Google Street View Image Solves Mystery of Woman Who Vanished

A Google Street View image led police to solve the mystery of a woman who wandered off from her home and couldn't be found. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-1-10 17:36

Shining a Light on Mystery Civil War Photographer Who Took Gruesome Images

Very little is known about American Civil War photographer Timothy O'Sullivan -- the man who took the haunting A Harvest of Death photograph in the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg -- but a new book attempts to shine a light on him. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-20 16:49

Mystery of ‘One in a Million’ iPhone Photo Solved

The viral "one in a million" photo of a bride standing in front of two mirrors with different reflections has been apparently solved by an iPhone expert. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-12-6 18:53

Drone Photographer Discovers Mystery Driftwood Shack Perched on Cliff

A drone photographer discovered an elaborate shack made out of driftwood perched on a rocky cliff above the Pacific Ocean in California that is believed to be inhabited by a hermit. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-9-19 16:02

Mystery as Enormous Bright Light Dazzles Cameras in Ukraine

Multiple cameras picked up a massive flash of light over Ukraine last night with no clear explanation as to what it was.

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2023-4-21 23:37

‘Mystery’ Creature Caught on Camera Puzzles State Park Officials

Texas Parks and Wildlife officials are puzzled by a "mystery animal" caught on a game camera in the Rio Grande Valley last week. Officials wondered if the creature could be a new species or an escaped animal from a nearby zoo. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-4-11 19:22

Three Space Observatories Combine to Reveal the Sun’s Mystery

Three telescopes were pointed at the Sun to create this unique image that contains never-before-seen light.

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2023-2-14 17:28

Help the Library of Congress Identify People in Mystery Photos

The Library of Congress is asking for the public's help in identifying the people in a collection of mystery images.

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2022-9-27 21:07

Mystery: Different Canon RF 100-500mm Lenses Similarly Cracking

Roger Cicala of Lensrentals noticed that multiple copies of the Canon RF 100-500mm f/4. 5-7. 1 returned to the warehouse with the same visible crack in an internal element. Why it kept happening was a mystery. petapixel.com »

2021-1-23 20:49

Mystery Couple Gets Tracked Down On Social Media After A Drone Photographer Snaps A Stunning Photo Of Them

About a week ago, drone photography enthusiast Antoine Tissier from Chicago was flying his drone and trying to capture the sunset when he spotted a couple having a photoshoot under the Ulysses S. Grant monument in Lincoln Park. boredpanda.com »

2020-10-27 13:40

Investigating Mystery Photos Found in a 60-Year-Old Camera

Experimental photographer and “weird gear” collector Mathieu Stern made this 5. 5-minute video about how he recently found a roll of mystery film inside a 60-year-old medium format camera. petapixel.com »

2020-2-13 19:44

The Mystery of the Fly in the $2,100 ‘Weathersealed’ Lens

Weather-sealing in modern camera lenses is great at keeping things like water, sand, and dust from getting inside the (often pricey) gear. But it seems that it may be no match for flies. The camera gear rental company Lens Rentals shared today that it recently received back a $2,100 Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II from […] petapixel.com »

2019-4-12 22:32

Michael Taylor on Capturing the Mystery of Light and Colors

We all know that light is the vital ingredient that makes every photograph possible. But for UK-based commercial photographer Michael Taylor, it's also a fascinating muse in itself to explore and experiment with. thephoblographer.com »

2019-1-7 11:00

Photographer Outs Herself as Mystery Donor of $5.5M to Female Artists

In 1996, a mysterious program called Anonymous Was a Woman began giving $25,000 with no questions asked to 10 underrecognized female artists over the age of 40. Now, 22 years and $5.5 million later, the anonymous benefactor behind the program has finally stepped forward: she’s 77-year-old photographer Susan Unterberg. The photographer revealed her identity to […] petapixel.com »

2018-7-25 22:12

GoPro Solves Mystery of How Kid Lost His Dad’s $1,000 DSLR

This 1-minute video was captured by a road-tripping group of friends who stuck a GoPro out a car window while driving down a road in Vermont. It’s also a video that accidentally captures how one of the kids lost his dad’s $1,000 DSLR. petapixel.com »

2016-10-12 23:11