Incredible Photos Show First Person to Ski Down Everest Without Oxygen

Breathtaking images show the athlete who became the first person to climb to Everest’s summit and ski back down without supplementary oxygen. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-9-29 17:04

Meta Cracks Down on Facebook Users Who Steal and Repost Others’ Photos

Meta says it will implement stronger measures against accounts that repeatedly reuse other people’s photos, videos, or text and post “unoriginal” content on Facebook. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-7-15 16:04

Wacom’s New Cintiq Pen Displays Slim Down On Size and Price

Wacom has its latest update to the Cintiq line of Pen Display tablets. The three new devices have been designed to deliver professional-grade performance and tools in a more compact and affordable package for consumers. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-6-5 03:00

House Overwhelmingly Passes ‘Take It Down’ Act Aimed at AI Deepfakes

Last June, Congress introduced the Take It Down Act, a bill aimed at holding social media and apps accountable for AI-generated deepfake porn images on their platforms. petapixel.com »

2025-4-29 16:56

Florida Bill Could Let Homeowners Shoot Down Spying Drones

A Florida bill could soon allow homeowners to shoot down drones that are flying over their property.

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2025-4-24 14:52

The Canon EOS R3 Body Is Down To $3999

It looks like Canon USA has updated the instant rebate on the Canon EOS R3. There is now a $1000 rebate bringing it down to $3999. At $4000, this is still a great camera. They’re still above $3000 on the used market for bodies in good shape. canonrumors.com »

2025-3-17 18:12

Capture One is Shutting Down Its Community Forum

Capture One will shut down its community forum on Friday, February 14. While the "Notice Board" and "Known Bugs" sections will remain, the company is moving all general communications out of the forum and into support requests and social media. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-2-11 21:43

Why Kodak is ‘Cracking Down’ on Respooled Motion Picture Film

This week, Reflx Lab announced that it would soon no longer be able to offer some of its respooled 35mm motion picture stock because Kodak is more strictly "crack[ing] down" on respoolers. petapixel.com »

2025-2-5 18:04

Police Criticized for Mowing Down Mountain Lion and Then Posing for Photo

A police department has come under fire for posting a photo of a smiling cop posing with a mountain lion that he had just hit and killed with his car. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-12-19 17:20

Fujifilm is Cracking Down on Camera Reselling in Japan

Fujifilm has a problem, albeit a good one, in that it is struggling to make enough cameras to meet demand. The excess demand has resulted in a significant issue: scalpers, people who buy a popular product to resell it at a markup. petapixel.com »

2024-12-4 21:43

AI Nude Photo Scandal Forces Shut Down of Private School

A scandal, which saw a teenage boy create 50 AI nude photos of his female classmates, has forced the closure of a private school. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-11-20 18:59

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Can Generate Pictures of Women Lying Down on Grass

Stability AI has clapped back at its critics by announcing its latest AI image model Stable Diffusion 3.5 with a picture of a woman lying on grass. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-24 20:32

Woman Gets Stuck Upside Down in a Boulder After Taking Photos on Her Phone

An unfortunate woman who dropped her phone while taking photos had to be rescued by emergency services after she got stuck between two boulders while trying to retrieve the device. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-22 18:25

Adobe Cuts Perpetual License for Elements Down to Just Three Years

Adobe announced the latest version of its "Elements" creative software, Photoshop Elements 2025 and Premiere Elements 2025. The newest annual releases continue to add new artificial intelligence-powered features and more Guided Edits to enable users of all experience levels to edit their photos and videos. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-2 19:30

Keith Cooper breaks down the imagePROGRAF PRO-1100

Keith Cooper is by far the most versed person online when it comes to all things printing. From the technical aspects of printers themselves, to colour profiling and getting great output. He also has a lot of tips and trick to make sure you're printer continuously runs at its best and to help you save [...] Source canonrumors.com »

2024-9-1 13:13

Man Arrested for Shooting Down His Neighbor’s Drone

A 60-year-old man in upstate New York has been arrested for shooting down his neighbor's drone with a shotgun.

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2024-6-27 14:36

Apple’s iOS 18 Doubles Down on Widget Mania and User Customization

Four years after Apple first launched widgets for iOS 14, the feature gets new customization upgrades and sees its effects felt throughout the operating system. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-10 21:55

Protestors Shut Down Palestinian Photo Exhibit at Massachusetts Library

Photography exhibitions are, in general, quaint affairs offering a space for people to contemplate and reflect on the art in front of them. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-22 17:33

Time Slows Down When You Look at a Great Photo, Study Finds

Memorable photographs make time pass more slowly, that's according to a research paper that examined people's temporal fluctuations as they looked at different images. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-7 19:29

The Canon R100 is Down to $414, But You Still Shouldn’t Buy It

Canon's mirrorless R100, basically the successor the Rebel SL series DSLRs, is on sale this week at Walmart paired with a kit lens for $414 -- that's nearly 20% off the listed price. petapixel.com »

2024-5-1 23:49

My Bizarre Evening Down the R1 Rabbit Hole

Rabbit's CEO was 30 minutes late to his session with the media because he had to finish his synth DJ set.

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2024-4-27 16:01

Tourist Mauled by Bear After Rolling Down Car Window to Take Selfie With It

A tourist was mauled by a brown bear after lowering her car window to take a selfie with the animal.

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2024-4-24 13:43

DJI’s New RS 4 and RS 4 Pro Gimbals Double Down on Performance

DJI has updated its extremely popular RS 4 and RS 4 Pro gimbals. These relatively compact gimbals are heavily inspired by their predecessors, promising similar payloads, but they feature improved usability and performance, including expanded vertical shooting capabilities. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-9 17:50

Washington’s Lottery Shuts Down AI App After It Generated Topless Photo of User

The State of Washington's Lottery has shut down an AI-powered web app after a 50-year-old woman reported that the site generated a topless photo of her. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-9 17:46

Tracking Down and Testing the Camera from ‘Rear Window’ (1954)

My hobby is film photography, which involves collecting interesting cameras, taking photos, printing pictures, and so on. Within this fairly common hobby though I have a particular niche interest, which is tracking down and trying out cameras that feature in film and media. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-4-4 19:07

B&H Photo Doubles Down on NY Bild Expo, Will Host Another in May 2025

Last summer, B&H Photo hosted a relatively small camera industry trade show and exposition in New York, testing the waters for the viability of in-person shows after the collapse of Photo Plus. petapixel.com »

2024-3-23 18:57

Anamorphic Lens Maker Vazen Shuts Down, Leaving a Void in the Cine Space

Chinese lens manufacturer Vazen has shut down less than five years after optical engineer Weizhen Liu founded it.

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2024-3-7 23:11

Facebook, Instagram, and Threads Were All Down Today

Meta properties, which includes Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, all experienced a widespread outage this morning.

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2024-3-6 18:55

Horrifying Dashcam Video Shows Car Fly Down 200-Foot Embankment

Police revealed a dramatic dash camera video that saw a car careen off the road, plummeting 200 feet.

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2024-3-2 01:19

I’m a Photographer Who Wanted to Be More Present in My Life – So I Put Down the Camera

At a recent electronic music performance, the English duo Rob Brown and Sean Booth, who perform as Autechre, plunged Sydney’s City Recital Hall into darkness. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-2-11 20:00

Australian Photo Industry Website Inside Imaging is Shutting Down

After 15 years of publishing photography industry news, the Australian website Inside Imaging has announced that it is shutting down. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-12-20 20:20

UK Gyms are Cracking Down on Cameras and Selfies

Gyms in the U.K. are starting to ban members from taking photos and recording workout videos in facilities -- amid growing privacy concerns. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-8 23:11

CineStill Doubles Down, Reiterates Intent to Defend its ‘800T’ Trademark

CineStill has been embroiled in a massive controversy due to a combination of how the company has elected to defend its trademarks -- trademarks that many in the analog community do not believe CineStill should have been granted -- and how CineStill's actions have been interpreted, or in at least one case, fabricated. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-20 20:22

The Photography-on-the-Net Forums is Shutting Down

Photography-on-the-Net, one of the original digital photography forums and perhaps one of the most prominent of the time, is shutting down at the end of 2023. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-18 21:26

NCAA Cracks Down on Extravagant and Expensive Photo Shoots

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has introduced legislation to ban recruiting photo shoots during unofficial visits. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-7 19:51

Photographers Left Devastated After Iconic Tree is Cut Down by Vandals

Photographers have expressed their dismay after an iconic tree that made for fantastic photos was deliberately felled.

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2023-9-29 19:42

The down time is here, when is the Canon momentum coming?

I think it's safe to say there hasn't been a lot of the normal hype around Canon since late last year with the release of the EOS R6 Mark II. We have seen some cool products since, but not really the things that have historically driven Canonites into a frenzy. canonrumors.com »

2023-6-22 18:00

Canon USA refurb sale, Canon EOS R5 down to $2999, EOS R6 $1299 & EOS RP $599

Canon USA has certainly been aggressive with pricing recently, and that continues with their refurbished products. The Canon EOS R5 body is down to $2999! Remember, all Canon USA refurbished gear comes with a full 1-year Canon USA warranty. canonrumors.com »

2023-6-13 16:49

The Canon EOS R5 Body is down to $3399 (Reg $3899)

Canon USA has added a $500 instant rebate to the Canon EOS R5 body, bringing the price down to $3399. This is the lowest price yet for the EOS R5 from an authorized retailer Canon EOS R5 Key Features Canon EOS R5 Body $3399 Go to discussion. canonrumors.com »

2023-6-2 09:56

Group of Photographers Nearly Mowed Down During the F1 Grand Prix

A group of photographers was nearly run over by a Formula 1 car during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix yesterday, and an inquiry is now underway to find out what happened. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-5-1 16:06

Photographer Does Impromptu Shoots After Ferry Breaks Down

A kind-hearted photographer stranded on a ferry with 600 other passengers struck up a free photo shoot for the people stuck on board. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-4-20 22:03

Western Digital’s Cloud Network Has Been Down for Five Days

Earlier this week, Western Digital confirmed that its network security was breached and some data was obtained. In response, the company shut down some of its systems. petapixel.com »

2023-4-7 18:01

Western Digital’s Network Breached, Multiple Services Taken Down

Western Digital has confirmed that its network security was breached and some data was obtained. The company shut down access to some of its systems in an attempt to block the attack, though how successful that action was remains to be seen. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-4-4 19:52

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

Meta is ‘Winding Down’ NFTs on Facebook and Instagram

Not even eight months after launching widespread support for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Facebook and Instagram, Meta is pulling the plug. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-14 17:41

How to Use Paper as a Photo Backdrop to Keep Costs Down

As a product photographer, I use paper in various different ways as a background for still-life photos to keep costs down for creative shooting. In this article, I'll show you how I do it and how you can do it too. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-7 23:16

Increasing Possibility the USAF Shot Down Hobbyist Weather Balloons

After the media storm that followed the official shooting down of an alleged Chinese spy balloon, the United States Air Force downed three other unidentified objects. petapixel.com »

2023-2-18 21:49

Photographer Forced to Shut Down Her Wedding Business After Going Blind

A professional photographer was forced to give up her successful wedding business after being diagnosed with a rare eye disease that is causing her to go blind. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-2-12 23:38

Google Photos is Dumbing Down its Location Estimation Feature

Google is changing how Photos estimates missing photo locations and will no longer use information from Location History for new photos and videos when camera location settings are turned off. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-12-9 20:06

Hive Social Shuts Down App Due To Security Issues After Rise in Sign-ups

Hive Social, an app many considered to be the new alternative to Instagram and Twitter, has completely shut down its servers to address security issues after it struggled to handle a recent surge in sign-ups. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-12-3 19:18