New York-based photographer Lanna Apisukh has had a fascinating path to professional photography. The talented portrait, food, and documentary photographer has been an elite gymnast, a skateboarder, and worked in the corporate world before finding her footing as a pro photographer.
The International Space Station may orbit the Earth 250 miles above, making it difficult to distinguish in the sky, but one photographer has proven that with the right gear, it is possible to get a good view of it.
Fascinating photographs, taken in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, offer a glimpse into the brothels of the Old West.
Taras Bychko grew up in the city of Lviv, Ukraine, in an area he describes as "sleepy." He began photographing residents there -- their rhythms, daily actions, and silent gestures.
A photographer went extremely viral on social media after capturing a showstopping photo of the secretive B-2 Spirit Bomber flying over the Washington Monument.
Amazon's annual Prime Day event has kicked off, offering a range of deep discounts on a diverse selection of products, including many exciting deals for photographers.
A photographer has been sending up his drone above geothermal pools to capture abstract images of the colorful and textured hot springs.
Swedish sports photographer Joel Marklund has had an illustrious two-decade career as a photographer. Marklund shoots about every sport on the planet and is co-owner and chief photographer at Bildbyrån, Scandinavia's premier sports photography agency.
July 4 is here and while you can just choose to sit back and enjoy the festivities, it's a chance for photographers to practice capturing a surprisingly difficult subject: fireworks.
The Fujifilm X-Pro3 was released in 2019 and is the most recent version of the beloved rangefinder-style camera. While it has been six years, somehow an incredible and heartwarming Easter egg in the camera was only discovered this past week: after 100,000 photos, the camera will roll credits, just like after beating a video game or at the end of a movie.
OM System wants to be the go-to camera brand for travel and adventure, but at the same time recognizes that many of its core users are dedicated bird and wildlife enthusiasts. Given the relatively low resolution of its cameras versus the competition, OM System recognizes there is room to, quite literally, grow.
Exceptionally talented commercial and fine art photographer Andrei Duman has spent years working on his fantastic X-ray photo series. The series, Beyond the Surface: The Art of X-Rays, is now on display in a massive exhibit at the world-famous Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) in Chicago. It is the culmination of years of dedicated work, and Duman spoke with PetaPixel about the honor and his project as a whole.
While studying photography at university, Claudio Piccoli became fascinated by capturing his family's agile border collie as it jumped and played. It inspired him to explore the world of action dog photography and he has not looked back since.
It is the film Charlie Chaplin never wanted audiences to see that has been painstakingly restored to 4K for a project that has taken literal decades to complete.
After declaring bankruptcy in 2012, Kodak has bounced back to respectability in large part thanks to a resurgence in film photography. But that's not the only reason.
It has been heavily promoted for IMAX, but the F1 movie is available to watch in 4DX as well. Which one is better?
In an era when AI and digital manipulation seem to be facing off with the veracity of traditional photography, it’s worth noting that image making has always been an interpretive art. Several historic exhibitions at PHotoESPAÑA 2025 in Madrid remind us that photographic depictions of the real world stem from the eye of the beholder.
The old canard that baseball is boring and repetitive prompts young photographer Tanner Pearson to re-tell how Guardians power hitter Jose Ramirez smashed a ball three within inches of his head. The ball speed from the bat was 103 miles per hour.
Conservation and nature photography power couple Cristina Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen are the focus of the first episode of National Geographic's 2024 nature documentary series, Photographer. The episode won an Emmy this week for Outstanding Nature Documentary, demonstrating not only the compelling nature of the duo's photography but also the widespread appeal of their incredible stories.
Before George Lucas became one of the most influential figures in modern cinema, he was a teenager immersed in Modesto, California’s street racing culture during the early 1960s. In fact, his original aspiration was to become a professional race car driver.
Moments before tragedy strikes, life can appear completely ordinary -- and a photo is taken, never knowing it will be the last.
The much-hyped F1 movie has been released in theaters this week and the production has been a bonanza of innovation and risk-taking. Here are five of the best stories from the making of F1.
In the world of wildlife photography, capturing fast-moving subjects from a distance requires the perfect blend of reach, speed, and image quality. Sigma, renowned for its high-performance lenses, has recently announced the launch of the Sigma 300-600mm f/4 DG DN OS Sports, a powerful zoom lens specifically designed for wildlife photographers.
A storm chaser captured adrenaline-inducing video of a tornado raging in Nebraska and compressed it into one awesome timelapse.
The Wellcome Photography Prize has unveiled its Top 25 entries, selected for the 2025 edition of the awards. The competition showcases powerful images that capture urgent global health challenges.
Adobe is finally tracking generative credit use across the Creative Cloud ecosystem. Adobe has had a generative credits system for about a year and a half, but accurate tracking and enforcement of limits have rolled out slowly. Well, the Wild West era has ended. Generative credits matter, and it is, in fact, possible to run out of them and lose access to AI features.
Frontier by Jim Krantz blends cinematic portraits of cowboys and expansive landscapes with experimental works to create a visual representation of the mythical American West.
Last year, PetaPixel visited the SLAC Laboratories in Stanford to go hands-on with the LSST camera module, the highest-resolution and largest camera ever constructed. Last month, the team took the long journey to the summit of Cerro Pachón in Chile to go hands-on with the finished Vera C. Rubin Observatory and see its first 5 gigapixel photo.
A photographer traveled thousands of miles from the U.S. so he could capture ethereal photos of Japan's sacred bird, the red-crowned crane, that are now on display in New York City.
“Unique” is an overused adjective that, at times, does not measure up. But the Met Gala is a unique spectacle of celebrity fashion, with individual ticket prices at $75,000 or $350,000 and up for a table for ten.
