New York City to Test Controversial AI Gun Detection in Subway Stations

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the city will trial a new artificial intelligence tool that detects guns.

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2024-4-1 18:59

Movie Armorer Who Loaded Alec Baldwin’s Gun is Found Guilty in Death of Cinematographer

The weapons handler who loaded Alec Baldwin's gun on the set of Rust before it fired and killed a cinematographer, has been found guilty for her death. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-7 17:07

Photographer Inspires Discourse Using Gun Sculptures Made of Cameras

Accomplished music, fashion, and lifestyle photographer Jason Siegel has released a new collection for his Shoot Portraits Not People (SPNP) project. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-21 20:57

Photo of 6-Year-Old Boy Pointing Gun at Camera at NRA Event Sparks Uproar

A photograph of a six-year-old boy pointing a gun at the camera has sparked an argument between the photographer's agency Reuters and the family of the child. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-4-27 22:43

Behind the Scenes with Top Gun: Maverick’s Cinematography Team

In these brief but incredible videos, award-winning cinematographer Claudio Miranda discusses behind-the-scenes footage, logistics, and shares stories from the set of the 2022 blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-8-6 22:51

Gun Applicants in NY Must Provide List of Social Media Accounts

New York has passed a law that will ask those seeing a concealed handgun permit to submit their social media accounts so they can be reviewed for "character and conduct." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-7-12 20:45

Photographer Recreated The Iconic Top Gun Jet-to-Jet Photo Scene

The new Top Gun movie has been released in cinemas, and PetaPixel is revisiting the time when a photographer sacrificed his body to recreate the iconic Polaroid scene from the original film. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-6-4 21:51

Fighter Jet Pilot Explains What Top Gun Got Wrong in Famous Scene

Robert “Scratch” Mitchell was one of the pilots who helped recreate the famous Top Gun canopy-to-canopy photo scene to see if it was possible, and explains in this 10-minute video what his team got right, and what Top Gun got wrong. petapixel.com »

2020-11-3 21:45

This History Behind This WW2 Machine Gun Camera Is Fascinating

Our Declassified series has uncovered some fascinating stories around photography and the military. But the story behind this machine gun camera is unlike anything that we've seen. We've known about cameras mounted to planes for reconnaissance. thephoblographer.com »

2020-10-2 01:00

Leica MP продали за $1,13 млн., Leica Gun Rifle – за $293 000

На 35-м аукционе Leitz Photographica в Вене одна из самых редких камер в мире, Leica MP Black NO. 2, была продана за рекордную сумму в 1,02 миллиона евро (1,13 млн. долларов США). Камер Leica MP вообще было выпущено всего 412 штук, причем чёрных версий только 141, поэтому они особо ценимы коллекционерами. photowebexpo.ru »

2019-12-7 09:44

AP Photographer Wounded in Haiti when Senator Fired Gun to Disperse Protesters

Associated Press photographer Chery Dieu-Nalio was hit in the face by bullet fragments on Monday when Haitian senator Ralph Fethiere opened fire in a crowd of protesters outside of the country’s Parliament in Port-au-Prince. petapixel.com »

2019-9-26 18:23

Cop Points Gun at Photog Because He ‘Doesn’t Know’ What a GoPro Is

Here’s a video of a disconcerting encounter between a police officer and photographer that’s making the rounds online. It shows a police officer in San Diego drawing his gun on the photographer filming because he “doesn’t know” what the GoPro attached to the main camera is. NBC4 reports that the May 2018 incident occurred a […] petapixel.com »

2019-8-8 19:24

Deputy Who Shot Photog ‘Reasonably’ Thought Tripod Was Gun: Lawyers

In September 2017, an Ohio newspaper photojournalist was shot by a deputy at a traffic stop when a tripod was mistaken for a gun. Now lawyers are arguing that the deputy “reasonably” believed that the tripod was a gun and that the photographer’s “negligence” may have led to the shooting. The state has also decided […] petapixel.com »

2018-3-27 18:48

Rare WWII Zeiss German Fighter Plane Gun Camera: Yours for $7,000

Want an unusual camera that you can pretty much guarantee that no one around you has? A rare World War II German “gun camera” has popped up over on eBay. It’s a Zeiss Ikon camera that was mounted to fighter planes to shoot dogfights. petapixel.com »

2017-12-29 19:28

This Rare German Gun Camera Shot WWII Dogfight Footage

Here's something for all you military history fans and vintage camera collectors out there. Another rare camera with rich military history has surfaced from the depths of ebay: a Zeiss Ikon German Luftwaffe Me 109 gun camera from the World War II era.  thephoblographer.com »

2017-12-26 17:00

Sharing Photography to Reclaim the Streets from Gun Violence

Back in November 2015, Toronto-based photographer and early childhood educator Yasin Osman began an initiative called #ShootForPeace. Every Sunday, he would arrange a meetup with local youths, hand out some cameras, and take them on a photo walk. petapixel.com »

2016-12-23 23:55