I have to admit that I haven't given enough time to review the many, many lenses that are coming to us out of China. The only thing harder than knowing which Chinese camera companies belong to which other camera companies is knowing how to pronounce the often strange naming conventions given to the brands.
Leica will sell an extremely limited run of its 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-M in a black anodized finish, a new re-release of the lens that first hit the market in 1961.
An underwater photographer has shot a series of images featuring the stars of Avatar: The Way of Water to raise funds to help conserve the world's oceans.
The director of photography for Nat Geo's new Photographer series says there's no easier subject matter for cinematographers than photographers.
A photographer has taken to the "AITA" Reddit group to share his amusing story about being pressured into shooting a wedding on film -- which he decided to fake.
The world's most famous photographer Annie Leibovitz says she's not worried about artificial intelligence (AI) and that photography itself isn't real.
Chinese lens maker Viltrox has teased a very intriguing cinema lens for full-frame cameras: the Luna 30-300mm T4.0 10x Zoom.
A quiet outing with his dogs and drone turned into a rescue mission for one life-saving photographer.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the United Kingdom has sentenced the first criminal as part of its new Online Safety Act that outlawed sending unsolicited photos of genitalia, otherwise known as "cyberflashing."
GuruShots, the "World's Greatest Photo Game," has announced the winners of its "Water Wonders" challenge, which received thousands of entries and over 37 million votes. The "Top Photographer" winner of the contest is Fabiano Dos Santos of the United States (whose photo is seen above).
Sony has released new high-capacity Tough CFexpress Type B cards in 240GB and 480GB capacities. These cards promise swift speeds and high performance for photographers and videographers using the latest and greatest Canon, Fujifilm, Nikon, and Panasonic cameras.
Lexar's new SL500 Portable SSD is an extremely compact 2TB drive designed for content creators, including iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max owners who want to record high-quality Apple ProRes video at 60 frames per second.
When a listener asked Chris, Jordan, and Jaron to share how their careers (all the highs and lows) have gone over the years, the team decided it was worthy of a main story segment to itself.
On July 16th, 1945, 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, the White Sands Proving Ground was rocked by a massive explosion.
The Xiaomi 14 may very well be the kind of phone most should experience, in part because it brings the Leica camera hardware and software to the fore. Previously, Xiaomi only included all Leica features in its Pro or Ultra models, but has now done it for this, the smallest of the bunch. This time, the 14 Pro is a Chinese market exclusive, leaving the 14 and 14 Ultra as the two global options.
With the total solar eclipse now just weeks away, the American Astronomical Society has advised people to take great care when viewing the celestial event. And that includes photographers.
The very first crime scene photographs ever made were taken by a pioneering detective from Paris who realized how useful photography can be in solving a case.
Most photographers know the pain of looking for a transparent PNG file or removing the background of an image. Leonardo AI's new "Transparency" feature may offer a quick fix.
Donald Trump has waded into the Kate Middleton photo editing scandal by saying it "shouldn't be a big deal."
Leica Q3 owners are no longer relegated to capturing photos on dry land. Thanks to Sub13 Collective and its new underwater housing, the Leica Q3 can now safely go for a swim.
While the October edition of the biannual Wetzlar Camera Auctions is still many months away, an item that will be available this fall has already been unveiled, and it's one of the strangest Leica cameras ever -- a Leica M4 wrapped in plastic and twine by the artist Christo.
A patent Apple filed in September 2022 has just been approved today, and it showcases a system of shock limiters and dampers to improve camera reliability.
Canadian wedding photographer Saraya Joy posted an interesting video on Instagram a couple of weeks ago, claiming that her foam SD card case had damaged and corrupted her SD memory cards. A corrupted card is a severe fear for photographers, so what's happening here?
A grieving father replicated his dead daughter with AI technology so that he and his wife could keep her "alive" in the "digital world."
Compact digital cameras continue to have a revival with searches for the Nikon Coolpix soaring by over 8,500% in the last year.
The Facebook page for Pictures of the Year International has been hacked with bizarre AI images being posted instead of photography -- as AI-generated content sweeps across Facebook.
As with many fields, photography has not always given women their due. But in truth, photography would not be what it is today without the pioneering work of countless women.
Bill Gates recently posted a photograph on Facebook that one could easily deduce from his sparse captioning was made by him and his team - not the mildly (and formerly) irritated author writing now.
Lots of people are fed up of hearing about Kate Middleton and her apparent penchant for Photoshop. But as yet another major photo agency goes on record to say another of her images was "digitally enhanced," there is a need for transparency.
Car manufacturers in China are installing drones in electric vehicles (EVs) to woo customers by allowing them to get cool shots of themselves driving their cars.
Former White House Photographer Pete Souza has explained why the controversial image of Kate Middleton and her children should be described as "fake" -- but certainly shouldn't be called "Photoshopped."
Logitech's Mevo Core -- which was teased last week -- is a new $999 interchangeable lens camera that uses the Micro Four Thirds standard to deliver high-quality streaming and on-device 4K capture for up to six straight hours.
In partnership with popular drone maker DJI, SkyPixel has announced the winners of its ninth annual Photo and Video Contest.
An NFT of the photo of a dog a pink knit hat that served as the inspiration for the meme coin Dogwifhat has sold for a reported $4.3 million.
7Artisans announced the 50mm f/1.8 lens for full-frame Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras. It is the company's first-ever autofocus-equipped lens.
Fujifilm's X100VI is already difficult to obtain, but getting access to the special limited-edition X100VI will be even harder: the company only plans to make 300 available in the United States on a first come, first serve basis.
As Apple continually reaffirms its commitment to developing artificial intelligence (AI), the Cupertino tech giant is reportedly in talks with Google to build its Gemini AI engine into the iPhone.
YouTube announced today that it will require content creators to label AI-generated content that people could mistake for being real.
An 18-year-old wildlife photographer was found dead in a state park he often visited to capture images.
Canon's groundbreaking micro-satellite, CE-SAT-IE, has entered orbit and successfully communicated with the ground station at Canon Electronics' Akagi Plant in Japan.
David Johnson, a celebrated photographer who was the first Black student of Ansel Adams, has died at the age of 97.
OpenAI is continuing to tease its pending AI video generator Sora with yet more text-to-video clips that are capturing people's imagination.
Famed fashion photographer Marc Baptiste has been accused of sexually assaulting a model during a shoot 20 years ago.
A human rights photographer who once worked for the Red Cross has been arrested and charged for allegedly being part of a gang that exploited migrants.
PetaPixel does not often share "call for entries" for photo contests, but the next edition of the iconic Comedy Wildlife Photo Competition is worth the exception thanks to some hilarious new photos and Nikon's involvement.
The landmark case between The Andy Warhol Foundation and photographer Lynn Goldsmith has finally been resolved with Goldsmith receiving more than $21,000 -- despite forking out "well above $2.5 million" to fight the case.
TikTok is reportedly working on a new stand-alone photo app called "TikTok Photos" in a platform that could potentially rival Instagram.
A photographer captured a "once in a lifetime photo" when a bobcat appeared from nowhere to pounce and take down a giant blue heron that he had his camera trained on.
I have stitched many panoramas, including those I took with my Canon 24 mm TS lens by shifting the lens from side to side. The TS lens gives easy-to-stitch frames. One uncontrolled element that remains in that case is the parallax shift because the lens position changes. Although that may go unnoticed in landscape panoramas, it is still there.
Photo Stealers, a website that has investigated and identified people who steal photos for over a decade, has become embroiled in increasingly expensive legal battles and was even brought offline by an alleged photo thief earlier this week.
