As the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad wind down in Paris, France, this weekend, it's a great time to take a closer look at one of the most photogenic and dynamic events of the 2024 Summer Olympics: surfing.
A photographer has been shooting London after dark for over 10 years, exploring the city’s carefree energy at night.
A disabled bald eagle, Murphy, became a viral sensation last year after he raised an orphaned eaglet so it could be safely released in the wild. This year, the fatherly bird has raised yet another eaglet.
A photographer captured a magnificent photo of a humpback whale breaching behind a group of surfers in Australia.
Canon U.S.A. has been involved with the beautiful, iconic Yellowstone National Park since the 1990s, providing vital financial support to Yellowstone Forever and Eyes on Yellowstone. Canon's support of programs helps scientific research and conservation.
In 1985, Commodore announced the Amiga 1000 computer and, at a public launch event, brought Andy Warhol in to create a digital portrait of Blondie’s Debbie Harry. That image was believed lost but has been in the possession of an original Commodore digital technician who is now making it available to purchase for $26 million.
Italian photographer Mattia Bicchi is a master of timelapse photography, including the exceptionally challenging and demanding subset of Milky Way timelapse.
Professional photographer Nick Didlick has been shooting for nearly 50 years, so he has experienced significant shifts in how photos are captured, shared, and consumed. He's currently in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics and chatted with PetaPixel about how photography has changed, how better technology helps him capture better photos, and the challenge of capturing the perfect moment.
Renowned printing company WhiteWall works with a diverse range of photographers and other visual artists and often highlights a creator's work as part of a broader marketing campaign. The latest to work with WhiteWall is photographer Lorenz Holder.
A photographer has spent six years visiting over 50 countries across six continents in search of interesting McDonald's restaurants.
French adventure and sports photographer Jérôme Brouillet captured an incredible surfing photo in Tahiti that may ultimately be the iconic photo of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
The Siena Awards unveiled the finalists for the 2024 Creative Photo Awards, showcasing 36 images across seven categories.
Incredible new footage shows the Sakurajima volcano erupting in Kyushu, Japan today, spewing volcanic ash high into the air and causing Japanese authorities to issue an ash advisory.
To celebrate the Chandra X-ray Observatory's 25th birthday, NASA has released 25 beautiful, never-before-seen images captured by Chandra.
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy says his latest 375-megapixel image of the Sun could be controversial as it blends science and art with two images taken weeks apart.
The 2024 Summer Olympics kicked off in Paris earlier this week, with the official opening commencing today, July 26. The "Games of the XXXIII Olympiad," as the event is officially known, puts athletes through grueling competition, but the photographers on hand to photograph everything don't have it much easier. It is a sports photography gauntlet.
The winners of the Mangrove Photography 2024 Awards have been announced, a competition celebrating the fragile watery ecosystems.
As excitement builds for the Paris Olympics, one photographer has already taken a shot that is a contender for picture of the Games.
The James Webb Space Telescope just celebrated its second birthday, having started service on July 12, 2022. Here are Webb's 10 best photos so far to mark the occasion.
A new interactive map will help American photographers plan the perfect fall foliage trip this year based on historical data, machine learning algorithms, and public reports.
The Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci who captured the instantly iconic photo of Trump with his hand raised after surviving Saturday's assassination attempt has explained how he nailed the shot.
It's been a while since my last entry into the ongoing "Wildlife on a Maine Pond" series, but it's not for lack of exciting wildlife activity. This entry will feature the debut of the animal I crossed my fingers for: baby loons.
The 2024 World Sports Photography Awards winners were recently announced, and the winner of the football (soccer) category, Brazilian-born and Portugal-based photographer Marcelo Guelber Góes, spoke with PetaPixel about his very impressive victory and career as a sports photographer.
Tokyo-based Astroscale Japan is a company attempting to deal with the growing problem of floating space garbage. As part of that mission, it recently completed a close fly-by of a discarded upper-stage rocket body, and the photo of space garbage it snapped is strikingly beautiful.
While Gordon Laing of Cameralabs typically looks at vintage cameras as part of his incredible Retro Review series, old glass deserves love, too. Cameralabs has just published its review of the Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AI-s, a lens that launched 43 years ago and is still amazing today.
Leica has announced the 12 photographers shortlisted for the prestigious Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA).
The California Academy of Sciences has revealed the winners of its BigPicture Photography Competition which celebrates Earth's biodiversity and highlights the threats it faces.
Nikon has announced that its beautiful new corporate headquarters in Tokyo is complete.
A photographer has creatively used the Sun as a ball for an epic photo shoot with soccer star Trinity Rodman in front of the Washington Monument.
When Outdoor Photographer shut down, it devastated landscape, nature, and wildlife photography enthusiasts. However, its spiritual successor, Wild Eye, has been unveiled and will publish its first issue in September.
A NASA astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) is taking a series of epic photographs and sharing the techniques behind them.
The shortlist for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year has been revealed with a hatful of spectacular celestial images picked from over 3,500 entries.
A photographer has endeavored to capture 8,000 faces of strangers mainly in the Boston area.
For many children, Lego provides a fun way to be creative and learn new skills. For some, Lego becomes a lifelong passion that continues to transport them to imaginative new places. Photographer Benedek Lampert is one of these people, as evidenced by his latest project that uses clever Lego building and brilliant photography skills to recreate space photos.
Canadian photographer Chris Whitty captured a rare white loon after spending years searching for it.
Road cycling is a brutal sport where the physical demands are relentless. Athletes must endure harsh weather, reckless fans, all the while the risk of a massive accident constantly lurks.
For photographers who were around during the emergence of the DSLR, few cameras are as influential or recognizable as early Canon EOS Digital Rebel models. Gordon Laing of Cameralabs has turned back the clock to look at the very first Rebel DSLR in his latest Retro Review.
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured this magnificent image of the International Space Station (ISS) transiting the surface of the Sun in the blink of an eye.
In 2016, photographer and filmmaker Josh Gladstone designed a way to use Fujifilm Instax film in vintage Kodak cameras. It was very hands-on and had some limitations. Eight years later, Gladstone is back with a much more elegant 3D-printed solution.
Shortly after announcing the overall winners, the World Sports Photography Awards have unveiled the 24 category winners, showcasing the best in sports images worldwide.
With just a month left before the annual Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards entry period ends, competition organizers have unveiled some of the best submissions so far. Like every year, these early favorites are a potent blend of hilarious animals and excellent photography skills.
Hasselblad has announced the winners of its prestigious Hasselblad Masters 2023 competition.
The Royal Entomological Society has announced the winners of its 2023 insect photography competition.
Since photographing the total solar eclipse on April 8, I have been dreaming of getting a high-quality print. It was one of my favorite photographic experiences ever, and a memory I want to cherish for many years to come.
The World Sports Photography Awards has unveiled the overall winner of its 2024 photo contest, along with the runner-up and third-place recipients.
In the mid-1970s, skateboarding had started to develop into the sport recognized today by the Olympics and photographer Hugh Holland was lucky enough to be right there in California when the exciting new scene was emerging.
Kolari Vision has unveiled the winners of its inaugural 2024 solar eclipse photography competition with an artistic shot of an airplane skimming the celestial event taking home first place.
The National Audubon Society has announced the winners of the 2024 Audubon Photography Awards with a photo of a pair of squabbling Backburnian warblers scooping the top prize.
Photographer Henry Diltz was the official photographer for the Woodstock festival in 1969 and is one of the most important recorders of the music scene during the 1960s and 1970s.
Scientists have captured incredible footage of a deep-sea mother squid clutching dozens of unusually huge eggs.