If you’re a photographer stuck at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, Professional Photographers of America (PPA) has got your back. The trade association has made all of its 1,100+ online photography classes free for the next two weeks.
There’s a changing of the guard at the top of the camera market. Sony has reportedly become the #2 brand in overall digital camera sales behind Canon, dropping Nikon to #3. Nikkei reports that Nikon is projected to have been overtaken by Sony in digital camera sales in the current fiscal year as Nikon gears […]
German timelapse photographer Martin Heck of Timestorm Films released this gorgeous 6-minute short film that showcases the beauty of the southern lights (AKA aurora australis) over the South Pole. “The South Pole is one of the coldest, driest and harshest places on earth,” Heck writes.
The United States has officially banned lithium-ion batteries from being transported in the cargo holds of passenger planes. If you travel with camera gear, you’ll need to bring all your lithium-ion batteries into the cabin in a carry-on bag.
The Hong Kong brand Meike has announced the new MK 6-11mm f/3.5 fisheye lens for Canon EF and Nikon F cameras with APS-C sensors. The manual focus lens provides a 180-degree field of view when used on crop sensors, the same as what the $1,250 Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye lens gives on a full-frame […]
Back in 2014, the Rosetta spacecraft captured the world’s imagination by arriving at a comet and snapping the first-ever photos of a comet’s surface. Now here’s something that’s even better: a series of photos turned into a motion picture of what it’s like on the comet at ground level. The 1-second video was made by […]
An art gallery in Croatia is asking the public for help in identifying a thief who stole a photo from an exhibition. But the gallery isn’t trying to put the woman behind bars — it wants to give her the opportunity of curating an exhibition.
In January 2015, a 360-degree HD webcam was installed on top of the iconic Space Needle in Seattle. Ricardo Martin Brualla amassed still frames over the past 3 years and created this beautiful 4-minute time-lapse video showing how much Seattle has been developed over this period of time. Brualla is a Google researcher whose interests […]
The College Football Playoff National Championship was contested last night between Alabama and Georgia. After the game-winning touchdown throw in overtime — an instant classic — one photographer got a little too eager to capture the perfect shot of the unfolding celebration.
Fashion photographer Terry Richardson is under investigation by the New York Police Department’s Special Victims Squad over accusations of sexual assault made by models Richardson has worked with.
Want to take a class from one of the world’s best photographers from the comfort of your own home? Renowned portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz is teaching her first-ever online class through the education platform MasterClass.
The private equity firm Apollo Global Management has stuck deals to acquire both Shutterfly and Snapfish. It plans to merge the two photo product retailers to form an even larger combined business. Reuters reports that Apollo has agreed to pay $2.
We’ve been receiving an increased number of reports of bad ads such as redirects and popups ruining the PetaPixel reading experience on mobile. No, these ads aren’t intentionally being served, and we’d love to remove them, but we need your assistance.
TinyMOS is trying to become the GoPro of astrophotography, and its next camera will be another big step in that direction. Called the NANO1, the camera will take the crown as the world’s smallest astronomy camera.
How does a vintage $80 f/1. 2 prime lens stack up against a modern $1,500 f/1. 2 lens? Photographer Mathieu Stern recently decided to do a shootout to find out, and he shares his results in this 2. 5-minute video.
Now here’s an unusual camera sale: someone on eBay is selling two Hasselblad 500c cameras along with 80mm planar lenses and film backs. The caveat: both of the camera kits are “really moldy.
Canon has applied for a patent for a brand new camera lens mount design that’s similar to its EF and EF-M mounts. Canon News first reported on the patent (#2018-084713), writing that the design may be a first hint at what’s to come in Canon’s upcoming full-frame mirrorless camera(s). Here’s a rough translation of the […]
NVIDIA is taking Photoshop-style “Content-Aware Fill” to the next level. The company has introduced a new state-of-the-art technique that uses AI to realistically reconstruct photos. This 2-minute video introduces the technology and contains examples that may blow your mind.
Nikon’s monster D850 DSLR made a huge splash after it was announced in August 2017 and became the first DSLR to receive a score of 100 at DxOMark. Nikon soon apologized for the D850 getting sold out before it was even launched, and it seems the crazy demand held strong: Nikon actually became the #1 […]
National Geographic has been publishing its magazine since 1888, so this year marks the 130th anniversary of the publication. Here’s a 2-minute timelapse video that shows every single magazine cover over those 130 years.
Live cam feeds can lead to hilarious photobombs. Emmy award-winning meteorologist Mark Tamayo of Oakland, California’s KTVU news station was doing his weather report last week when a bird decided to enter the frame.
From gnarled veterans to sky-soaring giants, trees are majestic subjects to experience and photograph. While shifting seasons, wild weather and fleeting light can make the pursuit a highly rewarding—yet achingly frustrating—one. [Read More]
Photographer Gary Fong, best known for creating the Gary Fong Lightsphere, released this 8-minute video warning about Amazon selling counterfeit copies of his popular collapsible flash diffuser. Fong says he purchased several Lightspheres from Amazon and managed to get a counterfeit that looks strikingly similar to authentic Lightspheres in both packaging and product design, except […]
Nikon has announced the new AF-S NIKKOR 120-300mm f/2.8E FL ED SR VR lens. It’s a professional lens for the Nikon F mount that packs reach, speed, and versatility. The lens is “ideal for sports, wildlife and portrait photographers seeking a bright and fast telephoto lens that offers sharp image quality across a wide range […]
Nikon has announced the winning photos of its prestigious Nikon Photo Contest for 2018-2019. This is the 50th year of the contest, which has become one of the world’s largest photography competitions.