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The remote volcanic island Rapa Nui, also called Easter Island, is under threat from tourists seeking a particular variety of images taken with the island's iconic oversized head statues (moai): nose-picking. The trend i...

The US government is warning that Chinese-made consumer drones could pose a data theft threat, sending data back to company headquarters in China that could then be accessed by the Chinese government. CNN reports that th...

The John Hughes homage was a bold choice

Last time we featured Benji Messmer and his Leica M9 snaps from around the world, we had a look at how they remind us of chrome film's classic look. This time, we place the spotlight on his wanderlust-inducing roadtrip p...

Wide angle lenses aren't as easy to use as a lot of photographers think. They shrink the background and give the foreground strange proportions. They include all sorts of distractions from the scene in front of you, plus...

YouTuber Guy Jones, who specializes in sharing historical images, footage, and audio, has uploaded a new video highlighting street photography from 1838 to 2019. The video provides viewers with a curated look at street p...

Chinese flash manufacturer Godox has released details of an updated trigger that will have a redesigned button layout, a larger display panel and Bluetooth to allow flashes to be controlled from a smartphone. The Godox X...

Adobe recently announced that it would both discontinue downloads of older versions of Creative Cloud apps (which includes Lightroom and Photoshop), and revoke the license for older software. Further, Adobe tweeted that ...

When I first started in photography, there was no method to my data management madness. When shooting on location, I downloaded my cards onto my laptop and upon my return home I copied everything onto my computer. Every ...

Father and son wedding photographers David and Luke Edmonson were recently commissioned by Godox to test its new V1 round-head flash. The duo decided to shoot this 9-minute video and a creative photo as a tribute to Engl...

Huawei sub-brand Honor has launched its new flagship smartphone and, as rumored, the Honor 20 Pro is the first smartphone to come with an F1.4 aperture in its primary camera. But that's not the only news. The new model a...

Episode 322 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 – Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, adventurer, and explorer, Jody MacDonald In This Episode If you subscribe to the...

Move over, Hasselblad XPan. You've got some cool competitors out there now, courtesy of the highly resourceful and creative film photographer. They show us that if we can't get our hands on a coveted camera like the Xpan...

Ahead of our full review, here are some full-size sample images taken with the Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens mounted on a Nikon Z7 body. The Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S is a professional standard zoom lens for Nikon's new Z7 ...

The San Francisco-based company Peak Design prides itself on creating innovative products for photographers that redefine their categories, and today it’s back to disrupt a new niche: tripods. The brand’s new Travel ...

84% Overall score Jump to conclusion The Leica Q2 is a fixed-lens, full-frame camera sporting a new 47.3MP sensor and a sharp, stabilized 28mm F1.7 Summilux lens. It's styled like a traditional Leica M rangefinder and re...

Peak Design is back at it again. This time, however, their crowdfunding campaign doesn't involve a clever clip system or a new camera bag--it's a tripod. The Peak Design Travel Tripod has been eleven years in the making,...

Peak Design Travel Tripod Peak Design announced a new Travel Tripod on Kickstarter today and we were lucky enough to get our hands on a prototype prior to launch. But before we dive into some initial impressions, here's ...

If the United States has the Greaser subculture, the United Kingdom has the Skinhead movement. Both are predominantly youth subcultures that emerged from the working class, each with their own style elements. It's always...

The Huawei P30 Lite is a new mid-range smartphone that offers a lot of features for keen photographers. It has a triple camera setup with a 48 megapixel wide-angle lens, an 8 megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 2 mega...

While most of the digital imaging industry has been concentrating their efforts on introducing Full Frame Mirrorless cameras for the better part of the past year, photographers that prefer lighter and more compact Crop S...

The Voigtländer Nokton 21mm F1.4 Aspherical lens for Sony E-mount that was first shown at the CP+ show in Japan back in February has now been officially unveiled. This new wide-angle prime lens is suitable for both APS-...