A German tourist is in hot water after climbing a 16th-century statue in Florence, Italy so he could pose for a photo.
Freddie Mercury’s personal belongings which include his never-seen-before photographs are to be sold via auction this week.
During Argentina's military dictatorship of the 1970s and 1980s, hundreds of children disappeared. Their crime was to have parents who were opponents of the regime. Now, AI is creating faces for the missing children.
The Atlanta Falcons are making "Black Mirror" a reality with its new robot security dog, complete with facial recognition and cameras.
Anyone who has trawled through a historic photo archive knows the feeling of spotting a large-format photo. Like spotting a beautiful woman in a crowd, it’s hard to drag your eyes away. That depth and clarity, which seems to top reality itself, has only ever been possible with a film plane measured in inches rather than millimeters.
NBP Retouch Tools has announced a new $99 SKN plugin for Photoshop that promises to transform skin editing into a seamless process that's efficient and enjoyable for retouchers, and doesn't just rely on artificial intelligence (AI) "magic" to complete.
Godox has announced the AD-S200, a stick flash head attachment for the Godox AD200 and AD200Pro, also known as the Flashpoint eVOLV 200 and 200Pro on Adorama.
A group of press photographers reached a historical settlement with the New York City Police Department Tuesday, with an agreement that has the potential to transform police conduct and training, especially regarding the First Amendment for both journalists and the general public.
Sony will update its remote camera SDK with additional features that are especially useful for drone applications which comes alongside the unusual ILX-LR1 compact camera for drones that was also announced today.
Photography software developer ON1 has announced the next major release of its flagship all-in-one RAW image editor, ON1 Photo RAW version 2024.
Popular high-end cinema lens maker Cooke Optics has announced the SP3 prime lens series for mirrorless cameras, promising to deliver a cinematic look to the modern videography market.
Sony has announced the Sony ILX-LR1, a new ultra-lightweight, interchangeable lens professional camera designed for industrial applications.
An extremely rare Leica 0-series camera from 1923 is headed to auction next month and is expected to draw upwards of $2,140,000.
Anyone waiting for Panasonic to bring its cameras into the world of 8K resolution may have to keep waiting. The company reportedly says the demand for 8K is simply “not enough” to justify an update.
Canon's grip on camera sales dominance continues as a new report shows Canon has nearly half of the camera market share all to itself and nearly double the share Sony commands.
TikTok has opened its first European data center as the video app attempts to combat long-held privacy concerns over its links to China.
Photographers know the incredible feeling of nailing a shot that they perhaps only imagined possible -- a photo they have been striving for for a long time. So, lensmen and lenswomen will be able to relate to these researchers' reactions to capturing an ultra-rare pigeon.
Eight years of discussions. Six months of training. Two days of final preparations. Much was required to give photographer Blair Bunting two hours at the edge of Earth's atmosphere to conduct the first-ever photo shoot at near-space where he captured images that have never been made before and will likely never be made again.
The FBI has released an updated simulation photo of Leo Frederick Burt over 50 years since a bomb killed a researcher on the University of Wisconsin campus.
ProGrade Digital has announced the third generation of its CFexpress Type B Cobalt-class memory cards in a new 1.3TB capacity.
Back in February of this year, I began making a huge transition from the Drobo NAS system (now out of business) to the newer and far superior QNAP system. Back then I had just installed the two new NAS systems but had not moved any data.
The compact camera, also known colloquially as the point-and-shoot camera, has been a staple of the photography world for over a century. Perhaps the first mass-market compact camera was introduced in 1900 by Eastman Kodak, costing a mere one dollar (about $36 today).
Did you know that you can capture 48 MP HEIC files, not just ProRAW DNG files, on your iPhone 14 Pro? No? Well, neither did I until I started to wonder about this possibility on a recent vacation to the beach with my family.
Meta may be doing something that was once thought of as unthinkable: going ad-free -- for a price.
Passionate film photographer Don Goodman-Wilson has long been seeking a digital companion app to help him keep track of all the variables that, while making film photography such a fantastic way to make photos, can clutter a photographer's mind. So, Goodman-Wilson decided to build the app he needed.
The new startup Inalife wants to make a digital family album for many generations.
Chinese company Gpixel has expanded its CMOS sensor portfolio with a new 43-megapixel APS-style image sensor capable of recording 8K video at up to 60 frames per second.
Viltrox appears as though it strongly wants professional photographers to take its optics seriously, as it plans to release three more fast prime lenses before the end of the year.
Holidaymakers are hiring professional "vacation photographers" to document travels with their families abroad.
Google DeepMind's co-founder has given an interview where he asserts that Nvidia computer chips should only be sold to ethical AI companies.
The original Nikon camera that photographer Karl Ferris used to take multiple Jimi Hendrix 1960s-era album covers as well as Ferris' original Halliburton case are coming to auction.
The right for consumers to repair their own devices rather than being chained to the whims of manufacturers has been a long battle, typically fought by the companies themselves. But now it’s Scientologists that are issuing protests.
A wedding guest has revealed how she accidentally broke the photographer's camera during the ceremony -- leaving the devastated bride and groom without any photos of the big day.
While the James Webb Space Telescope may get the lion's share of the attention these days, the venerable Hubble Space Telescope is still performing vital science and capturing beautiful images.
Pesky woodpeckers are giving a photographer a hard time after the critters keep attacking and destroying his trail cameras.
While "Leica Camera" and "Germany" are often said in the same breath, an important part of the Leica family has been crafting equipment in Portugal for 50 years.
Instagram is now pushing Recommended Threads among traditional feed posts in a bid to bring users back to the Meta's text-first social media app.
A photographer explains to PetaPixel how to give photos the look of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer movie.
Kodak has announced a new version of its Ektar Half Frame film camera called the H35N. The new version, available in a variety of colors, also comes equipped with a litany of advancements over the original.
Sigma has announced that it is bringing the 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS and 23mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary lenses to Fujifilm X-mount, bringing the total number of Sigma optics for the format to six.
Media conglomerate Thomson Reuters and Canon Inc. have announced a new proof of concept pilot program to certify digital images, addressing concerns about content's legitimacy.
A new "Light Photography" colorway of Nike Air Max Plus sneakers looks like it is heavily inspired by light painting photography.
Today, most of the consumer-grade camera landscape is dominated by less than half a dozen brands. Canon, Sony, and Nikon take the lion’s share in terms of sales and public recognition, while almost all the gaps are filled by smaller companies like Fujifilm and Pentax.
The Obscura 4 camera app is out now, and with it comes a host of new tools and updates, along with a new pricing system.
About a week after announcing its new BabyBlower 21 for cleaning camera sensors, Nitecore has announced the CineWind CW30, a powerful portable fan designed to create visual drama on subjects during photo shoots.