A couple says they spent almost $4,000 on wedding photos, only to discover afterward that the photographer lost most of the images when she transferred the files.
Yesterday, Xtra posted to Threads and apologized to customers who are still waiting for the Muse 2 and Muse 2 Pro to come to market. The delay is most certainly due to issues with the U.S. government, but Xtra is now saying it's actually because the company cares too much.
In January, reports surfaced that Leica Camera AG's controlling owners were considering selling a majority stake in the legendary photography company. Per a new Wall Street Journal feature, those conversations appear to have ended, and Leica will, for now, maintain the status quo.
Polaroid has introduced the Mod, a camera built for analog creativity that comes with four automatic settings that allow photographers to experiment.
A rare, working Apple-1 computer -- the company’s very first product -- that comes with a letter signed by Steve Jobs is estimated to fetch up to $800,000 at auction next month.
Qualcomm thinks it has something big in its 6th-generation Snapdragon mobile device processors that we’ll see in phone cameras in the coming months and years. The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 were headliners at the company’s annual Snapdragon Summit 2026 in Maui, both built on a 2-nanometer process and promising imaging performance that pushes what phones can deliver.
A photographer has been awarded damages by the European Court of Human Rights after she was strip-searched by Greek police.
A photographer who pulled over to change lenses during a trip to Yellowstone National Park got into a fight with a 70-pound mountain lion after the big cat pinned him to the ground.
A Googles Photos bug was preventing users from sharing, editing and deleting, and adding images to an album.
There’s a paradox at the heart of great photography: what you choose not to show your audience is often more powerful and provocative than what you reveal. In an age of oversharing and instant gratification, mystery has become the photographer’s secret weapon and perhaps the most undervalued tool of all. The unseen, the suggested, and the ambiguous can transform a literal photograph into an expressive one that haunts us long after we’ve looked away.
SmallRig has announced a pair of external optical viewfinders designed to give photographers more options for framing their photos with their go-to cameras.
Brightin Star's distinctly unusual 50mm f/2 Tri-Sight lens announced at CP+ has officially launched. The manual focus lens is available for E, L, RF, and Z-mount full-frame cameras and promises three rendering modes.
Two urban explorers who were photographing an abandoned home in the U.K. made a horrific discovery.
An Italian politician has sparked outrage after sharing an AI-manipulated image that appears to "undress" another female lawmaker -- months after Italy’s prime minister shared a deepfake nude image of herself to warn of the technology's dangers.
"Pro Max" is all the rage these days, and Honor is the latest smartphone company to get in on the trendy name. Honor's new Magic9 Pro Max also brings in another big name: Arri.
This past week, I pulled out my travel kit and have been testing camera rig configurations for an upcoming documentary project. The goal was to make this thing as versatile and nimble as possible, while still carrying all the gadgets I rely on.
Chinese lens company Mandler made headlines for its debut lens earlier this year, a facsimile Leica 35mm f/2 prime. The company is back with another Leica copycat, the Mandler 50mm f/1.4 E46 Pre-A.
Photographer Kelly Conlin has made multiple visits to Cuba of late, finding that the country is currently in the midst of a crisis.
Wildlife photographer Sylvia Borgonovo, known for her images of Yellowstone National Park’s oldest-known living wolf 1090F, has died at 65.
Premier League and Liverpool soccer legend Mo Salah has created an unlikely tourist destination for photos: a random rock in Turkey.
OpenAI says its agents leaked 53 private images from ChatGPT users and shared them on public image-hosting websites.
Instagram has announced a new feature for "soft launching" a relationship. It's called the Pixel effect, and it can cut a person out of a photo and pixelate them.
Brazilian photographer Kiko Fairbairn planned his total solar eclipse trip and photos in northern Spain for over a year. But you can only plan so much from thousands of miles away. The photographic search truly began when Fairbairn arrived in Spain, and his hard work paid off in a big way.
Whether you're just starting out and building the kit for the photographer you want to become or upgrading your current setup to take your photography to the next level, buying used can help you save on the gear you need while giving you more flexibility in building your system. From wildlife and travel to portraits, sports, and fine art, here are some of the best camera and lens combinations to consider when building your next kit.
Hasselblad cameras' excellence comes from decades of engineering, and that results in a polished product built with the best of the best in mind. Everything is good: the grip and body are built to last, the optical quality is better than Leica.
An extraordinary collection of 200 photographs -- including works by Edward Steichen, Man Ray, and a rare print of Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother -- belonging to a celebrated interior designer is going to auction.
What's in my camera bag for fall color? Here's the gear I use for autumn landscapes, wildlife, macro photography, and video. Hopefully, seeing what I bring along will inspire you to add something useful to your own kit or approach your fall color photography a little differently this autumn.
In January, Nikon sued Viltrox in China, claiming the lens maker had violated its intellectual property for the Z-mount and sought royalties and damages. But this past summer, that court disagreed and ruled in favor of Viltrox. This sets a major precedent that could easily impact Canon, the owner of the only truly closed mirrorless camera mount.
Kesi is not an easy word to say for an English speaker (it's pronounced kooh-su), but the art form is recognizable to most Westerners who have even a passing interest in Chinese culture.
A three-and-a-half-year camera trap survey of South Africa's wild cheetah population has found there are far fewer of the spotted big cats than previously thought.
There is a certain clique of photographic films, let’s call it the “Sub-100 Club.” This is a group of films who flaunt ultra low ISO ratings below 100.
A previously unknown species of plant was accidentally discovered after a tourist posted her photograph online.
President Trump has shared what experts agree is a doctored photo of him and President Xi on Truth Social.
SmallRig and CineD have teamed up on an unusual new light, the OrBrella FM 60B Foldable LED Video Light, or mercifully, OrBrella FM 60B for short. It's a two-in-one umbrella light that folds down and deploys in just 15 seconds.
A photographer has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after scamming a family out of $4.6 million and spending $200,000 of the money on Taylor Swift concert tickets.
Adobe has announced that it is bringing its software and tools directly inside Google's Gemini AI platform. The Gemini integration follows Adobe's earlier moves to bring tools to ChatGPT, Claude, Slack, and Copilot.
PolarPro is nothing if not insistent that capturing a look in-camera is better than using digital filters and editing to achieve the desired results. This means the company sometimes launches filters that seem more puzzling than practical. The latest filters to fit that mold are the colorful Radial Gradient Filters.
The U.S. Postal Service will dedicate its Linda McCartney stamps at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City today.
An American CEO, who posted an AI-edited photo of herself and three family members wearing “Lake America” sweatshirts while on a trip to Canada, is no longer a CEO.
There was chaos outside the White House yesterday as photographers from China clashed with American photographers and argued with U.S. officials.
There are some nice deals on L-Mount cameras and lenses right now, from Panasonic, Sigma, and more. However, photographers looking to upgrade their kit or start building a new one may want to act fast, as some deals are listed as ending later today.
In 2010, the world watched as 33 miners were trapped half a mile beneath the surface of the Earth in Chile's Atacama Desert for 69 days. These miners faced complete darkness, immense stress, and a never-ending expectation of death. Their experiences and how the rest of the world experienced the event are on full display in a new three-part National Geographic series, Chilean Mine Rescue: Race Against Time.
That didn't take long. Nikon announced its new Z5 IIC camera last night, and SmallRig has already unveiled new accessories for it, including a quick release cage kit and a baseplate.
The Sony World Photography Awards 2027 remain open for entry, and the World Photography Organization today announced the judges for this year's competition, the 20th edition of the Sony World Photography Awards. As part of the announcement, the Sony World Photography Awards shared 15 photos already entered into this year's competition, and they are fantastic.
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team stands firm in their belief that camera brands are misunderstanding the "smartphone generation" as they call it.
The Hasselblad XPan (and the Japan-only Fujifilm TX-1) is a beloved camera that remains unique even today. But one part of the design is a bit annoying: the location of the tripod screw. A new bracket from Mutiny fixes that.
RØDE, hereafter referred to as "Rode," has released RodeCaster Video 1.4. It is a free, major firmware update for the company's all-in-one video production consoles, the RodeCaster Video, RodeCaster Video S, and RodeCaster Video Core.
Leica Camera AG has launched Leica Lux 2.0, which it describes as the "most comprehensive update" yet to its iPhone photography app.
Another Kodak Apparel store has opened in Seoul, bringing the total to eight stores in the South Korean capital.
Instagram has added a new feature that allows users to add a post they're tagged in to their main grid.
