Japan just made history by landing two small rovers on the surface of an asteroid hurtling through space 174 million miles (280 million km) from Earth, and here’s the first published photo from the rovers shot from the surface of 162173 Ryugu.
The photo “was taken during a hop on the surface and you can […]. petapixel.com
I recently captured this 8-second handheld photo of the Milky Way from my seat in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner airplane. Here’s a look at how it was done. The photo was shot with my Canon 5D Mark IV and a 16-35 f/4L lens during a recent flight from Montreal, Canada to Frankfurt, Germany. As the […] petapixel.com »
2017-06-02 17:44
Some ideas are apparently too good to let die. DW Photo of Braunschweig, Germany, has become the latest company to attempt to produce the Hy6 645 medium format camera. This follows the collapse of DHW Fototechnik, which itself took over responsibility from the defunct Franke & Heidecke, which grew from the remains of Rollei. dpreview.com »
2017-05-23 21:54
When it comes to motorcycles, I’m the grown-ass man equivalent of the 8-year old girl with the pony sweater that every single person knew in grade school. I’m obsessed: they’re what got me into photography; motorcycle photography brings the funnest edits; and bikes are a huge part of my life. I’ve shot a lot of […] petapixel.com »
2017-05-16 22:37
Olympus has some new lens and camera savings that went live this week! If you have been considering any of the Olympus lineup of cameras or lenses, now would be a good time to jump on that bandwagon to get a good deal. thephoblographer.com »
2017-05-12 22:00
Photographer Mike Ioannidis is a 26 year old mechanical engineer that loves bike riding, climbing and analog photography. He lives in Athens, Greece. ". . . photography has played a vital role in my life!" Mike tells us about the last seven years. thephoblographer.com »
2017-04-27 13:02
The 50mm focal length is without a doubt one of the most common and popular focal lengths in regular rotation these days. As such, many new photographers are looking to get into the 50mm arena with a fast F1. thephoblographer.com »
2017-03-08 20:02
The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers has announced the winners of their 2017 contest, and the photos they chose show the struggles mothers go through to bring new life into the world, and the sheer joy that follows. boredpanda.com »
2017-02-24 16:13
How far would you go to see justice if you found your memory card stolen and photos posted online? For travel photographer Paul Eustice, the answer is: halfway around the world. Eustice is an international landscape, travel, and adventure photographer based in Brighton, UK. He says that in late 2016 and early 2017, he spent […] petapixel.com »
2017-02-11 20:51
Incredible images from SkyPixel 2016 competition SkyPixel, DJI's online aerial photo sharing platform, has shared the winners of its 2016 photo competition and published a gallery of 2000 standouts from more than 27,000 entries. dpreview.com »
2017-02-05 14:00
My name is Trevor Gavin and I’m a photographer based near San Francisco. I’d like to share a very personal story of my darkest time. It’s a part of my healing and a part of moving on. It’s the only way I know how to express my emotions. I am humbled and so thankful to […] petapixel.com »
2017-01-28 19:43
2016 ended in a most fitting fashion for the new way I am trying to earn a living as a freelance photographer. On December 27, I was on Montara Beach photographing a college volleyball player on assignment for Volleyball USA magazine. petapixel.com »
2017-01-12 22:10
Thanks to Toy Story, I’m still convinced my old toys come to life when I leave the room. But photographer Guillaume Chevalier of Guic Photographies isn’t waiting to find out, he’s creating this reality for himself in a fun and whimsical photo series. petapixel.com »
2016-10-21 22:46
Remember in the movie Top Gun, when Goose and Maverick go canopy to canopy with a Russian jet, and Goose snaps that Polaroid? Advertising photographer Blair Bunting wanted to find out if it was possible… so he convinced a jet team to let him try it. petapixel.com »
2016-09-14 02:03
Join us as we take a nostalgic trip into photography’s hey day. It’s 1978, and you’re a fly on the wall at Contact Press Images, working with world-class photojournalist David Burnett on a photo essay about the last traditional cattle drive. petapixel.com »
2016-08-22 18:58
A lovable sloth named Gerard photobombed a major rocket launch in South America when he unexpectedly appeared on the livestream. [Read More]
NASA has released a stunning photo of fiery lava lakes glowing brightly on the surface of Io, one of Jupiter's moons.
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Andrea Luck, known in astronomy for his unique image processing of planetary images, has released several newly edited, highly-detailed images of Europa. [Read More]
NASA's planetary defense Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) concluded earlier this week and the first photos taken by a small “mini photographer” spacecraft called the LICIACube have been published. [Read More]
NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is the world's first planetary defense test mission and it has deployed a smaller "mini photographer" spacecraft that will record all of the details of its planned impact with an asteroid. [Read More]
NASA will soon launch the Artemis I which will fly 40,000 miles beyond the Moon and back to demonstrate the capability of sending humans back to lunar orbit. To celebrate, NASA wants to see everyone's best moon photos in its #NASAMoonSnap campaign. [Read More]
NASA has shared footage that its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft captured when it landed on the asteroid Bennu which shows that the surface was a lot less stable than anticipated, leading the space agency to compare it to a "plastic ball pit." [Read More]