As photographers know, light is extremely important. And for outdoor photographers, nothing affects the quality of light quite like the weather. Photographer Matthew Raifman wanted to build a weather app for people like him, photographers who want to know not just what the weather forecast is, but whether or not the conditions will be any good for photography. Enter Atmos for Weather & Photo, also known as Atmos.
Earlier this year, YoloLiv announced a brand-new Micro Four Thirds lens: the 18mm f/1.4. Not only was this special because new Micro Four Thirds lens releases are rare, it actually filled a need in the format. We were eager to get our hands on it and when we did, we noticed something weird: it didn't appear to be conforming to the standard.
The ArcBlue C42 is the world's first smart full-frame astrophotography system. It is coming soon to Kickstarter and features specs and features sure to excite enthusiastic astrophotographers.
A photographer believed to have taken the very first portrait of the British Royal Family has been honored with a blue plaque in the English city of Brighton.
The Smithsonian Institution, a group of 21 museums, 21 libraries, and other institutions and historical landmarks, has brought a curated selection of its massive archive to Unsplash.
Reports suggest that Axcel, the Nordic private equity firm that has owned Capture One since 2019, is working to sell the photography software company via auction.
Thypoch announced a new addition to its Simera-C series of affordable, compact cinema primes, the Simera-C 16mm T1.9. It is Thypoch's widest full-frame cinema prime lens yet.
On June 4, the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) is hosting a free educational webinar where the organization's CEO Thomas Maddrey, who is also a lawyer, will explain the difference between an employee and a contractor as it pertains to photographers.
PetaPixel has been quietly updating its sample gallery for the last several months, but this week we added eight new galleries for Members to download, including extra-large folders of photos taken with the Panasonic Lumix L10 and the Sony a7R VI.
To paraphrase Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a photographer in possession of valuable equipment must be in want of protection against theft. It's just part of the reason why Apple’s AirTags have become so popular.
Polaroid's newest limited-edition 600 Film promises to be "completely new to instant film" and to deliver photographers something utterly unique and psychedelic. It's purple, very purple.
Xiaomi has unveiled its latest T Series smartphones, the Xiaomi 17T and 17T Pro, both co-engineered with Leica.
Leica, no stranger to new, luxurious colorways, has announced a new Metal Gray Paint finish for three Leica cameras, plus a Leica M-Lens.
An independent security assessment conducted by U.S.-based cybersecurity firm OnDefend found that there are no security-related reasons for blocking DJI's products from being imported and sold in the United States.
Lawyers for Nick Ut have filed a detailed legal submission to a court in France, which will hear a criminal defamation case brought against Netflix and the VII Foundation over claims made in The Stringer documentary.
Cinephiles in Southern California are in for a treat this weekend when the Palm Springs 70mm Film Festival gets underway.
Google's new Gemini Omni artificial intelligence (AI) model can do some wild things. The model's key promise is to create anything from, well, anything.
Capture One has announced an upcoming price increase that will affect its entire suite of products, including Pro, All-in-One, and Studio, for monthly and annual subscriptions, plus perpetual licenses.
A unique camera made for war and developed by the German Luftwaffe is expected to sell for somewhere around $160,000 at auction next month.
Halide Mark III, which was first previewed back in December 2024, has finally arrived. As developer Lux detailed earlier this year, the new major update to one of the most popular iPhone camera apps on the market promises an AI-free mobile photography experience and an all-new "Looks" feature.
A new biopic will focus on the life and work of photographer Claudia Andujar, best known for documenting the Yanomami people, one of Brazil’s largest indigenous peoples.
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has announced that it has received a major gift of nearly 2,000 photographs, including important works by Nadar, Alfred Stieglitz, and Cindy Sherman.
Harman Technology, among the world's largest makers of analog photo films, darkroom papers, and photo chemicals, has announced new limited-edition, football- (or soccer-) themed packaging for two of its most popular 35mm films, just in time for the World Cup, which kicks off in just a few weeks.
A photographer was arrested after a woman told police how he failed to deliver photos from her daughter’s quinceañera nearly eight months after the event.
A trio of new Acer monitors each offers compelling features for photographers and video editors, especially the high-end ProDesigner PE320QXT, a 31.5-inch 6K touchscreen monitor with impressive color accuracy and HDR capabilities.
Digital asset platform Artlist is launching Artlist TV, a streaming platform that appears to be exclusively populated by AI-generated shows.
A green fireball that came from space was captured on camera, briefly illuminating an erupting volcano in the Philippines -- making for spectacular footage.
Many photographers will remember the massive controversy Adobe found itself embroiled in nearly two years ago when photographers noticed just how invasive and overreaching the company's updated Terms of Use were. The company quickly reacted. VSCO is now finding itself in a similar position, as users are taking notice of some concerning language in the platform's Terms of Use.
The Calibrite Display Plus HL is now approved for use with Apple's display calibration workflow, making it the first colorimeter to work alongside Apple's hardware-based monitor calibration.
Apple made sports broadcasting history on Saturday night by shooting an entire Major League Soccer (MLS) game using iPhone 17 Pro Max smartphones. Now that the historic broadcast happened, it is worth taking another look to see not only how it went, but how Apple pulled off the impressive feat.
The social media platform X has announced it is cracking down on large accounts that rip off the work of smaller creators to game the revenue-sharing system.
Over the weekend, posts on Japanese social media (SNS, as they refer to it) indicated that Fujifilm would be ending support for black and white film development services, which many took to mean as dropping support for paper and chemicals.
Viltrox has announced another vintage-inspired on-camera flash. The Viltrox Vintage Z1 Pro TTL Retro promises old-school style with new-school lighting technology, all for under $60.
Pope Leo has released an encyclical about artificial intelligence, urging authorities to regulate the technology and warning that AI image tools have become a "powerful amplifier" for those spreading disinformation.
Scientists captured footage of a tiny new species of blue octopus, about the size of a golf ball, at a depth of 5,800 feet in the ocean.
A wedding photographer was seriously injured after being stabbed in the chest by a guest while working at an event in Maine this weekend.
A photographer was bitten by what may have been a “shark or a sea lion” during the finals of a surf competition in New Zealand, forcing the event to be paused for several hours.
The owner of the Danziger Gallery has released a statement defending his actions after putting an AI-generated version of Ansel Adams' Moonrise on sale at The Photography Show in New York.
The New York Danziger Gallery displayed for sale an AI-generated version of Ansel Adams' photo "Moonrise Over Hernandez" without consulting the photographer's trust, effectively stealing the legendary artist's work and dramatically altering it with AI for the sake of profit.
Scientists used remote cameras to reveal how some of the world’s rarest seals are resting in secret underwater “bubble caves” to stay out of sight of humans.
After having his registration request rejected by the U.S. Copyright Office, the author of an image that combined a photograph with Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night is suing.
Scientists have built tiny cameras into off-the-shelf wireless earbuds that capture low-resolution images to allow users to talk with an AI system about what is in front of them.
Yashica has announced the Funtastic, a tiny camera that bears much more than a passing resemblance to last year's smash hit Kodak Charmera and even more so the knockoffs that inevitably followed.
Among the watch enthusiast community, one camera seemingly proves inordinately popular. Horophiles, or those who love timekeeping devices, gravitate toward the Ricoh GR IIIx. Why?
Hot on the heels of its new, ultra-stylish Ksana 21mm f/3.5 lens, Thypoch has launched the Ksana 35mm f/2, a new standard prime Leica M-Mount lens. While a native M lens, this manual focus prime is extremely easy to adapt to full-frame and APS-C mirrorless cameras.
A Lyft driver has been accused of using an AI-generated image to create a fake damage fee claim against a teenage passenger.
Viltrox has posted one of the more unusual photography demonstrations on Instagram recently, showing what happens when you take a photo with a lens that's been sliced in half.
The Rusty Lark, a small bird thought to be extinct for nearly a century, has been photographed for the first time.
Perhaps nowhere else in the world are photographers as much a part of the spectacle as they are at Cannes Film Festival. Huddled shoulder to shoulder in black tuxedos, they don’t just document the glamor of Cannes -- they help create it.
IMAX is reportedly in talks with buyers over a potential sale of the large-format cinema company, The Wall Street Journal reports.