Aerial drones have revolutionized the way visual artists can tell stories, and the burgeoning field of underwater drones has begun to achieve the same transformative power for aquatic photo and video.
With less than a month to go before the 2024 total solar eclipse, astrophotographers Andrew McCarthy and Dan Stein have released a gigapixel image of last year's annular solar eclipse.
Oppenheimer cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema urged aspiring filmmakers to shoot with old-school film formats in his Oscars acceptance speech.
The Princess of Wales Kate Middleton has apologized after admitting to editing a family portrait that has been pulled by major news agencies.
Nikon's surprise acquisition of RED Digital Cinema this week represents a seismic shift in the cinema camera space. It also has far-reaching consequences not only for Nikon and RED but also for the rest of the digital camera industry, including Nikon's biggest competitors.
For decades, professional photographers have been using the pairing of a 70-200mm f/2.8 and a 300mm f/2.8 to achieve their telephoto goals. Canon introduced the RF 100-300mm f/2.8 L IS USM recently and it just about covers the range of both those lenses. But is it as good?
Yesterday, Lensrentals announced that it had acquired "select assets" of BorrowLenses from Shutterfly, including the branding and assets. The company confirmed to PetaPixel today that it doesn't include employees or the physical San Carlos, California location.
One of the main advantages of Micro Four Thirds is that the cameras and lenses can be much smaller because the sensor is more compact. It is seen by some as odd, then, that the G9 Mark II is so physically large; or at least as large as Panasonic's full-frame S5II.
The Madavor and BeBop saga has seemingly ended, thanks to a new settlement between Madavor's prior owner, Zilpin Group LLC, and the BeBop Channel Corporation. The settlement returns all BeBop-owned properties to Zilpin Group, LLC and cancels outstanding liabilities.
Artificial intelligence companies Stability AI and Midjourney Inc. are fierce competitors in the AI image generation space. The rivalry has allegedly boiled over into the dangerous and felonious realm of corporate espionage.
Last spring, a group of United States congresspeople introduced the "Countering CCP Drones Act," which argued DJI drones posed "an unacceptable national security risk." This week, DJI published line-by-line counterpoints rejecting that stance.
When photographer Jordan Gale moved to Portland a few years back, Oregon had just passed Measure 110 -- the first-ever U.S. drug decriminalization law -- and he wanted to explore the topic with his camera.
For residents and tourists alike, Google Maps Street View is an exceptionally useful navigational tool. However, not every country has welcomed Google's iconic Street View cars to their streets. One of these longtime holdouts, Germany, has only recently begun to change its tune after more than a decade of resistance. But why?
Guyana-born and England-raised photographer Ingrid Pollard is this year's Hasselblad Award Recipient. Pollard, an internationally acclaimed photographer, receives a Hasselblad flagship camera and lenses, a unique gold medal, and SEK 2,000,000 -- over $196,000.
Leica has named the four recipients of its fifth annual Leica Women Foto Project Award, celebrating photographers whose work embodies reclamation, resilience, and rebirth.
A photographer in Yellowstone Park who got nose-to-nose with a bison was reported to park authorities after a video was recorded of his encounter.
A wedding photographer at the center of a TikTok storm over her prices says she has faced death threats after revealing she charges $8,500 for her pictures which many have dismissed as "blurry".
Something must be in the air because most of the camera brands currently have some impressive deals on their equipment right now. It's not often that we see this much on sale at once, with discounts on Nikon, Canon, Fujifilm, and Sony, along with savings on camera bags and cases, mics, and more.
The J. Paul Getty Museum added around 88,000 images of artworks from its collection to its Open Content database.
Today, Leica announced the SL3 camera, which features a big 60-megapixel sensor and better autofocus packed inside a more compact body. But after the M11-P's announcement last year, there is one odd feature not included: content authenticity.
Lensrentals announced that it has acquired BorrowLenses from Shutterfly, further solidifying its position as the top online photo, video, audio, and lighting equipment rental company in the United States.
Camera equipment is expensive, making it hard for beginners to build kits and get started. Because of this, it can be tempting to opt for budget-friendly options for some pieces of equipment. Unfortunately, that's not always wise.
AI image generators are trained on millions -- even billions -- of photos. It is safe to assume the vast majority of these photos are copyrighted and used without permission.
Adobe released a beta version of its new Express mobile app for Android and iOS devices which also introduces the company's Firefly generative AI technology into mobile content creation and editing workflows.
Shane Jones, a Microsoft Engineer who worked for the company for six years, has written a letter to the FTC to warn that the CoPilot AI ignores copyrights and is capable of creating violent, sexual images that "sickened" him.
One of the single most worthwhile investments you can make as a photographer is paying for a bespoke website. Whether you’re a commercial assignment photographer looking to showcase your best work, a batch shooter wanting to create a home for your purchase galleries, or anything in between, an online presence outside of social media is a crucial component of any creative’s toolkit.
The internet is getting excited for the GlamBOT camera at the 96th Academy Awards this weekend -- with the photographer behind the slow-motion videos becoming a star in his own right.
A woman fell to her death off a waterfall as she tried to retrieve her camera tripod after it dropped over a ledge.
The weapons handler who loaded Alec Baldwin's gun on the set of Rust before it fired and killed a cinematographer, has been found guilty for her death.
The Leica SL3 is the latest entry in the high-megapixel camera arena and the first for L-mount in some time. I was excited to get it in my hands, even if it was still in the pre-production phase.