Bruce Gilden is known for his confrontational street photography, using a close-up flash technique to capture striking portraits of people many would simply walk past. He's proven to be controversial, but Gilden says he had a deep empathy for his subjects.
A drone photographer has captured what is believed to be the first-known aerial footage of a humpback whale giving birth in the ocean.
A car photography company has sued AI image generator Midjourney, accusing it of copying tens of thousands of its copyrighted vehicle photos without permission.
Astronaut Anil Menon has only been in space for less than one month, but he has already captured a mind-boggling photo showing a super typhoon brooding above the Pacific Ocean.
DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused search engine, has entered the smart glasses industry with a pair of sunglasses that are not smart at all.
Light Lens Lab has announced its next lens, the 35mm f/2 "Apochromatic." It is the company's first new lens designed as part of its High-Performance Optical Research Project and the first in a series of new High Performance Series lenses.
Saramonic has announced the K9 XTX, a wireless digital plug-on transmitter for filmmakers.
While celebrating the launch of its brand-new Leica SL3-P in Wetzlar, Germany, Leica delivered a series of presentations about its latest SL-Series model and the rest of its lineup, revealing some fascinating information about its cameras. Leica's best-selling series is not its iconic, beloved M-System rangefinders, but rather its premium compact Q cameras.
Photographer Benedek Lampert's new series, The Nature We Replaced, combines the miniature worlds the photographer is known for crafting with powerful environmental storytelling.
Apple's camera-equipped AirPods could be released before the end of 2026, earlier than previously expected.
Many of Sony's recent lens efforts have focused on high-end, professional-grade optics, including G and G Master lenses. The company is revisiting the consumer end of its lineup, delivering a new telephoto zoom lens for the masses: the FE 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS. It's aggressively priced and versatile, but is it any good?
In stark contrast to its recent FE 100-400mm f/4.5 G Master lens, Sony has announced the 100-400mm f/5.6-8 OSS, the most affordable full-frame 100-400mm lens on E-mount.
Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against hackers she claims targeted several of her photographers before stealing and leaking unreleased photos.
An expert has urged parents to stop carrying their babies up one of the world's busiest mountains in the hope of capturing a selfie.
Westcott announced a pair of new FJ100-series lights today, the FJ100 Touchscreen AC/DC Strobe and the FJ100 Touchscreen Speedlight. These are the most compact lights yet in Westcott's FJ Wireless System.
Several European countries -- including France, Germany, and the Netherlands -- are considering banning Meta’s smart glasses as regulators examine whether the devices comply with privacy laws.
DJI has announced the Mic Mini 2S, which expands on the Mic Mini 2 with the ability for each transmitter to record 32-bit float internally.
New York City's bodega cats are no ordinary felines. They're working cats in neighborhood stores that are in charge of pest control -- an important job in a city with a persistent rodent problem.
Apple is facing a lawsuit seeking up to $32.5 billion over claims its iPhone Photos app illegally collected users' biometric information.
Trundling around on an alien planet some 140 million miles from Earth is the solar system's most intrepid landscape photographer, snapping awe-inspiring shots as it scrambles up a mountain that's inside a crater.
Newly released camera trap footage from a recent study captures the oldest wild Sunda clouded leopard ever recorded, an eight-and-a-half-year-old female in Borneo's rainforests, offering a glimpse into the life of one of the world's most elusive wild cats.
Peak Design has announced the City Line, a series of six new bags that it says are built around lightweight construction, intuitive organization, and "clean aesthetics."
3D Film Parts has expanded its SignatureCap lineup from a single product into a three-mount series, bringing its custom-printed body and rear lens cap sets to Canon RF, Sony E, and Nikon Z camera systems.
Sony has published a list of what it calls E-Mount License Partners, where the basic specifications of the mirrorless mount have been disclosed to companies "which satisfy the qualification criteria predefined by Sony."
Civics, the new book by photographer William Meyers, offers a sweeping 25-year visual record of New York City as a microcosm of America, capturing the everyday acts of civic engagement, public service, and neighborly support that sustain the democratic fabric of the nation.
Over the last six months, we've worked tirelessly to increase the value of PetaPixel Memberships by adding multiple new perks. This week, we have added a new one, and it's a doozie: members now get 20% off their first annual Capture One subscription.
Officials have released body camera footage that may show a police officer handling a photographer's "stolen" bag, after pressure from a lawsuit seeking the publication of the recording.
An antique store on Nantucket has caused a stir after erecting a "no influencer" sign in its cozy island boutique.
When I first did my hands-on with the Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max, I figured there was still room to push things further, and I was right to think so. But the interesting part is that it sometimes feels like the phone’s camera system has tricks up its sleeve that aren’t always apparent from the outset.
A prominent photographer -- who documented Iran for over two decades and mentored hundreds of other photographers -- was shot dead by the country's authorities.
Canon's latest lens patent is interesting mostly because of what it represents than the specific lenses detailed. The patent features an interesting three-group lens design that Canon says delivers faster autofocus performance, all else equal.
A photography gallery in Belfast has come under fire for hosting an exhibition that featured one artist who submitted a series of AI images.
A content creator who used Meta smart glasses to secretly film hundreds of videos for his TikTok account is being investigated by police.
In just an eight-month period, no fewer than three new medium format panoramic film cameras hit the market. I've used them and am ready to render my verdicts on each, but there can be no doubt: we are living in a panoramic renaissance.
Earlier this year, SG-image unveiled the AF 35mm f/2.2, an affordable full-frame standard prime lens for Sony E and Nikon Z cameras. It's now available for L-Mount ones, too, and still available for just under $150.
The virtual ink had barely dried on PetaPixel's article last week covering the news that Google Earth had added the Nano Banana AI image generator before the company quickly pulled the feature.
A professional videographer was arrested by the FBI after flying a drone for two minutes to film a church in Houston, Texas, during the 2026 World Cup, despite no matches being held in the city that day.
Pergear has announced a new ultra-affordable and very compact 50mm f/1.4 prime lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The catch? It's manual focus only.
It's one of the most popular wallpaper photos in the entire world, so much so that it has become a meme. But people are flocking to the real-world location of the Windows 10 lock screen photograph that was actually taken by Steve McCurry.
A new image from the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 3200-megapixel LSST camera features hundreds of thousands of distant galaxies across its many pixels, delivering a spectacular view of one of the most observed patches of the Universe.
If you ask a photographer what they specialize in, they may pause before answering. That pause is worth paying attention to.
A legendary American photographer's intimate pictures of his wife's family in a small Virginia town have been published for the first time in a new book.
The first time I visited Atlanta, Georgia, it was blisteringly hot, and I was there with Canon doing a review of the EOS 90D. Having now finished my second trip to Atlanta, it was still blisteringly hot, but I was able to spend much of the trip in the air-conditioned warehouse and retail front of KEH.
Nikon's microscope business is celebrating its 101st anniversary this year, and Nikon is marking the occasion with a special exhibition at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum.
A photographer spent over a decade documenting women convicted of homicide and sentenced to life in prison in the U.S. -- challenging the idea that they can be defined by a single act.
Which drone video that you have watched will stay with you the longest? There's been some great ones, like that bowling alley video a few years ago or beautiful shots of Iceland. But they don't compare to the avalanche of videos coming out of the Ukrainian frontline, many of which show a human being's final moments.
International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) is an organization dedicated to the conservation of vulture species worldwide, and a big part of that is educating people about the vital role vultures play in a healthy ecosystem. IVAD is even using photography to help spread the good word about vultures, with its most recent photo contest focused on showing vultures interacting with each other and their habitats.
Developing motion picture film at home has long required either manual processing tanks or expensive commercial equipment, particularly for color film stocks that demand precise temperature control. Vintage Visual and Arno Peever are aiming to change that with Frank, a standalone home film processor designed for Super 8, Double 8, and 16mm film.
Maingear makes some very powerful and stylish PCs for gamers, photographers, and video editors. It now also makes very clean ones, thanks to its new "Zero" tower.
The Royal Photographic Society will exhibit photographic works created by 48 different photographers for its 167th annual International Photography Exhibition (IPE). It is the world's longest-running photography exhibition.
