How a Photographer Tells the Stories of Remote Cultures With His Camera
Photographer Mario Heller's unique story is that of a baker turned photographer through his love of storytelling and photojournalism. [Read More] petapixel.com »
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Photographer Mario Heller's unique story is that of a baker turned photographer through his love of storytelling and photojournalism. [Read More] petapixel.com »
In Bengali culture, Subha is a short story of a mute girl written in 1892 by the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, Rabindranath Tagore. [Read More] petapixel.com »
From Mount Kilimanjaro to the Grand Canyon, these tourist landmarks are some of the most expensive places to take a photo or selfie abroad. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Canadian photographer Don Komarechka finds himself embroiled in a complicated copyright situation, stuck between defending his work and rights and being vilified for doing so. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Great game design is not only about what the players do; it’s also affected by what they see and how they feel in a digital atmosphere. Online gaming, particularly on platforms with virtual table games, is still new, and up to a point, its graphics remained somewhat lacking. canonrumors.com »
The James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) new mid-infrared image of the planetary nebula NGC 1514, which shows a dying heart at its center ejecting vast quantities of gas and dust, is spectacular in itself. petapixel.com »
If you’re one of those people who regularly imports your DSLR shoots to your iPhone and somehow ends up with a camera roll that looks like a total mess – this one’s for you. Today we’ll talk about how to use AI tools (yep, the ones everyone’s buzzing about) to organize iPhone photos with minimal [. canonrumors.com »
As the demand for vintage digicam or compact cameras arises, there are also more challenges one has to face. For instance, the high demand impacts the overall price, or resellers buy cameras in bulk and sell them locally at a much higher rate. thephoblographer.com »
For this week's edition of Historical Friday, we're going to take a look at Disney's revolutionary multiplane camera system which was used for incredible effect in classic movies like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Pinocchio (1940), and Bambi (1942). [Read More] petapixel.com »
Have you lost photos from your Canon camera? Maybe it was a full day’s shoot, or maybe it was that one perfect shot – gone. Deleted by accident, or worse, the SD card decided to throw a tantrum. canonrumors.com »
Words play a significant role in photography in many ways as we talk and write about them. I created the above image many years ago using an online app, Wordle, which used text content and analyzed the significant words. petapixel.com »
On March 8, International Women's Day, Leica announced the four winners of its annual Leica Women Foto Project Award. Each woman's award-winning project demonstrates the power of visual storytelling and exemplifies this year's competition theme, unity through diversity. petapixel.com »
In recent years, YouTube has become a breeding ground for AI-generated fake movie trailers, flooding the platform with misleading yet captivating content. These videos, which often combine snippets of legitimate footage with AI-generated visuals, have amassed billions of views. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles and the surrounding areas earlier this year destroyed many lives and caused upwards of $164 billion in property damage. Artist Jordan Mitchell suffered a horrible loss when the Eaton fires destroyed his family's home, killing his father and brother in the process. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Last week, Chris Niccolls and I were in Prague for the launch of the Fujifilm GFX100RF. While he spent the majority of our time with the new camera while I filmed his thoughts, I did enjoy several hours with it snapping photos of my own. petapixel.com »
When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission. The new Sigma BF is a truly distinct camera, differing in just about every way from other mirrorless cameras currently on the market. dpreview.com »
Each episode of the new Netflix drama Adolescence -- which focuses on a teenage murder in the UK -- was shot in just one take. [Read More] petapixel.com »
It's easy to get caught up in the gear side of things with photography, but at its core, regardless of equipment, the medium can be a powerful tool for finding healing, hope and joy. Emmy-nominated filmmaker and photojournalist Ilie Mitaru explores this theme in his recent documentary, First Frames. dpreview.com »
The Phoblographer is partnering up with Wonderful Machine, a company designed to help photographers with their marketing. And over time, the company has done incredible work to help photographers get more business and learn from one another in different ways. thephoblographer.com »
In April of 2023, my family and I sold nearly everything, left Los Angeles, and moved to the southwest of France.
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petapixel.com »Everyone seems to be craving a retro digital camera these days. While Fujifilm's X series was one of the few camera lineups that catered to this need, Nikon, OM System, and Pentax are the recent additions focusing on the same. thephoblographer.com »
As the world has been grappling with the challenges posed by artificial intelligence, a few companies and individuals are finding new ways to safeguard the works of photographers. An example is the Content Authenticity Initiative, which was started by Adobe, The New York Times, and Twitter in 2019. thephoblographer.com »
Have you recovered a video from your Canon camera’s SD card, and found it won’t play or shows strange artifacts? This issue is pretty common when recovering files from an SD card—but luckily, there’s a solution. canonrumors.com »
Conversations around artificial intelligence make many of us confused and fearful of the future. However, despite things appearing bleak, we must remind ourselves that the medium survived 200 years in almost perfect condition. thephoblographer.com »
When Sony announced the a1 II last November, much was made of its mostly incremental upgrades. However, while the imaging pipeline is almost entirely unchanged, for working pros, that doesn't matter -- Sony cannot make the a1 II fast enough to keep pace with demand. [Read More] petapixel.com »
As photographers, one of them stands at a crossroads when they sit down to edit their images. How many images should I put in my portfolio? How do I crop the pictures? What should be a part of my portfolio for a competition? We are aware of how daunting editing can be for you, and so are the organizers at the Xposure festival in Sharjah. thephoblographer.com »
There's something magical about the experience of shooting with Polaroid film, no matter how many times you see it roll out of a camera and wait for it to develop. It's clear it's a complicated process even without understanding the ins-and-outs of how it's produced. dpreview.com »
Equine photographer Katja Jensen describes how she lost her artistic voice and found it again through photographing horses.
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petapixel.com »Equine photographer Katja Jensen describes how she lost her artistic voice and found it again through photographing horses.
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petapixel.com »There are certain moments in the photographic history that seem surreal. For instance, the photograph of the Falling Man shot during 9/11, the Burning Monk captured during the Vietnam War, or the Hindenburg incident. thephoblographer.com »
Photographer Arthur Felig, better known as Weegee, captured the gritty side of 1940s New York City and was known for his uncanny ability to arrive at a crime scene before the police did. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Here's your chance to show other photographers how incredible and special your work is. We recently made the decision to lean harder into our tech background as a photography website. And with that said, we're curious to know how photographers are using their cameras and their gear to make work that's unique and intriguing instead of predictable and contemporary. thephoblographer.com »
In recent years, film photography has experienced a remarkable resurgence, captivating photographers and audiences alike with its authentic, nostalgic aesthetic. Its unique imperfections, soft tones, and rich textures evoke a sense of genuineness that digital photography often struggles to replicate. canonrumors.com »
Photographer James Roh prefers to get as close as possible to his subjects. But when The Washington Post assigned Roh to photograph Utah’s vast public lands, he needed plenty of distance, relying on a drone and a small plane to capture broad landscapes. [Read More] petapixel.com »
In Mount Kaputar National Park in New South Wales, Australia, an extinct volcano is home to unique wildlife, including an incredible pink slug. [Read More] petapixel.com »
The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, winning Super Bowl LIX and lifting the Vince Lombardi trophy. The Associated Press (AP) was on hand in full force to document everything, and PetaPixel chatted with the AP to learn more about how it photographs the biggest sporting event of the year. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Seoul-based artists Shin Seung Back, who is also an engineer, and Kim Yong Hun are back with another photography and AI-related project, Analytic Portrait. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Major League Baseball offered a behind-the-scenes glimpse of a photo shoot for the upcoming video game MLB The Show, where cover star Paul Skenes fired 100-mile-per-hour pitches toward a photographer. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Inspired by the Glimmerglass and Pro Mist filters, I wanted to create my own. So one day I was looking at glitter and wondered how it would look if it was over a lens. That's how I began exploring how to make my own lens filter. thephoblographer.com »
It's truly inspiring to see how some photographers continue to help make the image-making community grow despite hardships and challenges in their lives. They place their immense trust in those whom they teach, proving how passing down one's knowledge is a form of love and care for the medium and its ability to help others achieve immense success. thephoblographer.com »
"I’m aware that my images could easily blend into the vast sea of work out there," says photographer Lorenzo Grifantini about the democratization of street photography. "But what keeps me going—and keeps my enthusiasm alive—is the personal question of whether what I’m creating feels meaningful to me," he explains. thephoblographer.com »
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is a prolific photographer, arguably the best to ever go to space. In a fun new video from aboard the International Space Station, Pettit shows how to change camera lenses in space, and photographers on Earth will surely be envious of Pettit's zero-gravity conditions. [Read More] petapixel.com »
One of the most famous anti-war photographs of all time has been Nick Ut's Napalm Girl, originally known as The Terror of War, captured on June 8, 1972, during the Vietnam War. Anyone with even the slightest interest in the medium has seen the image at least once in their lives. thephoblographer.com »
Why buy a product from Leica with many of the same internal components and capabilities as the far more affordable entries from the other makers? Leica seeks to answer that question with its latest SL3-S, a 24-megapixel design aimed squarely at cameras like the Panasonic Lumix S5IIX. [Read More] petapixel.com »
A few days ago, our Gear Editor, Feroz Khan, saw a Kickstarter Campaign by Sidekick Pro, where the company was looking to fund its new set of bag ideas. Feroz quickly noted that while there are increasingly many campaigns for these bags, nothing is rarely done to perfect them or work on the loopholes. thephoblographer.com »
When it was released in 1939, The Wizard of Oz broke new ground in movie production thanks largely to its remarkable lighting setup. The blockbuster prequel Wicked, based on the award-winning Broadway play of the same name, likewise captivates contemporary audiences thanks in large part to its visual aesthetic and incredible lighting. [Read More] petapixel.com »
Hello there. My name is Joe, and I’m a professional, full-time photographer hailing from Brooklyn, New York.
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petapixel.com »In this patent application (2025-001041), Canon describes improvements to how dual lens VR lenses focus and calibrate the focus across both lenses. This series of patents (there have been a few) made me marvel at how much we take for granted with our stereoscopic lenses – our eyes- and how seamlessly they adjust independently without [. canonrumors.com »
Photographers waited hours -- in cold rainy weather -- for murder suspect Luigi Mangione to appear at the Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. [Read More] petapixel.com »
With the rise of generative AI, the boundaries between real and fake have blurred immensely. From images of a real flood being called fake to AI-generated images being used to peddle propaganda, the world is heading in a problematic direction. thephoblographer.com »