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Ahead of our full review, here are some sample images taken with the Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG HSM Art lens, mounted on a 50-megapixel Canon EOS 5DS R DSLR camera. The Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG HSM Art is a new professional ultr...

The Benro Geared Head delivers precision movement in three axes and uses an Arca-style quick release plate. For large movements and initial set up the gearing can be dis-engaged, then re-engaged to allow the photographer...

Chuck Westfall has died. A legend in the camera industry, Westfall was a photographer who served as a technical representative and advisor at Canon for decades. Nancy Winnings, Westfall’s sister, announced the news tod...

Photo by Kevin It's starting to feel old hat by now: another quarter, another record-breaking earnings report coming out of Adobe. No matter how much people--present company certainly not excluded--gripe about Adobe's mo...

Ever wonder how much the arts and photography contribute towards the United States economy? Wonder no more. According to a newly-published government report, the arts contribute over $763 billion to the economy, and phot...

The New York Times Building by wsifrancis | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The New York Times has posted a job opening for the position of Photo Director. If you're looking for a high-profile job in the world of photojournalism, and yo...

Sony is the 800-pound gorilla of camera sensors these days, boasting a global market share of around 50% in late 2017, but increased competition may be looming on the horizon. Samsung is reportedly ramping up its image s...

Half a million King Penguins, each standing 3 ft tall, pack shoulder to shoulder in mesmerizing colonies on this 100-mile-long, glacier-studded island-reached by two days of sailing east of Chile's Cape Horn

How much sharpness and detail can you extract out of 8×10 large format slide film? Photographer Ben Horne was able to explore this question recently after he had one of his landscape photos digitized using a drum scanne...

Photographer Páraic McGloughlin took Google Earth satellite photos and strung them together into this extremely fast-paced animation titled Arena. The lines and shapes seen from a bird’s-eye view are used to create mo...

The Fujifilm X-A5 is a new entry-level mirrorless camera with a 24 megapixel sensor, 4K video recording and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless connectivity. Check our our in-depth Fujifilm XA5 review now, complete with full-si...

Want to see what the Northern Lights look like up close? Ross Franquemont can show you. A U-2 spy plane pilot by day and a photographer by night, Franquemont recently had the privilege of photographing the Aurora Boreali...

Large format wilderness photographer Ben Horne recently embarked on a little experiment with some help from his friend, Michael Strickland. Horne shoots large format 8x10 slide film, and Strickland has a drum scanner tha...

Want to hold one of the “one of the most important and high-profile jobs in visual journalism”? The New York Times has an opening for you: The Gray Lady is looking for a Photo Director. The job opening, which was fir...

The other day, there was a posting on Facebook by a groom “putting it out there,” hoping on a long shot that he could find somebody to shoot their wedding on very, very short notice. Looking for a photographer to do ...

eCapture Technologies has launched a new version of the LyfieEye mobile camera on crowdfunding website Indiegogo. Called LyfieEye200, this model is being dubbed "the world's smallest 360° VR/AR camera," and offers a bun...

Pica-Gear Snap-Grip is a new mounting system for action cameras and smartphones. The Snap-Grip from Pica-Gear is built from the very same modular components as the popular Pica-Pod and has three mounting options allowing...

Filmmakers who need really long sliders are the target of the new Magic Carpet Pro, the latest in a series of sliders announced by accessories manufacturer Syrp. The key selling point of the Magic Carpet Pro is its 'limi...

Kenji Tanaka, Senior General Manager of Sony's Digital Imaging Business Group, pictured in Yokohama for the 2018 CP+ show. At the recent CP+ show in Yokohama, we sat down with executives from several major camera and len...

Episode 262 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 – Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Portrait and commercial photographer, Antti Mutka In This Episode If you subscribe to the Peta...

Two years ago, you couldn't find me without a camera. Throwing a party? I'll photograph it. Need a new profile picture? I got you. After a year or so, I really found myself drawn to photographing people. I've always enjo...