Leica announced the Leitz Phone 3, it's third smartphone that brings enhanced imaging, unique features, tons of photo modes, and more. Unfortunately for most of the world, the smartphone will only be available in Japan.
The Conservation Alliance (TCA) announced that it will auction off a Fujifilm X100VI Limited Edition camera, provided by Fujifilm, in order to raise funds to protect and expand North America's wild and outdoor spaces.
A tourist fell more than 170 feet to her death when she stumbled while taking a selfie from a clifftop viewing platform, the latest in a string of such incidents.
Dove announced this week a commitment never to use artificial intelligence (AI) in its ads, becoming the first beauty brand to do so.
Google plans to make many of its enhanced editing tools -- tools powered by AI -- free to all Google Photos users next month.
Photoshop can feel infinite. It’s a lot like a high-tech espresso machine or a sports car: you don’t have to use all of its features for it to be functional, but when you can, it’s a powerful tool.
This week, Chris, Jordan, and Jaron are joined by filmmaker Levi Holwell to discuss documentary filmmaking and all of the details that go into a successful production.
Godox has expanded its retro lighting lineup with the Lux Elf Retro Camera Flash. The new on-camera flash is a compact, simple lighting solution for beginners.
A photographer has revealed how he came up with the idea for this spellbinding "magic door" illusion in a viral video.
A drone assisted by a snake-like robot has captured the first images from inside the Fukushima nuclear power plant since its meltdown disaster 13 years ago.
A new bill introduced by Rep. Adam Schiff would require all AI companies to disclose the copyrighted works used in training sets or face a fine.
Panasonic has announced a significant update for its latest full-frame Lumix cameras, the S5 II and S5 IIX. The firmware update improves the overall shooting experience and camera performance and brings considerable changes to the ways Panasonic shooters can share photos and videos.
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute's Danuri lunar orbiter crossed paths recently, and the former managed to snap a photo of the latter zipping past it at the relative velocity of 7,200 miles per hour.
An autonomous drone that uses power lines to self-recharge has been trialed but the potential pitfalls are catastrophic.
A photographer has been accused of trespassing into a murder suspect's home as he barricaded himself inside the property during a 12-hour standoff with cops.
Legendary photographer Gered Mankowitz helped to shape the very image of the Rolling Stones, shooting record covers, portraits, and intimate sessions with the band at home and on tour.
A wedding photographer specially created this "super contrast" image so that a blind groom could see pictures of his big day.
Wise is throwing out a one-two punch with the announcement of the first 4TB CFexpress Type B card -- the world's largest at the time of publication -- alongside another lower-capacity series that caps out at a blazing 3,700 MB/s.
It's the morning of April 8, 2024. My camera equipment is packed in their bags, and vital Sun rotation information and eclipse timing information are scratched in a notepad. Somehow, despite years of notice about this historic total solar eclipse, the first to hit my home state of Maine since 1963 and the last until 2079, I'm committing the cardinal sin of photography: I'm trying to photograph a once-in-a-lifetime event with nebulous plans and no scouting.
Chinese lens company Viltrox, known for its impressive and affordable lenses, has unveiled the 56mm f/1.7 compact prime for APS-C mirrorless cameras.
European analog photographers have cause for celebration today. Kodak Professional Photo Chemicals will once again be able to purchase throughout Europe.
Ahead of NAB 2024, Adobe has unveiled the next generation of its cloud-based Frame.io workflow platform. Frame.io V4 (version four) is streamlined, simplified, and significantly more powerful.
Shure announced the MV7+ Podcast Microphone, a dual XLR and USB dynamic microphone that it says is a significant step forward versus its predecessor and is designed for podcasting, streaming, and music recording.
DJI has updated its extremely popular RS 4 and RS 4 Pro gimbals. These relatively compact gimbals are heavily inspired by their predecessors, promising similar payloads, but they feature improved usability and performance, including expanded vertical shooting capabilities.
In 1998, San Francisco installed the latest cutting-edge technology to run the train network: floppy disks. A quarter of a century later and the city's transportation agency is still using the same system.
For a long time, third-party optics usually meant compromise somewhere, but in 2024, does that apply anymore? Is it possible for a photographer to be perfectly happy shooting with, for example, Sigma lenses and nothing else?
A rare type 1 photograph of legendary baseball player Mickey Mantle sold for a whopping $843,750, making it the most valuable type 1 photo ever sold at auction.
Unbelievable footage has surfaced showing a bobcat taking out a mule deer in the U.S.' largest urban state park.
The rock band Pink Floyd has drawn criticism and sparked outrage after awarding a prize to an AI-generated music video.
Total solar eclipses in North America are exceedingly rare and for those lucky enough to be in the path of totality for yesterday's eclipse it may be the only one they ever see in their lifetime.
Alec Baldwin had "no control" over his emotions and "no concern" for others on the Rust film set before the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, according to prosecutors.
Meta will add a "Made with AI” label to images and videos detected to be AI-generated across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads starting next month.
Two pilots and a pair of photographers teamed up to create what they are describing as a "once-in-a-lifetime" set of photos featuring two planes passing through the last solar eclipse in North America for 20 years.
Since the earliest cave drawings, artists have interpreted the world around them in ways that best communicate what they want the viewers to understand.
The streets and skies of Japan come alive in a new timelapse video titled Dreamlapse Japan 2.
Ahead of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show next week, lens manufacturer Irix announced the fifth lens in its lineup for cinematographers. The Irix Cine 65mm T1.5 promises excellent performance and versatility for filmmakers of all types.
Samsung is now offering new versions of its EVO lineup and it says the updated microSD cards offer better speeds and more storage for transferring and storing files.
YouTube has warned OpenAI that using videos from its platform to train forthcoming AI video generator Sora would break its rules.
The State of Washington's Lottery has shut down an AI-powered web app after a 50-year-old woman reported that the site generated a topless photo of her.
Image and video hosting website Photobucket is reportedly in talks with generative artificial intelligence companies to license its content for the purposes of training algorithms.
After years of anticipation, the 2024 total solar eclipse has finally arrived. Many millions of Americans will be in or near the eclipse's path of totality, ranging from Texas to Maine. However, hundreds of millions more people will have to find other ways to enjoy the celestial event. That's where ABC News and National Geographic come in with Eclipse Across America.
New York City has agreed to pay $17.5 million to thousands of women who say their religious rights were violated when police forced them to remove their hijabs for mugshots.
This 3D-printed prototype camera uses artificial intelligence to undress a person it takes a photo of.
I don’t know about you, but even though I’ve been photographing for almost fifteen years now, sometimes I feel stuck when deciding which editing direction to take with some of my images.
I love the beauty and simplicity of black-and-white photography, and there's little process simpler than setting a camera to your preferred black-and-white mode and running wild with straight-of-the-camera JPEG files. But not all black-and-white picture profiles are equal, so which is the best?
Photographer Edward Burtynsky has spent his career capturing stunning large format photographs that -- despite their beauty -- actually show the damage that's being done to the planet.
Film manufacturer CineStill is expanding its offerings for analog photographers. Its popular CineStill 400D will now be available in 4x5 large format sheets.
Hoya Corporation, a vast optics company known in the photography community for its lens filters, experienced a cyberattack last week that continues to disrupt its production and fulfillment systems.
On March 30th, SpaceX launched a pair of its Falcon 9 rockets. After these rockets are launched and deploy their payloads, the primary part of the rocket separates from its reusable boosters, which undergo controlled deorbit burns. Arizona-based photographer Jeremy Perez photographed the deorbiting debris, and his images have puzzled and amazed viewers.
Many of Sony’s cameras allow users to import custom LUTs, yet the excellent and video-oriented Sony a7s III is oddly missing from that list. A petition on Change.org aims to force Sony’s hand on the matter, though.
