Safari Tourist Leaves Safety of Vehicle for Photo, Killed by Elephants

A Spanish tourist has died after he left the safety of his vehicle to take a photo of a herd of elephants which trampled him to death. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-7-11 19:09

Watch as SpaceX Vehicle Captures Stunning Orbital Sunrise

A SpaceX vehicle captured a gorgeous orbital sunrise as it deployed Starlink satellites into the Earth's pull.

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2024-5-8 15:56

The Solar-Powered ‘Living Vehicle’ Can Get You Off the Grid Indefinitely

Living Vehicle has announced a new, all-electric luxury travel trailer that will let photographers live and work off the grid in style indefinitely. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-4-13 23:36

Video: Watch this camera get launched by SpinLaunch's Suborbital Accelerator at nearly 2,000kph

SpinLaunch is a space technology company that created a catapult-like approach to sending payloads into space with minimal rocket propellant. SpinLaunch created the world's first kinetic space launch system. dpreview.com »

2022-5-11 20:32

Video: This is what happens when a DJI Mavic 2 Pro hits a car windshield at 100km/h

A team of researchers from Virginia Tech’s Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) have shared a three-second video showing what happens when a DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone collides with the windshield of a vehicle at 100km/h (62. dpreview.com »

2021-4-13 17:31

Caught on video: Photographers robbed of $7,000 in gear while stuck in traffic in San Francisco

Real estate photographers Ben Barghabany and Mahsa Tighi of HomeShots experienced a photographer's worst nightmare, having their gear stolen. The pair of photographers were sitting in traffic in San Francisco when, in broad daylight, a robber smashed their back window and grabbed a bag of equipment. dpreview.com »

2021-2-9 23:24

How I Built My Custom Vehicle ‘Obelix’ for Outdoor Photo Expeditions

As a landscape and travel photographer, I consider my camera gear the most important tool of my trade. I have been traveling for photography for so many years and have conducted several workshops in that span. petapixel.com »

2020-7-3 20:04

DJI Patented a Camera ‘Vehicle’ that Looks like a Mini Mars Rover

Chinese drone company (and Hasselblad owner) DJI may be bring their ambitions back down to Earth, literally. A newly discovered patent granted to the company shows a land-based vehicle with a camera and gimbal mounted on top—sort of like a pared down version of one of the Mars rovers. The Chinese patent was originally discovered […] petapixel.com »

2019-12-24 01:08

Australian Nikon ambassador Dale Sharpe, 36, killed in tragic roadside accident

Dale Sharpe, an Australian storm-chaser, landscape photographer and Nikon Ambassador has passed away after a tragic roadside accident while in the United States. According to The Wichita Eagle, a local paper in Kansas, Sharpe was killed when he was hit by a vehicle after suffering car problems of his own. dpreview.com »

2019-6-23 22:09

Camera Drones Sound More Annoying Than Any Vehicle, NASA Finds

Hate the high-pitched buzzing of camera drones? You’re not alone. A new study published by NASA has found that people find drone founds more annoying than any ground vehicle, even when the sounds are heard at the same volume. petapixel.com »

2017-7-19 17:37

Photogenic Death Valley salt flats damaged by driver who abandoned van

An abandoned van found on Death Valley National Park's protected salt flats has been towed away, but tracks remain – and may be there for years. The park posted photos of the van to its Facebook page and says that the vehicle went into the salt flats at Badwater Basin on Wednesday last week. dpreview.com »

2017-3-15 11:30

Is this drone-toting concept car the future of photojournalism?

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2017-1-10 12:00