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.
The winners of Bird Photographer of the Year 2023 have been announced and Jack Zhi from the U.S. took home the overall winner and a prize of $6,300 (£5,000) for his photo of a peregrine falcon attacking a large brown pelican.
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.
Despite huge advancements in camera technology, plenty of photographers still use DSLRs from the 2010s -- like the Canon 5D series and the Nikon D800s. And while they remain great cameras, mirrorless rules the 2020s.
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.
We've seen the 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary before because it's the current full-frame super-telephoto option from Sigma for mirrorless cameras. What we haven't seen before is a full-frame Sigma that has been specifically adapted for the APS-C-sized Fujifilm lens mount -- until now.
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.
A photographer captured one of the rarest animals in the world -- a fish that can walk on its hands.
Bloom announced a freelance client management platform that aims to help working photographers. Launching on Tuesday, September 5, Bloom promises powerful selling and content management tools.
Meyer Optik Görlitz has announced that the Biotar 75mm f/1.5 II is now available. This is a new edition of what the company says was a world-famous lens that delivered one of "the most sought-after bokeh" in the world.
The James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) and Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) have captured the graceful, well-defined bending arms of the grand-design spiral galaxy M51, also known as NGC 5194.
These photos only come around once in a blue Moon, literally. The rare sight of a "blue supermoon" attracted photographers from all across the world last night.
A Canadian couple has won a lawsuit against Italy's ruling party after they used a photograph of them with their newborn baby without permission in an anti-surrogacy campaign.
The wetlands of Brazil’s Pantanal region aren’t as well known as the Amazon, but it’s still home to an incredibly diverse ecosystem. With dozens of species of mammals and rodents and hundreds of species of birds, it is a wildlife photographer’s dream. Jaguars roam the shoes of the river while capybara and caiman flee from the hunting cats. Birds are everywhere you look, and their calls are pervasive throughout the day.
Baseball legend Ken Griffey JR. was spotted photographing soccer superstar Leo Messi last night as he sat pitchside for an Inter Miami game in Fort Lauderdale.
Instagram is internally testing the ability to increase the length of Reels from three minutes to 10 minutes -- in an apparent bid to compete with the long-form video content available on TikTok and YouTube.
The U.S. Copyright Office has opened a public consultancy seeking opinions on how copyright should work with AI-generated material.
The Natural History Museum (NHM) is previewing the best images it has received for its 59th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
The heavily anticipated Paul C. Buff Celestial Light has given photographers who shoot on location and on the move a compact, reliable, and affordable lighting solution for their work.
Photography is a costly and challenging hobby. It can be easy to feel the need to defend the choice to become a photographer. However, a new video from Casually Explained goes in a different direction, and instead of defending photography, humorously attacks it at every turn.
The reFocus Awards has announced the 2023 Photographers of the Year in its inaugural World Photo Annual contest.
Smugly is a third-party integration for macOS that extends many of the features of SmugMug to the desktop. Smugly allows photographers to manage their content within a dedicated app.
Jens Braun of the YouTube channel Another Perspective offers a disturbing close-up look at mosquito larvae in his latest video.
French fine art photographer Réhahn is well known for his excellent documentary and travel photography. However, he has embarked on a new project with an incredible style, Impressionist Photography.
Securing the perfect wedding photos can be stressful, but when they look great, family might be inspired to make albums for the occasion. That’s what this newlywed’s mom did, only she didn’t realize that she had to manually change the captions when using Shutterfly before getting the book printed. Oops!
The International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards, hosted by Unleashed Pet Photography Education, has attracted criticism ahead of the competition revealing its winners next month because of its rules that allow judges to enter and win prizes.
