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A photographer has captured the first-ever images of a rare and adorable Ross seal swimming in the icy waters of Antarctica.

The London Camera Exchange has announced the winners of its LCE Photographer of the Year 2026 (LCE POTY) competition.

A series of century-old photographs documents the Havasupai, a Native American tribe that has lived in the Grand Canyon region for more than a thousand years.

By and large, big tech executives love AI. There is some reporting that executives now say "AI" more than they say "earnings," so the love affair is real. Thankfully, camera brands see the same line in the sand: not one of them thinks generative AI belongs in a camera.

The Audubon Photography Awards has selected its 10 favorite videos from its 2025 competition, which capture various fascinating bird behaviors.

For the last couple of years, PetaPixel has asked OM System executives about the company's plan for the beloved Pen series. Previously, the response has been tepid, so it didn't ask again this year. Surprisingly, OM System executives brought it up instead.

In 2017, I picked up a Surface Book II to review. While, as a photographer, I didn't like it, I had to admit that it did tick a lot of boxes for the average user.

Panasonic Lumix makes fantastic hybrid cameras that perform well in a variety of situations. However, many argue that most aren't particularly good-looking cameras.

A photographer has expressed his delight as his images of deep space objects appear in theaters worldwide during the end credits of Project Hail Mary.

For over a decade, Panasonic Lumix has been at the forefront of video production in an affordable and compact package. But in speaking to PetaPixel at CP+ earlier this year, the company also expresses a desire to be recognized for photography -- just not for high-end sports.

This week SpaceX passed an eye-watering milestone: it launched its 10,000th satellite into low-Earth orbit. The sheer scale of the devices whizzing around above humanity is unimaginable, but photographer Joshua Rozells is helping people see.

Occasionally, inexplicable fads break out, such as planking in 2011. In the 1920s, it was pole sitting -- a test of endurance that saw people sitting on top of flag poles for extended periods.

The passage of time has not been kind to the Nikon F4. At the time of its release, it was a modern superstar, highly sought after, and bristling with modern advancements. It truly bridged the gap between classic manual-focus SLRs and modern autofocusing and advanced metering, flagship cameras.

The Professional Baseball Photographers' Association (PBPA) has announced the winning images and photographers for its third annual contest celebrating the best baseball images captured in 2025.

A new camera system used at major sports events is wowing audiences with its silky-smooth shots, with some viewers even praising the cameraman. The catch? There isn’t one.

A Premier League soccer photographer captured the split-second moment Manchester City striker Erling Haaland blasted a ball into an opponent's face.

We've all been there. A photographer captured a lion cub splayed out on the ground with an inflated belly after it had eaten to the point of exhaustion.

Yesterday, Wikipedia's Picture of the Day was Harold "Doc" Edgerton's Milk Drop Coronet, making the famous photo an excellent subject for PetaPixel's Historical Friday feature.

Last month, Sigma announced that it had established a new rice farming company that will operate in Aizu, the region of Japan where its factory is based. After speaking to Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki, the "why" behind this choice is anchored in a deep love of family and community.

While browsing online shopping, I have often come across unusual and unheard-of 35mm film stocks. My curiosity won out because black and white photography is artistic alchemy, and the film plays a big role in how the final images turn out. So, was this Temu film any good?

The founder of an image archive called Diversity Photos is taking his fight with Adobe public after he attempted to stop the company from training its AI on his rare and valuable library.

A photographer behind a genius marketing campaign that's caused a stir online tells PetaPixel it is "frustrating" that people immediately assume it's AI.

Earlier this month at the tail-end of the CP+ Show in Yokohama, Japan, I got some hands-on time with Sony XYN. Specifically, Sarah Teng and I stood in front of three Sony XYN immersive displays. What we saw felt like wearing the Apple Vision Pro, but without the headgear.

Waterworks by Stanley Greenberg is a sweeping photographic portrait of New York City’s water system, featuring 362 black and white images made between 1992 and 2024.

Two New Jersey photographers have paid homage to their hometown by going to great lengths to recreate a historic photo using the same rotating panoramic camera the original photographers used all the way back in 1910.

When I was sent a new 35mm film to try out called Harman Switch Azure, my brain went: 'It's a blue film, so I'm going to shoot my local soccer team, whose nickname is Blues.' Makes perfect sense? Maybe not.

A wildflower superbloom has swept Death Valley for the first time in 10 years and photographer Elliot McGucken made the long drive from Yellowstone to California to see the rare phenomenon.

Not long after setting off from the Hawaiian coast, underwater photographer John Kowitz and his team spotted two humpback whales and sent a drone up to scope them out -- they immediately realized something was terribly wrong.

You can make a pinhole camera out of just about anything -- as an Italian photographer recently proved by building one from pasta. Continuing that playful nod to culinary heritage via the medium of photography, Martin Cheung has been creating images with a Chinese roast duck as his camera.

High Fashion is a photography series by Pawel Jaszczuk showing drunk Japanese businessmen sleeping on the streets of Tokyo.

Today marks the 21st annual International Polar Bear Day and to mark it, PetaPixel spoke to wildlife photographer Daniel Cox.

After there was some misleading information online over what exactly the upcoming planetary alignment will look like, astrophotographer Josh Dury has already managed to capture all six planets ahead of the main event on February 28.

Many exceptional photographers captured jaw-dropping photos of world-class athletes performing incredible feats at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. In most cases, these photographers used the expected equipment, the latest full-frame mirrorless cameras and telephoto lenses. However, a select group of Getty Images photographers took a very different approach, and documented the Winter Olympics with thermal, infrared, and vintage film cameras, and using unique processing …

After a film lab technician developed a 70-year-old roll of film showing a group of skiers in post-war Switzerland, he was contacted by a man who had an even older roll of undeveloped film.

Earlier this month, the Seattle Seahawks bested the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. It is one of the biggest sporting events in the world, and the Seahawks' team photographer, Rod Mar, was there to capture all the action, and ultimately, the Seahawks' elation.

For his new show, The Last Dyes, William Eggleston and his team used up the last remaining dye-transfer materials to make new prints of the iconic photographer's work from the 1970s.

Japanese company BBL offers a special lens modification service that promises to smooth out lens bokeh and reduce harsh edges in out-of-focus areas.