On March 8, International Women's Day, Leica announced the four winners of its annual Leica Women Foto Project Award. Each woman's award-winning project demonstrates the power of visual storytelling and exemplifies this year's competition theme, unity through diversity. PetaPixel spoke to each winning photographer to learn more about their work.
Anna Isabella Christensen is a photographer whose self-portraits depict the contrast between the fragile human form and the raw beauty of Iceland's volcanic eruptions, glaciers, and Northern lights.
Premiering April 21, the new Netflix documentary Pangolin: Kulu's Journey shares the heartwarming story of wildlife photographer Gareth Thomas and his rehabbing an endangered pangolin, Kulu.
The wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles and the surrounding areas earlier this year destroyed many lives and caused upwards of $164 billion in property damage. Artist Jordan Mitchell suffered a horrible loss when the Eaton fires destroyed his family's home, killing his father and brother in the process.
The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) Flaco escaped from his longtime enclosure in New York City's Central Park Zoo in February 2023, attracting many admirers and enchanting millions. While his life was ultimately cut short a year after his escape, Flaco left a lasting impact on many, including enthusiastic birders and photographers Jacqueline Emery and David Lei, who celebrate Flaco's journey in the form of their book, Finding Flaco: Our Year With New York City's Beloved Owl.
Photographer Nick Fancher uses in-camera effects and handmade filters to create wild, vivid comic book-inspired photographs, all without heavy editing or any AI.
Photographer Reuben Wu created a new project, Thin Places, using the brand-new Fujifilm GFX100RF. With the new 102-megapixel fixed-lens medium-format camera, Wu captured breathtaking, ethereal photos of landscapes at night, precisely lit by drone-mounted lights and lasers.
Award-winning "dogtographer,” Kaylee Greer uses her camera skills to help adopt out shelter dogs by transforming them into portrait heroes.
Fujifilm North America partnered with clinical psychologist Dr. Lauren Cook on Frame of Mind, a new survey investigating the positive impact photography can have on mental health and emotional well-being.
The winners of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2025 are here, showcasing the best in British wildlife, nature, and landscape photography of the past year.
Photographer Hanan Maamoun brings her portrait and architecture visions alive through Cubist and Deconstructionist-inspired photography.
London-based photography platform Life Framer's Series Award winners showcase environmental issues and moving portraiture.
Professional landscape and travel photographer Dan Zafra, known for his website Capture the Atlas, traveled from his home in Nevada to the wilds of Alaska last week to capture the total lunar eclipse against a beautiful backdrop of the Northern lights.
In April of 2023, my family and I sold nearly everything, left Los Angeles, and moved to the southwest of France.
The Trump assassination attempt in Butler, PA, dominated the 2025 Eyes of History® photo contest -- organized by The White House News Photographers Association -- as the two top honors both went to photographers present that day.
The rise of "noctourism," or nighttime travel, among photographers is about much more than just stargazing. As a night photographer, here are my best tips for capturing the growing art of noctourism.
Photographers will get an opportunity to capture a rare "Blood Moon" eclipse this week as Earth's natural satellite is bathed in red light.
On International Women's Day, Leica announced the four winners of its sixth annual Leica Women Foto Project Award. Each winner's work embodies this year's theme, "Unity Through Diversity," and showcases incredible photographic skills and the power of visual storytelling.
With companies releasing hit after hit of new gear from cameras to lenses at CP+, gear acquisition syndrome is very real. But does upgrading really make such a difference? I recently had the opportunity to find out.
Award-winning photographer Vijay Anil is an expert automotive photographer, crafting compelling narratives through cars, people, and their relationships with each other.
I often see questions on forums about the focal length of lenses and how they work on cameras of various sensor sizes. Is a 35mm lens really 50mm on an APS-C camera? No, it’s still 35mm, but the field of view (FOV) is narrower on the APS-C camera because the sensor is narrower.
If you’re looking for captivating graphics and visuals in news media, check out radio.
Equine photographer Katja Jensen describes how she lost her artistic voice and found it again through photographing horses.
Photographer Christopher Paetkau has won the second annual The Nature Photography Contest for his impactful top-down photo of a polar bear resting in a field of vibrant fireweed flowers.
Conservationist and photographer Shauna Hart creates work showcasing Rocky Mountain and Yellowstone wildlife in winter. With a busy schedule, she shared her photography, inspiration, and insights with PetaPixel.
Photographer Austin Bell photographed every outdoor basketball court in Hong Kong in an eye-catching new series titled "SHOOTING HOOPS."
Film photographer and educator Tim Klein's recent YouTube video explains the tricky concept of exactly why aperture affects your depth of field in a very digestible way.
Aptly named Vintage Resurrection shared a spellbinding video detailing the work of restoring a broken 1979 Canon AV-1 film camera in "From Zero to Hero."
The World Nature Photography Awards (WNPA) 2025 winners showcase the immense beauty found in nature, including striking wildlife, colorful plants, and sweeping landscapes.
Photographer James Roh prefers to get as close as possible to his subjects. But when The Washington Post assigned Roh to photograph Utah’s vast public lands, he needed plenty of distance, relying on a drone and a small plane to capture broad landscapes.
