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Image protection is a fiery issue among us photographers and there's a good chance you sit in one of four camps… 1. You don't protect your work and are happy for publications to post your images in exchange for credit ...

After 3 years, 150,000 miles and 3,000,000 pictures taken, Harun Mehmedinovic and Gavin Heffernan introduce SKYGLOW

Here’s a pair of shoes you might find interesting if you’re a photographer, and particularly a Nikon shooter. The online store Zen Photo is selling “Nikon Patent Sheet Shoes.” The design on the sneakers is an ill...

US filter brand Aurora Aperture has announced a neutral density filter that it claims reduces exposure by 16 stops. The company has launched a new family of fixed factor ND filters called PowerND and is offering strength...

Harbortronics has announcedDigiSnap Pro, its new low-power complete system controller for long-term time-lapse photography. The controller supports both networked and autonomous operation and can be used with the company...

Nestled within the Seto Inland Sea in Japan sits the island of Naoshima, population 3,583. The island would be otherwise unknown to outsiders except that in the mid 80s, publisher Testuhiko Fukutake and Naoshima mayor Ch...

Plenty of photographers these days try their hands at making their own cameras, but Swedish photographer, inventor, and camera maker Mats Wernersson recently did something a little more unusual: he made his own 90mm f/2....

Roger Ballen is well-known fine art photographer who has been creating exciting imagery for over 50 years. He has been widely exhibited in museums and galleries all over the world. His innovative work has created a new a...

With the announcement of the new Sony a9, the new Sony 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 G Master FE lens was slightly overshadowed by all the new tech in the camera. However, this new lens is also one that is very important for the sp...

When I arrived in Hong Kong in 2009, I was not much of a photographer; my creative impulses were channelled largely toward drawing and graphic design. However, after living in the middle of this city, soaking in its dens...

We know that you've all been waiting to see image samples from the brand new Sony a9 camera, and today we finally have the chance to release our first Sony a9 samples. We tested the Sony a9 with the Sony 35mm f2.8, 24-70...

Ahead of our full review, here are some sample JPEG and RAW images taken with the new Sony A9 compact system camera and the Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS and Sony 24-70mm F2.8 GM lenses. The Sony A9 is a 24-megapixel...

The Sony a9 made headlines shortly after its announcement due in no small part to its laundry list of impressive specifications. With 20fps burst shooting, 693 autofocus points and a 3.7m dot electronic OLED viewfinder w...

The Spyder 5 Capture Pro contains all the tools that you need to calibrate your camera, lenses and monitor, all stored in a rugged aluminum case. Read our Spyder 5 Capture Pro review to find out if it's a must-buy... Rea...

Amazon has announced a new camera. Called the Echo Look, it’s a hands-free camera that you can use to shoot self-portraits that are triggered by your voice. The product is a combination of having a voice assistant, per...

360-degree capture is still a relatively new concept, and one that can be hard to explain to the casual consumer. But play someone a 360 video and you suddenly have the ability to expand their idea of what photography is...

Akvis have released updates to all of their image editing applications.

Today, I'm really happy to say that we've got Fujifilm X100F samples in our first impressions post. I've been super busy as of late, but I'm pretty glad to finally have the Fujifilm X100F in for review. On paper at least...

"A Mind is Born" is an audiovisual masterpiece by Linus Akesson. For reference, 256 bytes = 1/4000th of a single MB

Photographer Mike Ioannidis is a 26 year old mechanical engineer that loves bike riding, climbing and analog photography. He lives in Athens, Greece. "...photography has played a vital role in my life!" Mike tells us abo...

There were many 'races' in the compact camera market back when they were selling like hotcakes. From resolution to zoom, manufacturers were constantly trying to one-up each other. Another area in which they were competin...

Episode 171 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 – Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer Kyle Wolfe In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podcast ...