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Lexar has announced it's currently developing a new line of SD Express and microSD Express cards, despite no camera currently supporting the standard. The cards, which use the SD 7.0 specification (PCIe 3.1 x 1 lane), wi...

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As someone who enjoys very high-quality images from my 42-megapixel full-frame Sony Alpha 7R III, I was wondering how good the pictures would be out of my new DJI Air 2S drone. Anyone who enjoys landscape photography wil...

Back in April, the Mars Perseverance rover shared a selfie that included the Ingenuity helicopter drone on the surface of the Red Planet. The space agency has now shared a video and detailed explanation of how that photo...

Taking photos of white subjects on white backgrounds or black subjects on black backgrounds is a skill that requires photographers to skillfully bend light in various ways. Photographer Zach Sutton has shared tips on wha...

Every day, the PetaPixel Instagram account is sharing excellent photography from our readers and those who inspire us. Here's a look at some of our recent favorite posts and the photographers behind the lens. Our @PetaPi...

If you use a Western Digital My Book Live, you want to disconnect it from the internet immediately. WD has advised customers to unplug My Book external hard drives from the web until further notice, as customers are repo...

As reported recently here on Petapixel, the FAA has rolled out a new testing program for recreational UAV (a.k.a., drone) users, created to "provide education and testing for recreational flyers on important safety and r...

Interest in street photography might also be accompanied by the desire to travel farther afield, which often doesn’t come cheap. However, there are ways to plan a successful and safe street photography trip on a budget...

In 2016, a Canadian traveler innocently flew his drone in Cuba and was unexpectedly arrested and accused of being a spy for the United States Government due to an unfortunate coincidence. Chris A. Hughes, a self-proclaim...

My name is Ale Ruoaro. My text is really bad, so photography is the best way for me to express myself. After studying cinema photography, I found myself in the static image. My photography reflects who I am, quick though...

EarthCam, a provider of webcam technology and services used by the likes of NASA, CNN and Walt Disney Pictures, recently released two new high-resolution timelapse cameras. The company that famously created 'The World's ...

In 2003 my wife Ruth and I were photographing in Colorado and were returning to our campground after a rather uneventful day. Ruth was driving, as always, and I was still looking for a photograph, as always. As the sun w...

We know from our own experience that Sony's FE 14mm F1.8 GM lens, with its fast aperture, is great for available light architectural and nightscape photography. But as it turns out, it's an excellent choice for professio...

Photo: PPP Why would you mount a seemingly 'low quality' Lomo lens on a fancy/high-end camera like a Leica rangefinder? Why not! There are quite a few affordable third-party Leica M-mount lenses out there, but few with a...

"The fun starts when you combine both the ambient exposure and your drawing in the image", says Prakash Pancholi who resides in Dubai. A flight operations scheduler by profession, Prakash spends his spare time crafting l...

Western Digital, the company known for making many types of popular hard drives including the My Book line external devices, is advising users to disconnect any My Book Live storage devices from the internet as soon as p...

It's not uncommon to see cameras get bought up and sold. Some are even sold for more right after. But there's currently a huge problem with the camera industry. Lots of companies can't produce enough to meet demand. This...

After a long day on location photographing a wedding, concert, or event, the last thing most shooters want to do when they get home is sit in front of the computer and spend the next few hours sorting the images to narro...

Photography is an attractive job for most people. But for some photographers, the process of making images comes with certain dangers - some perceived and some legitimate. Think photojournalism, street, and travel photog...