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Never-Before-Seen Cellphone Footage Shows the Terror Underground During the Chilean Mining Disaster
In 2010, the world watched as 33 miners were trapped half a mile beneath the surface of the Earth in Chile's Atacama Desert for 69 days. These miners faced complete darkness, immense stress, and a never-ending expectation of death. Their experiences and how the rest of the world experienced the…
SmallRig’s New Cage Aims to Take Advantage of the Nikon Z5 IIC’s Video Chops
That didn't take long. Nikon announced its new Z5 IIC camera last night, and SmallRig has already unveiled new accessories for it, including a quick release cage kit and a baseplate. [ Read More ]
15 Photos to Inspire You to Enter the Sony World Photography Awards 2027
The Sony World Photography Awards 2027 remain open for entry, and the World Photography Organization today announced the judges for this year's competition, the 20th edition of the Sony World Photography Awards. As part of the announcement, the Sony World Photography Awards shared 15 photos already…
Are We Out of Touch? | The PetaPixel Podcast
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team stands firm in their belief that camera brands are misunderstanding the "smartphone generation" as they call it. [ Read More ]
Custom Bracket for the Hasselblad XPan Finally Centers It on Tripods
The Hasselblad XPan (and the Japan-only Fujifilm TX-1) is a beloved camera that remains unique even today. But one part of the design is a bit annoying: the location of the tripod screw. A new bracket from Mutiny fixes that. [ Read More ]
The RodeCaster Video Series Now Does 4K Capture and Distribution
RØDE, hereafter referred to as "Rode," has released RodeCaster Video 1.4. It is a free, major firmware update for the company's all-in-one video production consoles, the RodeCaster Video, RodeCaster Video S, and RodeCaster Video Core. [ Read More ]
Leica’s Updated iPhone Camera App Has a Look Made By Steve McCurry
Leica Camera AG has launched Leica Lux 2.0, which it describes as the "most comprehensive update" yet to its iPhone photography app. [ Read More ]
Kodak Apparel Opens Yet Another Store in South Korea
Another Kodak Apparel store has opened in Seoul, bringing the total to eight stores in the South Korean capital. [ Read More ]
Instagram Lets You Customize Your Grid Even More by Adding Tagged Posts
Instagram has added a new feature that allows users to add a post they're tagged in to their main grid. [ Read More ]
Meta Says Its New VR Glasses Are IMAX Compatible
Meta has announced a new pair of VR glasses that the company says are "the first IMAX-enhanced certified VR device ever." [ Read More ]
Nikon Z5 IIC Review: Smaller, Prettier, and Mostly Capable
Upon its release in 2025, the Nikon Z5 II ($1,849) immediately became one of PetaPixel’s go-to recommendations for an entry-level full-frame camera. It is surprisingly full-featured and capable, which led to a price increase over the original Z5. Now we have the Z5 IIC ($1,399), a more affordable…
The Nikon Z5 IIC Is a Simpler but Cheaper Full-Frame Creator Camera
Nikon has announced the Z5 IIC, a simplified version of the Z5 II that removes the EVF, reduces the quality of the rear LCD, drops the dual card slots, and cuts out the AF joystick in exchange for $450 in savings. For many, that might be enough of a discount to pick one up. [ Read More ]
Shin Noguchi’s Celebrated Japanese Street Photography Featured in a Deck of Cards
Japanese street photographer Shin Noguchi's images have been shown in exhibits worldwide and featured in many renowned publications. He has been part of Leica's 70th-anniversary M-System campaign and its recent 100th-anniversary celebrations. Now Noguchi's striking work has found another home, and…
Microsoft’s New Surface Devices Are Faster, Brighter, and More Efficient
Today at Snapdragon Summit, Microsoft unveiled its next-generation Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch, both powered by the Snapdragon X2 Plus processor. [ Read More ]
Mathieu Forget’s Portraits Capture People Frozen In Time and Space
Everything feels like a blessing when you make the dreams in your head a reality. This is certainly true for former elite tennis player turned photographer, Mathieu Forget. [ Read More ]
Xiaomi’s Gorgeous New 18 Series Phones With Triple Leica Cameras Will Go Global
Xiaomi has officially launched the very first phones powered by Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Elite Extreme and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips, less than a day after the chips were unveiled. The Xiaomi 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max promise plenty of compelling camera features for photographers. […
The Chronos Q12 High-Speed APS-C Camera Shoots Nearly 7,500 FPS
Kron Technologies has announced the Chronos Q12, a high-speed camera designed to capture up to 2.5K resolution at extremely fast frame rates for situations where the company says capturing the right moment with the right level of detail is critical. [ Read More ]
Stanford AI-Edits Photo to Change Student’s Race and Gender
Stanford University violated its own policies after using AI to swap out a Hispanic male student with a Black female student in a school photograph. [ Read More ]
Adobe Completes Acquisition of Topaz Labs and Says Topaz Will Remain Its Own Brand
Adobe announced in June that it had entered an agreement to purchase Topaz Labs, a software company best known for its AI-based upscaling technology for photos and videos. As of today, the acquisition is now complete, and Adobe fully owns Topaz Labs. [ Read More ]
Natural Landscape Photography Awards Shows Nature As It Truly Is
The Natural Landscape Photography Awards (NLPA) has announced its latest winners, a collection of beautiful landscape and nature photos that emphasize realism and authenticity. [ Read More ]
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