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I write about a lot of things here at PetaPixel -- reviews, guides, technical articles, opinion pieces -- but one of my favorite topics to write about is the history of photography. As an avid user and collector of vintage cameras and lenses, I have passionately absorbed as much knowledge about their history as possible over many years. Like studying world history, there is much value in understanding where we came from and what got to us where we are now.

National Geographic's special Space issue is available now, full of amazing stories and images all about space. From articles about how the James Webb Space Telescope is rewriting astronomy and astrophysics to humankind's return to the Moon as part of the NASA Artemis mission, the NatGeo space issue has something for everyone with interest in the universe.

Mark Pain is an internationally acclaimed sports photographer with multiple "Sports Photographer of the Year Awards" from the British Press Awards. He has photographed many of the world's most incredible sporting events during his decades of work, including having shot the Ryder Cup, professional golf's premier team competition.

A photographer who takes stunning photos of marine life tells PetaPixel he spends 500 hours underwater each year.

The PhotoVogue festival this year will exhibit AI images alongside real photos in a move that has prompted criticism.

A television station has called out a series of AI-generated images that were purportedly of Hurricane Idalia -- but were fake.

Everything seemed to be going well for Vanessa Joy and her model, Victoria Menkin. They were in the middle of a photo shoot on the beach, but things took a turn when a group of boys who appeared to be minors began harassing Menkin.

A photographer who attended this year's Burning Man says that despite the rain and the mud having a huge effect on the festival, it was still "amazing" and he came back with a unique set of images.

Mountain photographer Arpan Das has traveled all over the world capturing incredible photos of dramatic peaks. But he says there’s one country that stands out above all of the others.

Eight years of discussions. Six months of training. Two days of final preparations. Much was required to give photographer Blair Bunting two hours at the edge of Earth's atmosphere to conduct the first-ever photo shoot at near-space where he captured images that have never been made before and will likely never be made again.

Despite huge advancements in camera technology, plenty of photographers still use DSLRs from the 2010s -- like the Canon 5D series and the Nikon D800s. And while they remain great cameras, mirrorless rules the 2020s.

These photos only come around once in a blue Moon, literally. The rare sight of a "blue supermoon" attracted photographers from all across the world last night.

The heavily anticipated Paul C. Buff Celestial Light has given photographers who shoot on location and on the move a compact, reliable, and affordable lighting solution for their work.

The International Pet Photographer of the Year Awards, hosted by Unleashed Pet Photography Education, has attracted criticism ahead of the competition revealing its winners next month because of its rules that allow judges to enter and win prizes.

The LT028 by Ulanzi Group is a 40 Watt portable COB LED Video Light that was designed to be a lightweight and versatile lighting solution for content creators, photographers, videographers, and even streamers who need an affordable lighting solution that can be repositioned with incredible ease.

A photographer captured bioluminescent rocks glowing off the coast of Oregon as star trails dazzle in the sky above.

An amateur photographer captured the unusual sight of an alligator launching itself out of the water the way a dolphin would.

Some of Tolman Media's branches, or franchises, have survived the wedding giant's epic collapse earlier this year. While Brennan Tolman himself appears as though he has tried to vanish, some of the businesses he oversaw persist under new names, but with familiar staff and reports of the same problems.

A years-long conflict has been brewing on the picturesque San Juan Island in northwestern Washington, and photographers are taking unwarranted and unreasonable heat for their alleged role in the tension.

Pigeons are everywhere in the world, but the common birds are often looked down upon and dubbed "flying rats." However, one photographer has sought to raise the profile of the lowly pigeon by taking a series of formal portraits in a studio setting.

Fine art photographer Sandra Bartocha is an expert with multiple exposure techniques. For some reason, Nikon Z cameras are significantly worse for multiple exposure photography than Nikon's DSLR cameras to the degree that Bartocha has started a petition in hopes of encouraging Nikon to address the problem.

Abode, a satirically named but serious project that aims to take on Adobe, just concluded its crowdfunding campaign where it raised £181,709, or about $234,900. Now comes the next step: delivering the software to the more than 3,000 artists that backed it.