Photo-Seeking Tourist Tears Huge Hole in Priceless Painting in Italian Museum

A tourist wrecked a priceless oil painting when he leaned in for a photo beside it, fell, and tore a huge hole in the canvas. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-6-24 15:44

Selfie-Takers are Causing ‘Untold Damage’ to Priceless Art in Galleries

Selfie-taking visitors are causing untold damage to priceless art in galleries, according to a new report.

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2024-2-15 20:23

Explore the Underground Home of 11 Million Priceless Photos

Around 50 miles (82 kilometers) north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and 220 feet (67 meters) underground, there are roughly 11 million images protected by armed guards. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-4-1 20:47

Canon Captures 4.2-Gigapixel Photo of Priceless Japanese Artwork

The Japanese Cultural Heritage Inheritance Project partnered with Canon to make a visually identical copy of an ancient and priceless piece of Japanese art by combining a 4. petapixel.com »

2022-1-14 23:51

Saving Priceless Family Photos from Hurricane Harvey Floodwaters

Record-smashing rainfall brought by Hurricane Harvey recently flooded thousands of homes across the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast, including my grandmother’s home in Southwest Houston. Despite being located in a flood-prone area, her single-story house had never flooded before in more than five decades of her living in that house. As a result, my grandmother, […] petapixel.com »

2017-9-12 23:02

Big Dumb Button: Why My Hasselblad is Priceless to Me

My wife Sara and I used to have this running joke leading up to her birthday each year. Each year I’d say, “Honey! What would you like for your birthday?,” and she would reply “I’d like a Hasselblad”. petapixel.com »

2017-6-30 20:54