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A rare signed photograph of Al Capone sold for over $62,000 at auction last week and is believed to be the largest signed image of the Chicago mob boss ever offered for sale.

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction in favor of a Christian wedding photographer temporarily blocking New York State from enforcing anti-discrimination laws that she argues violate her First Amendment rights.

Today marks the 10th anniversary of Google Photos, a platform that has evolved from a simple storage solution into a powerful tool for organizing, editing, and sharing photos and videos. To celebrate, Google has shared jaw-dropping milestones and announced new features to usher in its next decade.

A global team of astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope discovered a bizarre star that acts unlike any star seen before.

Recreated lenses are not new, but few are quite so forward with their inspiration as the new Chinese-made Mandler 35mm f/2 for Leica M mount.

Viltrox has announced the AF 28mm f/4.5 Chip lens for Nikon Z mirrorless cameras. The ultra-compact full-frame lens is the thinnest and lightest lens Viltrox has ever made.

French photographer and acclaimed photojournalist Marie-Laure de Decker (1947-2023) made a name for herself documenting numerous armed conflicts, social and political upheavals, and historic portraits. Her work and legacy will be honored in a new retrospective.

After branching out into five new market segments at NAB, Atomos is clearly not done and today announced its entrance into the microphone scene with the StudioSonic Shotgun Mic, a compact wired or wireless mic designed for a wide range of pro uses.

A recent study has raised concerns about the increasing ability of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate convincing fake microscopic images.

Google launched its scarily-good new AI video model Veo 3 last week -- and users wasted no time putting it to the ultimate benchmark: the “Will Smith Eating Spaghetti” test.

Sony has announced the FX2, a new cinema camera designed for the next generation of filmmakers. The camera combines the a7 IV's 33-megapixel full-frame image sensor with a video-friendly form factor, including a tilting electronic viewfinder (EVF).

Leica Camera AG has unveiled two new ZM series watches in an eye-catching green finish.

Harvard University will give up ownership of two 175-year-old daguerreotypes depicting an enslaved father and daughter, following the resolution of a years-long legal battle with a woman who claims to be a descendant of the individuals in the photographs.

Dramatic footage has revealed the moment a shark fisherman saved a drowning teenager by using a drone to drop a flotation device.

Photographer Bill Delzell is on a quest to identify the unnamed photographer who left behind hundreds of rolls of undeveloped film containing images of historic moments from the late 1960s San Francisco abandoned in a storage unit.

Pioneering photographer Ian Ruhter, known for creating cameras out of surprising objects, is turning trash into cameras.

SmallRig announced the RC 220C, a new continuous LED light for photographers and videographers.

A new high-resolution camera system installed at the long-standing Vacuum Tower Telescope (VTT) in Tenerife, Spain is delivering some of the most detailed images of the Sun ever captured.

Greece has filed a lawsuit against Adidas following what appeared to be a drone light show promoting the sportswear brand above the ancient Acropolis.

Popular YouTuber and former NASA engineer Mark Rober spent $5 million of his own money to launch a satellite into space that can capture "the most epic selfies in the Universe."

Japanese photographers are getting a gorgeous new Lumix S9 camera next month. The "Titanium Gold" Lumix S9 camera features a new three-layer paint process, which Panasonic promises is more distinctive and eye-catching than conventional metallic paint.

This is the first-ever photograph of the Upemba lechwe -- one of the world’s rarest large mammals, now teetering on the brink of extinction, with fewer than 100 of these elusive creatures believed to remain.

A Canadian man has been sentenced to almost two years in jail for stealing an iconic 1940s photograph of Sir Winston Churchill -- known as The Roaring Lion.

Fashion magazines are hiring Terry Richardson years after the once-dominant photographer disappeared from view amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.

Technology company PNY has announced new microSD Express memory cards, joining the newly formed fray ahead of the Nintendo Switch 2's global launch on June 5.

Astronomers utilizing high resolution telescope arrays observed two warring galaxies battling with radiation.

Reto, makers of vintage-inspired analog cameras and film, has announced that its latest device is a 35mm film camera that can switch between standard and panoramic modes without changing film.

A week after World Press Photo suspended Nick Ut's credit on the famous Napalm Girl photo, big names in photojournalism have come to Ut's defense and attacked The Stringer and the people behind it for a perceived lack of transparency.

A major retrospective of photographer Lee Miller's work will be displayed in London this coming fall. It will be one of the most extensive exhibits of her work ever shown and the largest ever in the UK.

Legendary Brazilian social documentary photographer Sebastião Salgado has died at age 81.

Nikon announced today that it will increase the prices of its products in the United States in one month, on June 23, 2025, due to tariffs.

President Donald Trump has threatened Apple with a tariff of "at least 25%" if iPhone models sold in the United States are not manufactured in the U.S. This very targeted escalation in trade policy rhetoric sent Apple's stock down 3.7% as of writing. The company's stock is down nearly 20% so far this year.

Apple's smart glasses designed to compete with Meta Ray-Bans will reportedly be released by the end of 2026, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

President Trump held up a photo from the Democratic Republic of Congo as evidence of murders in South Africa this week.

Canon, in collaboration with Samy's Camera, the Los Angeles Times, and ULCA's School of Theater, Film, and Television, is helping provide essential resources, services, and opportunities to people dealing with the aftermath of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year, including the Eaton and Palisades fires that did the majority of the damage.

Light Lens Lab's new 50mm f/1.5 "Z21" is now available. Announced last month, the lens is an homage to the legendary and rare P. Angenieux Type S20 50mm f/1.5 lens produced initially in the 1950s.

Viltrox, manufacturer of affordable, high-quality lenses and accessories, has just announced two new on-camera touchscreen monitors.

Kolari Vision, a photo and tech company known for its specialized infrared and ultraviolet products and camera conversion services, has announced new magnetic clip-in filters for Micro Four Thirds cameras, including OM System, Panasonic, and Blackmagic Design models.

A bride has taken to Reddit for advice after accepting free photography at her wedding as a "gift" but has since been sent a bill.

Photographers are reporting that Adobe Stock is imposing upload limits after the image-selling platform has been swamped with AI imagery.

We’re excited to announce the "Goodbye Spring, Hello Summer Giveaway”! Once again, we’ve partnered with some outstanding brands to offer an incredible prize package. One lucky winner will receive a LUMIX S5II full-frame mirrorless camera with a 20-60mm f/3.5-5.6 lens, ProMaster’s Epoch 328/4W Tripod Kit, plus a collection of other unique photography products.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has achieved another record. Scientists using the groundbreaking telescope have detected light from an ancient galaxy, MoM-z14, just 280 million years following the Big Bang. It is the most distant, oldest galaxy ever photographed, and its very existence is puzzling.

Retouch4me, developer of a leading AI-based photo and video editing platform, has released Apex, a new plugin designed specifically for portrait retouching. The Apex plugin promises natural-looking, professional portrait retouching in under a minute.

An upcoming exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery invites visitors to explore the rise of the grand-scale, whole-plate photographic portrait -- from the luxurious daguerreotype to the more affordable tintype.

A hospital employee, who claims his ex-girlfriend shared his naked selfie without his consent, has been told that his nude photo is not protected by privacy laws because he took the picture while at work.

A high school has made a creative video where graduates answer questions from themselves when they were in the sixth grade.

Google launched its new AI video model Veo 3 this week and people have already created incredibly impressive synthetic videos from it.

Urban explorer photographer Isaac Wright, otherwise known as “Drift”, says that police put out a warrant for his arrest after he posted an image on Instagram a few months ago.

Fujifilm has announced the X half, a premium digital compact camera that packs an 18-megapixel Type 1 sensor into a tiny camera body designed as a love letter to half-frame film photography.