National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry has spent decades diving around the globe, telling the stories of the world's oceans. For his latest projects, years in the making, he has been much closer to home, documenting the unprecedented -- and deadly -- changes happening in the Gulf of Maine, the waters Skerry grew up visiting as a child on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Astronaut Matthew Dominick -- a keen photographer currently onboard the International Space Station (ISS) -- has revealed how he captured a unique self-portrait peering out of the SpaceX Dragon capsule with the Milky Way behind him.
I have been covering the American Political Convention since 2004 and it’s hard for me to believe that it has been 20 years since I photographed my first RNC in New York City.
As I set up my makeshift studio in the Mines Advisory Group training base in Kurdistan, Iraq, I expected to photograph somber, conservative Yazidi women whose culture was shrouded in mystery and bizarre rumors. Instead, I found myself directing a TikTok-inspired pose from a Yazidi woman in full traditional dress, complete with ornate headwear and golden adornments - and Adidas sneakers peeking out from underneath.
The James Webb Space Telescope just celebrated its second birthday, having started service on July 12, 2022. Here are Webb's 10 best photos so far to mark the occasion.
It is getting hot. Depending on where you are in the world, it could be as high as 100 degrees Fahrenheit -- the same temperature it got to in New York City in 1911.
A fascinating video has revealed how Icelandic police employ drones to monitor volcanic activity while serendipitously capturing stunning images.
In some of PetaPixel's images of the Canon EOS R1, you may have noticed that the logo wasn't visible. In some cases, that was due to electrical tape blocking it, which is common practice for pre-release hardware that may be seen in public. In other cases, it's because the "R1" logo actually fell off.
What makes a great wildlife camera? Excellent image quality, lots of megapixels, strong autofocus performance, fast shooting speeds, robust build quality, and access to great telephoto lenses. The new Canon EOS R5 Mark II checks all these boxes, and then some.
Australian-born, Los Angeles-based photographer George Byrne creates large-scale architectural and landscape photographs that are spiritually grounded in modernist painting, exceptional technical achievements, and, most importantly, successful art.
In the photography world, we're always looking for something that will help us get our work done just a little bit faster, a little bit easier, and a little bit better. It might be a lighter but sturdier tripod, a bigger and more useful backpack, or even filters to help get that tricky shot without having to spend hours in Photoshop after the fact. There's really no shortage of increasing quality and innovation in the products available for a photographer's kit, which is why K&F CONCEPT gear is so interesting.
It's been a while since my last entry into the ongoing "Wildlife on a Maine Pond" series, but it's not for lack of exciting wildlife activity. This entry will feature the debut of the animal I crossed my fingers for: baby loons.
While it's easy -- and sometimes fun -- to get caught up in discussions of gear and worry about what's the best camera or lens, some photographers are instead laser-focused on how they can use whatever gear they have to create the exact artwork they envision. Fine art photographer and filmmaker Dana Scruggs is firmly in the latter camp.
Imagine running a headshot session and instead of handling the photos with sensitivity and care, the photographer sells the images to a national company for a major advertising campaign.
A photographer has creatively used the Sun as a ball for an epic photo shoot with soccer star Trinity Rodman in front of the Washington Monument.
In December, PetaPixel published a deep-dive on the wild west of CFexpress cards, highlighting how many were outright ignoring vital portions of the specification that allowed the cards to work properly with Sony cameras. Today, the story is very different.
A photographer has endeavored to capture 8,000 faces of strangers mainly in the Boston area.
An extreme macro photographer has revealed "the things that can't be seen with the naked eye" in everyday household items like a rusty razor, a $100 bill, a strawberry, and a leaf.
A fascinating documentary looking at the brave cameramen who accompanied Allied troops during the D-Day landings has been shared by the Imperial War Museum of London.
Road cycling is a brutal sport where the physical demands are relentless. Athletes must endure harsh weather, reckless fans, all the while the risk of a massive accident constantly lurks.
Technology increasingly complicates the photography space and a robot photographer called Eva is yet another variable for human photographers to deal with.
A heartwarming video of actor Jeff Bridges telling the story about how he came into possession of a photo of the moment he met his wife Susan has recently resurfaced online.
A photographer spent years memorializing 300 sites where people had died in police shootings across the U.S.
June 29 is National Camera Day. To mark the occasion, PetaPixel chatted with KEH's CEO Noah Treshnell, and the company's Head of Photography, Ken Hamlett.
These fascinating historical photos reveal the relatively unknown history of the migrant worker or "hobos" in early twentieth-century America.
A photographer captured chilling images that show the dangerous worms that can be found lurking inside your pet.
This past week, a behind-the-scenes video showing Keanu Reeves as John Wick filming an intense motorbike fight scene has gone viral on X (formerly Twitter).
Most people know David Attenborough for being the calming and authoritative voice of nature documentaries. But few know that he is the reason tennis balls are yellow.
Photo reuniting, where people track down subjects of old photos and reunite them or their family with the images, is a growing trend, according to ABC News Australia.
Recently, Instagram has been rolling out its "Made with AI" tag which ostensibly flags AI-generated images on the platform but it has been enraging photographers after flagging photos that are not AI-generated.
