Doorbell Camera Catches Florida Gator Standing on Two Legs and Knocking on Door

A Florida man got a frightful surprise after checking his Ring doorbell camera which showed two alligators waiting on his porch. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-4-29 20:23

Robotic Squirrel Camera Catches Squirrels Stealing Acorns From Each Other

The BBC has released another clip from the endearing Spy in the Wild series which features cameras disguised as animatronic animals. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-2-28 22:12

Underwater Camera Catches Octopuses Punching Fish Out of Spite

Octopuses are among the world's most fascinating creatures. The highly complex eight-limbed mollusks are generally very intelligent, exhibiting sophisticated behaviors rarely seen in nonhuman animals. petapixel.com »

2024-10-22 00:42

Prison Guard’s Bodycam Catches Fire Causing New York to Withdraw Them

After a New York City Department of Corrections employee suffered burns and smoke inhalation when the bodycam she was wearing suddenly caught fire, bodycams for all staff have been temporarily suspended. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-10 18:36

Photographer Catches Three Lightning Strikes Hitting Chicago in One Photo

A photographer captured three bolts of lightning striking the Chicago skyline simultaneously in one epic photo.

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2023-8-10 20:36

Lucky Photographer Catches Largest Supernova in a Decade

The largest supernova seen in over a decade just exploded, and one lucky photographer managed to capture it in a before-and-after sequence of photos. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-5-25 18:53

Photographer Catches Falcon Hitching a Ride on a Goose

A wildlife photographer captured a "once in a lifetime" photo of a peregrine falcon hitching a ride on a goose.

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2023-2-15 20:12

Camera Catches Raccoon Adorably Trying to Catch Falling Snow

Here's a video that should put a smile on your face and a fuzzy feeling in your heart: a home security camera in Washington State has captured footage of a raccoon trying to catch snowflakes falling from the sky. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-1-4 21:00

Photographer Catches Great White Shark Exploding Out of the Water

Photographer Jordan Anast captured the spectacular moment a great white shark exploded out of the ocean as he was taking pictures of a surfer. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-10-28 20:21

Nature Photographer Catches Bear Snoozing on Camera

Nature photographer Robert Martinez spent three years hoping to capture a brown bear taking a nap in front of his camera, something he finally achieved this month. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-7-15 00:03

Photographer Catches Bald Eagles Locking Talons in the Sky

A wildlife photographer has captured an incredible shot of two bald eagles locking talons high in the sky. He had been dreaming of this photo for years before it finally materialized before his lens. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-6-8 18:49

Lucky Photographer Catches Shooting Star in Family Photo

A British photographer has captured a once-in-a-lifetime picture after a shooting star whizzed across the sky at the exact moment he captured a family photo. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-3-10 19:49

Olympic Photographer Catches Bullets in Mid-Air with the Sony Alpha 1

The Nikon Z9 isn't the only mirrorless camera that makes it easier to capture speeding bullets in mid-air. Lithuania photographer Vytautas Dranginis has been catching them at the 2022 Winter Olympics with a Sony Alpha 1. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-2-17 22:52

Photographer Catches Whale Breaching Next to a Fishing Boat

A photographer was on a whale-watching trip when he unexpectedly captured incredible photos of a large humpback whale exploding out of the water right next to an unsuspecting fisherman on his boat. Photographer Douglas Croft was in California’s Monterey Bay on April 27th back in 2019 when the memorable moment occurred. “It was quite exciting! […] petapixel.com »

2021-7-21 19:59

On April 26th, We’ll Know If Nikon Finally Catches Up

There's some good news for Nikon users today. On April 26th, the Nikon z6 II, Nikon z7 II, and the Nikon z5 are getting firmware updates. The firmware focuses on autofocus performance. In our tests, the Nikon system has been falling behind some of the top tiers of cameras. thephoblographer.com »

2021-4-20 07:01

Photographer Catches Magical Sunset Proposal… But it Was a Posed Shot

Photographer Denise Cottin accidentally captured a magical moment. On the left side of the picture was a man on bended knee, proposing to his partner. The couple was perched on the top of high rocks in silhouette against a pink sky that was dissolving into yellow with the waves in the foreground catching the golden […] petapixel.com »

2020-12-16 18:47

Pentagon Buys ‘Drone Hunter’ System that Catches Illegal Drones in Big Nets

The US Department of Defense is reportedly spending millions on a special “Drone Hunter” system that uses an AI-enabled interceptor drone to catch other, illegal drones by chasing them down and shooting them with a large net… Spider-Man style. petapixel.com »

2020-2-5 21:14

Photographer Catches Squirrel Stopping to Smell a Flower

Dutch photographer Dick van Duijn was visiting Vienna, Austria, in June when he captured an adorable series of photos showing a squirrel taking a moment out of its busy day to smell the flowers. The wildlife, nature, and landscape photographer tells PetaPixel he was visiting Vienna especially to shoot photos of ground squirrels. “On the […] petapixel.com »

2019-9-18 17:50

Photographer Catches Bald Eagle with Symmetrical Reflection

Amateur photographer Steve Biro was shooting at the Canadian Raptor Conservancy in Ontario last week when he managed to capture this remarkable photo of a bald eagle flying straight at him with a perfectly symmetrical reflection in the water below. petapixel.com »

2019-5-21 20:42

Trail Camera Catches Mouse Secretly Cleaning Man’s Shed Every Night

72-year-old Stephen Mckears was puzzled every morning when he would find hardware he left out on his workbench returned to their box. Using a wildlife trail camera, he discovered that a mouse was spending hours every night putting his tools back and tidying up his workspace. petapixel.com »

2019-4-21 20:17

Lunar Eclipse Video Catches Meteorite Hitting the Moon

During the super blood wolf moon total lunar eclipse on Monday, cameras pointed at the moon captured the first known sighting of a meteorite slamming into the shadow-covered moon. This 24-second video of the impact was released by Jose Maria Madiedo at the University of Huelva in Spain. New Scientist reports that discussion about a […] petapixel.com »

2019-1-24 22:21

Timelapse Catches Lava Flow Crossing Road and Consuming Car

The ongoing 2018 lower Puna eruption on the big island of Hawaii has caused lava flows, toxic gases, and earthquakes that have destroyed tens of homes and forced thousands to evacuate. Professional storm chaser Brandon Clement of WXChasing managed to capture this timelapse of a lava flow crossing a road and engulfing a car in […] petapixel.com »

2018-5-9 19:33

Ep. 172: A Popular Photographer Catches Flack for Entering and Winning His Own Competition – and more

Episode 172 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 –  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Canon Explorer of Light, David Bergman (not subject of title story) In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast in iTunes, please take a moment to rate and review us and help us move up in the […] petapixel.com »

2017-4-30 13:28