News

The German Photo Council has successfully campaigned to have analog considered to be part of UNESCO's cultural heritage program.

In an effort to protect children online, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed a bill requiring app stores to obtain age verification and parental consent.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured images of auroral activity on Neptune for the first time.

A photographer had his $5,800 (£4,500) camera and lens obliterated by an errant ball during a soccer game in England this weekend.

"Space is hard," says an aerospace engineer commenting on a rocket launch video that ends with it exploding into smithereens. But as Dr. Chris Combs also points out, "This is the most picturesque launch failure video I've ever seen."

Photographers flock to the hills of southern California for the superbloom that sometimes appears in spring. But this year, so far at least, has been a disappointment.

TTArtisan's AF 75mm f/2 portrait prime lens, previously available only for E-mount and Z-mount, now comes in an L-Mount version. It is TTArtisan's first autofocus lens for L-Mount cameras.

Not long after the Blood Moon lunar eclipse, photographers can gear up for yet another eclipse tomorrow -- this time it's a solar one.

SkyPixel, the world's largest aerial photography and video community, announced the fantastic winners of its 10th annual Photo and Video Contest. Held in partnership with global drone leader DJI, the competition's winners showcase the best in aerial visual storytelling.

The Nodus Obscura is the first mechanical watch to integrate an exposure gauge for film photographers who don't have a light meter.

A veteran cameraman's widow has filed a wrongful death and breach of contract lawsuit against Fox News over his death while he was reporting on the war in Ukraine.

Instagram has rolled out a new feature, which allows users to fast-forward Reels, similar to TikTok's functionality.

An Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic image of Trump with his fist raised and blood on his face after the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania has testified on the White House ban of his news agency.

A photographer who lost all their Lightroom presets following a catalog corruption built a super helpful tool to recover their precious editing presets, which were built over a decade-plus of careful photo editing.

There has been a flood of photos turned into Studio Ghibli-style images posted to social media in the last 24 hours and it's all because of ChatGPT's new AI image generator.

New research has revealed why AI-generated food images can make people uneasy -- raising questions about the potential of the technology to replace traditional food photography in ads.

Texas has dropped charges against Sally Mann after a grand jury declined to take action against the controversial photographer and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth where her photos were exhibited in January.

Apple is on a marketing blitz for its hit Apple TV+ show, Severance, which aired its highly …

Asus announced a new ProArt Display that leverages QD-OLED display technology, allowing it to mix the excellent color and pixel response time of OLED with increased brightness and burn-in resistance.

Last week, Sony teased a new full-frame E-mount cinema camera that promised to "Go small, shoot big." That product has been fully unveiled, and it is extremely niche: the $25,000 Sony Venice 2 Extension System Mini that requires an even more expensive Sony Venice 2 8K or 6K camera.

The Canon PowerShot V1 unveiled at CP+ last month has been fully announced for Canon's global audience, including creators in the United States. While there are no new features or specs to discuss, customers now know when they can get their hands on the PowerShot V1 and for how much.

The new Canon RF 20mm f/1.4 L VCM is Canon's first-ever 20mm f/1.4 prime lens and only the second 20mm f/1.4 lens available for full-frame mirrorless cameras, joining the Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens. The new RF 20mm f/1.4 L VCM joins Canon's three other VCM lenses, each designed with hybrid creators in mind.

Alongside the Canon EOS R50 V camera designed primarily for video applications, Canon debuted a new wide-angle power zoom lens that promises to pair well with the newest EOS R body. The Canon RF-S 14-30mm f/4-6.3 IS STM PZ lens delivers a 22-48mm equivalent focal length range, which Canon says is ideal for cinematic video, live streaming, and vlogging.

Venus Optics announced the world's first cinema shift lenses, the Laowa 15mm T4.8 and 20mm T4.1.

A photographer, who got lost after he ventured out to take photographs in a Florida marsh, had to be saved by rescue teams.

Hugues Oyarzabal, a pioneering surf photographer believed to have been the first to film himself from inside the wave using a digital camera, has died at the age of 39.

A key designer behind the Pentax 17 half-frame film camera has left Ricoh Imaging, as the company says it is pausing the Pentax film project to evaluate the market.

The news agency Agence-France Presse (AFP) has demanded the release of its jailed Turkish photojournalist Yasin Akgül who was detained while covering protests in Istanbul.

OpenAI has launched a new AI image generator that is a technological step forward, and some of the examples the company shared achieve a frightening degree of verisimilitude.

Kevin Raber, CEO and publisher of PhotoPXL and former CEO of Luminous Landscape, has passed away after suffering a series of strokes over the past 48 hours. He was 71.

Scientists used precisely controlled soundwaves to suspend insect specimens, capturing detailed photographs from multiple angles without damaging the specimens.

Godox announced adjustable, battery-powered motorized electronic diffusion panels. The futuristic lighting modifiers come in three sizes.

Video Assist is an iPad app that turns Apple's popular tablet into a professional-oriented HDMI and SDI video monitor. Version 2.0 of Video Assist is now available, adding many significant features to the app.

A photographer was sued by female professional wrestlers after he captured and posted suggestive images of them during their performances.

Not long after announcing it would continue its imaging partnership with Leica, Insta360 debuted a new bundle for the Insta360 Ace Pro 2 action camera that features Leica technology. The Insta360 Ace Pro 2 Xplorer Bundle aims to "transform the 8K AI-powered action camera into the ultimate tool for street photography and urban travel."

Lomography has re-released two film scanning kits designed to make film photography more accessible to all by simplifying the digitization process.

Photographer Hugh Brownstone and his design partner and friend Ed Palisoc are back with another carefully designed camera grip. This time, the design duo is looking at Sigma's latest creation, the "beautifully foolish" Sigma BF.

Meta is considering charging Facebook and Instagram users for an ad-free version in the U.K. after a landmark privacy case in which the company agreed to stop targeting ads at a British woman.

Google has started rolling out "Project Astra," an AI that can see via a person's smartphone camera, enabling it to answer questions about the world around it.

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's latest image combines the work of two different instruments that captured photos of a sparkling spiral galaxy and a prominent star more than 20 years apart.

NYU Langone's ambitious plans to build a $3 billion state-of-the-art medical center on Long Island have pivoted. The university is reportedly considering purchasing Canon's Melville, New York headquarters instead.