By day, Melanie Barboni is an assistant researcher at UCLA who studies volcanoes. But one of her nicknames is “The Hummingbird Whisperer,” and that’s because she’s an avid photographer who has become friends with a colony of over 200 hummingbirds.
After moving into her office in the geology building at UCLA, the first thing Barboni […]. petapixel.com
A photographer, who told border agents that she was shooting nature pictures near the U.S.-Mexico border, has been arrested for smuggling migrants. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2025-01-21 19:56
For 70 years, Dennis Stone was positioned at London Heathrow Airport and photographed celebrities as they entered and left the U.K., earning him the nickname "The Godfather." [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-10-09 16:20
Pulitzer prize-winning photographer Ron Edmonds has died at age 77. Edmonds was the senior White House photographer for The Associated Press (AP) and captured the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt in 1981. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-06-03 18:29
The photographer who shot Princess of Wales Kate Middleton this week has been forced to deny the image was doctored after speculation that the picture had been Photoshopped. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-03-13 19:09
At a recent electronic music performance, the English duo Rob Brown and Sean Booth, who perform as Autechre, plunged Sydney’s City Recital Hall into darkness. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-02-11 20:00
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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News photographers yearn to capture an iconic image; so when Bob Jackson missed the opportunity to get a photo of President John F. Kennedy's assassination because there was no film in his camera -- perhaps he thought he had missed his golden opportunity. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-11-27 17:35
The photographer who won an intellectual property case at the United States Supreme Court against the Andy Warhol Foundation has revealed the financial damage it did to her. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-11-07 21:48
Photographer Bruce Weaver, who shot the definitive image of the Space Shuttle Challenger breaking apart after lift-off, has died. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-10-12 15:55
A photographer who takes stunning photos of marine life tells PetaPixel he spends 500 hours underwater each year.
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petapixel.com »2023-09-29 18:51
The photographer who sued Hilary Duff for calling him a "creep" for shooting a kid's football game has reportedly died.
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petapixel.com »2023-09-28 15:57
When Dorothy Bohm was saying goodbye to her family as she was fleeing the Nazis, her father passed her his Leica camera saying: “You might need this.” [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-03-23 16:39
A wildlife photographer who befriended Freya the walrus has condemned her "murder" after Norway euthanized the animal, deeming her a threat to humans. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-08-16 19:47
Formula One photographer, Michael Potts, captured remarkable images of a huge accident at the recent British Grand Prix, where everyone involved was fortunate to escape uninjured – including Potts himself. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-07-11 18:07
When Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia passed away on April 13, 2022, the biggest shock among those of us who have written about her was that she didn’t die at the hands of the Mafia. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-05-07 22:16
The photographer who faced strong criticism for charging extra to take photos of plus-sized models has filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against the agent and model that publicized his test shoot rates. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-05-03 21:14
Achmad Zulkarnain is a professional photographer in Indonesia who has been gaining international recognition for creating his images without hands or legs. This 3-minute video by Great Big Story is the latest look at Zulkarnain’s life and work. petapixel.com »
2018-04-12 20:16
My name is Lisen (aka Miss Mischief).. My story starts off like many artists. boredpanda.com »
2017-12-27 19:22
Bristol, UK-based Sam Hobson is a wildlife photographer with a difference from others: he primarily shoots wildlife that he can find in and around cities: foxes, badgers, deer, toads, squirrels, herons, ravens, pigeons, goshawks, falcons, gulls and others. petapixel.com »
2017-05-29 17:28
There are many photographers covering the hugely popular world of Formula One racing, but none of them shoot it quite like Joshua Paul of Lollipop Magazine. Instead of using the latest and greatest digital cameras — or even a modern camera, for that matter — Paul chooses to use a Graflex 4×5 view camera from […] petapixel.com »
2017-05-13 18:35
My name is Duy Ho, and I’ve been photographing weddings since 2011. I established my style by embracing my personal interests and influences: an architecture and design background, my love of cinematography and film, a respect for classic and renaissance art, and a quirky obsession with the chiaroscuro style of painting. To further refine my […] petapixel.com »
2017-01-12 23:56
Landscape photographer Thomas Heaton recently travelled to Hawaii to capture a volcano for the first time. Unfortunately, the excited photographer was greeted by a number of inconsiderate tourists who decided to cross the roped off area in order to grab a better view of Kilauea’s volcanic lava flows. digitalrev.com »
2016-12-15 03:00
When I was child, my parents took me hiking to High Tatras. I was amazed by the beauty of the mountains we have. When I was 10, I bought my first digital compact camera which I've used to document my hiking adventures for over two years. boredpanda.com »
2016-11-25 01:00
Dear Vicar, I am writing an open letter to Vicars. Not all Vicars, I hasten to add, but unfortunately it’s becoming such a regular occurrence, that I feel compelled to write to all those that it applies. digitalrev.com »
2016-11-18 03:00
The winners of the 13th annual Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest have been unveiled, with Eduardo Labat earning "Best in Show" with a jaw-dropping photo of white-tip reef sharks circling off the coast of Mexico.
From an uncontacted tribe living deep in the Amazon rainforest to an animal previously believed to be extinct, trail cameras have captured some incredible images in 2024. [Read More]
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The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards winners were announced today at the competition's Awards Night at the Oxo Gallery in London. Photographer Milko Marchetti is this year's overall winner, thanks to his excellent and hilarious image of a red squirrel stuck in a tree, aptly named "Stuck Squirrel." [Read More]
Sigma's refreshingly candid CEO, Kazuto Yamaki, sat down with Sigma UK's Tim Berry for a nearly half-hour-long interview concerning a diverse range of topics, including Yamaki's favorite photographers, why Sigma remains a "Made in Japan" brand, and an upcoming lens. [Read More]
National Geographic's annual "Pictures of the Year" issue celebrates the incredible adventures that Nat Geo photographers embark on each year and the remarkable, vital photographs they bring back. [Read More]
Building on the success of the R3, the Canon EOS R1 proves that there’s more to cameras than megapixels. Designed as Canon’s high-end sports and action camera, the R1 uses a 24.2-megapixel full-frame sensor capable of capturing stills at up to 40 fps, or even taking both video and stills simultaneously. The 96-megapixel high-resolution mode, …