Vacation photos have become a global obsession, and the scramble to capture them is wreaking havoc at major landmarks. Now, a new AI app promises to let travelers skip the crowds entirely -- by never leaving home.

Lomography has announced the Lomo MC-A, a brand-new 35mm film camera with a built-in 32mm f/2.8 autofocus-equipped prime lens.

DJI published a promotional video earlier this month that featured footage captured in heavily restricted airspace, including in United States National Parks and on Navajo tribal lands where drones are banned. The video quickly caused controversy, leading DJI to remove it.

Four miles into my hike in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, I started daydreaming about Adams’s mule, that stalwart equine that carried his large-format camera, developing equipment, tent, provisions, and other supplies on his excursions into California's high country.

Aura, known for its digital picture frames, has announced Aura Ink. This new cord-free e-paper frame promises to deliver digital photo displays resembling traditional paper prints with the convenience of a digital frame.

An intriguing new documentary film that is tipped to contend in this year's Oscars has just dropped its official United States trailer.

A federal judge has dismissed two claims made by a relative of photographer Mike Disfarmer against the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, which holds Disfarmer's negatives.

Peak Design has launched all-new minimalist camera straps and a custom-built, tool-less Field Plate. Both new product lines are made from the ground up for photographers and build upon Peak Design's established approach to design and usability.

AI-generated images are rapidly replacing traditional photography in portraying extreme poverty, while stock photo websites are increasingly flooded with visuals created using Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and other image generators.

Tamron has announced the pricing and availability for the 25-200mm f/2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2 that it revealed in September: the lens ships November 20, 2025 and will cost $899.

Sigma's upcoming highly anticipated AF Cine Line 28-45mm T2 FF lens may, in fact, be too highly anticipated. Sigma has rescheduled the lens's launch from November 6 to December 4, citing unexpectedly high demand.

Ricoh Imaging has announced that an HDF-equipped version of the new GR IV compact camera is in development and will launch as soon as this winter.

Ricoh Imaging has announced the development of the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome. This will be the first high-end GR compact digital camera series model explicitly designed for black and white photography.

Leica, never a company that shies away from extravagance or style, commissioned an acclaimed artist to sculpt a massive eight-ton marble sculpture of a Leica M11 Monochrom camera and an accompanying series of 10 smaller ones that still weigh 170 kilograms (375 pounds).

Brian Haidet of the AlphaPhoenix YouTube channel has recorded a laser beam at two billion frames per second (FPS), recording the path of light as it bounces across his garage.

The International Space Station's social media accounts have been silent since October 1, coinciding with the U.S. government's shutdown and starving fans of awesome space photographs.

Kohler, best known for its plumbing products including toilets and faucets, is entering the photography game with a camera that goes inside a toilet and analyzes photos of people's stool.

Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that the proposed $3.7 billion merger between Getty Images and Shutterstock could significantly reduce competition in the editorial and stock photography markets.

Meta wants access to the photos on Facebook users' smartphone camera rolls. The company's new feature is designed to help people find "shareworthy" photos they haven't yet published, but the privacy concerns are obvious and there are important considerations about how these photos may be used to train AI.

Magnum Photos and Aperture have teamed up for a new edition of Magnum's Square Print Sale. The latest sale, titled Youth, features prints from celebrated photographers like Steve McCurry, Joel Meyerowitz, Susan Meiselas, Alec Soth, and many more.

Viltrox has announced a brand new series of fast, affordable full-frame prime lenses: Evo. The first lens in the series is the AF 85mm f/2 Evo for Sony E-mount, which the Chinese lens maker says "redefines" this essential portrait focal length for a new generation of photographers.

Panasonic has announced that it is delivering an optional firmware update to the S5 II and S5 IIX that brings a host of updates designed to serve volume photographers, or photographers in fields such as school photos or other types of high-volume portraiture.

WPPI, the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International conference, is stepping up its game and is poised to put its name back in the minds of photographers as it has announced Annie Leibovitz as the 2026 keynote presenter at its show that takes place in Las Vegas from March 1 through March 5, 2026.

Swedish company CRDBAG, best known for its camera storage solutions and accessories, has launched the Grid Divide (stylized "GRID DIVIDE") ecosystem, which CRDBAG calls "the ultimate modular storage for hard cases." The new Grid Divide series is an internal divider system that enables photographers and filmmakers to better store, organize, and carry their precious camera gear.

Photographer Markus Hofstätter, whose creative analog photography projects have been featured on PetaPixel many times, recently tried his hand at manual retouching using an antique retouching desk from the 19th century.

How often do people go out with friends, take a bunch of photos, and then forget to share them? It's a common problem: many people have dozens, if not hundreds, of images of their friends and family on their phones that they just never sent. Others have to hound their friends to get the photos they want. A new photo-sharing app PicSee aims to solve this problem from both sides automatically.

Wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings Justin Jefferson has gone undercover as a nature photographer for a show on Amazon Prime.

Honor has announced that it is developing a smartphone with a camera that extends from the device using a robotic arm. For now, there's only a bizarre, mostly AI-generated video of the phone but the company says it will share additional details at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next year.

Google has introduced Veo 3.1, the latest version of its AI video generation model, expanding on features first unveiled with Veo 3.

Wikimedia Commons' annual Wiki Loves Monuments is back and open for submissions until November 1, 2025. The yearly photo competition invites photographers to help document and preserve historic sites (and earn prize money).

TourBox, makers of the excellent TourBox Elite creative editing consoles, has announced robust new integration with the popular photo editing application, Adobe Lightroom Classic.

A camera was found and recovered among the wreckage of the OceanGate Titan disaster -- with the SD card still intact.

The PetaPixel Podcast crew is taking a break this week as they reconvene after weeks of travel, but that doesn't mean there isn't something to listen to. Chris Niccolls sat down with the folks from C.R. Kennedy for a discussion about his early roots at the Camera Store, career choices after DPReview, his current tenure at PetaPixel, and his ongoing journey as a photographer.

Back in May, Panasonic announced a striking new "Titanium Gold" Lumix S9 full-frame camera. At the time, it was only available in Japan. Now the beautiful new mirrorless camera is coming to the United States. That's not all, Panasonic also announced new Lumix Adventure Kits for four of its high-end Lumix S full-frame cameras.

Viltrox has announced the AF 50mm f/1.4 Pro lens for Sony E and Nikon Z full-frame mirrorless cameras. The new fast prime lens promises excellent image quality, soft bokeh, and a budget-friendly price tag.

War photojournalist Jonathan Alpeyrie has revealed what he packs in his camera bag before going to cover conflicts like Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Ukraine, and Gaza.