A website that helps to identify people using just a photo was found to have a massive database of images unsecured on the web.

To mark World Photography Day, the Royal Navy has published a compelling short documentary that lifts the lid on what it's like to work as a photographer in Britain's naval force.

SmallRig has announced the Potato Jet Tribex Pro Monopod, which takes the single-handle clutch mechanism that was introduced in the Tribex Tripod and applies it to a photo or video monopod.

Godox has announced the P100 Portable Color Photo Printer, a pocket-sized dye-sublimation printer that promises high-quality photo prints fast while photographers are on the go.

At CP+ 2026 in February, Brightin Star announced a new APO 35mm f/1.7 ASPH. lens for Leica M-Mount cameras. The stylish new lens is finally available to order, and unlike Brightin Star's typical lenses, it is launching first on Kickstarter.

Thanks to the Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA), photographers get a lot of interesting data each month about how many cameras and lenses the Japanese manufacturers are shipping globally. However, for those who want to know who is making each of those cameras, the annual Nikkei Industry Map is the best resource. The latest edition has just arrived.

The annual 2026 BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology photography competition offers researchers out in the field a chance to celebrate the intersection of art and science, showcasing their projects in a visually beautiful way.

Godox's latest lighting product isn't a light at all, but an electric suction accessory that lets users mount flashes and other lights in unusual places.

TTArtisan has announced the AF 85mm f/1.8 Neo, a new extremely affordable full-frame portrait prime lens for Sony and Nikon mirrorless cameras. The 85mm f/1.8 prime costs just $99.

Insta360 has announced the Luna Pro, a slimmed-down, single-camera version of the Luna Ultra it launched earlier this summer. It maintains the Ultra's biggest selling point (the detachable screen) while aiming down-market at the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 and 4.

A permanent mural is being planned in tribute to the late photographer Martin Parr at the iconic location where he created his acclaimed series The Last Resort.

Last week, PetaPixel reported that Cara, an anti-AI photo app, had all of its content scraped into a dataset despite the platform explicitly not consenting to the practice. It turns out the story has a happy ending.

A New York Times reporter flew out to Los Angeles to meet the people running the VHS Dates Instagram account, which supposedly digitizes VHS tapes from an "old dating service," only to find the whole thing was staged with actors.

The Formula 1 circus is heading to the Netherlands this weekend, the home race of driving sensation Max Verstappen. But keen photographers should know before they go: the event has a very restrictive camera policy.

It's unusual for one country to hold such immense power in a single industry as Japan does in photography. Save for companies like Leica and Hasselblad, nearly all the major camera and lens makers are Japanese. It is little surprise, then, that Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) has a particular interest in the health of the digital camera market.

It's possible to run the pioneering 1993 first-person shooter video game Doom on just about anything, even cameras. By using Magic Lantern software on a Canon EOS 550D from 2010, also known as the EOS Rebel T2i and EOS Kiss X4, photographers can install a custom build of Doom on their APS-C cameras.

When HoverAir announced the world's first flying pocket camera, the Versa, late last month, it did so with relatively few details. Now the unique new camera has fully launched on Indiegogo, bringing with it a wealth of new information. With 59 days left in the campaign, HoverAir has already raised over $230,000 at the time of writing.

Sandmarc has announced a new 96mm telephoto lens for iPhone, promising optical-quality performance at focal lengths that are historically handled only through digital zoom.

The atmosphere-less Moon is frequently bombarded by meteors, asteroids, and comets, and now it can add another item to that list: SpaceX rockets.

For the first time ever, researchers have estimated the wolf population in Michigan using remote cameras.

An open call for photographers to submit their photos to the Retoucher of the Year has been put out, with the competition searching for photographers who wouldn't mind someone else editing their images.

A sports photographer has been arrested for allegedly scamming 130 families out of their money -- with police unable to locate any of the photos she took or even her camera gear after a year-long investigation.

A photographer filming a video in the U.K. turned his back on his camera bag for mere seconds, and when he came back to it, found it had been stolen.

An FPV drone pilot took GoPro's new Mission 1 Pro camera for a thrilling ride up, down, and around Niagara Falls.

Capture One Mobile 4.0 has arrived, bringing more desktop-caliber editing features to iPhone and iPad.

Earlier this month, Apple insider Mark Gurman at Bloomberg said that new AirPods with cameras could be coming this year. The evidence is mounting.

The United States Second Circuit has held for the first time that the First Amendment of the Constitution protects a person's right to record law enforcement activity in public.

GxAce, the brainchild of photographer and videographer Casey Cavanaugh, is developing a new panoramic digital camera, the GX-P1, and it's getting closer to a larger reveal.

National Geographic's latest documentary series, Lion, directed by Jon Favreau, premieres this week. It follows a lion cub for four years on his journey to become a leader.

A photographer who captured a pod of gymnastic dolphins acrobatically leaping from the water has revealed the tricks and techniques he uses to set up his stunning shots.

Brightin Star's X-Slim 28mm f/2.8 Pancake Lens for Leica M Mount was originally launched in black in 2023, and now it's available in a new "Liquid Silver" finish, looking as stylish as ever.

Last month, Instagram head Adam Mosseri said that the platform would ban videos filmed on Meta smart glasses that harass women in public places -- but it seems the ban isn't working.

ByteDance and the Motion Picture Association (MPA) have signed an agreement aimed at strengthening copyright protections for the Chinese company’s AI video and image models.

More and more people intent on getting a photo with a shark are getting bitten as influencers and photographers increasingly ignore safety warnings.

Adaptalux has announced a fresh addition to its macro lighting system, the Pod Mini 2.0.

A U.S. Court of Appeals has partially reversed a lower court's ruling regarding DJI's label as a Chinese Military Company, sending it back to the lower court for further review.

The creator of a new vibe-coded iOS slow-messaging app, Carrier Pidge, admits that his app is pointless and has minimal, if any, practical use.

The conventional wisdom that camera prices only decrease is proving false in the current market. Sometimes, not only do prices for specific used cameras increase over time, but used cameras can also cost more than when they were brand-new, even for relatively recent digital models.

Last year, Kimiyasu Morikawa published the first comprehensive film usage survey conducted in Japan, giving insight into usage habits, brands, and more. It is the only publicly available recurring survey of film photographers in Japan and is now in its second year.

Fujifilm has announced that tickets for its New York City Fujikina event will cost $10 and grant access to keynotes, workshops, photo walks, and festival programming, with limited spots per session available.

A local TV station is in a messy situation after the cloud company it was using to store 70 years' worth of archival material vanished.