The groundbreaking 6,600-pound 3,200-megapixel Legacy Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) was installed this week at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. With the final optical component in position, the LSST team will perform final testing before capturing highly anticipated "First Look" photos. [Read More]
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Denny Manufacturing, "the world's largest manufacturer of photographic backgrounds and props," has suffered a significant fire at its facility in Prichard, Alabama. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-09-19 19:16
The world's largest photograph taken on the world's largest camera has returned home to California after being exhibited around the world. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-02-28 20:27
The world’s largest digital camera with a resolution of 3. 2-gigapixels is being prepared for installation atop a Chilean mountain where it will scan the sky to help scientists gain knowledge about the Milky Way, dark matter, and other phenomena. petapixel.com »
2021-11-23 20:00
The fourth CEWE Photo Award is now open for entries, with prizes worth a total of more than photographyblog.com »
2020-05-18 16:00
When you’re building the world’s largest digital camera, to power one of the world’s most impressive telescopes, you’re going to need to manufacture one of the world’s most incredible lenses. petapixel.com »
2019-09-27 21:49
It seems the competition for the title of “world’s highest capacity SSD” is heating up. Just a month after Samsung announced an industry-leading 30TB SSD, the bar has just been raised over three times higher. petapixel.com »
2018-03-20 18:08
Today creative community EyeEm announced the top 100 images from its annual photography competition, which received over 590,000 submissions from more than 88,000 photographers in over 150 countries. boredpanda.com »
2017-07-27 21:27
Today creative community EyeEm announced the top 100 images from its annual photography competition, which received over 590,000 submissions from more than 88,000 photographers in over 150 countries. boredpanda.com »
2017-07-27 21:27
Nikon is keeping the 100th anniversary party going with a new one-of-a-kind feat: assembling the world's largest 'human camera'. Italian distributor Nital and Media Italia put on the event, and over a thousand volunteers answered the call to don black, grey, white and red t-shirts. dpreview.com »
2017-06-26 23:08
In 2009, I was involved in a near fatal car crash when an oncoming car made an unsafe left turn in front of my vehicle, nearly killing me. This life changing incident was a blessing. It forced me to slow down and really assess how I was living and experiencing my life. This near-death experience […] petapixel.com »
2017-06-26 17:59
Capturing beautiful stories. That’s what wet plate photographer Ian Ruhter set out to do for his 3-year project at Slab City. But some of the most meaningful moments actually transpired within 48 hours, when English actor Gary Oldman paid Ruhter and his crew a surprise visit. Ruhter has developed a way to make 46 x […] petapixel.com »
2017-01-11 21:10
East coast-based peer-to-peer gear rental community KitSplit announced today that they have acquired West coast rival CameraLends, bringing the two communities together to from what they’re calling “the biggest rental marketplace for cameras and related gear. petapixel.com »
2017-01-11 00:44
NASA recently released a shocking slide show that shows, picture-by-picture, the death of what was once the fourth largest lake on Earth. Known as the Aral Sea, this endothermic lake is now mostly an arid wasteland. petapixel.com »
2016-09-08 00:02
The groundbreaking Leica I 35mm camera turned 100 last week, and as part of the ongoing centennial celebration, Leica announced that one of the 0-series prototypes for the Leica I will be auctioned in June, and all signs point to the rare camera fetching millions of dollars. [Read More]
A photographer is continuing to push the limits of how deep photo shoots can take place underwater after he set a new Guinness World Record by shooting portraits of a model at a staggering depth of 163.
A photographer and content creator has set the world record for the fastest drone flight after his custom-made aircraft achieved a staggering 298. 47 miles per hour (480.
A photographer and content creator has set the world record for the fastest drone flight after his custom-made aircraft achieved a staggering 298. 47 miles per hour (480.
In the early 1990s, a group of scientists had a dream: a new type of telescope that would push astronomy, astrophysics, and imaging technology further than ever before.
Photographer Steven Haining was granted the record for the deepest underwater photo shoot with a model back in July and now, just a few short months later, he has set a new milestone by going five times deeper than before. [Read More]