A pioneering photographer, who opened one of the first photography studios in the southwestern United States, has been honored with a headstone commemorating his achievements more than a century after his death.
ASAP Rocky has been accused of using AI to directly steal the work of two video artists and a parkour athlete for his latest music video.
Despite turning 100 years old, David Attenborough is back to narrate Blue Planet III, the latest installment of the BBC's long-running nature series.
A photographer, who was covering the Paris protests, reportedly almost bled to death after he was struck by a police grenade.
Westcott has redesigned its Rapid Box Switch Fold-Flat softbox lineup, promising photographers a more portable way to create high-quality light.
Fujifilm has announced the Instax Mini Evo 2, which upgrades the rear LCD, adds a new "Expanded View" framing feature, and introduces an "Immersive Movie" option that captures up to four seconds before the photo is taken.
Instagram is setting its sights on YouTube, launching Features, a new long-form, widescreen video initiative.
Very shortly after the iPhone Duo launched, a dismayed Australian iPhone Duo owner took to Reddit with a horror story: The inner screen had broken within six hours of ownership. It was the first in a big wave of reports, collectively dubbed "crackgate."
Three 200-megapixel cameras on a smartphone is a compelling way to frame a flagship when no one else has done it to date. Oppo’s Find X10 Pro Max may break ground there, but the company’s engineers are chasing something else on the software side: originality.
These days, it's not unusual for a referee in a professional sports match to wear a camera. The Premier League debuted it last year, and it's becoming increasingly common in other sports like baseball, football, and ice hockey. Now, the head-mounted RefCam worn by the referee during the 2026 World Cup Final has been immortalized in a German museum.
Godox has announced the TT350II Thinklite TTL Camera Flash, a new version of the compact, versatile TT350 the company introduced nearly a decade ago.
Vogue, Elle, and The Wall Street Journal Magazine hired the same photographer for their November issues, resulting in three strikingly similar covers that have drawn criticism.
Unhappy with the success of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, Elon Musk said that Grok would create an AI-generated, feature-length version of The Odyssey. And he has sort of followed through.
The Olympus PEN F is easily one of the sexiest cameras you will ever hold, full stop. It deserved to become an instant classic when it hit the streets, and ten years later, the resale market price holds this statement to be true. When I reviewed it so many years ago, I fell in love with the camera, not just because it was gorgeous, but because it was so functional.
Apple has unveiled the all-new iPad mini, which the company hails as the tiny tablet's "biggest update ever.
A statue based on Joe Rosenthal's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima was beheaded with a sledgehammer, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage.
Pennsylvania has enacted a law requiring advertisers to disclose when their ads contain content generated or significantly modified by AI.
Two Catholic bishops claim that photos of them at a gathering with President Donald Trump were released by the White House without their consent.
An adventure photographer who travels the world capturing gorgeous imagery has had a serious accident while hiking in Portugal.
Four cameras, seven lenses, and one Commonwealth Games. That was the equipment I brought to Glasgow 2026. Most days, however, only three cameras came with me to the competition venues. The fourth stayed at the hotel as a backup, unless I planned to use it as a remote camera.
We are all familiar with the social mandate of smiling for photographs. Every time someone points a lens at our mug, we are expected to give a wide, toothy smile. If you don’t comply, the photographer will quickly remind you with a religious “say cheese!”. Many years ago, it occurred to me that this practice was not only shallow but silly. Granted, a candid smile captured in photography can be telling and beautiful. On the other hand, a contrived smile for a photograph, not so much. Here …
Magnum has announced its newest Square Print Sale, celebrating the best photos that explore the sometimes very fine line between fact and fiction.
Photographer Vilhelm Gunnarsson has been shooting the south coast of Iceland, showing a landscape that is battered by the relentless forces of the Atlantic Ocean.
A few months ago on the PetaPixel Podcast, we did a lens draft where we had to pick our favorite lenses from a whole selection of choices. Naturally, this came with a lot of research, and as we delved deeper into reviews and ratings, we found that the Zeiss ZM lenses were some of the most highly reviewed lenses for that mount. This piqued our interest, and I was determined to find out why these lenses appeared to be so beloved.
Bright and joyful, energetic and optimistic, but also a sign of caution. Bold monochromes and subtle glows, conceptual pieces and documentary moments; yellow is a warning sign, a memory, a burst of light.
Photographer Lara Porzak, who has spent more than three decades using analog techniques to create photographs that function as both images and physical artifacts, has published her first book.
A photographer spent over a decade living with Black cowboys and cowgirls in the U.S., capturing a culture that is often overlooked.
The James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) newest Picture of the Month shows what the European Space Agency (ESA) describes as a "turbulent cauldron of star formation." The star-forming region named LHA 120-N 159, also known as N159, is located 161,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
Thypoch has announced the Simera-C 100mm T1.9 Cine lens, completing the company's seven-lens full-frame cinema prime lineup.
Hungarian photographer Imre Potyó is the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026. The competition, organized by the German Society for Nature Photography (GDT), celebrates the best European nature photography each year, and Potyó's striking photo beat over 26,000 others for the grand prize.
Today’s Film Friday takes a look at a blast from the past: Kodak ColorPlus 200. This all-purpose film is one of the most affordable color negative films available for loading into your favorite 35mm film camera. It is very much a jack-of-all-trades type of film (and a master of none) that will do everything you want it to decently well and save your camera budget in the process. So let’s get started.
A signed original 1988 photograph of Michael Jordan's legendary dunk that turned him into a global icon -- is up for auction.
Canva has released its first image generation model, which was trained on design templates rather than photographs.
Photojournalist Jerry Gay -- who won a Pultizer Prize for his shot of four firemen resting after fighting a house fire and took some of the most iconic images of serial killer Ted Bundy - has passed away.
Canon is one of the biggest names in photography, and it has been for a long time. The company's mirrorless EOS R series cameras are routinely among the best-selling on the market, and some are currently available at discounted prices. There are also great deals on RF-mount lenses.
Astrophotographer Evan McKay has been named Photographer of the Year in the 2026 Astrophotography Prize, taking the competition’s highest honour with his image, Cathedral Cove, New Zealand. He took home $3,000.
Fans of Formula 1 have noticed some impressive, physics-defying camera transitions at the last couple of races, and social media is convinced it's AI.
Netflix has released a trailer for an upcoming documentary about the legendary photographer Richard Avedon.
I absolutely love Sigma lenses, but I really struggle with the camera designs. This is not a recent development either; I’ve disliked every single camera body I’ve tested. Usually, the reason comes down to strange ergonomics that don’t feel comfortable in hand, menus and controls that force you to use the camera in one rigid way, and risk-taking design decisions that often lead to a perplexing shooting experience.
Sigma has announced the 50mm f/1.4 CL DG Contemporary, which it describes as a "new lineage" for premium compact prime lenses that emphasizes old-school aesthetics over optical perfection. But beyond that, it pushes the boundaries of lens design in new, exciting ways.
It's been a long time since Sigma announced the fp, billed as the world's smallest full-frame mirrorless camera. Much has changed in the industry since 2019, and now the Sigma FP2 is here with a fresh style to its model name and some new tricks up its sleeve. What hasn't changed, though, is the megapixel count and the ultra-compact design.
With Apple's debut foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, launching tomorrow, the internet has been buzzing about Apple's iPhone Duo Case and how sticky it is. Yes, it's unprecedented for Apple to make an adhesive iPhone case, but it's common for foldable phone cases.
Seven years ago, Lensbaby unveiled the creative Omni Filter System. Now Lensbaby is back with the fresh Omni Color II and Omni Crystal II collections, introducing even more ways to dramatically change the look of photos and videos in-camera.
A farmer in western Minnesota discovered an approximately 11-foot-wide metallic object in his cornfield that authorities believe may have come from space.
A rare original ambrotype photograph of Abraham Lincoln has been acquired by the museum in the city where the image was taken in 1858.
GoPro has announced a new set of close-up filters for the Mission 1 Pro and Mission 1 cameras made in tandem with PolarPro. With these new filters, which come in three strengths, the camera can overcome one of its biggest complaints: poor focus distance.
Cooke Optics, a legendary name in cinema lenses, has announced the S4 FF/i series of cinema primes. These are "invigorated" new full-frame versions of Cooke's iconic S4/i S35 lenses, and all six of them feature fast T2.0 apertures.
A suspect has been arrested three years after a well-known local photographer was killed after leaving his photo studio in Atlanta.
Oppo has unveiled the Find X10 series, headlined by the Oppo Find X10 Pro Max. Both phones feature Hasselblad imaging technology, but only the Find X10 Pro Max is the world's first smartphone to include a triple 200-megapixel rear camera system.
Insta360 has announced the Mic, which is only very slightly different from the Mic Pro it announced earlier this year. Instead of an onboard SSD, the new Mic retains internal recording via removable microSD, which lets the company drop the price by $80.
