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Photography is about far more than capturing an image. How photos are shared and what social issues are impacting the profession are just as important. PetaPixel regularly covers the stories around the culture of photography, how it affects society, and what cultural changes affect the art.
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The Most Influential Women in Photography History

As with many fields, photography has not always given women their due. But in truth, photography would not be what it is today without the pioneering work of countless women.

How Photographers Can Protect Their Photos (and Democracy) from Generative AI

Sight was the first of our senses to be technologically shared in a world we did not witness with our own eyes. Photography—writing with light—has historically meant a one-to-one relationship between what was before a camera (defined as a lens focussing light on a recording media) and what came out the other end, created by a human.

Photographer David Seidner is finally getting the recognition he deserved. International Center of Photography's 'Fragments' exhibit.

Photographer David Seidner Was a Genre-Defining Artist

The late American fashion photographer David Seidner (1957-1999) was influential in his life, but his work has, sadly, gone underappreciated in the decades since his passing. The International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York City aims to change that through an ongoing exhibition of Seidner's work called "Fragments."

The NFL is swapping cameras for chains as the $150 billion sports league embraces 21st-century technology.

The NFL May Finally Swap Its First-Down Chains for Cameras

Despite a combined valuation of its 32 teams nearing $150 billion, the National Football League (NFL) has long relied on a literal chain -- carried by a "chain gang" -- to measure first downs. This archaic measurement tool may finally be on its long-overdue way out, possibly replaced by camera technology.