Spotlight

Cameras are great, but it’s what is done in photography with that technology that really matters. To that end, PetaPixel regularly shines a Spotlight on the incredible photos and videos created by talented artists from around the world.
Ghostly Stellar Tendrils of the Vela Supernova Remnant

The Detail in This New 1.3-Gigapixel Photo of a Supernova is Incredible

Using the remarkable 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera (DECam), astronomers have made a 1.3-gigapixel image of the ghostly Vela Supernova Remnant. The beautiful, detailed, and colorful image is the largest DECam image ever at 35,786 by 35,881 pixels, putting even the highest-resolution medium-format interchangeable lens cameras to shame.

Graham Washatka aerial landscape photographs

How to Capture Great Aerial Landscape Photos on Your Next Flight

Everyone fortunate enough to have a window seat during a flight knows first-hand how beautiful the world can look from the skies. However, photographers also know how hard it is to actually get good photos from a plane, especially a commercial flight, even if the views are spectacular.

Photographer David Seidner is finally getting the recognition he deserved. International Center of Photography's 'Fragments' exhibit.

Photographer David Seidner Was a Genre-Defining Artist

The late American fashion photographer David Seidner (1957-1999) was influential in his life, but his work has, sadly, gone underappreciated in the decades since his passing. The International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York City aims to change that through an ongoing exhibition of Seidner's work called "Fragments."

Photographer Jess Hess is the victim of an attempted murder and horrible vandalism

Man Tries to Murder Photographer, Destroys Her Home and Gear

Jess Hess of Wurmwood Photography in Dayton, Ohio experienced a photographer's worst nightmare: someone broke into her studio (and home) -- dubbed Castle Morningstar -- and destroyed everything she owned, including her photography equipment. Scarier still, the culprit initially showed up at Hess' home/studio in the early morning hours of February 29 in the hopes of killing her.

Covering the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl Journey, From Ecstasy to Horror

While I photograph the Kansas City Chiefs' home games during the season, I don’t go along if they make the playoffs or Super Bowl. But that doesn’t mean I’m finished doing assignments involving them. This year, for instance, I was hired to cover their departure from Kansas City to Las Vegas, then the big downtown watch party the night of the game, and finally the victory parade and celebration that went from ecstatic to horrific.

Blair Bunting MLB Portraits

Photographing High-End Portraits at MLB’s Spring Training

As I am a commercial photographer in Arizona, I often get the call to photograph baseball players during spring training. This work is unique and different from any other mid-season sports photo shoot -- including baseball. They are the kind that I cherish because of the calmness on set.

A NASCAR official in the foreground waves the checkered flag as Daniel Suarez beats Kyle Bush and Ryan Blaney across the finish line.

Photographer Captures Unique Shot of a Legendary NASCAR Photo Finish

The second race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season was an absolute thrill, with a trio of cars crossing the finish line side-by-side, creating a "photo finish" and one of the most incredible endings to a race ever. Photographer Alex Slitz was at the finish line next to the NASCAR official waving the checkered flag, capturing one of the best photos ever of a photo finish.

Photographer Captures Leopard Eating Crocodile in Tree

Years of traveling the plains of the Mara have etched countless wildlife encounters into my memory. From the heart-stopping chase of a cheetah to the tender moments in prides of lions.