Trail Camera Captures Rare Images of World’s Most Elusive Cat
Trail cameras captured images of the rarely-seen Pallas's cat -- a feline more elusive than the snow leopard.
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.
Carl De Keyzer made his name by capturing very real photographs from the Soviet Union, India, and the Belgian Congo. However, for his most recent project, De Keyzer swapped the camera for artificial intelligence imaging tools.
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.
NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 -- spacecraft that are 15.5 billion miles from Earth -- are having two science instruments turned off as they continue to struggle for power on their interstellar journey.
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.
When PetaPixel first laid hands on the OM System OM-3, it was easy to believe that this might be the best chance photographers could expect to see anything resembling a Pen series camera again. Luckily, that doesn't seem to be the plan.
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.
With companies releasing hit after hit of new gear from cameras to lenses at CP+, gear acquisition syndrome is very real. But does upgrading really make such a difference? I recently had the opportunity to find out.
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.
If you've ever wondered what an electron sees as it whizzes around a particle accelerator at the speed of light, then one photographer has made it possible.
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.
Last week, Panasonic announced the Lumix S1R II, a hybrid camera that packs the company's typical emphasis on great video performance with something it hasn't had in a long time: great photo capability.
Pattern Recognition Company announced the new Excire Foto Office Edition, an AI-driven digital asset management tool for businesses and teams with shared databases.
In photography, background removal is a key technique. Whether for commercial photography, e-commerce, or personal use, a clean, distraction-free background is essential. On platforms like Amazon, product images must have a pure white background to enhance product visibility. For personal photography, background removal is often used to create professional profile pictures or for artistic designs.
Sigma has been working on a new full-frame Foveon sensor for nearly a decade and speaking to PetaPixel last week ahead of the CP+ show in Yokohama, CEO Kazuto Yamaki explained that it was still in development but wouldn't guarantee it would make it to market.
The groundbreaking Leica I 35mm camera turned 100 last week, and as part of the ongoing centennial celebration, Leica announced that one of the 0-series prototypes for the Leica I will be auctioned in June, and all signs point to the rare camera fetching millions of dollars.
A lightning chaser has spotted a gigantic jet in a photo taken from onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Only a handful of images of this rare form of lightning exists.
I often see questions on forums about the focal length of lenses and how they work on cameras of various sensor sizes. Is a 35mm lens really 50mm on an APS-C camera? No, it’s still 35mm, but the field of view (FOV) is narrower on the APS-C camera because the sensor is narrower.
Students have filed a lawsuit against Pepsi after its workers allegedly took photos of them and used AI to turn images into child pornography.
Alongside the new MacBook Air, Apple announced its most powerful Mac ever, the M4 Max-powered Mac Studio.
Social media companies have expressed outrage that YouTube is exempt from the forthcoming ban in Australia that bars anyone under the age of 16 from using platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
As Tim Cook teased online earlier this week, it is the week of Air at Apple. Following an upgraded iPad Air yesterday, Apple announced a new more powerful MacBook Air today, which now sports Apple's latest M4 chip, a new sky blue colorway, and a new lower starting price.
Here starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright was hailed as a groundbreaking piece of cinema thanks to its AI-powered de-aging technology and for its unusual camera work.
YouTube has warned creators about an AI-generated video of the company's CEO that is being used in phishing scams.
The BBC is launching two new wildlife series which follows photographers who are passionate about capturing the beauty of planet Earth. The first episodes have already been released.
