The SD Card Turns 25 Years Old
The SD Association (SDA) is getting out the candles and celebrating the SD card's 25th birthday. Calling it "the world's favorite memory card," the SD is now old enough to rent a car in the United States.
The SD Association (SDA) is getting out the candles and celebrating the SD card's 25th birthday. Calling it "the world's favorite memory card," the SD is now old enough to rent a car in the United States.
Adobe increased the prices of some of its Photography plans earlier this year, and the situation got pretty complex. Now the company is changing its broader Creative Cloud plan offerings in North America, including a new, more expensive option that replaces the existing Creative Cloud All Apps plan.
Polaroid and The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) are collaborating on a stylish new version of the Polaroid Now Generation 3 instant film camera and accompanying limited-edition i-Type Film adorned with the MoMA logo or quotes from artists in MoMA's collection.
Astronomers have captured a supermassive black hole tearing a star apart -- and doing so far from where the mysterious celestial objects are typically found.
Lil Nas X has beaten a lawsuit brought by a photographer who alleged that the rapper had copied his poses in several of his copyrighted images on Instagram.
President Donald Trump signed a bill that bans the sharing of non-consensual, explicit images -- whether real or AI-generated. The legislation also requires tech platforms to remove such pictures within 48 hours of being notified about them.
A Reddit user shared an alarming video filmed on his smartphone camera which was destroyed after he pointed it at a vehicle's lidar.
In the hustle and bustle of modern everyday life, sometimes it's nice to slow down and appreciate the world around you, and that's exactly what photographer Micah Cash does. In photographing the mundane everyday as a landscape, Cash finds beauty in overlooked places, particularly with his recent series, Waffle House Vistas.
Last week, an un-cited report alleged that Sony was about to initiate price increases across a range of its photo products, including accessories, compact cameras, and lenses. The supposed increases varied between 10% and 35%, but Sony declined to comment on the veracity of the report.
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover, which just captured auroras from the Martian surface for the first time, also recently captured a predawn landscape shot that includes Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons.
OWC announced a new Thunderbolt 5 Dock that delivers 11 ports through a single cable input for what the company says is the highest bandwidth available.
Texas is poised to become the first state in the U.S. to ban minors under the age of 18 from using social media.
Razer has announced a new Blade 14 laptop that is mostly an upgrade from the previous model the company launched in 2024. It’s the thinnest and lightest Razer laptop to date and brings the newer 14-inch laptop in line with the latest CPU and GPU hardware.
Nikon was Japan's best-selling full-frame mirrorless camera manufacturer last month for the first time. This was thanks in large part to the new Nikon Z5 II.
With cameras banned in the courtroom, TV station Law&Crime is providing coverage of the Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial by recreating proceedings with generative AI.
When I mentioned to friends and family that I was heading to Iraq, the reactions were a mix of surprise and concern. Questions like, “Is it safe?” and “Why Iraq?” were common. But as a photographer driven by curiosity and a desire to capture unique experiences, I saw Iraq as an opportunity to explore a land rich in history, culture, and resilience.
A photographer in Colorado who was out capturing an unexpected aurora lights display got more than he bargained for when his camera picked up a brilliant flash of white light in the sky.
Chinese smartphone maker Nubia's latest handheld, the Z70S Ultra, goes all in on a Leica-inspired photography experience. However, unlike some smartphones that have official Leica-engineered imaging systems and photo features, the Nubia Z70S Ultra is more of an homage, complete with Leica's iconic red dot logo.
Daredevil urban explorer photographer Isaac Wright, more commonly known as "Drift", was arrested at his first solo show in New York City after police used his photo as evidence that he had climbed to the top of the Empire State Building.
Lucasfilm has horrified fans by showing off a series of AI-generated animals that allegedly belong in the Star Wars universe.
A video of a woman scrolling on a totally transparent 'smartphone' while waiting in line at a bubble tea shop in San Francisco has blown up on TikTok, but what exactly is going on?
If you’ve ever watched one of my tutorials, you know I’m obsessed with finding ways to edit faster in Lightroom. I want to avoid having to jump to Photoshop just for minor tweaks or small retouching tasks, so I keep looking for ways to apply the same techniques inside Lightroom.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is set to receive over 6,500 historical and contemporary photography works from world-renowned collector Artur Walther and the Walther Family Foundation.
The 2025 Environmental Photography Awards gallery winners are a collection of inspirational to downright heart-wrenching photos that show just how powerful photographers can be.
Glass Imaging, a technology company developing groundbreaking artificial intelligence to improve digital image quality, unveiled a $20 million Series A funding round this week led by Insight Partners. The new Series A funding round is in addition to a previous funding round led by Google Ventures, Future Ventures, and Abstract Ventures.
Earlier this week, Photo Rumors (which did not cite a source) reported that a long list of Sony camera products will see a price increase on Monday, May 19. Sony has declined to confirm or deny the claims to PetaPixel.
The China International Photographic Equipment and Electrical Imaging Machinery and Technology Fair (China P&E) started today in Beijing with a number of companies on-site to announce and tease their latest gear. Here are some of the highlights so far.
Scientists have developed an AI tool that can look at an ordinary photograph and estimate how fast a body is aging -- an insight that could change the nature of cancer care.
Thanks to the rapidly changing tariff situation in the United States, American photographers are dealing with pricing whiplash. Less than two weeks after hiking prices by as much as 90%, Leica has announced price reductions for some products because of the 90-day trade truce between the U.S. and China.
Earlier this week, DJI announced its new Mavic 4 Pro, a professional-level drone that, while largely an iterative update over the 3 Pro, is easily the best in its class. However, turbulent economic and market conditions made for a rocky launch -- and that included sending incorrect pricing information to the media.
Viltrox teased three new lenses coming in the near future: the 85mm f/1.4 Pro, the 50mm f/1.4 Pro, and the 56mm f/1.2 Pro. The first two lenses will be available for Sony E-mount, while the third lens will be released for Fujifilm X-mount.
True Lens Services (TLS), a U.K.-based cinema lens manufacturer, has announced that it is rehousing the legendary Zeiss Standard Speed lenses.
A series of inventive spy cameras used by the KGB during the Cold War are set to be auctioned next month at the Leitz Photographica Auction in Germany.
Filmmakers have re-edited the new Superman trailer to remove a blink that showed the hero reacting to a thrown can -- after fans complained that DC's Man of Steel would never flinch at such a minor impact.
Nikon's latest financial results outline a significant drop in operating profit year-over-year, due mainly to significant one-time costs. The company also says that tariffs could reduce its profit for the current fiscal year by nearly $70 million.
A photographer has been convicted of sexually inappropriate conduct for kissing a six-year-old girl on the cheek during a kindergarten graduation photo shoot so he could get a smile out of her for a picture.
Cosina Voigtlander has announced the Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8. It is the company's first lens with controllable spherical aberration, allowing photographers to have direct influence over the lens's bokeh.
Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film The Odyssey is set to make cinematic history as the first major Hollywood feature to be shot entirely using IMAX film cameras.
World Press Photo has suspended Nick Ut's authorship of Napalm Girl after a documentary claimed that he did not take the famous photo.
In a new behind-the-scenes video from the filming of Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, viewers can watch Tom Cruise perform a death-defying stunt while jumping out of a helicopter with a POV camera rig attached.
A group of Galapagos Whaler sharks attacked a camera in the Coral Sea, Australia, this week, with the incident captured on an underwater 360 camera.
Swiss outdoor brand Mammut is hosting a global photo contest that includes a companion scavenger hunt designed for nature enthusiasts.
SSDs continue to get faster, but the bottleneck for performance usually comes down to connectivity. It doesn't matter how fast your drive can write if the cable can't push data through to match. With Thunderbolt 5, though, that throughput has been jacked up, and OWC's new Envoy Ultra SSD shows that for those who need pure speed, there is an option.
The Disability Collection, an initiative led by Getty Images in partnership with Verizon Media and the National Disability Leadership Alliance announced that a total of $20,000 in grants has been awarded to two photographers and a cinematographer championing disability representation.
Chinese lens maker Blazar's latest anamorphic lens series is highly unusual. The Blazar Beetle 1.33x anamorphic lenses for full-frame cameras feature a rotatable design, supporting distinct horizontal and vertical anamorphic shooting and expanded cropping possibilities.