Most people don’t actually know what it means when I say I’m a “travel photographer,” it is usually met with a confused look and followed up by some variation of the question, “do you mean you travel for free?” or “who even pays you to travel?” So to sum it up, my clients are various […]
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John Cheng is the official photographer for USA Gymnastics (USAG), one of the most interesting jobs in all of sports photography. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-09-07 20:49
Photographer and filmmaker Clay Cook and his team were given a challenging task: shooting visuals for the successful businessman and former CEO of YUM! Brands David Charles Novak and the launch of his latest book, website, and podcast in just a few short hours. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-07-06 23:21
Boston-based sports photographer, Paul Rutherford, shares what it was photographing the last three games of the 2022 NBA Finals, including his multiple photo positions, coverage of the pregame and postgame, and how he sends images to editors. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-06-28 18:26
A professional sports photographer has shared a unique behind-the-scenes look of what it’s like to shoot an NBA game — specifically the Boston Celtics — and details preparations, how he chooses equipment, and how a game-day unfolds. petapixel.com »
2021-06-10 18:32
If you watched the news or were connected to the internet the first week of June, chances are good that you have seen a video of a drone crashing into an erupting volcano. Well, that drone was mine and it got completely disintegrated. In my latest video, I share what it is like to fly […] petapixel.com »
2021-06-09 20:23
Photojournalist Evelyn Hockstein is no stranger to pivoting from one project to the next. As a freelancer, she thrives when bouncing from story to story. Her colorful career has included coverage of ethnic violence in Nairobi, the devastation of tornados in Alabama, sexual assault on college campuses, South Korean ballerinas, elections, you name it. She’s […] petapixel.com »
2020-07-10 18:39
Celebrity portrait photographer Daniel Kennedy was recently commissioned to shoot a spread for Billboard Magazine, his first job since the widespread lockdowns caused by COVID-19. He took the opportunity to give us a look at what magazine shoots might look like as the world begins to open back up. Thus far, most “lockdown” photo shoots […] petapixel.com »
2020-05-29 20:35
One of the most common pieces of advice when you’re stuck in a creative rut is to “limit yourself.” Pick one focal length, shoot JPEG only, try a style you’re not used to. But what about limiting yourself to just an iPhone? For the past six months, Seoul-based photographer Noealz Photo did just that. Six […] petapixel.com »
2019-07-05 22:01
After I saw an ad on Facebook about an upcoming Best Buy photography workshop, I got the idea to attend it, and I thought other photographers would be interested in the experience, too. I signed up, paid the $50 to attend the workshop, and got an email confirming my registration. My Background I have shot […] petapixel.com »
2019-02-04 18:55
Astronauts on the International Space Station have shot and shared gorgeous views of our planet in recent years. Here’s a 5-minute video by Big Think in which NASA astronaut Chris Hadfield offers an inside look at what shooting photos on the ISS is like. petapixel.com »
2018-08-03 21:15
Yes, we know, there's already a lot of videos there promising to teach everything there is to know about shooting and editing like Brandon Woelfel. Today, we're adding one more to the pile. This time, it's about young photographer, videographer, and social media creative Kelly Yu's journey to "become" the Instagram-famous photographer for a day. thephoblographer.com »
2018-03-02 20:00
One of the windiest nights I’ve ever taken pictures turned into perhaps the single most rewarding — and frightening — landscape photography experience of my life. I was on the Mesquite Sand Dunes in Death Valley, a place I had visited twice in the past, though under much tamer conditions. This night, the gusts of […] petapixel.com »
2017-12-07 18:59
I am colorblind. And I am a photographer. In my particular case, and in the majority of those that are “color challenged”, being colorblind doesn’t actually mean we cannot see colors. petapixel.com »
2017-03-11 19:39
Everyone knows what a horse looks like, but have you ever looked up at a horse from below? Photographer Andrius Burba wants to show you what this unusual perspective looks like through his latest project, titled Under-Horse. petapixel.com »
2017-03-09 20:01
Pilot and photographer Martijn Kort is able to capture a vantage point on the world that most of us simply don’t get. Every week, he’s up at 38,000 feet, shooting the world below from the cockpit of the commercial airliner he helps fly all over the globe. Captain Kort has been flying in one form […] petapixel.com »
2016-09-16 21:20
Canon hasn’t given up on the EOS M series of mirrorless cameras. In fact, it seems they’re preparing to launch what might be considered the “next chapter” in the M-line: The EOS M5. petapixel.com »
2016-09-06 23:35
A travel photographer was murdered this week while filming a documentary about the Mursi tribe in Ethiopia.
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A Philippines-based photographer has turned his travel photography focus towards his own “backyard” to explore the natural beauty of his home province during times of restricted international travel.
A travel photographer from Colorado took several weeks of traveling solo, living out of his car, and shooting to recharge and prepare for a career and life change. Alex Armitage is a Denver-based travel and adventure photographer who recently took the plunge and left his University job of nearly 8 years to pursue YouTube and […]
Okay, I know the title of this article sounds a bit clickbaity — and to be honest, it is. Proclaiming anything to “be dead” always sounds alarmist. But really, I don’t see a bright future for the medium I love.
If you love both photography and travel, a dream job opening may have just opened up for you. A very wealthy family in the UK is reportedly looking for a photographer to travel the world with them, and the gig pays over $100,000 a year… not including travel, food, and expenses. The photographer booking service […]