News

TikTok is introducing a new $6 million fund to pay creators for making viral effects and filters -- in the first reward system of its kind on the platform.

Two professional photographers have scored early victories in a pair of long-running copyright lawsuits against artist Richard Prince for his controversial Instagram-sourced New Portraits series.

81-year-old Martha Stewart has become the older ever cover model for Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit edition.

The Pixelmator Team has announced Photomator for Mac, a powerful new photo editor designed to "supercharge photo editing workflows" on macOS.

German startup Neurapix has created an artificial intelligence-based software that promises to significantly reduce the time photographers spend editing their photos in Lightroom.

Movie star Tom Hanks says he could continue acting after death with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).

DxO has released version 6 of the Nik Collection photo editing suite of plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom Classic.

Picsart -- one of the most popular mobile photo editors and graphic design tools -- has announced Spaces, a new in-app community designed to encourage creative connection and collaboration.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has helped scientists achieve another breakthrough. Solar system scientists working to understand the origins of Earth's abundant water have used Webb's Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) instrument to confirm water vapor around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time.

A robotic camera deployed into a storm drain to investigate a pothole came face to face with a five-foot alligator.

Mac Star Cameras and Electronics in Corona, California, was robbed last month and newly released security footage from inside the store shows 13 people ransacking the store and making off with around $65,000 worth of products in about three minutes.

Last December, Pentax announced that it was developing a new film camera in response to the resurgent popularity of the medium. In its most recent update, the company has revealed more about what that camera will look like, including the fact it will have a fixed lens.

A former top executive at TikTok's parent company ByteDance has claimed that it built a "backdoor channel" in its code that allowed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) access to user data in the U.S. in a new lawsuit.

A fisherman's GoPro camera captured the jaw-dropping moment a large tiger shark attacked his kayak.

British photographer Simon Mitchell was killed on Sunday at the British Motocross Championships when a motorbike struck him.

TTArtisan has announced a full-frame 100mm f/2.8 tilt-shift 2x ultra macro lens for Sony E, Fujifilm X, Canon RF, and Nikon Z mounts.

Cosina has announced the Ultron 27mm f/2 lens, a thin, light, and fast prime that is made exclusively for Fujifilm X-mount.

Hasselblad has discontinued support for its H-system cameras, medium format DSLRs that were, for many years, the standard among high-end studio photographers.

As a photographer, you know that streamlining your photography workflow is the best way to save valuable time.

A photographer was forced to go to the hospital after being wiped out during an XFL football championship game -- the incident delayed the match by more than 10 minutes.

Capture One has announced the 16.2 "spring" update that adds new features and artificial intelligence (AI) powered tools designed to speed up users' workflows.

An extremely rare white killer-whale calf named "Frosty" has been filmed off the coast of southern California.

Google's upcoming Android 14 update is going to allow smartphones to capture a a new "Ultra HDR" mode which is a new format that captures in JPEGs but with more dynamic range than the the typical 8-bit limitation the file format currently records.

"This is the ISO wheel on your camera, and sometimes, it does nothing," says Syrp Lab in its newest video. Syrp Lab takes a deep dive into ISO, explaining what it is, discussing Dual Native ISO and ISO variance, and providing the information people need to shoot the cleanest possible video.

Last year, Sony said that it had developed a new type of sensor that was capable of gathering double the light of conventional sensors while also reducing noise. That sensor has finally made it into a consumer product, and the company has further explained how it works.

A YouTuber has come clean about crashing his airplane on purpose as he faces jail for obstructing a federal investigation by cleaning up the wreckage himself.

Aputure has announced the Delta Pro, a 3,600Wh battery pack that the company bills it as the "ultimate" portable power solution for filmmakers.

An American tourist in Bali had a shocking experience after an elephant bit and broke her arm while she was posing for a photo with the animal in a resort.

Photographer Markus Hofstaetter is back with another unique photography project: he created a high dynamic range (HDR) tintype using a super-fast 120mm f/1.0 lens.

Meike has announced a new Sony E-mount to Nikon Z-mount autofocus adapter that allows photographers to use their Sony lenses on Nikon's new mirrorless camera bodies.

Meta is testing a new payout model that will pay Facebook and Instagram creators based on how many views their Reels get.

Amazon and Canon have targeted a large group of "bad actors" that the two companies allege have sold counterfeit camera batteries and chargers to unsuspecting buyers.

The 11-20mm f/2.8 Di III-A RXD lens for Fujifilm APS-C cameras that Tamron announced that it was developing last February is finally coming to market at the end of May for $829.

Minnesota has advanced a bill to criminalize the sharing of sexual and political deepfakes -- as lawmakers across the U.S. rush to combat the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).

A rare pink grasshopper was photographed in a wildlife refuge this week -- but its unusual color spells bad news for the insect.

Saturation is a new production management platform designed specifically for film and photo professionals that can act as a hub for financial management and production planning for everything from simple photo shoots to television shows.

A 23-year-old social media influencer who created an AI version of herself so that it could be a companion to thousands of men says it has gone rogue.

At its I/O developer event yesterday, Google announced two new features that will better help users understand the origins of an image -- including if it is AI-generated.

Canon is getting in on the vlogging craze with a new PowerShot series, kicking off with the Canon PowerShot V10. While capable of capturing still images, Canon is clear that the PowerShot V10 is designed primarily with video in mind.

Sony has unveiled its latest flagship smartphone in the Xperia 1 V, targeting both photographers and video enthusiasts as it upgrades some of the hardware while finding other ways to optimize the software.

A professional skier filmed the heart-stopping moment when he got caught in an avalanche -- while his friend was seriously injured trying to save him when he got swept up in a second avalanche that dropped him 1,600 feet at a speed of 50 miles per hour.

Datacolor has announced the Spyder X2 Elite and X2 Ultra, its next generation of color calibration tools for displays that delivers precision color calibration in less than two minutes.

At Google I/O, Adobe and Google announced that Adobe Firefly and Adobe Express are integrating with Bard by Google. Further, Adobe's Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI) will be incorporated, ensuring transparency with AI-generated content within Bard.

An experienced photojournalist was arrested while covering a protest over the chokehold death of Jordan Neely in New York City.