Rare ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse Lights Up the Skies This Week, a Treat for Photographers
Photographers will get an opportunity to capture a rare "Blood Moon" eclipse this week as Earth's natural satellite is bathed in red light.
Photographers will get an opportunity to capture a rare "Blood Moon" eclipse this week as Earth's natural satellite is bathed in red light.
Apple calls its new M3 Ultra-equipped Mac Studio its most powerful computer ever. It's a big claim and comes with a price tag to match. Apple's ambitions create two questions, and we will answer them both: Is the Mac Studio with M3 Ultra truly Apple's most performant computer, and if it is, is it worth it?
Not everyone has the need or budget to spring for Apple's powerful MacBook Pro notebooks. Besides, some users just want their laptops to be as thin and lightweight as possible. Enter the newest, M4-powered version of the world's most popular laptop, the MacBook Air.
Apple's new Mac Studio with M3 Ultra is an impressive, powerful machine that is worthy of the "ultra" moniker. That said, it better be for the asking price. However, most photographers are probably better served getting the M4 Max version.
Scientists captured remarkable footage of Cuttlefish using mesmerizing camouflage techniques to disguise themselves while stalking its prey.
The World Photography Organisation unveiled the 10 category winners for this year's Sony World Photography Awards.
Iconic New York City street photographer Flo Fox, 79, passed away on March 2, 2025.
The Retro DMF Photography Kit from Fotogear is a multi-part case that not only looks the part of a vintage camera but also adds control dials and a shutter that make it function like one, too.
A photo of the Athena Moon lander lying on its side on the lunar surface has confirmed that the spacecraft suffered a fatal mishap.
Laowa announced new Proteus 2x Anamorphic Zoom lenses for cinematographers. The Laowa Proteus 2x Anamorphic Zooms, available in 26-45mm and 45-85mm focal lengths, feature a constant T2.9 aperture.
Photographer Sophie Ristelhueber is the 2025 Hasselblad Award laureate, the world's largest photography award, and is set to receive a Hasselblad camera and two million Swedish Krona ($197,000).
Elinchrom announced its first-ever continuous lighting solution: the LED 100C. Described as just the first product in a "new chapter" for the company, the new light is meant to combine professional-grade performance and compact portability.
Trail cameras captured images of the rarely-seen Pallas's cat -- a feline more elusive than the snow leopard.
A former National Geographic photo editor who left under a cloud of sexual misconduct allegations has been reportedly hired by the White House.
DJI Ronin 4D camera users are in for a treat as Viltrox announced a series of six full-frame prime lenses.
While Pinterest may not be an obvious platform for photographers, there are still plenty of them on there. For those shooters, they may want to take note of the recent news that the boards-based app will train AI models with user content.
Dutch startup LiveDrop is increasing the size of offline file transfers enabled by its app on mobile devices via special QR codes that don’t require the two devices to connect to each other.
Greenland has been making headlines lately, but beyond the news stories, another side of the island has nothing to do with politics.
On International Women's Day, Leica announced the four winners of its sixth annual Leica Women Foto Project Award. Each winner's work embodies this year's theme, "Unity Through Diversity," and showcases incredible photographic skills and the power of visual storytelling.
When Sony announced the a1 II last November, much was made of its mostly incremental upgrades. However, while the imaging pipeline is almost entirely unchanged, for working pros, that doesn't matter -- Sony cannot make the a1 II fast enough to keep pace with demand.
Apple's redesigned M4 Mac mini and powerful Mac Studio are amazing computers for photographers and video editors, delivering excellent performance for the price. However, neither ships with a display, leaving customers to decide, "What's the best monitor for my Mac mini (or Mac Studio)?" PetaPixel offers three great options.
Zeiss made its long-awaited return to the traditional photography space by reintroducing its beloved Otus series for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The Otus ML 50mm f/1.4 and Otus ML 85mm f/1.4 lenses channel a classic, manual-focus photographic workflow that most first-party lenses eschew in favor of clinical sharpness, digital lens corrections, and perhaps most notably, blazing-fast autofocus. For Zeiss, this is the Otus ML's strength, not its weakness.
The Xiaomi 15 Ultra is designed and engineered to be the best in the business for mobile photographers, though tighter competition and a key drawback may make it harder to stake that claim.
Keks Camera introduced a new M-meter light meter with digital OLED for Leica M cameras that lack a meter.
The sudden surge in demand for compact cameras may have caught some camera manufacturers off guard after years of systematic decline. Canon wants to respond to this sudden resurgence but will do so cautiously.
The Pentagon is deleting tens of thousands of images from a database as part of a government order purging diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) content.
Amazon is testing AI-powered dubbing for select foreign movies and TV shows on its Prime Video streaming service.
President Donald Trump says he will "probably" extend the deadline for the sale of TikTok -- as reports suggest there have still not been any negotiations between the app's Chinese owner and prospective buyers.
After an enormous SpaceX rocket exploded shortly after it launched from Texas yesterday, the falling debris created a spectacular show captured by citizens on the ground.
A little over two weeks after a camera store in Berkley was rammed with a vehicle and looted, another shop in the San Francisco Bay area has suffered the same fate.
Like many companies that make photographic lenses, Leica has its hands in many pies, including projectors, rifle scopes, and binoculars. It is the lattermost group that Leica updated today, launching four compact binoculars in the new Leica Ultravid Compact Colorline range.
DJI's latest firmware update, v01.06.08.04, brings improved 2x zoom, smoother focus, and professional-level color enhancements to the popular Osmo Pocket 3.
PetaPixel reported on WhiteWall's new Shopify integration when it was announced late last month, but it is such a big deal, it is worth taking a closer look. PetaPixel chatted with WhiteWall CEO Thomas Alscheid and pro photographer Per Appelgren about the integration and what it means for photographers.
Thypoch, a relatively new lens manufacturer based in China, is eliminating the polarizing lock switch that automatically engages when a lens is focused at infinity. In some cases, the company will replace it with a crescent-shaped focusing tab.
Award-winning photographer Vijay Anil is an expert automotive photographer, crafting compelling narratives through cars, people, and their relationships with each other.
The intriguing concept of Apple TV's Severance -- employees are severed from their outside consciousness when entering work -- allows for a creative camera trick that signifies the moment of detachment.
One of the most fundamental lessons taught in any art form is to strip away the excess; to streamline and distill down to its essence, only the most essential parts. We see this in many art forms such as sculpture, writing, and even photography, and now we have it in a camera. But is it possible to go too far?
Fujifilm announced today that it will host its next X Summit in just two weeks on March 20. The X Summit, followed by the typical Fujifilm events the following days, will take place in Prague, Czechia, also known as the Czech Republic.
Police are appealing to the public for information about a man suspected of defrauding numerous camera rental companies in the Los Angeles County area.
Apple has launched an appeal to overturn an order by the UK government demanding backdoor access to all content Apple users upload to iCloud, including users outside the UK.
Given how popular Ricoh GR series cameras are with a broad range of photographers, it should come as little surprise that people capture amazing photos using their GRs. The Ricoh GR Photo Festival, which started in 2022, celebrates some of these incredible shots.
For the past two years, The Verge's Editor in Chief Nilay Patel has recommended the same Brother laser printer as the best option on the market, even going so far as to renew that guide with an entirely new story that includes a very funny AI-generated text section. However, I disagree with Patel and Brother's anti-consumer practices are making the publication doubt that choice, too.
German optics company Schneider-Kreuznach, best known by photographers for its large-format lenses for Phase One cameras and its work with Samsung's long-gone digital cameras, partnered with South Korean lens company Samyang.