PetaPixel Photography and Camera News, Reviews, and Inspiration
- The Celebrities You Might Not Know Are Into Their Photographyby Pesala Bandara on April 27, 2024 at 11:00 am
Everyone is a photographer, and that includes celebrities. But, some celebrities are seriously into their photography. [Read More]
- Astrophotographer Reveals Amazing Spirals Around ‘Green Devil’ Cometby Jeremy Gray on April 26, 2024 at 8:30 pm
Norwegian astrophotographer Jan Erik Vallestad captured beautifully detailed photos of the city-sized comet 12P and, thanks to special image processing techniques, revealed a fantastic spiral formation surrounding the comet. [Read More]
- Wildlife On a Maine Pond: A New Series of Nature Photography Journalsby Jeremy Gray on April 26, 2024 at 7:30 pm
For nearly as long as I've been taking pictures, I've loved photographing loons. They have offered countless hours of joy behind the lens, taught me lessons about photography and ecology, and helped me find weaknesses in the cameras I've spent my career evaluating. [Read More]
- Town to Make Mt. Fuji View Worse Because of Misbehaving Touristsby Jeremy Gray on April 26, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Due to a significant surge in tourism, Japanese authorities will build a large barrier to block views of Mount Fuji within Fujikawaguchiko, a town of about 25,000 residents located in the foothills around Mt. Fuji. [Read More]
- Apple Battles AI Deepfake Apps But the War Looks Unwinnableby Jeremy Gray on April 26, 2024 at 5:16 pm
Following a 404 Media investigation into apps that advertised that they could generate non-consensual nude images, Apple has begun removing AI image-generation apps from its App Store. [Read More]
- After TikTok Bill Passage, The U.S. Government May Try to Ban DJI Nextby Jaron Schneider on April 26, 2024 at 4:30 pm
Members of the U.S. Government may push forward with a bill that aims to ban DJI's drones and prevent them from operating at all within the country. [Read More]
- The iFootage Cobra 3 Strike Monopod Tries to Improve on Greatnessby Jaron Schneider on April 26, 2024 at 3:59 pm
iFootage announced the Cobra 3 Strike monopod that tries to improve on the company's already great monopod series by adding the ability to extend and retract it one-handed. [Read More]
- Satellite Photo Shows an Army of ‘Black Spiders’ on Marsby Matt Growcoot on April 26, 2024 at 3:56 pm
A photo taken by the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has set the internet alight after it apparently shows large clusters of black spiders crawling on the surface of the Red Planet's southern polar region. [Read More]
- Camera Sales Grew For First Time in 13 Years, But Not for Canonby Jaron Schneider on April 26, 2024 at 3:28 pm
Camera sales have been on the up for several years now but that was mostly in contrast to how poorly the industry fared during the height of the pandemic. But this time, a research firm in Japan reports that the industry will grow for the first time in over a decade. [Read More]
- Photographer Captures Northern Lights Over an Erupting Volcanoby Pesala Bandara on April 26, 2024 at 1:28 pm
A photographer waited three years to capture these epic shots of the northern lights above an erupting volcano. [Read More]
- AI Image That Won Sony World Photo Award is Being Sold for $21,000by Matt Growcoot on April 26, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Boris Elgadsen, the man who was awarded first place for an AI image at the Sony World Photography Awards last year, is selling The Electrician for $21,500 (€20,000). [Read More]
- Wes Anderson Produces Documentary on Photographer James Hamiltonby Pesala Bandara on April 26, 2024 at 11:58 am
A new documentary, that is executive-produced by Wes Anderson, explores the life and work of American photographer James Hamilton. [Read More]
- A Woman Lost $50,000 to a Deepfake Elon Musk in AI Romance Scamby Pesala Bandara on April 26, 2024 at 10:11 am
A woman was scammed of $50,000 by a deepfake Elon Musk who sent her AI-generated photos and told her he loved her over a deepfake video call. [Read More]
- Study Says AI Can Predict a Person’s Political Views From a Selfieby Pesala Bandara on April 26, 2024 at 8:37 am
AI technology can predict a person's political views from a single photograph of them, according to a recent study. [Read More]
- Photojournalist Gabriele Micalizzi Gets Up Close and Personal to Warby Lisa Marie Segarra on April 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
Photojournalist Gabriele Micalizzi's first exhibition is now open in Milan, Italy, at the renowned 29 Arts in Progress gallery. [Read More]
- Multi-Modal AI on Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Makes Wearable AI Less Dumbby Jeremy Gray on April 25, 2024 at 8:12 pm
The Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses II, which Chris Niccolls described as impressive but ultimately a "luxury solution in search of a problem" in his review for PetaPixel, look to have found a problem to solve thanks to some fancy new AI technology. [Read More]
- Should We Just Use ‘DSLR’ to Describe Big Cameras, Mirror or Not?by Jaron Schneider on April 25, 2024 at 7:57 pm
This week, director Steven Soderbergh took part in an interview where he discussed the making of Presence, in which he revealed it was filmed on a Sony a9 III... which he gleefully referred to as a DSLR. [Read More]
- 7Artisans’ 50mm f/1.8 Prime Is an Affordable Choice for Nikon Z Camerasby Jeremy Gray on April 25, 2024 at 6:59 pm
Alongside its new 27mm f/2.8 lens for APS-C E-mount cameras, 7Artisans has released its affordable 50mm f/1.8 prime lens for Nikon Z mount. [Read More]
- Canon Hopes Nikon’s Purchase of RED Leads to Video Market ‘Revitalization’by Jaron Schneider on April 25, 2024 at 6:11 pm
While it would prefer that filmmakers remember the advantages of RF-mount, speaking exclusively to PetaPixel, Canon is looking on the bright side of Nikon's acquisition of RED Cinema, [Read More]
- Annie Leibovitz is Selling Her 65-Acre California Farm Home for $8.99 Millionby Pesala Bandara on April 25, 2024 at 5:33 pm
Renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz is selling her 65-acre California farm estate just five years after she purchased the property. [Read More]