Getty Exhibition Explores the Evolution of Mexican Photography
A new exhibition explores how 20th-century Mexican photography was shaped by a rich network of artistic connections and cultural exchanges.
A new exhibition explores how 20th-century Mexican photography was shaped by a rich network of artistic connections and cultural exchanges.
I'm a little late to the party, but when looking at Kodak's strong financial results yesterday, I realized that the company had released new large-format film and bulk roll products just a few months ago. They're worth looking at, even if they are no longer brand new.
France must wait a bit longer to become the European Union's first member state to ban social media for children after its proposed law was struck down by France's constitutional council.
DarkSky International has announced the winners of its nighttime photography contest, Capture the Dark 2026. This year's contest, its sixth annual edition, drew a record number of entries from photographers in over 30 countries.
Mirrorless photographers are spoiled for choice when it comes to telephoto and super-telephoto lenses, no matter which camera system they use, and many of the best ones are on sale right now.
Cara, an image-focused social media app designed to be a safe space for photographers to share their work without fear of being scraped for generative AI, has reportedly had all of its content scraped by a bad actor.
A visitor to Adelaide Zoo heard the sound of an instant camera taking a photo, but when she turned around to look for who had taken it, a bird was standing there.
The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new tariffs on drones, slapping a huge 100 percent ad valorem tariff on imports of drones weighing over 25 kilograms (55 pounds). The new rules affect small consumer drones too, with sub-25-kilogram drones subject to a 25 percent tariff.
Satellites captured the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse in spectacular fashion.
Earlier this week, VSCO announced "The Fifty," a coast-to-coast project that would put a different photographer's photo on 50 billboards in every U.S. state. Today, it clarified some questions regarding pay and legality.
The National Portrait Gallery in the United Kingdom has unveiled the four finalists for its Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026. One of the four photographers will win the grand prize, taking home £15,000, or just over $20,200.
The highly-anticipated Sony FX5, which was originally slated to start shipping in "mid August," has been delayed at least a month.
Amaran, stylized "amaran," has announced its first foray into audio with the new Amaran Mic. It's a $99 wireless desktop microphone designed for live streaming, podcasting, and video content creation.
A year ago, Eastman Kodak's future was cast into doubt but the company remained optimistic. Since then, Kodak has posted four straight quarters of year-over-year improvement and its stock price has nearly doubled.
An Apple ad in Italy showing a toddler using an iPhone has drawn ire from onlookers and even been referred to regulators for review.
Researchers have captured the first-ever footage of dolphins using seashells to catch fish, with evidence suggesting that calves may learn the technique from their mothers.
More than a fifth of people leave their phone or camera unattended in a public place, with people aged 45 to 60 (Gen X) most likely to do so.
A wedding photographer’s lawsuit against police claiming that they falsely arrested her for stealing the maid of honor’s wallet -- in a case that she says damaged her professional reputation -- is moving forward.
KEH is back with another Overstock Sale. Ending on August 15, the promotion lets photographers save an additional five or 10 percent on select cameras, lenses, lights, and accessories.
When Honor first announced that it was developing the gimbal-equipped Robot Phone last fall, it seemed like a far-fetched idea that might ultimately stay in the realm of a prototype. Companies are always coming up with wild ideas, only some of which ever reach market. Well, the Honor Robot Phone is very real, and it just launched in China.
Although fortunate photographers in a narrow swath of Europe are being treated to a total solar eclipse today, everyone in the Northern Hemisphere (and the very northern part of the Southern Hemisphere) can enjoy the annual Perseids Meteor Shower right now. The meteor shower peaks tonight.
A sports photographer had his Instagram account permanently disabled after Meta mistakenly claimed his content violated its rules against the “sexualization of children.”
Alongside its three new slab smartphones, the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL, Google unveiled a new foldable, the Pixel 11 Pro Fold. It's sleek and stylish, but has serious camera compromises.
Google has unveiled its 11th-generation Pixel phones: the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, and Pixel 11 Pro XL. All three phones promise significant camera upgrades and the latest Google Gemini features.
Back in 2023, Harman Photo, the company behind Ilford-brand photo film, launched an all-new color film, Phoenix 200. Last year, the company followed it up with Phoenix II. Now there's yet another Phoenix on the block, this time arriving with a new speed: 125.
A 20-year-old tourist plunged to his death while trying to do a photo shoot at the top of a waterfall in a U.S. state park.
The latest Adobe Camera Raw update, version 18.5, added support for the Sigma 85mm f/1.2 DG Art lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The only thing is that Sigma hasn't actually released the lens or even said exactly when it is coming. Given that it's now supported in Adobe's photo editing software, though, it must be close.
Insta360 has announced its new flagship 360-degree camera system: the X6. It's smaller than the X5 and still promises significantly better image quality thanks to its bigger sensor and therefore its better light-gathering capability.
The first feature film ever to be shot entirely on IMAX cameras, The Odyssey, has surpassed $1 billion at the box office -- a remarkable achievement for an R-rated movie.
Two female photographers, including a prominent photojournalist and an 18-year-old artist, have been sentenced to a combined 24 years in prison in Iran.
Pioneering San Francisco photo gallery SF Camerawork -- which has exhibited work by influential photographers such as Sally Mann and Robert Mapplethorpe -- is closing after 52 years.
Nearly 49 years after it launched into space aboard a Titan III rocket, NASA's Voyager 2 space probe received yet another software update, this time reaching the speeding probe from nearly 13.3 billion miles (almost 21.4 billion kilometers) away.
Toem 2's developers, Swedish independent studio Something We Made, describes its new video game as a "wholesome adventure about taking photos." In the striking-looking black-and-white game, players grab their camera and set off into the world, tasked with making friends, exploring, and, of course, taking photos.
Scientists have used a pair of NSF NOIRLab telescopes for 13 years to create the new DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys map. It is the largest 2D map ever of the Universe and covers three-quarters of the sky. The catalog has nearly four billion objects.
Leica has removed one of the 12 shortlisted finalists for the 2026 Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA), one of the most prestigious photography prizes in the world, PetaPixel can exclusively reveal.
In January, Insta360's refreshingly candid founder and CEO, Jingkang "JK" Liu appeared to tease what looks like an Insta360 mirrorless camera. Liu has started talking about Insta360's new camera project, promising a camera shaped like no other before.
A trail camera has captured a striking image of a rare Eurasian lynx moving across the high-altitude Himalayas - marking the first confirmed photographic record of the species in Sikkim, India.
Legendary surf photographer Hank Foto, one of the most recognizable lensman to work for Surfing Magazine, has died.
Amateur astronomers and astrophotographers may need to exercise great caution when enormous reflecting satellites start appearing in the night sky -- as experts say they have the potential to blind them.
Police are searching for a suspect after camera gear was stolen from a TV crew filming on a popular beach in the U.K.
VSCO, a photo and video editing app, is offering photographers in every state the opportunity to have their work exhibited on a billboard.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured beautiful new photos of the Lion Nebula, NGC 2392, demonstrating its imaging prowess compared to the venerable Hubble Space Telescope.
GoPro has announced its second-quarter financial results and some of the core numbers are dire.
Sharge is just a few days away from wrapping up its crowdfunding campaign for the follow-up to the Sharge Disk Pro with a few nice upgrades, including a way to toggle off its obnoxiously loud fan.
Sony Group and chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are planning to begin mass production of next-generation image sensors in southwestern Japan as soon as 2029, per Nikkei Asia.
While PetaPixel already covered the big-picture information from Fujifilm's latest financial results, including that the company's Imaging business is a huge moneymaker, there is another part of the company's results well worth discussing: the impact of increased memory prices on expected operational costs and what Fujifilm plans to do about it.
Apple seemed to leak an unannounced Nikon camera over the weekend on a ProRes support page. It's a very strange way for a camera to be leaked.
Nearly three years after it launched, Blackmagic has added phase detect autofocus (PDAF) and a set of object detection tracking modes to the Cinema Camera 6K, which significantly ups the value of the video camera.
Tamron's financial results are always interesting thanks to the company's candor in breaking down its own-brand versus OEM lens production and sales data. However, Tamron's latest results are made even more compelling by the fact Sony is actively trying to acquire the lens maker, a very interesting move with huge potential implications.
A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $567 million over harms to young people linked to its platforms -- in what is the largest fine against Instagram and Facebook’s parent company over child safety.
