Photographer Mike Mayou was flying his drone on the St. Louis River last week when he managed to capture once-in-a-lifetime shots of a trio of bobcats hanging out and even sitting on a log together.
Mayou was out on a photography adventure on December 16th when he noticed wildlife moving across the icy river. Upon […]. petapixel.com
Photographer Reuben Wu has made a name for himself by pioneering the use of drones in illuminating landscape photos. For his latest project Light Storm, Wu’s goal was to capture often-seen landscapes in a way people have never seen before. petapixel.com »
2020-12-08 22:00
Thanks to the power of social media, it only took a weekend for photographer Antoine Tissier to track down a couple he happened to photograph while out shooting a sunset in Lincoln Park, Chicago. According to a story posted to NBC Chicago, Tissier was flying his drone just trying to capture the sunset when he […] petapixel.com »
2020-10-22 20:45
Well-known aerial photographer George Steinmetz—a frequent contributor to National Geographic—has accused the NYPD of ‘petty press intimidation’ after he was given a citation and had his drone confiscated while documenting mass burials on New York’s Hart Island. petapixel.com »
2020-04-17 00:05
Let’s be honest, we all saw this coming. Given the meteoric success of the Disney+ show The Mandalorian and the universal appeal of “Baby Yoda,” it was only a matter of time before a photographer decided to pay tribute. petapixel.com »
2020-01-03 02:07
Photographer Steve Fines is being hailed as a hero after he was able to use his drone and a thermal camera to help locate a 6-year-old boy who got lost last week on a freezing cold night in Sherburne County, Minnesota. petapixel.com »
2019-10-22 22:24
During a family outing to the beach last week, photographer Dan Watson decided to take his drone up for a little aerial photography practice—and it’s a good thing he did. While framing up a photo of his family splashing around near the shore, he spotted a large shadow swimming right towards them. It only took […] petapixel.com »
2019-07-01 18:00
Facebook’s new 3D Photos feature is designed for photos captured using the depth map-based Portrait mode in the latest smartphones. Photographer Oat Vaiyaboon went beyond smartphones and turned a DJI Mavic Pro drone photo into a Facebook 3D Photo by creating his own depth map. petapixel.com »
2018-10-23 17:44
While filming a documentary about climate change on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State I captured a storm from the air using my DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter. My assistant and I heard the waves pounding and so we climbed to the top of a cliff. boredpanda.com »
2018-06-11 22:52
People often think they see recognizable things in clouds, a psychological phenomenon called pareidolia. When photographer Peter Adams-Shawn began shooting aerial photos with a camera drone on his local beach, he soon discovered that he would often see things magically appear and disappear in waves breaking on beaches. petapixel.com »
2017-11-28 19:23
An Arizona aerial photographer has been arrested for flying a drone over a forest fire in Goodwin, Arizona. His actions caused 14 firefighting aircraft and crews to be grounded. The Arizona Republic reports that the grounding of the planes meant ground units had to temporarily abandon their firefighting efforts as they no longer had air support, letting […] petapixel.com »
2017-07-03 20:00
Want to place an off-camera flash where stands and assistants can’t go? Try mounting it to a drone. That’s what Chinese photographer Fuyan Liu does to light difficult portraits in extreme situations. petapixel.com »
2017-06-13 21:24
Even though the historic flood plains of the once mighty Rio Grande have long been tamed by human dams and irrigation canals, birds keep returning annually to spend winter in the relatively mild climate of New Mexico. [Read More]
A fish doorbell camera in Utrecht, the Netherlands has been captivating viewers all around the world who are looking out for any fish that need to pass through a boat lock in a Dutch canal. [Read More]
A set of painterly trail cam photos capturing an epic fight between two golden eagles and a coyote over a deer carcass have gone viral. [Read More]
Nikon has long been a popular choice for amateur and professional wildlife photographers. Since the days of its film and digital SLR cameras, it has committed to engineering robust cameras with swift autofocus and making top-tier telephoto lenses.
In this year's British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA), more than 14,000 incredible wildlife images were whittled down to a single grand prize winner, photographer Ryan Stalker. [Read More]
Nature photographer Henri Olckers spotted a leopard hiding in the tall grass in South Africa's Kruger National Park while driving past. The leopard is so well camouflaged that other visitors struggled to see it. [Read More]
Nikon described itself as "passionate" about providing firmware updates to its users, and the company demonstrated this commitment yet again with Nikon Z9 firmware version 5.