A winner of the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year photo contest has been stripped of his award after it was discovered that the anteater seen in the photo is a stuffed animal that was Photoshopped in.
Brazilian photographer Marcio Cabral had won the “Animals in Their Environment” category for the 2017 contest with his […]. petapixel.com
Photographs are made by cameras. But what if an image can be made from the memory of a human being? A research and design studio is using AI to do just that. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-04-11 12:17
This image, released by the UK's Royal family on March 10, 2024, was later found to have been manipulated. Several news agencies took the rare step of issuing a 'photo kill. ' Image credit: Kensington Palace The best way to turn a few burning embers into a roaring fire is to give it oxygen. dpreview.com »
2024-03-15 16:00
A YouTuber has created "the worst digital camera of all time ever" consisting of just 48 photocells soldered to a circuit board. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-10-13 18:38
This year, the Associated Press (AP) is celebrating its 175th anniversary. To mark the occasion, it has a special anniversary website where it has published a series of blogs. The eight-part series looks back at AP's storied past and the technology that has driven the AP for the last 175 years. dpreview.com »
2021-10-14 23:18
Slideshow: Agora's #Photojournalism2020 winner and finalists Agora, a free-to-use photography app, received 12,321 submissions for its #Photojournalism2020 competition from amateur and professional photographers all over the world. dpreview.com »
2020-02-06 19:21
Agora's #Urban2020 photo contest winner and finalists Agora, a free-to-use mobile app, hosts weekly competitions with cash prizes based on different themes. They just announced the winner of their #Urban2020 photo contest. dpreview.com »
2020-01-13 17:15
Renowned photographer Nadav Kander was recently surprised to find one of his portraits used without permission on the cover of a magazine. When confronted with this, the magazine’s explanation was that the image was purchased as a stock photo — a stock photo of the copyrighted photo in an exhibition. The photo at the center […] petapixel.com »
2019-07-10 20:21
Swiss photographer Fabian Oefner has created an eye-popping new photo showing a 1972 Lamborghini Miura SV disintegrating with its individual components exploding in all directions. Here’s what’s crazy: Oefner actually photographed the $2 million car, spending nearly 2 years shooting and stitching the parts. petapixel.com »
2019-02-21 20:46
Photographer Simon King was at a music event last year when he unintentionally snapped a photo at exactly the same time as the photographer in his shot. His photo managed to catch her flash lighting up the model she was photographing. petapixel.com »
2018-12-05 21:40
"Sun's Up, Nets Out" by Zay Yar Lin Drone maker DJI announced the winners of the 2017 SkyPixel aerial photography competition earlier this month, but already there's a controversy. As it turns out, the winner of the Landscapes category wasn't actually taken with a drone or captured in 2017. dpreview.com »
2018-02-28 23:14
DJI has just announced the winners of its 2017 SkyPixel Photo Contest. The Grand Prize was awarded to photographer Florian Ledoux for his photo titled “Above the Polar Bear. ” The photo was captured using a DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone. petapixel.com »
2018-02-01 21:41
Photograph by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press Photojournalist Jack Kurtz was in the Philippines covering the eruption of the Mayon volcano for ZUMA Press this past month, but the photo that's gotten him the most attention wasn't one of his press shots. dpreview.com »
2018-02-01 20:18
Canon recently shared a beautiful Golden Hour landscape photograph on social media in Italy and Spain. Problem was, it was a composite photo in which a large portion of the image was taken without permission (and without giving credit) from a photo by well-known landscape photographer Elia Locardi. Fstoppers first reported on the infringement after […] petapixel.com »
2018-01-11 20:12
Nikon announced the demise of its DL compacts on the eve of Valentine's Day, because love is pain. We learned a lot of fun facts in February: people don't really like looking at selfies, it's possible to make a camera out of drinking straws, and Google's AI-powered image detail enhancement technology is getting creepy good. dpreview.com »
2017-12-21 18:00
This photograph was taken at 2AM on Disko Bay in Greenland. I had been sailing for several hours between immense icebergs, and the clouds were building in such a way that it was becoming clear that the sunrise was going to be something special. dpreview.com »
2017-11-04 17:00
The oldest known original photo of a U. S. president will go up for auction at Sotheby's on October 5th, the auction house has revealed. The daguerreotype is a black and white silver-plate portrait of John Quincy Adams, who is featured sitting in a chair as a Massachusetts congressman following his term as president. dpreview.com »
2017-08-18 19:47
Edward Weston is considered to be one of the most influential American photographers of the 20th century. One of his most famous works, titled Pepper No. 30, is a B&W photo of a single green pepper with beautiful, soft lighting. petapixel.com »
2017-08-15 19:55
Photographer Markus Hofstaetter doesn't shy away from challenging projects. Inspired by a previous fire-background hot-rod photo shoot he did, Hofstaetter had the idea to try this same technique with a portrait. dpreview.com »
2017-08-06 17:00
Legendary photo editor John G. Morris died today in Paris. He was 100. Morris was a titan in the world of photojournalism, serving as photo editor for LIFE, The New York Times, National Geographic, and Magnum. petapixel.com »
2017-07-28 22:36
An iconic photo of Albert Einstein just sold at auction for $125,000. The photo of the famous scientist sticking out his tongue was also signed by Einstein himself. The picture was captured on March 14th, 1951, by United Press International (UPI) photographer Arthur Sasse after Einstein’s 72nd birthday celebration at The Princeton Club. Sasse was […] petapixel.com »
2017-07-28 19:43
European astronaut Paolo Nespoli sitting in a Soyuz launch module simulator, illuminated by a single iPhone flashlight. Photo © Alessandro Barteletti. Photographer Alessandro Barteletti has spent the last year creating a photo essay for National Geographic, in which he tells the story of 60-year-old European astronaut Paolo Nespoli. dpreview.com »
2017-07-24 19:41
A spiky iceberg reflecting in the waters of Disko Bay, under intense sunrise colors. I took this shot while scouting for my Greenland workshop. It was the last morning of our trip on a Russian Yacht, and little did I know that it would be the best by far. dpreview.com »
2017-07-15 17:00
The grand prize (left), first place (top right), and second place (bottom right) winners of the 2017 iPhone Photography Awards. Photos courtesy of IPPA, individual credits below. When the iPhone Photography Awards were established in 2007, the first iPhone had just been released and its 2MP images were. dpreview.com »
2017-06-28 02:33
The Kennel Club Dog Photographer of the Year The Kennel Club has announced the 2017 winners of its annual 'Dog Photographer of the Year' photo contest. Now in its 12th year, the international competition received almost 10,000 entries from 74 countries around the world, and was sponsored by SmugMug and Nikon School. dpreview.com »
2017-06-21 13:00
Believe it or not, there was a time when photo sharing was a lot slower than in the age of Snapchat. 20 years ago, instantaneously capturing and sharing photos online was unheard of. The first camera phone photo was sent two decades ago, on June 11th, 1997, a fact that we previously shared in 2011. When entrepreneur Philippe […] petapixel.com »
2017-06-14 19:33
Sharing photos from a phone is easy as breathing these days, and we have Philippe Khan to thank for paving the way. In June 1997, he achieved a technological first that would be repeated countless times in the following decades: he shared a digital photo instantly. dpreview.com »
2017-06-14 10:01
In the first decade of the 21st century, camera manufacturers had to find ways to differentiate themselves from the competition. Kodak brought Wi-Fi to the camera world with its EasyShare One, Panasonic released the DMC-LX1 that had a 16:9 sensor and Samsung put selfie mirrors on the front of its compacts. dpreview.com »
2017-06-01 13:00
Many a photographer knows from experience that getting a credit line for his or her work may often be the only compensation available. That was my situation when I was employed as a student and photographer at UCLA back — make that WAAAYY back — in 1966-68. petapixel.com »
2017-03-21 19:01
Who said film was dead? While Fujifilm continues to slash its film line, Kodak seems dedicated to keeping the format alive. At CES 2017 they just made a huge announcement that will bring waves of reassurance to film lovers around the world. digitalrev.com »
2017-01-06 03:00
I'll admit that I'm always nerves doing infant photo sessions, there are so many things that can go wrong, and infants are 100% unpredictable, so when I was asked to do an infant photo session in the forest, a 1/2 mile hike, I was darn right terrified! To my amazement everything went perfectly, the little guy loved looking up at all of the trees and never once even whimpered, in fact, it was my easiest infant session to date! boredpanda.com »
2017-01-03 16:49
In a silly mistake that made us chuckle and shake our heads all at the same time. Earlier today, we were told Leica was using a DSLR photo on their Sofort Instant Camera landing page. In fact, they seemed to be implying the photo was taken with their camera. This is obviously a case of […] petapixel.com »
2016-09-16 20:03
The Natural History Museum in London has revealed its Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award shortlist, and voting is now open. [Read More]
The Natural History Museum in London has revealed its Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award shortlist, and voting is now open. [Read More]
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]
Photographer Angel Fitor has been awarded the prestigious “Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021” title for his serene jellyfish photograph, which he hopes will raise awareness of ecological disasters that affect marine life.
The prestigious annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition put on by London’s Natural History Museum has released a collection of Highly Commended entries submitted to this year’s contest.
The Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition just named the winner of this year’s LUMIX People’s Choice Award, and the perfectly-timed photo by wildlife filmmaker and photographer Sam Rowley is just too good to keep to ourselves.
Photographer Marcio Cabral‘s disqualification from the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year photo contest for allegedly using a stuffed anteater has been huge news around the world — so big, that it’s even made it onto a late night talk show.