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Scientists have captured incredible footage of a spider building an ingenious snare trap to catapult its prey into its web.

Supergirl actor David Corenswet was seen confronting a photographer who touched his co-star Milly Alcock’s back while asking for a photo of her at the film’s premiere.

A photographer used his drone to warn a surfer who had no idea that a large shark was circling beneath him in the Californian coast.

ObscuraFlex, the system designed to function as both a digital viewfinder and a full-frame digital back for large format cameras such as 4x5 systems and adapted vintage platforms, is expanding beyond its original smartphone-first workflow.

Pelican has announced the Next Generation Protector Series, an update on its most well-known hard cases that most photographers simply refer to as a "Pelican case."

A new iPhone camera app, M-Kamera, attempts to bring the rangefinder camera experience to mobile, including rangefinder-style focusing and a virtual film winder.

NiSi has announced the 16mm f/2.8 ultra-wide prime lens for Fujifilm GFX and Hasselblad XCD mounts. With a 35mm equivalent focal length of 12.6mm, the lens is not only extremely wide, but it is also the fastest such prime lens available for medium format systems.

Sony's first LOFIC image sensor, the Lytia L910, is arriving in flagship smartphones later this year. The upcoming 50-megapixel sensor promises significantly improved image quality with expanded dynamic range compared to traditional image sensors.

Is it a DJI Osmo? Is it an Insta360 Luna? Nope, it's a Goojodoq GFS025, and it, for whatever reason, is a handheld camera fan.

Japan introduced laws in 2023 criminalizing "photo voyeurism," which prohibits acts like upskirting. But despite the new legislation, it remains one of the country's most common sex offenses.

Fujifilm has opened applications for the 2026 GFX Challenge Grant Program, offering photographers and filmmakers worldwide the opportunity to receive funding, mentorship, and access to Fujifilm's medium-format camera system to help bring ambitious creative projects to life.

FIFA has agreed to move photographers during pre-match national anthems at the 2026 World Cup after complaints from England head coach Thomas Tuchel.

England national team coach Thomas Tuchel made headlines last week for two reasons. One, his team sailed to an easy 4-1 victory over European rival Croatia. And two, Tuchel complained about how the gaggle of photographers positioned between Tuchel and his players ruined a really important pre-game moment during England's national anthem. Another coach, German manager Julian Nagelsmann, is 100% on Tuchel's side.

Getty Images and OpenAI announced a multi-year display partnership to bring Getty Images' licensed content into OpenAI search and discovery experiences inside ChatGPT. The news sent Getty's stocks temporarily soaring more than 200% during premarket trading.

Japanese photo retailer Shoten Kobo is now selling the Wahei Optical 'Peace' 35mm f/1.4, a classic-looking, clearly Leica-inspired 35mm f/1.4 lens for M mount.

Last fall, TourBox released the Dynamic Panel for Lightroom, a new plugin for Adobe Lightroom Classic and Lightroom that enabled full-screen, clutter-free photo editing inside Lightroom when used alongside the TourBox Elite creative editing console. Dynamic Panel V2 has arrived with several new panels that photographers demanded.

Pattern Recognition Company (PRC) has announced that Excire Foto 2027 is now available, promising improved search, organization, and workflow tools for photographers.

Camera traps have captured wolves hunting a herd of European bison in an ancient forest in Poland for the first time.

7Artisans has introduced its new Dream Cine Lens Series, a full-frame manual-focus lens lineup designed for creators stepping into filmmaking. Built around a unified cine workflow, the series aims to bring professional cinematic control into an accessible, lightweight system for independent filmmakers, content creators, and film students.

DZOFilm has announced the Octopus II, a new lightweight lens adapter that enables filmmakers to use Arri PL-mount lenses on Sony E-, Nikon Z-, Canon RF-, and L-Mount cameras.

Midjourney has been largely surpassed in the AI image world by tech behemoths Google and OpenAI. But today it’s made a surprise announcement: it’s getting into health.

England national football team coach Thomas Tuchel is begging FIFA to move photographers during the 2026 World Cup after they blocked Tuchel's view of his team during England's anthem, "God Save the King."

A wedding photographer who has the same name as a heinous criminal and subject of the true crime Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct says that people are mistaking her for the murderer and leaving her one-star reviews on her business.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) loosened restrictions on some Chinese-made drones this week, although only those that count as "toy drones" and only those that exist within a preposterously narrow definition of what counts as a "toy drone."

Xtra has revealed a host of specifications and a pricing window for its impending Muse 2 Pro, a DJI Osmo Pocket 4P look-alike that will be the only challenger to Insta360's Luna Ultra in the United States.

After axing thousands of jobs and monitoring employees as they train the AI that could ultimately replace them, it's perhaps unsurprising that morale at Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is at a low ebb.

Novelty popcorn buckets are typically characters from Hollywood blockbusters. For example, there was a Grogu bucket for the recent Star Wars movie.

The 48th Leitz Photographica Auction concluded over the weekend, and collectors spent huge sums of money to get their hands on rare, classic cameras, lenses, and pieces of photographic culture and history.

VSCO has launched Studio Pro, its next-generation professional editing experience, on iOS. The company promises a macOS version later this year.

Fujifilm has announced that it will host one of its Fujikina events in New York City this fall. Taking place from October 16-18, Fujifilm says to expect a full list of scheduled events in the coming months.

The Sony a9 III's 24-megapixel global shutter image sensor has a wide range of benefits for both photographers, including exceptional swiftness and flash sync at any shutter speed. This latter benefit has gotten significantly more useful for professional photographers thanks to a firmware update for eight of Profoto's lights.

This week, Microsoft announced new Surface and Surface Pro laptops, which are powered by Snapdragon X2 processors. These ultra-thin, ultra-light laptops promise more performance for the average user, and part of that pitch is shipping them all with Affinity.

Earlier this month, Nvidia unveiled its new RTX Spark "superchip," and Microsoft took the opportunity to show off its most powerful Surface laptop ever, the Surface Ultra. Now Microsoft is back with new versions of its existing standard Surface and Surface Pro machines. They're powered by a Snapdragon processor and arrive with significant price bumps.

Map Camera's latest sales charts reflect yet another strong month for Fujifilm, headlined by scoring four of the top five places in May. And finally, after five months at the top, the Sony a7 V relinquished its title as the best-selling new digital camera.

Drone footage has captured what experts believe is the first recorded case of a tiger caring for another mother's cubs in the wild.

Three photographers were injured when an out-of-control sprint car left the track and struck them during a racing event in Ohio this week.

Brightin Star has teased the upcoming MF 14mm f/2.8, a new manual-focus ultra-wide-angle lens designed for landscape, architecture, interior, and astrophotography applications.

Many photographers love photographing the Milky Way, but few enjoy all the hassle that comes with it. Unpredictable seeing conditions, bad timing, and a pesky Moon are common friction points that prevent astrophotographers, especially novices, from succeeding. A new app, Milky Way Tonight for iOS and Android, is designed to streamline the entire process and take the guesswork out of Milky Way photography.

Since Light Lens Lab shared its last development update for its black-and-white film project last Summer, it has made significant progress and solved some new problems.

Maono has introduced its new P Series Hybrid Audio Interface range, designed for modern creators working across multiple platforms and devices, including laptops, smartphones, tablets, cameras, and livestreaming setups. The lineup includes the Maono P1 and P2, both built to simplify multi-device audio workflows while delivering high-resolution recording and low-noise performance.

Zoner Studio has released its Summer Update 2026, introducing a collection of workflow-focused improvements designed to help photographers spend less time managing images and more time editing them.

China dominates the consumer drone market, so it is perhaps surprising that it is no longer possible to fly or even purchase a drone in Beijing.

Viltrox has announced that its super-slim, ultra-lightweight AF 28mm f/4.5 Chip lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras is coming to L-Mount.

Post-production work can be arduous, as one high-end real estate agent in Tokyo seemingly discovered after hiring someone in a green screen suit for a promotional video -- only to leave them visible in the final cut.

A bill was introduced in Congress that would create a right for videographers to sue federal law enforcement officers who stop someone from filming police activity.

A canid so rare that it's nicknamed "ghost dog" has been captured on trail cameras organized by researchers deep in the Amazonian rainforest.

Photographer Gregory Crewdson shot the haunting artwork for singer Phoebe Bridgers' upcoming tour, where smartphones will be banned.