DJI has announced the RS 5, a new lightweight, professional-grade gimbal. The latest entry in DJI's celebrated Ronin series, the RS 5 promises improved subject tracking, stability, and control, all with a longer battery life.
The Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) will present the largest U.S. museum retrospective of photographer David LaChapelle’s career, bringing together more than four decades of his work in a major exhibition opening later this month.
After the Grok debacle on X, which saw people -- mainly women, and even minors -- undressed with Elon Musk's AI chatbot, the platform's owner has now announced it is rolling out a label on misleading pictures.
Under remote night skies, Tom Rae captures the cosmos and landscapes in breathtaking detail, revealing a world both unseen and unforgettable. Rae's surreal and immersive astrophotography transforms the wilderness into experiences of awe and wonder.
Panasonic has announced even more colorways for the Lumix S9 camera, this time bringing new white/silver and black/silver colorways to the United States.
The winning images from the 2025 Travel Photographer of the Year awards (TPOTY) have been revealed. Athanasios Maloukos' atmospheric photos of the Sema ceremony in Turkey and the Holy Week in Zamora, Spain, impressed the judges enough to see him crowned overall winner.
Rollei has expanded its VAF autofocus lens series with the introduction of two new full-frame prime lenses, the AF 24mm f/1.8 and the AF 35mm f/1.8. Designed for mirrorless cameras, both lenses are available in Sony FE and Nikon Z mounts and join the previously released VAF 85mm f/1.8, further broadening the lineup with wide-angle and standard focal length options aimed at photographers and hybrid creators.
Last week, we found out that the Z-mount might not be quite as open as we previously thought because Nikon is suing Viltrox. While right now it could be as simple as seeking royalties for using the mount, it could also just as easily end up being a similar situation to Canon, who runs a closed mount.
A Russian videographer who secretly filmed state propaganda and smuggled the footage out of the country is now an Academy Award nominee for the documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin.
After 15 years reviewing cameras, Chris Niccolls knows gear. The PetaPixel YouTube host has tested every major system and built a reputation for making technical knowledge accessible. But knowledge and skill are different things. When Niccolls recently traveled to Costa Rica with fellow PetaPixel host Jordan Drake to learn bird photography from experts Ben Knoot and Ken Martinez, he found himself in the role of learning again, chasing shots he couldn’t guarantee and loving every moment of uncertainty.
Lux, the makers of popular iPhone camera app Halide, have launched a public preview of Halide Mark III. While Lux is offering just a first look at Halide Mark III right now, it has taken the wraps off a huge new feature: Looks.
The British Ecological Society has announced the winners of its annual Capturing Ecology photography competition, showcasing the best images captured by international ecologists and photographers. Among the winning shots are an American crocodile staring down the lens, a flying frog, and a chimpanzee rescue mission.
The ongoing immigration crackdown is recorded by award-winning photographers nationwide. But a widely published photo of a five-year-old boy detained in chilly Minnesota was taken by a bystander, highlighting the role of citizen journalism.
At least three Iranian photographers have been arrested and their camera gear seized as information slowly emerges from the country during a near-total internet blackout imposed by the authorities.
Scientists captured aerial footage of seagrass “fairy circles” -- the first time this mysterious natural phenomenon has been filmed in Scotland's seas.
Kodak has found success licensing its brand to fashion and technology retailers. Notably the Kodak Charmera, a tiny keychain camera made by Reto, was in demand last year.
A trail camera captured a grizzly bear walking in the Bangtail Mountains of Montana -- the first official documentation of a grizzly since modern recovery efforts began 50 years ago.
Apple is being sued by Reincubate, which makes the Camo smartphone webcam app. It has filed a lawsuit against Apple in a U.S. federal court in New Jersey, accusing the company of anticompetitive conduct and patent infringement.
Brightin Star has announced the MF 60mm f/2.8 APS-C Macro Lens, a versatile manual-focus prime designed primarily for APS-C mirrorless cameras.
Adobe has released Photoshop 27.2, introducing new tools for visual artists, including new adjustment layers designed for photographers and improvements to Adobe Firefly features and performance inside Photoshop.
Earlier this year, memory brand Glyph debuted its new Atom EX SSDs with a specific focus on serving content creators. With Sandisk still refusing to publicly acknowledge the problems with its compact SSDs, I was pretty happy to see another brand step up and create something for photographers and filmmakers.
The Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55 isn't the only recently released video camera to receive important industry certification. The Canon EOS C50, released last year, is now Netflix-approved.
Alongside the shortlisted Student photographers, the Sony World Photography Awards also announced the 10 Youth photographers who are vying to be named Youth Photographer of the Year in the Sony World Photography Awards 2026. These 10 photographers are all 19 years old and younger, and each demonstrates artistic talent far beyond their years.
The Sony World Photography Awards has unveiled the shortlisted photos in its 2026 Student competition. The shortlisted projects showcase the exceptional photographic talent of the next generation of photographers.
After Google gave users the ability to turn their still images into six-second videos, Google Photos is now expanding on the generative AI feature by giving users even more controls.
A new app called Phozzle turns a user's iPhone photos into daily sliding puzzles, offering a simple way to revisit images that may otherwise be forgotten.
Since TikTok secured its U.S. future by establishing a majority American-owned entity, it has been beset with technical problems and there are fears over its privacy policy -- prompting people to delete the app.
Acclaimed fashion photographer Ellen Von Unwerth has shot the movie poster for Melania Trump's upcoming documentary.
In a world where AI can imitate high-quality photography, nature magazine editors must be more vigilant than ever before -- as is the case for one publication that came close to putting an AI-generated picture on its front cover.
Meta is preparing to test paid subscriptions across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, including premium access to AI tools such as its Vibes video feature.
The Nikon ZR is receiving its first firmware update (version 1.10), which significantly increases the maximum record time to six hours, makes using it in multi-camera setups better, improves exposure monitoring, and more.
Leica is folding its women-oriented photography grant in with the company's flagship competition, the Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA). Alongside the usual Main and Newcomer LOBA categories, the annual competition will now include the new LOBA Women Grant, which is open to photographers worldwide.
Leica Camera AG's owners are reportedly considering selling a controlling stake in the legendary photography brand.
The Society of Photographers, founded in 1988, has unveiled the winners of its 2025 Photographer of the Year competition, including three outstanding top photos of the year plus an array of excellent category winners.
The winners of The Virtual Photography Awards for 2025 have been announced, recognizing the most outstanding images captured through in-game photography by digital artists around the globe.
The New York Times photographer who stumbled across a vital clue at the scene of a train crash in Spain that claimed the lives of 45 people has said the story "ignited a firestorm across Spanish media."
For the first time, a single experiment combines four different methods of studying dark energy and the dark Universe. At the heart of the experiment is the 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera. Combined, the four experiments have delivered the clearest image yet of how dark energy shapes the Universe.
A tourist was mauled by a snow leopard after getting too close to the animal to take a photo at a ski resort in China.
From zombie apocalypse movies to alien TV shows, there is a morbid obsession with what it would be like if humans vanished from the Earth.
Google has introduced a new meme-creation feature inside Google Photos called "Me Meme", expanding its use of generative AI in consumer photo tools.
A photographer was stunned to discover that a vintage camera he bought at a charity shop still contained undeveloped film holding photographs taken in post-war Switzerland.
Photographers often embrace beauty and the sublime, unlike the current trends in other arts that downgrade their importance. There are good arguments for both rejecting and embracing aesthetics in our images.
Gen Z is pining for the pink-hued Instagram filters and relaxed photo aesthetic of 2016, part of a growing trend that younger users associate with a simpler, less algorithm-driven internet.
Do you print your photos? If not, it’s something you should consider because it is much more rewarding than just posting pictures online.
A new London exhibition, Lee Miller: Performance of a Lifetime, is not only celebrating the pioneering photographer’s extraordinary career but also raising crucial funds to preserve her fragile archive.
Two photographers who met by chance under trying circumstances on the streets of New York City put their initial pugnacious attitude toward each other aside to become firm friends.
The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) has issues a statement noting its "firm opposition" to the manipulation of journalistic images by the White House, saying it doing so was meant to purposely mislead the public.
Multiple reports indicate that a vast majority of Vimeo's staff has been let go, an unfortunate but highly predictable outcome of being acquired by private equity firm Bending Spoons.
For the many style-conscious photographers out there, fashion-forward camera bag options are few and far between. Pgytech aims to change that with its new OneGo Classic Crossbody Mobile Bag, a stylish bag that carries the compact digital cameras that are a go-to choice for hip, young creators.
The Underwater Photography Guide has announced the winners of its 14th annual Ocean Art competition which highlights the best of underwater photography across a variety of categories with over $60,000 in prizes up for grabs.