A 47-year-old American man was brutally impaled on a spiked metal fence at the Colosseum in Rome while scaling the barrier in an attempt to get a photo.

Doug Mills, photographer for the New York Times, and Moises Saman, contributor to the New Yorker, have been named the winners of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in the two photography categories.

Tamron says it plans to launch six or seven new lenses this year, and as many as 10 new models starting next year.

Celebrate the special bond between mother and child with the perfect Mother's Day gift for the female photographer in your life. This photography gift guide is curated to help you find unique and thoughtful presents that will delight any mom who loves to capture life's special moments through the lens of her camera.

I recently did a deep dive in my quest to determine the pros, cons, and in-betweens of using M-mount lenses on my Panasonic Lumix S5 IIx body. I also compared the lenses on other cameras. Some results were as expected, others were not and there were a few surprises.

Nikon Japan has added the D6 flagship DSLR to its official list of discontinued products, marking the end of an illustrious 26-year chapter for Nikon.

A photographer is embroiled in a legal fight with Richard Branson’s company Virgin over a photo of the British entrepreneur and his late mother Eve.  

US President Donald Trump has announced -- via a Sunday evening post on Truth Social -- that he is authorizing the institution of immediate 100% tariffs on all movies produced on foreign lands, calling them a national security threat.

Last week, the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) announced its annual Journalism Awards which includes the Photo of the Year (which is called the Award for Excellence in Presidential News Coverage) and the winning image is probably not the one anyone expected.

In the remote corners of the Earth, where dense forests blanket the land and trees intertwine, I spent 17 days on an exploratory adventure filled with challenges and surprises on the Indonesian islands of Seram and Kalimantan. This journey was more than just an adventure; it was a true test of patience, endurance, and love for the diversity of nature.

French photographer Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze moved to Hong Kong in 2009, inspired by its fast pace and verticality. He now documents the densely populated city rich with life, abundance of details, and visual contrast.

New Jersey-based film development and scanning company Gelatin Labs has announced GelForm, a new advanced scanning innovation that Gelatin Labs promises will simplify the scanning process while preserving the unique character of each film stock.

NASA's SPHEREx space observatory launched into space in early March and began its scientific operations yesterday, May 1 following weeks of preparation. It is now ready to survey the entire sky with 3,600 daily photos at a time.

When a photo album was handed into a thrift store in Belgium, workers there couldn't believe their eyes as they flicked through and saw a who's who of Hollywood in the 1990s.

Generative AI technology has undermined what is real and what is not. The old remark That's Photoshop -- previously used to question an image's authenticity -- has now been replaced by That's AI.

The latest James Webb Space Telescope "Picture of the Month" exemplifies the $10 billion telescope's remarkable imaging capabilities. The photo shows cosmic objects ranging from stars inside the Milky Way to galaxies billions of light-years away.

Arild Heitmann, born and raised in Northern Norway, may have glacial water running through his veins as his images of nature display a singular vision of one shaped by the very environment itself. Heitmann shares his inspiration and methods for creating his incredible photographs.

Neewer's brand-new Q6 600Ws studio flash sports an unusual but sleek design, enough power to overcome bright outdoor lighting conditions, and an array of novel features.

The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 has been one of DJI's most successful products. Since its launch in 2023, it has become the de facto vlogging camera the world over. But due to US President Donald Trump's economic trade policy, the once $519 camera now costs $800 -- if you can find one.

Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr's recent space photograph auction has ended, with Neil Armstrong's famous portrait of Buzz Aldrin topping the charts, selling for nearly $32,000.

A dark, jagged rock formation on Mars, nicknamed Skull Hill, has caught the attention of NASA scientists. Spotted by the Perseverance rover on April 11 while descending a slope known as Witch Hazel Hill, the rock stands in stark contrast to the surrounding pale terrain of Jezero Crater.

A new app called "Social Agent" will let users book photographers and videographers in as little as 30 minutes -- much like ordering an Uber.

Japanese photography retailer Map Camera just published its list of the best-selling cameras of the fiscal year 2024, which ended in Japan on March 31. The list covers camera sales from April 2024 through the end of March and, despite supply issues, the Fujifilm X100VI has sold like gangbusters.

As part of Leica's centennial celebrations on May 3, the legendary German photo company is releasing a special New York-themed limited edition Leica M11. The Leica M11 100 Years of Leica "New York USA" edition is available exclusively in the United States and limited to just 100 units.

A tourist unknowingly captured a deadly terror attack while he was filming himself on a zipline ride with a selfie stick.

Meta has revised the privacy policy for its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, enabling broader data collection capabilities that feed into its artificial intelligence systems -- particularly through images and voice interactions.

An upcoming TV documentary will look at inventor Edwin Land who is most famous for creating instant photography and founding the Polaroid Corporation.

Google is rolling out native image editing tools within its Gemini app, allowing users to modify both AI-generated images and personal photos uploaded from their devices.

A pair of detailed video lectures provide a fascinating insight into the mechanisms of CMOS image sensors -- the technology featured in nearly every modern digital camera.

Caleb Denison, one of the biggest names in audio/visual reviews, made the decision earlier this month to separate from his long-time home at Digital Trends to strike out on his own. This week, Digital Trends used YouTube's copyright strike system to take his channel down, claiming ownership of the content.

Astrophotography gear company Move Shoot Move's (MSM) Nomad star tracker aims to be an accessible solution for budding night sky photographers looking to take their deep-sky photography to the next level.

Zélie Hallosserie has been awarded the first-ever Saltzman-Leibovitz photography prize. The 21-year-old photographer's work shines a light on migration and exile in northern France.

While in federal court today dealing with antitrust charges against Google, Alphabet Inc. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said he hopes Google's Gemini AI service will be added as a built-in option to iPhones and iPads this year.

We've seen some incredible lens designs in recent years, but last week's announcement of a Sony 50-150mm f/2 GM got us wondering what the limits of reasonable lens development are now.

Samsung says that United States tariffs could decrease the demand for its products, including smartphones and memory chips. During an earnings call, Samsung warned that political and economic uncertainties make predicting the company's financial performance very challenging.

Freepik, a platform that provides free images, has introduced a new open-source AI image model named F Lite. Unveiled on Tuesday (yesterday), Freepik claims the model is "responsible AI" since it has been trained solely on commercially licensed, safe-for-work content.

Leica will increase the price of its products in the United States as a result of the blanket tariffs announced by President Donald Trump earlier this year. While this is an expected result stateside, it is having an adverse effect on cameras sold in Canada, too.

Meta launched a stand-alone AI app today -- as the company tries to take on ChatGPT maker OpenAI.

A photo of two young men sitting at a table smoking cigarettes and drinking beer as a young woman stands nearby has exploded on X (formerly Twitter) this week, but why?