"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.
A sports photographer had $22,000 worth of camera equipment stolen from him while covering the Copa America soccer tournament this month.
In some of PetaPixel's images of the Canon EOS R1, you may have noticed that the logo wasn't visible. In some cases, that was due to electrical tape blocking it, which is common practice for pre-release hardware that may be seen in public. In other cases, it's because the "R1" logo actually fell off.
When thinking about how to get started with wedding photography, you’ll want to make a checklist of things you need to do, have, or create. Today I’ll give you a starting point as well as prompts to help you customize your list. The first thing you might notice is that it’s not all about photography.
I was a minor photojournalist once. I wasn't taking iconic photos and nobody cares about my body of work. But I will tell you two things: I loved it and I didn't get paid very much.
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.
A drone operator has captured incredible footage of the full Mount Everest climbing route that ascends 29,000 feet.
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.
A company owned by Donald Trump is selling $299 sneakers with the iconic photo of the former president with his fist raised moments after he had been shot.
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.
My history with the Canon mirrorless series started in late 2018 with the launch of the EOS R. Since then, I have switched from the EF to the RF mount, and for the past four years, I have worked intensively with two EOS R5 cameras. They have been loyal companions during my projects, and I have completed hundreds of photo and video shoots with them. When I became aware that Canon was launching a successor, I couldn't wait to get my hands on a sample.
Today, Canon announced the EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II -- two highly anticipated cameras that say a lot about where the company stands on technology and, more importantly, how what it can provide photographers compares to its peers.
Popular dating app Tinder has introduced a new AI-powered feature designed to help users select their best profile pictures and get more matches.
A strange new surveillance camera aims to stop companies from collecting identifiable photos and videos of people by turning them into stick figures.
A human rights group has captured astonishing photos of a remote, uncontacted tribe in the Peruvian Amazon who are being threatened by loggers.
A group of hacktivists has leaked over a terabyte of data from Disney's internal communications platform over the company's stance on AI imagery.
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?
It has been a long time coming, but the EOS R1 is finally here. For years, the Canon R1 has been teased and hinted at before getting an official announcement two months ago. Now, finally, we at PetaPixel got our hands on an early test with the R1 body. That said, I cannot stress enough that it was a very early look.
The Canon EOS R1 has been hogging all the attention with announcement dates, sneak peeks, and speculation. It had been a long time since we saw a new flagship camera from Canon and now we had one in our hands. But with all the fanfare going on about a new "1" series camera, another Canon release quietly slipped under the radar -- until now.
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 latest Amazon Prime Day is upon us, and found within the endless sea of discounts are sweet deals that you may be very interested in if you're into photography and cameras.
Apple, Nvidia, Anthropic, and Salesforce have all been caught using YouTube data to build their AI models with.
There is remarkably little known about spade-toothed whales. No one has ever seen one alive and it is listed as "Data Deficient" by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
In the photography world, we're always looking for something that will help us get our work done just a little bit faster, a little bit easier, and a little bit better. It might be a lighter but sturdier tripod, a bigger and more useful backpack, or even filters to help get that tricky shot without having to spend hours in Photoshop after the fact. There's really no shortage of increasing quality and innovation in the products available for a photographer's kit, which is why K&F CONCEPT gear is so interesting.
OM System, the camera company previously known as Olympus, is now selling packs of branded, ready-made, Japanese curry through its online Rakuten store in Japan.
European fashion brand Mango has unveiled an AI-generated picture campaign for its limited edition Sunset Dream collection of its youth line.
The full trailer for Lee -- a biopic of photojournalist Lee Miller starring Kate Winslet -- has been released giving fans a proper look at the movie for the first time.
NBC announced that it selected Sony as its broadcast equipment partner for the production of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games in Paris. This includes cameras, monitors, lenses, and accessories across the entire NBC broadcast operation.
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.
The United States Senate Armed Services Committee has completed its revised version of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and unlike the version of the bill passed by the House of Representatives last month, it doesn't contain any language that would ban DJI drones.
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.
A photographer at the Trump assassination attempt "somehow" remembered to turn on his Meta Ray-Ban sunglasses to capture POV footage of the dramatic event.
Last week, Canon USA initiated layoffs that affected multiple departments. While the exact number affected was not provided, it is not insignificant and included Rudy Winston, perhaps the most prominent face of Canon's US-based brand, PetaPixel has learned.
Last week, Canon Europe teased a new EOS R series announcement and now Canon USA has followed suit with a YouTube premiere for a launch scheduled for 6 AM EDT, 3 AM PDT on Wednesday July 17.
Canon's RF 24-105mm f/2.8 L IS USM Z is an extremely impressive lens. It's also distinct, as it's the only 24-105mm f/2.8 lens on the market. Per a recent interview in Japan, Canon executives suggest Canon isn't done breaking the mold with its RF lenses.
The Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci who captured the instantly iconic photo of Trump with his hand raised after surviving Saturday's assassination attempt has explained how he nailed the shot.
A couple in India who were taking part in a photo shoot on a railway bridge have reportedly suffered severe injuries after a train approached and they were forced to jump into a 90-foot deep gorge.
It's been a while since my last entry into the ongoing "Wildlife on a Maine Pond" series, but it's not for lack of exciting wildlife activity. This entry will feature the debut of the animal I crossed my fingers for: baby loons.
The 2024 World Sports Photography Awards winners were recently announced, and the winner of the football (soccer) category, Brazilian-born and Portugal-based photographer Marcelo Guelber Góes, spoke with PetaPixel about his very impressive victory and career as a sports photographer.
A member of the Washington press corps, Doug Mills, captured one of the bullets that flew past Trump's head during the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania last night.
Ricoh has experienced much success in the compact digital camera market with its GR series. Drawing on a lengthy heritage of its GR 35mm film cameras, the latest digital version is the popular GR III, and within that, is the GR III HDF.
While it's easy -- and sometimes fun -- to get caught up in discussions of gear and worry about what's the best camera or lens, some photographers are instead laser-focused on how they can use whatever gear they have to create the exact artwork they envision. Fine art photographer and filmmaker Dana Scruggs is firmly in the latter camp.
Tokyo-based Astroscale Japan is a company attempting to deal with the growing problem of floating space garbage. As part of that mission, it recently completed a close fly-by of a discarded upper-stage rocket body, and the photo of space garbage it snapped is strikingly beautiful.
TTArtisan released a 100mm f/2.8 2x macro lens last year with tilt and shift functionality. The company has announced a new version of that same lens that ditches the tilt and shift controls -- sticking to being just a typical, albeit affordable, 2:1 macro lens.
Japanese lens maker Cosina has announced the Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 50mm f/3.5 Type I and Type II lenses in VM mount, suitable for use on Voigtlander and Leica rangefinder cameras, plus a wide array of modern full-frame mirrorless cameras through the use of an adapter.
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick photographed rare red lightning sprites high above Earth's upper atmosphere from the International Space Station (ISS).