Features

PetaPixel's Features are in-depth, heavily researched stories designed to answer the most important questions on a topic. Where we flex our journalistic muscle, expect to find the best storytelling and original reporting the photo industry offers.
A scuba diver underwater in a wetsuit and diving gear interacts with a gannet bird. The bird is swimming just below the surface, its webbed feet visible and wings tucked in as it moves through the water, reflecting light from above.

News Photographers Can’t Just Be Photographers Anymore

Miami-based photojournalist Alie Skowronski knew there was a news story in the Galápagos Islands. She dove in, literally, to produce a science story that she successfully pitched to The Associated Press about the impact of invasive species and climate change.