‘Dune: Part Two’ Cinematographer Took Inspiration From Surf Videos for Sandworm Ride

The cinematographer behind Dune: Part Two has revealed how he modeled the film's sandworm ride scene on surf and avalanche videos. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-30 20:38

Four-Year Investigation Uncovers Photographer Who Took 700 Images of Nazi Occupied France

A years-long investigation has uncovered the identity of a photographer who risked his life taking hundreds of pictures of Nazi Occupied France -- and paid the price for it. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-30 20:03

It Took Astronomers 13 Years to Create the Biggest Infrared Map of the Milky Way

Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) VISTA telescope have created and published a massive infrared map of the Milky Way galaxy containing more than 1. petapixel.com »

2024-10-3 20:23

US Senator Took Zoom Call With Deepfake Scammer Pretending to be Ukrainian Official

A U.S. Senator had a Zoom call with a scammer using deepfake technology to pose as a top Ukrainian official.

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2024-9-27 16:56

Camera That Allegedly Took Photos of Fairies Analyzed by CT Scanner

A camera at the center of the famous Cottingley Fairies photo hoax has been analyzed by new scanning technology.

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2024-7-29 14:45

It Took Six Months, But CFexpress Card Makers (Mostly) Cleaned Up Their Acts

In December, PetaPixel published a deep-dive on the wild west of CFexpress cards, highlighting how many were outright ignoring vital portions of the specification that allowed the cards to work properly with Sony cameras. petapixel.com »

2024-7-9 20:10

Astronaut Bill Anders Who Took Iconic ‘Earthrise’ Photo Dies in Plane Crash

Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders who captured the iconic Earthrise photo while orbiting the Moon on a spacecraft has tragically died in a plane crash. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-10 13:40

The Actors in Civil War Took Some of The Photos That Appear in The Movie

Civil War by A24 is perhaps the biggest movie about photojournalism ever and not only did the actors learn how to use the camera properly but they actually took some of the photos seen in the movie. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-22 16:11

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

Here’s What It Took to Get Your Hands on a Limited Edition Fujifilm X100VI

Getting a regular Fujifilm X100VI is challenging enough, with Fujifilm struggling to keep up with massive demand. However, acquiring the X100VI Limited Edition camera? That's next to impossible. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-5-15 23:42

A Pigeon Took These Photographs

A photographer with a fascination for pigeons has attached small cameras to the birds so they can take photos.

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2024-4-14 14:11

It Took Fujifilm Almost a Year to Develop the X100VI’s Stabilization Unit

Fujifilm has been at the forefront of sensor stabilization systems and the one found in the new X100VI is particularly impressive given the size constraints. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-3-13 20:02

Police Report Reveals How Deepfake Nude Photos Took Over a High School

A police report has revealed how a deepfake nude scandal took over a high school in the U.S. last year.

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2024-2-17 20:30

A Baseball-Sized Robot Took This Photo of Japan’s Moon Lander

Japan became the fifth country ever to land a spacecraft on the Moon this week but the country's precision lander face-planted on the surface causing power issues. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-26 19:38

Scientists Took 11,000 Photos of Ants’ Faces to Reveal Secrets of Survival

Scientists took over 11,000 photos of ants to reveal how the different patterns and textures on their faces could be the secret behind their survival as a species. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-1-8 19:43

Photographer Who Took One of the Last Shots of John and Yoko Dies

Kishin Shinoyama, who took one of the final and best-known shots of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, has died aged 83.

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2024-1-6 16:45

It Took 4 Photographers Operating 7 Cameras to Capture King Charles’s Coronation

King Charles III's coronation marked the first crowning of a British monarch since the invention of digital cameras -- so how did modern photographers go about capturing the sacred moment? [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-5-19 23:19

Curiosity: With my Sony camera I took a photo of an empty cup and filled it with Cappuccino using AI tools

I hate AI tools because it takes away the joy form authentic photography. But no matter what I think about it, I suspect that in one year from now it will be normal to use AI tools to modify your images. sonyalpharumors.com »

2023-4-6 14:32

Hunt for the Photographer Who Took the ‘Best’ UFO Picture in Existence

The "best ever" photograph of a UFO has resurfaced and now the hunt is on for the person who took what's known as the Calvine photo. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-23 17:51

Lawsuit Alleges Lensa.ai App Illegally Took Users’ Biometric Data

A group in Illinois has filed a class action lawsuit against California-based Prisma Labs, the company behind the artificial intelligence-powered photo editing app, Lensa.ai. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-17 22:29

Gorgeous Photo of a Distant Nebula Took 81 Hours to Capture

Husband and wife photographer team Antoine and Dalia Grelin spent 81 hours capturing a photo of NGC 2264, a large and colorful nebula 2,500 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros, not far from the famous Orion Nebula. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-3-3 22:10

Robot Vacuum Took Photo of Woman on Toilet That Was Shared on Facebook

An iRobot Roomba robot vacuum took intimate photographs of a woman on the toilet and a young child that were then shared on Facebook. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-12-21 17:23

Gorgeous Timelapse of Flowers and Insects Took Six Months to Create

A video artist spent six months photographing flowers blooming and filming insects for an experimental timelapse video on life and war. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-11-16 23:59

Massive 174MP Moon Photo Took Two Photographers Two Years to Make

Two astrophotographers, Andrew McCarthy and Connor Matherne, spent two years creating a spectacularly detailed and colorful image of the Moon. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-8-23 16:08

Artist Stripped of Award After Fellow Photographer Claims He Took Photo

Clancy Gebler Davies had an award-winning photo withdrawn from an international show after a fellow photographer claimed her winning entry was ineligible because he had taken the picture. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-8-18 17:24

Gorgeous Timelapse of London Took 2TB of Photos to Create

Photographer Mattia Bicchi recently spent seven days in London to capture gorgeous timelapse and hyperlapse footage of the United Kingdom's capital city in 4K. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-8-16 20:30

My Friend’s Smartphone Took a Photo That Rivals My Full-Frame Camera

For the last several years, manufacturers have repeatedly blamed smartphones as the reason the camera market has collapsed so spectacularly, and a recent experience has me now fully understanding this. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-8-13 22:43

How I Took a Photo of the Andromeda Galaxy from My Backyard

I recently shot a photograph of the Andromeda Galaxy that went viral, appearing everywhere from the front page of Reddit to Newsweek. The photo was taken with a four-inch telescope over the course of multiple nights from my backyard near Charlottesville, Virginia, US. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-5-13 22:17

I Took These Pictures Of Horses On A Ranch In Florida (5 Pics)

These horses happily welcomed me when I arrived on the ranch. I guess they knew I was going to take their picture. When I asked them to run up and down the fenced area, they took off galloping and I was able to capture it. boredpanda.com »

2022-2-28 04:56

I Visited The Eastern State Penitentiary And Took Some Pictures

Here are some pics that I took at the Eastern State Penitentiary.

The post I Visited The Eastern State Penitentiary And Took Some Pictures first appeared on Bored Panda.

2022-2-22 02:24

This Breathtaking Timelapse of Yosemite Took 11 Years To Complete

PhD Astronomer and photographer Sean Goebel has published an incredible timelapse of Yosemite National Park filled with stunning scenes captured across 11 years. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-2-16 19:30

Dogs In Action: 25 Cute Photos I Took

I think dogs are the funniest when they run. The look on their faces of pure joy - I love to capture that moment. The post Dogs In Action: 25 Cute Photos I Took first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »

2022-2-9 03:40

China From The Air: 40 Photos I Took (New Pics)

China is one of the most geographically diverse countries on Earth. It has deserts, mountains, plateaus, plains, lakes, hills. The post China From The Air: 40 Photos I Took (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »

2022-1-18 07:07

40 Pictures This Photographer Took To Show The Natural Charm Of San Francisco

Sage Akaboshi reminds us of all that we’re missing by transforming simple things into beautiful images. The post 40 Pictures This Photographer Took To Show The Natural Charm Of San Francisco first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »

2022-1-14 17:47

Photographer Finds Polar Bears That Took Over Abandoned Buildings

A Russian photographer has captured a fascinating series of photos showing polar bears that have taken over the abandoned buildings of a meteorological station on an island between Russia and Alaska. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-1-14 23:36

Life From My Point Of View: 35 New Photos I Took Throughout The Year 2021

I'm an Italian photographer and in 2021, I decided to begin a 365 Project to have a reason to go out and shoot. The post Life From My Point Of View: 35 New Photos I Took Throughout The Year 2021 first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »

2022-1-13 13:13

I Took Pictures Of The Gundam Starting Up In The Very Middle Of A Snowstorm (15 Pics)

On January 6, 2022, the first heavy snowfall warning in four years was issued in Tokyo, Japan. The entire metropolitan area was covered with snow. In Yokohama, a city next to Tokyo, there is now a moving monument of Gundam, a robot symbol of the world-famous Japanese animation. boredpanda.com »

2022-1-14 18:51

Life From My Point Of View: 33 Photos I Took Throughout The Year

I shot and posted a photo every day for 365 days to have a visual diary of that year, for me a year of rebirth. The post Life From My Point Of View: 33 Photos I Took Throughout The Year first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »

2022-1-5 14:21

I Took 30 Pictures Of Different Foxes That Tell A Lot About Their Personalities

"Don't you have enough fox pictures yet?!" A question I get asked regularly. And my answer is always the same: "Not by a long shot!" The post I Took 30 Pictures Of Different Foxes That Tell A Lot About Their Personalities first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »

2021-12-9 13:45

30 Dream-like Pictures I Took In Xi’an, China During The Covid-19 Pandemic

I'm no photographer, but I always have my 70D with me. I like to capture life as I see it. I lived in Xi'an, China for almost 7 years, amassing thousands of photos. The post 30 Dream-like Pictures I Took In Xi'an, China During The Covid-19 Pandemic first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »

2021-10-22 15:58

Photographer Deletes Wedding Photos She Took Right In Front Of The Groom, Goes Viral

You’ll find that in real life, some people have no problem at all being mean to their friends, demanding that they keep working without any breaks for hours on end, and denying them even food, and water. boredpanda.com »

2021-9-23 12:48

20-Year Timelapse of the World Trade Center Took 13.3 Million Photos

Earthcam, one of the leaders in long-term timelapse camera systems, has released a new timelapse film that documents the last two decades of the rescue, recovery, and rebuild of New York’s World Trade Center. petapixel.com »

2021-9-11 21:23

Timelapses for a Netflix Mushroom Documentary Took 15 Years to Create

Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg has been creating timelapses of different fungi over the course of the last 15 years as part of his film Fantastic Fungi. In a video with Wired, he explains how he creates these epic sequences. petapixel.com »

2021-8-31 21:14

A Photo that Took a Decade of Trying: Sunrise at Angel Arch

In 1991, near the end of some book projects that took me on some lengthy photographic journeys through the American West by car for two years, I came up with the idea of creating posters of some of my black and white images for a few of our western National Parks. My idea was to […] petapixel.com »

2021-8-14 22:30

This Wet Plate Photo Took the Collaboration of 90 People to Produce

For the past five years, I have organized an annual photographic Tableaux Vivant based on classic paintings. I have included anywhere from 15, or in the instance of my 2021 construction, No Vaccine for Death, 90 collaborators. petapixel.com »

2021-8-7 22:54

105 Times People Took A Photograph And Realized It’s “Accidental Renaissance” (New Pics)

"We recognize there are many related art movements between the 14th and 19th centuries, including Baroque, Neo-classicism, Romantic, Dutch Golden Age, etc. All of these styles are appreciated and welcomed within this subreddit!" the moderators of r/AccidentalRenaissance write. boredpanda.com »

2021-8-3 10:20

35 Times People Took A Photograph And Realized It’s “Accidental Renaissance” (New Pics)

"We recognize there are many related art movements between the 14th and 19th centuries, including Baroque, Neo-classicism, Romantic, Dutch Golden Age, etc. All of these styles are appreciated and welcomed within this subreddit!" the moderators of r/AccidentalRenaissance write. boredpanda.com »

2021-8-4 10:20

NASA Shows How the Mars Perseverance Rover Took its First Selfie

Back in April, the Mars Perseverance rover shared a selfie that included the Ingenuity helicopter drone on the surface of the Red Planet. The space agency has now shared a video and detailed explanation of how that photo was taken, including the fact it is made up of 62 individual images. NASA explains that the […] petapixel.com »

2021-6-26 23:39

UK Mom Says Man Took Breastfeeding Photos, Starts Petition to Outlaw It

A new mother in the UK has started a public campaign to outlaw nonconsensual breastfeeding photos in public places after she says she was photographed by a “creepy” man while nursing her baby. petapixel.com »

2021-6-23 18:21

I Took Pictures Of Montserrat Destruction From 2008

Montserrat is a volcanic island near the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. It was devastated by several eruptions beginning in 1995. Most of the island is off-limits due to the danger the volcano presents. boredpanda.com »

2021-5-6 08:43