Meta Wins US Antitrust Case and Won’t Have to Sell Instagram

Meta has defeated the landmark antitrust case that could have forced it to sell off Instagram and WhatsApp.

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2025-11-19 20:12

Couple Wins $2K Refund After Persuading Bank Their Wedding Photographer Would be a ‘No-Show’

A couple received a $2,000 refund after convincing their bank that they couldn't trust their wedding photographer would show up on their big day. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-8-27 17:50

DSLR vs Mirrorless Cameras: Why My DSLR Still Wins

I’ve been a photographer for 14 years — ten in Boston, Massachusetts, and the last four in Austin, Texas. I’ve photographed weddings, concerts, portraits, travel stories, and countless events where the light was less than perfect. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-8-17 21:00

Fiery Portrait of Glacier Climbers and Eclipse Wins Colorful Photo Contest

The reFocus Awards announced the beautiful winners of its annual Color Photography Contest. A remarkable image of daredevil glacier climbers illuminated by a fiery eclipse took top honors. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-8-6 20:08

Man Wins $12,500 After Google Street View Camera Photographs Him Naked

A man who was photographed naked in his yard by a Google Street View camera has been awarded $12,500 in compensation after a court ruled the images invaded his privacy. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-7-28 14:53

Woman Wins $9M Payout After Her Intimate Photos are Posted Online

A woman has been awarded almost $9 million in damages after her friend's boyfriend stole her nude photos and posted the images online. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-7-17 13:53

Leaping Lemur Mom Wins BigPicture’s 12th Annual Nature Photography Competition

The 12th edition of the annual California Academy of Sciences' BigPicture Photography Competition celebrates the world's best nature, landscape, and wildlife photographers. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-6-19 17:30

Photographer Wins Landmark $22,500 Finnish Grant to Create Photobook

Through the Cultura Foundation, the Finnish government has awarded photographer Tim Sullivan a €20,000 ($22,497) grant to produce a new photobook documenting post-Soviet Russian language learners in Finland. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-5-21 19:24

Photo of Bird Bursting Through Waterfall Wins GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2025

The German Society of Nature Photographers (GDT) has unveiled the winning photos from its annual Nature Photographer of the Year competition. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-5-2 17:02

Palestinian Photojournalist Wins World Press Photo of the Year 2025

The World Press Photo Awards has announced its overall winner and Samar Abu Elouf, a Palestinian photojournalist, has won Photo of the Year for her portraits of a young boy named Mahmoud Ajjour who was severely injured while feeling an Israeli attack in Gaza. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-4-17 12:00

OpenAI Warns US to Let It Train on Copyrighted Material or China Wins AI Race

OpenAI has urged the US government to give the company unrestricted access to copyrighted material to train its AI models and points to China as the reason why it should escape copyright laws. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-3-15 15:39

Portrait of Polar Bear Surrounded by Vibrant Flowers Wins The Nature Photography Contest 2024

Photographer Christopher Paetkau has won the second annual The Nature Photography Contest for his impactful top-down photo of a polar bear resting in a field of vibrant fireweed flowers. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-3-4 19:20

‘The Brutalist’ Wins Best Cinematography at the Oscars 2025

The Brutalist has taken home the Academy Award for cinematography at the 2025 Oscars ceremony, marking the second year in a row a movie shot on film has won the award. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-3-3 13:30

Real Badger Looking at Graffiti Badger Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice

A serendipitous photograph of a badger looking up at a graffiti of a gun-toting badger has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award 2024. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-2-6 03:01

Badger Looking at Badger Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2024

A serendipitous photograph of a badger looking up at a graffiti of a gun-toting badger has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award 2024. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-2-5 03:01

Hypnotic Fireflies Photo Wins OM System Photo Contest

Alongside teasing its next camera, OM System announced the winner of its "Creativity. It's in Our Nature" photo competition. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-1-24 23:58

Cool Ice Cave Portrait Wins Wedding Photography Of The Year Awards

The winning and highly-commended images from the eighth International Wedding Photography Of The Year Awards have been announced with the impressive finalists showcasing the very best from this demanding photography genre. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-12-16 15:42

Dazzling ‘Fish Wormhole’ Photo Wins 5th Annual ViewSonic ColorPro Awards

Display company ViewSonic unveiled the winners of its fifth annual ColorPro Awards, a global competition celebrating the visual arts, including spectacular photography. petapixel.com »

2024-11-28 18:41

Billionaire Wins Court Battle Against Meta Over His Image in Deepfake Ads

Polish billionaire Rafal Brzoska says he has won his court battle against Meta over the use of his image in AI-generated deepfake ads. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-11-26 20:07

Wildlife Photographer Thomas Peschak Wins Prestigious Nat Geo Award

National Geographic photographer Thomas Peschak has won the 2025 Eliza Scidmore Award for Outstanding Storytelling.

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2024-11-20 18:44

Muhammad Ali’s Photographer Wins $2.75 Million in Copyright Lawsuit

Muhammad Ali's personal photographer, Michael Gaffney, won a landmark copyright infringement lawsuit against Authentic Brands Group (ABG), securing damages totaling $2.75 million. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-18 20:00

Muhammad Ali’s Photographer Wins $1.65 Million in Copyright Lawsuit

Muhammad Ali's personal photographer, Michael Gaffney, won a landmark copyright infringement lawsuit against Authentic Brands Group (ABG), securing damages totaling $1.65 million. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-19 20:00

Groundbreaking Close-Up of Brain Tumor Cells Wins Landmark 50th Nikon Small World Contest

Nikon Instruments Inc. announced the winners of its 50th anniversary Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. This year, the prestigious photomicrography competition received around 2,100 entries from amateurs, researchers, students, and other scientists in 80 countries. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-18 17:00

Whimsical Tadpole Swarm Wins Prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 Contest

Photographer Shane Gross is the "Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024," besting a record-breaking 59,227 other entries from photographers in 117 countries and territories. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-10-9 01:30

Glowing Frog on a Glowing Mushroom Wins Science Photo Competition

A photo of a biofluorescent frog sitting on a bioluminescent mushroom has won the People's Choice Award at the Beaker Street Science Photography Prize 2024 based in Tasmania. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-9-22 14:54

Palestinian Photographer Wins Visa d’Or News Prize for Images of Gaza Conflict

AFP photojournalist Mahmud Hams was awarded the Visa d’Or News prize for his coverage of the conflict in Gaza.

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2024-9-10 17:46

Pair of Sleeping Bees Wins Insect Photography Contest

The Royal Entomological Society has announced the winners of its 2023 insect photography competition.

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2024-6-25 15:46

Amazing Gymnastics Photo Wins Gold in World Sports Photography Awards

The World Sports Photography Awards has unveiled the overall winner of its 2024 photo contest, along with the runner-up and third-place recipients. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-24 20:00

Airplane Kissing the Solar Eclipse Wins Inaugral Photo Competition

Kolari Vision has unveiled the winners of its inaugural 2024 solar eclipse photography competition with an artistic shot of an airplane skimming the celestial event taking home first place. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-21 17:52

Adorable Confused Dog Wins 2024 Comedy Pet Photo Awards

The winners of 2024's Comedy Pet Photo Awards are out, and the images are delightful.

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2024-6-6 02:00

Photo of Steaming Hot Buns Wins Food Photographer of the Year

A photograph taken in a rural area of China showing a woman making a huge portion of dim sum has won the Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2024. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2024-6-5 17:22

Fury as AI Video Wins Competition Held by Pink Floyd

The rock band Pink Floyd has drawn criticism and sparked outrage after awarding a prize to an AI-generated music video.

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2024-4-9 15:47

Photographer Wins Copyright Lawsuit After Website Used His Creative Commons Image

A photographer has emerged victorious after suing a website for using his Creative Commons image without the proper credit.

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2024-3-13 20:36

Haunting Image of Whale Skeletons Wins Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024

A stark photo of a diver examining the aftermath of a whale hunt has won Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024.

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2024-2-21 19:50

Pap Smear Photo Wins BeReal’s ‘Realest’ Image Campaign

A photo taken by a woman during her pap smear examination has won BeReal's competition for the "realest" image posted on its app. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-12-15 15:56

Bird Landing on Bride’s Head During Vows Wins International Photo Award

A photo of a saucy bird interrupting a wedding ceremony by perching itself on top of the bride's head as the couple were saying their vows has taken home the top prize in the International Wedding Photographer of the Year competition. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-12-1 16:33

Jaw-Dropping Climber Portrait Wins Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2023

A woman won the grand prize for the first time in the 17-year history of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest contest, the world's largest action sports photo competition. petapixel.com »

2023-12-1 01:36

Photo of Vital Insect Food Experiment Wins Environmental Photo of the Year

The Environmental Photographer of the Year 2023 (EPOTY) photo contest winners have been announced, including a pair of grand titles and four additional category winners. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-25 22:06

Rockstar ‘Roo Wins Comedy Wildlife Awards With Hilarious Air Guitar Skills

The winners of the annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have been revealed, celebrating the year's best and most hilarious wildlife shots. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-23 03:01

Wedding Photographer Wins Lawsuit to Not Shoot Same-Sex Marriages

A Christian wedding photographer has won a settlement in a lawsuit against the state of Virginia after he refused to shoot same-sex marriages. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-8 23:15

Underwater Portrait of a Predator Wins Nature Conservancy Contest

The Nature Conservancy has announced the winners of its annual photo contest. The prestigious international competition always attracts some of the world's most talented nature and wildlife photographers, and this year's edition is no different. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-3 21:57

Maternal Bug Portrait Wins European Wildlife Photographer of the Year

The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) has announced the winners of the prestigious European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023 photo contest. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-27 22:11

Midjourney Wins Battle of the Image Upscalers, But With a Catch

A photographer has made an extensive test of image upscalers with AI image generator Midjourney topping the experiment in terms of image quality -- but with a caveat. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-27 16:37

Dead-Eyed Tiger Staring Out From Mangrove Wins Photo Competition

A photo of one of the very few tigers in the world that has adapted to a mangrove habitat has won the 2023 Mangrove Photography Awards. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-24 15:42

Photo of a Rodent’s Optic Nerve Wins Nikon’s 2023 Small World Competition

Nikon's 49th annual Small World Photomicrography Competition announced its winners and the top prize went to Hassanain Qambari for his vivid image of a rodent optic nerve head. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-18 16:59

Photo of Card-Playing Woman Wins ‘World’s Largest Photo Competition’

A photo of a card-playing owner of a traditional Indonesian cafe has won the CEWE Photo Award 2023. The organizers say it is the "world's largest photography competition." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-12 16:44

Horseshoe Crab Photo Wins 2023 Wildlife Photographer of the Year

The Natural History Museum has announced the winners of its prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, with accomplished French photographer Laurent Ballesta earning the eponymous grand prize title for the second time. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-12 01:48

Photo of a Volcano Glowing Inside a Cloud Wins Weather Photographer of the Year

A photo of a "perfect cloud" above the snow-covered summit of a volcano in Chile has won Weather Photographer of the Year 2023. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-10-6 16:46

Photographer Wins a Gargantuan $109,000 in 10th Prix Pictet Awards

Photographer Gauri Gill has won the 10th Annual Prix Pictet Photography and Sustainability Award, taking home the massive prize of 100,000 Swiss Francs (about $109,219), one of the largest if not the largest sums for a photo award in the world. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-9-29 23:14

Kitten Sneak Attack Wins Comedy Pet Photo Awards

The winners of the 2023 Comedy Pet Photo Awards have been announced. Photographer Michel Zoghzoghi has taken home the top prize for his photo of his two rescue kittens, Max and Alex. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-8-12 16:30