PetaPixel has changed a lot in the more than 10 years it has existed, but perhaps no more the case than what we've done over the last two years. Because of this, we thought it best to lay out what we are doing here, why we are doing it, and what you can expect going forward.
Paris Hilton is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit for cropping, editing, and posting photos of herself on Instagram without the photographer's permission.
A photographer attended Mulletfest 2022 to capture the eccentric hairstyle that Australia is adopting as its national haircut.
Less than a week after the reports indicated that Meta was investigating making a Twitter competitor, Instagram is rolling out that feature, called Notes, to all users.
Picsart is updating its generative artificial intelligence (AI) system to allow it to replace objects in photos as well as create entirely new backgrounds.
Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 19mm f/2.8 Zero-D GFX, a manual-focus prime lens for Fujifilm's medium format camera system that promises a 110-degree field of view with close to no distortion.
A videographer filmed the extraordinary moment a grizzly bear kills a moose during a wedding.
Panasonic has announced that it has redesigned and replaced the previous Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f/2.8 II ASPH with a new Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-35mm f/2.8 ASPH POWER O.I.S. for the Lumix G Series Micro Four Thirds cameras.
San Francisco 49ers star Deebo Samuel has apologized after brutally wiping out a photographer and simply stepping over him without checking to see if he was ok.
A group of polar bears exploring an abandoned Soviet village in the Arctic has won Nature Photographer of the Year 2022.
Members of both the United States House of Representatives and the Senate have introduced a new bipartisan bill that aims to completely ban TikTok from operating in the country amid spying concerns.
It’s a beautiful, sunny day. You’re celebrating a special event with a photo session, getting your poses ready. You’ve posed countless times with family and friends, at parties, and for selfies. This should be a piece of cake, right? You say ‘cheese’ in your head and bring out the pearly whites. Then you check the camera to see the result.
Artificial intelligence-powered image generators have exploded into the mainstream. Thanks to support from major stock sites, they are also an approachable route to making money. But as is almost always the case, when money gets involved, the situation quickly becomes far more complicated.
Portrait retouching can get overwhelming sometimes with the steps you need to take to make your shots look absolutely perfect. Maybe these steps aren't that hard, but they can definitely be very time-consuming, so finding any way to speed this process up to make better and more efficient use of your time is a high priority for every photographer. Using Luminar Neo to tackle these steps can make retouching a breeze using just a few tools and leveraging some of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) built into the application.
SmugMug and Flickr (which was acquired by SmugMug in 2018) have announced a new nonprofit organization called the Flickr Foundation, whose mission is to help keep "billions of historic and culturally significant photographs safe, sound, and accessible for future generations."
Instagram has officially launched "Candid Stories" -- a new dual camera feature that copies the photo-sharing app BeReal.
Photo editing app Lensa AI's terms and conditions allow it to distribute and use users' images without any compensation.
A humpback whale swam 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) with a broken back that was monitored with drone cameras.
Meta has announced a new open-source content moderation tool that allows platforms to identify and remove a range of "violating content" at scale, including terrorism, child exploitation, and other types of abuse.
Picture day almost did not happen for a New York City school, until a celebrity photographer stepped in to shoot the students' portraits.
Irix has announced a second version of its 150mm T3.0 cinema lens called the 150mm T3.0 Tele. It doesn't replace the previous version, but makes it more usable for a wider audience by improving the focus and aperture range and removing the macro designation.
Model Bella Hadid is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit after she posted an image of herself on Instagram without the photographer’s permission.
A pair of newlyweds were shocked and excited when a SpaceX rocket photobombed their wedding picture as it blasted off into space.
Artificial intelligence (AI) photo editing apps are now dominating Apple’s App Store charts in the U.S. following Lensa AI's success.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed that the iPhone has been using Sony camera sensors for the last 10 years.
Authorities in China have made a series of policy announcements regarding artificial intelligence (AI), including banning AI-generated images that are not labeled as such.
Capturing the movements of water has been a consistent and intriguing subject matter for photographer Jack Long. In his latest image series titled Mandalas, Long features spectacular fountain-like water splashes that not only captivate the eyes but highlight the artist's unique and vibrant form of liquid art.
Photographer and computer science undergrad student Joshua Bird has created a 3D-printed movie camera that uses "normal" photo film canisters, with the goal of letting him enjoy the nostalgic look of film video without paying for expensive motion picture film.
Lomography has released the DigitaLIZA Lab, a web-based tool that allows film photographers to convert and fine-tune film scans in a few clicks.
You’ve been taking your camera everywhere, shooting photos of your experiences, and you love the way photography makes you see the world. Gradually, you’ve started to wonder what it would be like to turn your passion into a career. This guide will walk you through the process of how to become a photographer.