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The Science Channel on YouTube just released a really neat video in which they show you the inner workings of a $50K cinema lens. A piece of technology they call, “the perfect combo of modern technology and old fashion...

DxoMark has published its test results for Sony's flagship device in the Xperia X series, the Xperia X Performance. At 88 points the Sony achieves the same score as the HTC 10 and Samsung Galaxy S7 and now shares the to...

Newspapers across the country are under fire today because of the photos they ran on their front pages yesterday. The papers were illustrating the historic news that Hillary Clinton had won the Democratic nomination for ...

Facebook is pushing 360-degree VR content on its platform and in April announced its Surround 360 Open Source high-end VR camera. Now the company has posted detailed instructions on GitHub, which appear to be inspired by...

Photographer Carol Highsmith with her Phase One camera. Photo via The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Photographer ...

A stunning tour of Norwegian Fjords including: Geirangerfjord, Hjörundfjord, and Storfjord. Filmed by Fjordlapse Photography

Nikon has released some of the first sample images from its newly announced AF-S Nikkor 105mm F1.4E ED. The samples are unfortunately somewhat low in resolution, and we always take officially sanctioned manufacturer samp...

Here’s a really neat trick you’ll want to add to your photo editing tool chest. When you’re wanting to add a specific texture to some background, you can simply use flour and the “Multiply” blending mode to cre...

"What struck me about working on the street was how the mundane day to day can be made fantastic by freezing a moment in time. As I learned more, the concept of not being noticed fascinated me..." says photographer Mark ...

A look at some of our favorite deals, as well as our usual ‘top deals’ update and ending soon alerts. Rokinon 50mm T/1.5 (Save $48) - Deal Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX (Save $150) - Deal Canon 7D Mark II (Save $200) - Deal...

It’s commonly said that a camera adds 10 pounds, making you look heavier than you actually are. Here’s a striking animated GIF that shows how much the focal length of a lens affects your apparent weight in a portrait...

“It’s not the camera, it’s the photographer.” We (and probably you) hear this particular phrase ad nauseam, but once in a while we run across a set of photos that say the same thing without having to utter a word...

If you shoot portraits and you’re not sure if you should upgrade from the APS-C system you’re using to that full-frame body you’re coveting, read this first. Photographer Manny Ortiz gives you a side-by-side compar...

80-year-old Forth Worth, Texas resident, Eugene Bostick, is a good soul. Thank you sir

Photographer Mik Milman is an event and creative portrait photographer. Dog Brixton Milman is a dog. Together, they’ve captured the heartwarming connection between a man and his dog (or is it a dog and his man?) in the...

File this rumor in the “odd-but-plausible” folder. According to a “retail source,” Canon is planning to put a 30MP sensor in the Canon 5D Mark IV. Not 20, 22, or 24… 30MP. The rumor comes from our friends at Ca...

Twelve years ago today Fujifilm announced six new compacts all at the same time, which is something that camera manufacturers used to do a lot. Here's a fun game: ask anyone who writes about cameras to tell you about CES...

"I always felt when travelling that the most interesting part was roaming in the streets, without any directions or goal." says photographer Martin U Waltz. "So it was actually a small step to street photography." Based ...

Here's episode 93 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS! Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the sho...

There was a time when all photographers shot black and white film. For the most part, the decision to shoot in black and white had very little to do with choice or preference for black and white photographs. In most case...