Last year, the Federal Communications Commission added all foreign-made drones to what it calls the "Covered List," effectively banning drones produced outside of the US -- that includes DJI. DJI sued, of course, and now the FCC is hearing public appeals to its decision.
Amazon is rethinking how users interact with their photo libraries, rolling out a redesigned experience for Amazon Photos that shifts the focus from storage to discovery. Rather than opening to a static grid of images, the updated app now surfaces curated memories the moment users launch it, aiming to make photo libraries feel more alive and accessible.
Large format photographers have a new option on the table as OptiColour 200 makes its debut in 4×5, 5×7, and 8×10 sheet film. Built on the Wolfen NC200 emulsion, the film brings a familiar look to a format that continues to attract fine art, portrait, and landscape photographers seeking maximum image quality and tonal control.
The US Copyright Office has proposed a substantial increase to the cost to register photos, citing rising costs and inflation. It argues the cost is still negligible, but critics say the Office is out of touch with reality.
What happens when one of the internet’s most recognizable illusionists turns his attention to one of cinema’s most iconic franchises? In the case of Zach King, the answer is a full-scale recreation of Star Wars built almost entirely out of cardboard, creativity, and a network of collaborators that stretches across YouTube.
Singer Sabrina Carpenter wore a dress made from strips upon strips of photographic film to the Met Gala last night.
A rare Leica MP owned by Tazio Secchiaroli, credited as being one of Italy's first paparazzi, will go on sale at the Leitz Photographica Auction next month.
Last week, PetaPixel reported that the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix has strict rules on what cameras are allowed in -- so one photographer brought along a tape measure to prove that his gear was eligible for entry.
A life-sized statue of the official photographer for the Manhattan Project has been unveiled in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Funleader has announced that its Contax G35 Leica M Conversion Helicoid V2 is now available in an updated Black Edition, introducing a refined take on its non-destructive conversion system for adapting Contax G lenses to Leica M cameras. The new version focuses on improved materials and handling, while maintaining the core philosophy of preserving the original optical design.
I'm Back's Kickstarter for the Roll APS-C has become incredibly popular. The idea of slipping a digital sensor into existing film cameras is proving to have legs, and as the crowdfunding campaign closes in on $1M raised, the company has proposed a new solution to one of the system's glaring issues.
Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has announced the winners of its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year competition which features 25 spectacular photos of the night sky.
This week, 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 detail how to to incorporate AI provisions into photography agreements and contracts.
Last year, the Professional Photographers of America (PPA) had a very odd and very public crisis of leadership as the board of directors was caught in a wave of controversy. Now, just over a year later, the PPA has a new CEO.
Nikon has announced that its United States Nikon Tour that debuted last year is making a return, this time hitting 10 cities across the country, starting with Chapel Hill, North Carolina on May 15.
Light Lens Lab has announced the Light Lens Lab 50mm f/1.9 “Rigid-ZS6,” a recreation of the Dallmeyer Super Six 50mm f/1.9. The body design is a departure, though, since it uses a "rigid" design.
Luca Lorenz has won the GDT (German Society for Nature Photography) Nature Photographer of the Year 2026 in its annual members' competition for his painterly photo of a mountain hare.
Scientists dropped cameras about 29,900 feet deep off the coast of Japan and discovered a deep-sea creature so strange that they could not identify it.
Lucky locals in Indonesia witnessed a colorful iridescent cloud this past weekend, with the footage quickly going viral.
A new exhibition presents more than 700 photographs by British documentary photographer Janette Beckman, capturing influential figures in music, street culture, fashion, and activism -- often before they became widely recognized.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has issued fresh guidance on who or what can win an Oscar, stressing that human creativity must be front and center if a performance or writing is to win one of the coveted awards.
Kase, arguably best known for its filters, also makes lenses. While some of these are normal, like the AF 85mm f/1.4 portrait prime, others are a bit unusual, like the manual focus 200mm f/5.6 reflex (mirror) lens. Kase's newest lens is yet another reflex prime, but this time it comes equipped with autofocus.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has designated all FIFA World Cup stadiums and event spaces as strict “No Drone Zones” and says it will impose criminal fines of up to $100,000 for flying aerial devices near them.
Upstart British photography company Alfie Cameras is launching its next camera, the Alfie Boxx, in just a few weeks. The upcoming camera is an all-in-one analog camera experience, enabling photographers to capture and develop photos right in the camera itself.
For more than a decade, commercial photographer and retoucher John Barnard has worked across high-end campaigns for brands including Nike, Apple, Restoration Hardware, and Pottery Barn. But after 15 years in the industry, what ultimately pushed him to build his own software wasn’t a creative breakthrough or a business pivot. It was a broken tethering connection on set.
Every so often, Hasselblad takes to its YouTube channel to showcase a legendary product from its distant past. The latest classic camera to get the modern video treatment is an absolute beauty, the Hasselblad 500 EL/M "20 Years in Space" edition. Released way back in 1982, it is arguably Hasselblad's coolest camera ever.
Meta has threatened to shut down Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp in New Mexico amid a child safety court battle, as state prosecutors push for fundamental changes to the company’s social media platforms.
Trail cameras captured incredibly rare footage of cougar kittens in Minnesota -- the first confirmed evidence in more than a century that cougars are reproducing in the state.
They fly above us unseen -- some are taking photos of outer space -- but the intense network of satellites that orbit Earth in perfect coordination could collapse in just a couple of days, according to a new study.
During a Q1 earnings call on Wednesday, Meta revealed it lost 20 million users across its family of apps.
Second View is a newly-developed app that turns an iPhone into an all-in-one assistant device for analog photographers. Not only does it include mainstay functions like a light meter and exposure timers, but it also includes a LiDAR distance scale, parallax correction, and film stock reciprocity correction.
Vanguard, known for its photography gear, including tripods and backpacks, has announced some new bags specifically for photographers with compact cameras.
TIME Magazine has published its annual 100 most influential companies list and Fujifilm was named as a "pioneer" by the storied publication. Not only did it make the list of 100 most influential companies, it was also a 2026 Industry Leader in the Hardware sector.
MAC Group and MPEX Distribution have joined forces to form Godox USA, a new enterprise that unifies all of Godox's products under MAC Group's umbrella.
This week, Canon published a Service Notice to its websites urging photographers not to use lithium or lithium-ion batteries in its Speedlites, battery packs, and macro twin light products, surprising many that this was suddenly an issue. The thing is, it's not sudden at all, and almost every manufacturer cautions against it.
Last December, photographer and designer Xiao Liu announced Rewindpix, a digital, screen-free compact camera designed to offer an analog experience. It launched on Kickstarter earlier this month, and with 11 days left in the campaign, it has shattered its funding goal by over $870,000.
The Wikimedia Foundation has announced the winners of the 16th edition of the Wiki Loves Monuments photo competition -- with three of the top five entries hailing from Iran.
Instagram is widening its efforts to prioritize original creators with a new algorithm update that directly targets accounts built on reposted content, not just in Reels but now across photos and carousel posts as well.
Two young photographers in the U.K. have been allowed to capture the final of a soccer competition after initially being barred because of their age.
Taking good care of camera gear is something constantly playing on a photographer's mind, and the latest protective wraps from Spinn are designed to put minds at ease.
When Photokina collapsed in 2020, it was a major blow to the photography industry, adding to the sense of dread that the whole market was coming tumbling down. But now, after multiple years of growth, Japan's CP+ Show is living proof that photography is not just surviving: it's thriving.
Thypoch's interesting Eureka 28mm f/2.8 lens announced last November is now available, providing photographers with a retro-inspired, charming pancake prime.
EvrApp has introduced EvrBridge, stylized "evrBridge," a new Windows application designed to automate one of post-production’s more persistent workflow challenges: extracting and organizing camera metadata for use inside DaVinci Resolve. The app marks the company’s first native Windows solution built around its established metadata processing pipeline.
Nearly all tripods have one thing in common, they stand on the ground (or a floor). While there are some exceptions, like the GorillaPod, they are small and aren't built for full-size professional camera systems. A new Kickstarter product, Viperpod, rethinks the tripod from the ground up, and says "no thank you" to traditional use cases.
Blackmagic Design has released DaVinci Resolve 21 Beta 2, a quick follow-up to its recently introduced public beta. The update arrives less than a month after the initial announcement and focuses largely on stability, bug fixes, and refinements, particularly in the new photo editing tools.
An incredible photo archive showing the sad decline of a long-forgotten town shot by Dorothea Lange and Pirkle Jones has been digitized and uploaded by the University of California (UC).
Just over a week after Google added AI-powered "beautification" tools to Google Photos, the company is showing off yet another addition. This time it's a wardrobe feature that will let people virtually try on different outfits in Google Photos on Android later this summer.
Meta was charged by European Union (EU) regulators with breaching landmark tech rules after failing to prevent children under 13 from accessing Instagram and Facebook.
Harrowing footage shows a foil surfer being pursued by a great white shark for miles along the California coast.
Among all the large smartphone manufacturers, Apple has so far been the most cautious in introducing AI-powered photo editing tools -- but perhaps not for much longer.