Drones are Being Used to Chase Grizzly Bears Away From Humans

Aerial footage has revealed how remote-controlled drones are being used to scare bears away from human-populated areas.

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2025-1-29 16:34

Photographer Captures Horses Being Saved From LA Wildfires

In a sobering what-are-the-odds assignment, Reuters sent freelance photographer Carlin Stiehl to document a safe haven for horses and other animals as Los Angeles battled deadly wildfires. petapixel.com »

2025-1-13 17:14

Google Street View Image of ‘Body’ Being Loaded Into Trunk is Clue in Murder Case

A Google Street View image of a man unloading what appears to be a body from the trunk of a car is a clue in a Spanish murder investigation. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-12-24 18:11

Mariah Carey Denies Being AI-Generated in Spotify Wrapped Video

Mariah Carey has dismissed claims that she used generative AI to make her Spotify Wrapped video, following accusations from social media users. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-12-9 17:03

‘Gladiator II’ Cinematographer Accuses Ridley Scott of Being a ‘Really Lazy’ Filmmaker

The Gladiator II cinematographer has accused the movie's director Ridley Scott of becoming "lazy" and adopting a "rush, rush, rush" approach to filmmaking. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-11-29 18:11

Band Photographer Awarded $18 Million After Being Crushed by Forklift at Concert

A band photographer received a $18 million settlement after being crushed by a forklift following a Green Day concert.

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2024-11-22 20:10

Photographer is Filmed Being ‘The Bad Guy’ at a Wedding

A wedding photographer filmed the moment she was forced to become the "bad guy" and tell guests to put their phones away during the ceremony. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-11-20 20:47

Tired of Being Beautiful: On Photographing Language

Geneva Navarro has been old longer than I have been alive.

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2024-11-1 18:00

The ‘Wicked’ Poster Controversy is Being Conflated With AI When It’s Good Old-Fashioned Photoshop

Earlier this month, the star of the new Wicked movie Cynthia Erivo shared that she was livid with a fan-edited film poster that more closely resembled the poster for the popular Broadway musical show of the same name. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-28 16:59

What It’s Like Being the Official Team USA Gymnastics Photographer

John Cheng is the official photographer for USA Gymnastics (USAG), one of the most interesting jobs in all of sports photography. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-9-7 20:49

Major AI Image Dataset is Back Online After Being Pulled Over CSAM

The open-source LAION-5B dataset used to train AI image generators has been re-released after it was pulled last year when child sex abuse material (CSAM) was discovered among the billions of pictures. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-9-4 18:33

Shark Being Struck by Boat Caught on Camera for First Time

A camera attached to a basking shark has captured the first-ever recorded instance of the species being hit by a boat.

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2024-7-25 17:40

Bumble Don’t Want Users Being “Catfished” By AI-Generated Images

Bumble has introduced a new feature that allows users to report when someone is using AI-generated images or video.

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2024-7-10 15:50

Instagram Photos Are Being Labeled ‘Made With AI’ When They’re Not

Instagram's newly-launched "Made with AI" labels are creating confusion as photographers and content creators are finding their posts slapped with the tags despite using minimal editing or apparently not using AI at all. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-28 19:35

Photographer Cries Tears of Joy After Being Reunited With Lost Camera Bag

A photographer was filmed bursting into tears of joy after learning that his lost camera bag, with over $21,850 worth of gear and memory cards full of images, had been found. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-9 15:34

AI Image That Won Sony World Photo Award is Being Sold for $21,000

Boris Elgadsen, the man who was awarded first place for an AI image at the Sony World Photography Awards last year, is selling The Electrician for $21,500 (€20,000). [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-26 15:00

Old Movies Are Being Enhanced With AI Tools and Not Everyone is Happy

The 1994 James Cameron film True Lies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger was recently re-released in Ultra HD 4K disc format giving viewers the opportunity to watch these classic films in unprecedented detail. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-17 20:35

Photographer Dies After Being Swept Into the Sea While Shooting Big Waves

A photographer on the Canary Island of Tenerife has died while taking photos of 16-foot waves crashing against the shore.

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2024-4-12 17:53

Wild Smartphone Footage Shows Man Being Flung From His Vehicle

Startling smartphone footage of a man being flung into the air from his vehicle after it flipped several times on a beach has surfaced and gone viral. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-4 14:09

Concert Photographer Narrowly Misses Guitar Being Thrown at Him

A concert photographer narrowly missed a guitar being thrown at him on stage -- after a heavy metal musician mistook him for someone else. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-14 14:54

AI Images of Trump With Black People are Being Circulated by His Supporters

AI-generated images of Donald Trump embracing Black people are being circulated by his supporters online.

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2024-3-4 16:26

It’s Time to Stop Being Elitist About Camera Sensor Sizes

This past week, the PetaPixel team came across an opinion on another photography blog that we didn't think was fair. In short, it argued that all "small sensor cameras suck," which is just not true. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-3 16:30

Google Gemini’s AI Image Generator Accused of Being ‘Anti-White’

Google has said it will endeavor to fix the AI Image Generator on Gemini (formerly Bard) after it was criticized for "erasing white people." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-2-22 14:16

Photographers Up in Arms After Being Banned From Dance Contest

Photographers in Minnesota have been left reeling after being banned from dance tournaments. The league has hired its own photographers whose pictures will be available to purchase by the public. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-2-7 16:52

Photographer Captures Earth’s Magnetic Field Being Played Like a Guitar

The aurora tends to show itself as shapeless illuminations that dance and swirl but one photographer in Iceland recently looked up and saw the northern lights being "curled" in a highly unusual way. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-31 20:57

Photographer’s Secret Images of Holocaust Victims Being Rounded Up Are Discovered

A trove of clandestine photos taken of Jewish people being rounded up in Nazi-occupied Poland so that they could be murdered has been released for International Holocaust Remembrance Day. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-29 21:15

Kamikaze FPV Drones Are Now Regularly Being Used in Ukraine War

Cheap kamikaze FPV drones, the kind more typically used by photography and racing enthusiasts, are now one of Ukraine's most valued weapons against the Russian invasion. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-23 16:15

Monkey Hugs Photographer After Being Reunited in Heartwarming Video

A photographer has shared the sweet moment Mikah the spider monkey gave him a hug after the pair had not seen each other in two years. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-12 16:12

Putin’s New Year Message is Accused of Being Computer-Generated

Online skeptics have accused Vladimir Putin's New Year speech of being computer-generated pointing to irregularities around his neck. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-3 17:39

Shocking Footage Shows Uncontacted Tribe Being Met With Bulldozers

New footage shows the moment that members of an uncontacted tribe were met with bulldozers close to a nickel mine in Indonesia. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-1 16:54

Prototype Camera Made for the Moon is Being Tested on Earth

The first crewed mission to the Moon for over 50 years is planned for December 2025 and astronauts have been putting a brand new camera designed for the space expedition through its paces here on Earth. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-25 16:08

Western Digital is Being Sued Over Its Failing SanDisk SSDs

A California customer has filed a class-action lawsuit against Western Digital, the parent company of SanDisk, alleging the company misrepresented the capabilities of its portable SSD products which have been widely reported to be failing en masse. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-8-19 18:35

Am I a Lazy Photographer For Shooting Only JPEGs?

We've often said that our staff works to get it right in-camera as much as we possibly can. And to that end, we genuinely shoot for the JPEG to look as close to our original creative vision as possible. thephoblographer.com »

2023-5-11 07:00

How to Avoid Being Scammed as a Photographer

Unfortunately, if you use the internet for work, you probably already know that new scams and scammers pop up every day. Recently, I’ve seen the rise in popularity of a new scam targeting photographers. petapixel.com »

2023-4-16 19:03

Pentagon Refuses to Release Footage of UFOs Being Shot Down

The Pentagon says that footage of "aircraft interaction" with UFOs exists but the United States Department of Defense has refused to release it. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-31 18:40

Fake Images of Donald Trump Being Arrested Shows the Power of AI

A series of photorealistic AI images that show Donald Trump being arrested has gone viral online and underlines the technology's prowess and dangers. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-23 19:19

Singer Injured After Being Struck by Drone During Live Concert

A singer was injured during a live concert on Friday after a drone struck him on the head as he was performing.

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2023-3-7 18:22

‘Photoguard’ Stops Your Pictures Being Manipulated by AI

A new program may prevent artificial intelligence (AI) programs from manipulating an individual's photos and using them to create deepfakes. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-3 21:10

AI Photo Editing Apps are Being Targeted by Cyber Criminals

Some artificially intelligent (AI) photo editing apps that claim to generate selfies were found to be hiding malware that infects a user's smartphone device. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-2-21 16:32

Being a ‘Self-Taught’ Photographer Really Means Always Learning

I have one overarching tip for you today and it’s a big one. The only wrong way to learn photography is to stop learning. Whether you’re classically trained or self-taught, the key is to always be learning and growing. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-12-20 20:52

Picsart AI Image Generator Being Used to Make a Million Images a Day

In just 20 days since it was launched, Picsart users are creating more than a million images a day with the company's text-to-image generator. The company will begin rolling out the feature to Android users today. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-11-23 19:33

Photographer Reveals Queen Elizabeth ‘Hated’ Her Hands Being Pictured

British photographer Rankin has revealed that Queen Elizabeth II turned down his pose request because she "hated" her hands being pictured. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-11-17 14:48

Photographer Stunned After Being Detained by Airline Staff for Taking Pictures

An aviation photographer was left stunned after he was detained by American Airlines staff for taking photos inside the cabin. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-11-5 13:55

The Benefit to Being Conspicuous While Photographing

A photograph can reveal some deep human truths, but even the most intricate images may not divulge in a self-referential way. A deeply intimate scene could have been made from very impersonal practices, and similarly one could use a respectful, peaceful photographic approach to produce something obscene. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-10-25 18:28

James Webb Telescope’s Deep Field Photo is Being Used to Spread Malware

One of the first five photos to be taken by the James Webb Space Telescope is being used by malicious actors to spread malware, as identified by securities analytics platform Securonix. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-9-7 19:07

It Looks Like the Nikon Z7 is Being Discontinued

Nikon appears to have discontinued the Nikon Z7, the company's original foray into full-frame mirrorless. The camera is listed as an "old product" which usually indicates it will no longer be actively manufactured. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-8-12 18:06

Sports Photographer Left With Cut Lip After Being ‘Slapped’ By Security

Photographer Mark Thompson was allegedly slapped by a security guard at the Formula One in Hungary this weekend, with an image of the confrontation being posted to his Twitter timeline. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-8-2 17:49

Bear Cub Being a ‘Twerp’ Attacks Trail Camera

A bratty bear cub has been dubbed a "twerp" after it took out its frustration on a trail camera, wrecking the photo equipment seemingly because it was reprimanded by its mother. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-7-12 20:40

Limited Edition Gold Leica is Being Released in Honor of the Thai King

In a collaboration with Thai Beverage, Leica is set to make 10 gold Leica M10 cameras available in honor of the coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, and each is expected to cost around $50,000. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-6-11 21:19

China Says Its Photographers Are Being Tricked into Becoming Spies

The Chinese government is warning its citizens that foreign governments may trick them into becoming spies. Two photographers have recently been imprisoned for sending photos of military targets to foreign agents in exchange for cash. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-4-19 19:36