Photography News

Snow leopards are a threatened species that live in extreme environments and are notoriously difficult to see and photograph. Photographer Ismail Shariff captured a series of photos showing just how difficult it is to sp...

Umbrellas are perhaps the most under-appreciated light shaping tool around. Due to their low price and wide availability, they are considered by some to be only for those who are beginners. This couldn’t be further fro...

Lightning is a widespread atmospheric event. Per the Met Office in the UK, there are three million flashes of lightning every day on Earth, or about 44 strikes per second. Despite this, scientists haven't been able to co...

Swiss-French photographer Sabine Weiss, who is considered an early pioneer of the art of street photography, has died at her home in Paris. She was 97. Weiss was the last surviving member of the French humanist photograp...

After decades of studying the classic works of photography, I've determined there is a historic and philosophical bifurcation in the works created. For convenience, I classify all works as falling into one of two camps, ...

Singing a Capella is difficult enough, but their synchronization and blending all while inside a stairwell is phenomenal!

As Comet Leonard whizzed by Earth during Christmas festivities on its journey through the Solar System, photographer Andrew McCarthy went out into his backyard and captured incredible photos of the colorful “Christmas ...

Time is running out! We’re proud to announce that The Phoblographer is a media partner for the current Sony World Photography Awards. Lots of folks scoff at the idea of entering modern photography contests. But for yea...

In what has become a year-end PetaPixel tradition, photographic artist B.A. Van Sise--who has the unusual practice of making one, and only one, photograph on film every single day-- looks back on the past year and toward...

These deals are expiring on the 31st of December! If you’re looking for savings on Nikon cameras and lenses, you’ve come to the right place. We’re rounding up all the current Nikon savings you’d possibly want. Ta...

We've got some great news; we've reviewed every single Leica M-Mount lens currently offered! We're incredibly excited to have done this. Along the way, we've all learned so much about Leica optics and even about ourselve...

2021 was yet another year of that tested the world physically and emotionally.

We've talked before about how good the Canon EOS R really is. And we're still sticking to that statement! If you're photographing people or landscapes, it's truly a sleeper camera. Folks are mad at it for the magic touch...