Pope Leo has once again spoken out against art generated by artificial intelligence, saying the Roman Catholic Church "needs" human artists.

Norwegian soccer player Erling Haaland is suing an airline over a social media post that featured an edited image referencing his distinctive hairstyle during the 2026 World Cup.

An exhibition celebrates the work of George Hurrell, the defining portrait photographer of Hollywood’s 1930s and early 1940s, whose photographs still epitomize what we think of today as Hollywood glamor.

Wildlife photography, including bird photography, has gone through several phases for some photographers during the 35 years that I have been involved in wildlife photography.

Photographer Spencer Lowell's first monograph, Futures Past, delivers 57 color images across nearly 100 pages, each unified by its visual investigation of technological progress and how technology intersects with humanity.

ShiftCam Gear, best known for its iPhone camera lenses and grips, has announced ProRig. Launching later this month as ShiftCam's 10th Kickstarter campaign, the company says it partnered directly with Apple on the new product, an entire camera system built for iPhone.

BlackRAW Studio is a new app that allows iPhone filmmakers to review, color correct, and edit Blackmagic RAW and ProRes RAW video on iPhone.

Sony has delayed the FX5 twice since it was announced, with the current release window slated for the end of October at the soonest. The company has provided no information on why the camera isn't shipping, but those who have received the camera report issues with the rear LCD.

The new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max smartphones have been out in the wild for a couple of weeks, and the headline new feature is the variable-aperture main camera. Third-party camera apps are getting updates to take advantage, including the popular iPhone camera app Halide.

A dreamy home built for a photographer has become the most viewed listing in the U.S. after it hit the market for just over $1 million.

One of the greatest strengths of E-mount is how many outstanding E-mount lenses there are. Sony makes a lot of lenses, but there are also a wild number of third-party E-mount lenses available. Right now, many are on discount.

A National Geographic photographer has captured what's believed to be the first-ever footage of a great white shark snatching a fish off a line.

A man convicted of manslaughter is due to be resentenced after a court of appeals found that the original judge was affected by an AI-generated video of the victim.

The Sotheby's print and photographic auction for October started today and two prints jumped out as particularly interesting -- and not just because of their extremely high values.

The RugOne Xsnap 7 Pro is unlike any other smartphone you’ll come across because it has an action camera that snaps off its body. Unveiled at IFA 2026 in Berlin last month and released this month, it arrives as an adventure-oriented sub-brand of Ulefone, known for making rugged phones.

This week on The PetaPixel Podast, the team discusses the return of the a7S IV rumor reappearing, but spends the majority of the episode creating the first-ever PetaPixel Power Rankings for full frame cameras.

Huawei has announced a new series of Mate 90 smartphones, including the Mate 90, Mate 90 Pro, Mate 90 Pro Max, and top-of-the-line Mate 90 RS.

Alongside a slate of new smartphones, Huawei today unveiled an add-on camera module. While companies like Vivo have Zeiss-made add-on teleconverter lenses, Huawei's new Ruiying Z10 is an entire camera, complete with a 50-megapixel image sensor and zoom lens.

Fujifilm has raised prices in Japan by up to 23% across much of its photography lineup, citing increased costs.

The Ghana Cuckooshrike -- a "lost" bird species that hasn't been seen in 13 years -- was filmed for the first time ever.

The Toledo Museum of Art has acquired a landmark 19th century photograph that the museum says ranks among the most important photographic works in history, despite being largely unknown to the public.

Instagram is rolling out a new AI video assistant that analyzes creators’ Reels performance and suggests what content they should make next.

An iconic Sycamore Gap tree that was cruelly cut down two years ago is showing signs of recovery.

Chinese technology intelligence company IDC published new research about the global handheld "smart camera" market, which includes action cameras and the ever-popular gimbal camera. This quickly growing market is much bigger than the traditional camera market, and market leader DJI alone outpaces all the Japanese camera makers combined.

Last week at Qualcomm's annual Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, instead of soaking up the Sun or digging my toes into the sand, I heard an awful lot about agentic AI. Everywhere I went, the "AI agent" followed me like my own shadow. At first I was skeptical. I still am, but now I'm also thinking about the possibilities. Could an agentic AI actually make my life better?

It's fun to make photo books of precious memories or give them as gifts, but it's much less fun to organize and select all the photos for the book. Photo book company Mixbook sees the problem and hopes to fix it with its new iOS app, designed to help users rediscover and organize huge libraries of personal photos.

Lomography has announced the Joseph Petzval Métamorphose 35mm f/1.8 Focus-Coupled Bokeh Control Art Lens, which combines the unique out-of-focus area of Petzval lenses with seven levels of bokeh control.

Venus Optics has announced another new Laowa lens this week, and it's yet another first-of-its-kind optic. The Laowa Acris 35mm f/2.8 1x Macro APO is the world's first full-frame, AF-equipped 35mm lens with 1:1 macro reproduction.

The Andean cat -- one of the rarest and most threatened mountain cats in the Americas -- has been spotted on camera trap footage.

The Australian government mistakenly called out a photograph of an apartment with a seemingly picturesque view of Bondi Beach as an example of an AI-doctored property ad -- only to discover the unusual image was real.

An influencer couple is facing legal action in Oman after posing for photographs while sitting on a sea turtle that was laying eggs during their vacation.

In-N-Out forced a high school football team to remove a series of viral images taken by a professional photographer that were shot at a local restaurant.

Just yesterday, PetaPixel reported that a man in Singapore faces up to 10 years in jail for posting an AI-generated image of a crocodile. Now a Florida man is also behind bars for sharing a synthetic image.

Venus Optics has another tilt-shift lens on the way. Although it hasn't been officially announced in the U.S. yet, the Laowa T/S 24mm f/2 is definitely coming soon.