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A videographer, who was employed by a skydiving company, tragically died after his parachute failed to open.

Thypoch, which debuted as a brand last September with the Simera 35mm f/1.4 and Simera 28mm f/1.4 lenses for Leica M-mount, is expanding its camera support to Nikon Z, Fujifilm X, Sony E, and Canon RF.

During an interview at Bloomberg's Tech Summit last Thursday, Meta's chief product officer Chris Cox said that Instagram and Facebook have an advantage in the generative AI space because of all the "public" photos available to them.

The United States Supreme Court rejected a lower court's ruling that there is a three-year time limit to claim damages from copyright infringement. All claims, even those that occurred decades previously, are fair game as long as the lawsuit is filed within three years of discovery.

OpenAI today released GPT-4o, the company's new flagship AI model. The "o" stands for "omni," and reflects GPT-4o's ability to handle multiple types of inputs at once, including audio, images, and text.

Satisfying the large cross-section of people who love their pets and enjoy a hearty laugh, the annual Comedy Pet Photo Awards is a consistent and prolific source of joy. The finalists for the 2024 competition have been unveiled, starring athletic dogs, troublesome cats, and all manner of other hilarious pets.

A family in California was shocked to discover a hidden camera pointing at their home disguised as a rock.

Apple is apologizing after a new iPad Pro commercial sparked controversy for showing a wide range of creative tools, including a camera and lenses, getting crushed to bits by an industrial hydraulic press.

Researchers have found that showing people AI images of what sustainable cities with fewer cars and more space for pedestrians could look like increases support for a supposed bill changing America's infrastructure.

Samsung is advertising a $50 savings on monitors it intends to announce at some point in the near future but is providing no details on what they are, who they're for, and how much they might eventually cost.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Tyler Glasnow reportedly met his girlfriend after he got the team photographer to "zoom in on her" as she sat in the audience.

Profoto announced the Eclipse II, the second-generation all-in-one product photography station that comes from what was formerly known as StyleShoots, a brand Profoto acquired in 2022.

KEH is making moves to be a more widely known brand as it has agreed with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons to become its Preferred Provider of Camera Gear.

A court in Luxembourg has ruled in favor of U.S. photographer Jingna Zhang who accused painter Jeff Dieschburg of making an exact copy of her photograph. The ruling overturns a previous decision in 2022 that favored Dieschburg.

Thanks to a historic geomagnetic storm last night, May 10th, people as far south as Florida had the chance to see auroras. For those who missed the dazzling light show for one reason or another, there is a second chance tonight, May 11th.

In a shocking dashcam video, footage shows a tornado's path of destruction.

Tilta recently launched the Khronos Ecosystem of accessories that are designed to make shooting with the iPhone a better experience. If a filmmaker wants to take ProRes capture on iPhone seriously, Tilta says Khronos is there to help.

Although there is no such thing as a sure thing when it comes to dazzling aurora displays, tonight offers photographers a great chance to see the northern lights.

When it launched the S24, Samsung said it was planning on bringing its AI-powered features to previous releases. It already did so for the S23 family and today it went even further, as all of the Galaxy AI features are available to Galaxy S22 series, Galaxy Z Flip4, and Galaxy Z Fold4 as well as the Tab S8 series users in the U.S.

Dehancer is known for its plugins for photo and video editing software, but the web browser-based Dehancer Online lets users go plugin-free -- no app downloads required.

Fujifilm GFX owners can easily mount their medium-format mirrorless camera to any large-format 4x5 view camera with a Graflok back using Fotodiox's new 4x5 GFX Stretch Stitch Adapter.

TikTok claims it is the first social media platform to support the Content Credentials provenance system by automatically adding AI-generated labels to content it detects as synthetic.

Exascend's new Essential Pro series of CFexpress Type A memory cards -- a format that, at the time of publication, only Sony uses -- use the new 4.0 standard, meaning they can promise some ridiculous speeds to support high resolution and high framerate shooting.

After a New York City Department of Corrections employee suffered burns and smoke inhalation when the bodycam she was wearing suddenly caught fire, bodycams for all staff have been temporarily suspended.

Fujifilm published its financial report from April 2023 to March 2024 and its professional imaging division saw a huge leap in revenue: it earned 172.1 billion yen (about $1.1 billion), which is up 20% year over year, thanks in no small part to the X100 series and the continued growth of Instax.

Photographer Jingna Zhang has launched a lawsuit against Google along with three other artists who accuse the search giant of using their copyrighted work in the training of its AI image generator model Imagen.

A professional photographer has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a client during a boudoir photo shoot that he was hired for.

A photographer was filmed bursting into tears of joy after learning that his lost camera bag, with over $21,850 worth of gear and memory cards full of images, had been found.

VSCO, known for its mobile photography and camera apps for iOS and Android devices, wants to help connect its users and brands, becoming a sort of LinkedIn for photographers.

A new Kickstarter hopes to fund a photography quiz card game that will test players' knowledge.

CENTER, a non-profit photography organization based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has received a $60,000 grant that it will use to make nearly 20,000 images and related text available as an accessible online resource.

Stereo images have been part of photography since its invention in the first half of the 19th century. Cameras enabled artists to produce two identical images from very slightly different perspectives -- all that is needed to create convincing "three-dimensional" images. While technically possible with paintings and drawings, cameras made stereograms significantly easier.

So far, this NASCAR season has been one of slim margins and photo finishes. PetaPixel chatted with photographer Alex Slitz about his image of a three-way photo finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway in February, but last week's race at Kansas Speedway was somehow even closer -- with Kyle Larson winning by 0.001 second.

There was so much news unveiled at NAB 2024 last month that a few things slipped through the cracks, including Venus Optics' new Laowa Ranger S35 cinema zoom lenses. After being teased in Las Vegas, the compact cine lenses have officially launched.

Xencelabs announced the new Pen Display 16. Available on its own for $999 or as part of a bundle for $1,249, the new ultra-slim and lightweight 4K OLED pen display promises to provide vibrant color, precise pen performance, and exceptional portability.

Paparazzi photographers camped out on the red carpet of the Met Gala have been slammed for their treatment of K-pop boy band Stray Kids.

OpenAI has launched a deepfake detector which it says can identify AI images from its DALL-E model 98.8 percent of the time but only flags five to 10 percent of AI images from DALL-E competitors, for now.

Polaroid has announced a significant upgrade to its iconic B&W 600 film for vintage and vintage-inspired instant cameras.

Western Digital (WD) has expanded its SanDisk product portfolio with a new 8TB SSD designed for desktop use. The SanDisk Desk Drive, the highest-capacity external desktop SSD to date, promises speed, reliability, and plenty of storage for content creators.

TikTok officially sued the United States government on Tuesday in an effort to block a new law that requires the app to be sold or face a ban in the country.

Profoto has announced the Pro-D3 monolight, a professional-grade light designed to be durable and performant enough for even the most demanding, high-volume photographers.

India's Election Commission has urged all political parties to avoid using AI-generated deepfakes in the 2024 election.

While today's Apple event centered on the iPad lineup and redesigned iPad Pro, the tech company also offered some extra surprises, one being the announcement of an update for Final Cut Pro on Mac, an upgraded Final Cut Pro for iPad app, and a new Final Cut Camera app for iPhone and iPad devices.

The new Google Pixel 8a has been announced and it has some serious upgrades, bringing it close to the flagship Pixel 8 devices at a notable discount.