It’s fascinating to look back over my 10+ years as a wedding photographer and see the evolution the industry has gone through. That’s not to mention all the drastic changes that happened before my time. It makes one wonder what it will be like to be a wedding photographer in the future.
Kolari Vision has unveiled the winners of its inaugural 2024 solar eclipse photography competition with an artistic shot of an airplane skimming the celestial event taking home first place.
If you have seen video clips from AI video generators such as OpenAI's Sora, you will notice that there is no sound attached to them but Google's DeepMind research laboratory may have come up with a solution.
One third of 18 to 25-year-olds are editing their images before posting them on social media -- with many of them altering aspects of their physical appearance.
Researchers have developed an imaging chip inspired by Superman's X-ray Vision that lets smartphones see objects through walls.
Facebook and Instagram users are reportedly suing Meta in small claims court to recover their lost accounts due to the social media giant's lack of customer service help.
As a creative who often has to travel for my clients, the amount of gear and accessories needed to get a job done can often lead to a lot of headaches when trying to get everything connected to my laptop, especially if I'm shooting large campaigns where I need to ingest a ton of data.
The updates to Final Cut Pro for iPad and Mac that were announced earlier this year as well as the video capture app Final Cut Camera are available today.
Tech privacy company Proton announced new photo and video backup capabilities on iPhones Thursday, giving users a new way to save their memories.
In a new study conducted by The Wall Street Journal and an academic researcher, Instagram's algorithm was found to have repeatedly recommended sexual videos to young teenage users -- some as young as 13 years old.
Moment is preparing to hold its first-ever "Mega Warehouse Sale" in Seattle on June 22, promising up to 70% off cameras, lenses, bags, gimbals, drones, and more.
The iPad is quickly becoming a more viable tool for creators to use as their main workflow solution. The recent introduction of Final Cut Pro for iPad has been a big part of the improvement to making the iPad more useful for my own work. Now, Apple released a new version, along with Final Cut Camera for iPhone, which brings some thoughtful enhancements to the table.
HAD Design Studio announced the Xuutbox, what it claims is the first portable studio solution that allows for the high-end photos and videos anywhere thanks to a collapsible, magnetic box with interchangeable sides.
Consider this scenario: as a professional photographer, you were all set for an exciting photoshoot with your client. But despite your best efforts, it didn’t go as planned.
The National Audubon Society has announced the winners of the 2024 Audubon Photography Awards with a photo of a pair of squabbling Backburnian warblers scooping the top prize.
Since it is being produced by a company that already has a hard time keeping its GR III cameras in stock, it should come as no surprise then that pre-orders for the Pentax 17 have been far greater in number than anticipated and that there may be a significant wait to deliver them all.
A new bill in Congress is aiming to make social media platforms accountable for any AI-generated deepfake porn images displayed on their site.
Photographer Henry Diltz was the official photographer for the Woodstock festival in 1969 and is one of the most important recorders of the music scene during the 1960s and 1970s.
In what is becoming something of a theme in 2024, another photography-based movie is about to hit the theaters in the form of The Bikeriders.
Florida is the "most selfie-obsessed state" in the U.S., according to a recent study.
TikTok may soon have ads featuring AI-generated versions of popular creators and stock actors to add a “human touch.”
Sony announced that Reuters selected Alpha and XDCAM cameras along with G Master lenses and Sony audio gear to equip its video journalists around the world.
While Instagram is known for copying competitors' features, it's TikTok now copying Instagram with its new "Whee" app.
Earlier this week, Nikon announced the Z6 III to considerable fanfare, and for good reason. It packs so many features into a $2,500 system that it manages to be a camera that is more than a compromise, even at that price. But the Z6 series has always been accompanied by the Z7 series yet this time, that wasn't the case.
Not only did we get a new enthusiast-level digital camera this week in the Z6 III, Pentax and Fujifilm both released new film cameras that very same day. The PetaPixel Podcast team is joined by Ted Forbes to discuss!
Lexar is bolstering its mid-range SD card options with three new capacity options. The Silver line, which sports solid max read and write speeds and a V30 rating, comes in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB capacity options for as little as $15.
As U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy attempted to advocate for warning labels on social media, he made a stronger case against the practice.
DJI may have been right to be worried about its potential ban moving through the United States legislation as the Countering CCP Drone Act narrowly passed through the House of Representatives this past week.
Scientists have captured incredible footage of a deep-sea mother squid clutching dozens of unusually huge eggs.
The city of Los Angeles will pay $300,000 to a photojournalist after it sued him for publishing hundreds of images of undercover officers that were accidentally given to him by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
For her new book, Hope, National Geographic photographer Cristina Mittermeier decided on a non-traditional route so she can have more creative control to present her work in the very best light.
Unistellar, best known for its smart telescopes, has announced that its Envision smart binoculars will land on Kickstarter next week.
Neurapix is AI-powered software designed to help professional photographers save time and energy when processing and editing photos. While there's a lot of great discussion about AI in photography, many users feel comfortable with AI that reduces friction in their workflow.
Less than two weeks after significant outrage concerning Adobe's Terms of Use, fueled in part by poor communication, a lack of trust, and good old-fashioned misinformation, Adobe has delivered its promised revised Terms of Use, complete with new explainer text and assurances.
Drone photographer Daniel Haussmann loves capturing epic views of volcanoes so Indonesia is a natural draw given that it is home to some of the most active and famous volcanoes in the world.
Retrospekt, a Milwaukee-based design studio that refurbishes retro cameras, announced the InstantArt limited-edition series of Polaroid 600 instant film cameras that features pixelated aesthetics of 1980s computer graphics emblazoned on a camera that debuted in 1981. Fitting!
Sandmarc is no stranger to interesting iPhone photography accessories, and the company's newest product is perhaps its most unusual yet, a macro probe lens for iPhone.
Apple has revealed that it will label AI-generated images made with its new Image Playground tool.
Though they may look like a faraway planet, these remarkable photos are actually of the bottom of a whisky glass.
A man was jailed for trespassing near the active Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park while trying to take photos.
Profoto has announced the Fresnel Small, a light modifier that promises to create a precise beam of light. The new modifier works alongside a wide variety of Profoto lights.
A satellite designed to eliminate the increasing amount of space junk orbiting the Earth has homed in on a 36-foot (11-meter) discarded rocket upper stage to take a remarkable photo.
Fujifilm announced the Instax Wide 400, the latest in the Wide series that captures large, 3.4 x 4.25-inch instant prints.
I’ve been in the camera review business for over 15 years and in that time I’ve been fortunate enough to have tested and taken photographs with countless cameras, spanning a wide variety of designs and intentions. Curiously, as I prepared to review the Pentax 17 it occurred to me that I had never once reviewed a new production 35mm film camera in all that time.
The brand-new film camera from Pentax that has been in development since 2022 is finally here. Called the Pentax 17 and teased last month, it is a half-frame, vertically oriented, fixed-lens camera that captures two 17mm x 24mm pictures within a single 35mm-format frame.
Following the initial product release launched last March, Aputure has announced the refresh of the Infinibar product family with the addition of new four-light kits and accessories adding even more functionality to the lineup.
Photogram's Alice Camera has been a long time coming. Unveiled in early 2021 as an AI-assisted Micro Four Thirds camera, the camera was supposed to finally release in October 2022. That target came and went, but Alice isn't dead -- it is arriving to initial pre-order customers next month.
United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called on Congress to implement warning labels on social media in a guest op-ed in The New York Times Monday.
ON1 Photo RAW 2024 launched last November, quickly followed by version 2024.1 in December and 2024.3 a couple of months ago. In typical fashion, ON1 has released a significant overhaul about half a year later, bringing version 2024.5 to photographers later this month.
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Adobe in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, alleging that the software company obscures fees and makes it illegally tricky for users to cancel software subscriptions.
