy bear.
Macro insect photographers are up in arms this week after the title of "Bug Photographer of the Year" was awarded to a photographer who drugs his subjects for his ultra-close-up photos.
Cat photos have always been popular on the Internet, but there is a new kitten stealing hearts on Instagram that looks different from all the rest. Meet Midas, a four-month-old kitten that has four ears.
Datacolor is famous for helping creatives bring out the best colors in their work. And right now, they’re giving you the opportunity to save up to $80 on the Datacolor Spyder and ColorReader range. But don’t wait around! This special is only on offer until December 3rd or while stocks last.
If you're a photographer who often turns to Dollar Tree for cheap photo props or do-it-yourself materials, get ready to pay (a bit) more. After 35 years of selling most products for exactly $1, the retail chain announced today that it is hiking its price to $1.25.
Macro photography provides a window into details of the world that often escape (or are invisible to) the naked eye. Photographer Levon Biss used close-up photos to capture the incredible diversity of embryonic plant in his project The Hidden Beauty of Seeds and Fruits.
The longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years occurred this week, and photographers around the world did their best to capture the once-in-a-lifetime event on camera. Photographer Andrew McCarthy went the extra mile by staying up until 4am and capturing thousands of photos to create an incredible composite of the eclipse.
Benedek Lampert is a Hungarian photographer who has attracted a following online for his imaginative small scale photos of toys. His work recently caught the attention of LEGO, which hired him for a special campaign.