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Episode 353 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 – Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer Louis Chan   In This Episode If you subscribe to the PetaPixel Photography Podca...

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has introduced a new bill that would make it mandatory for services that use algorithms to serve content to offer a version that allows users to turn that feature off. Called the Fil...

In a series of short videos that went viral on Instagram and YouTube, motion animator Kevin Parry cleverly edits himself turning into a wide variety of random things in a seamless motion, from a banana, to a balloon, to ...

The first-ever Natural Landscape Photography Awards has announced the winners of its competition that promotes the best landscape photography for those who value realism and authenticity. The new landscape photography co...

Yongnuo has announced the YN 50mm F1.8S DF DSM, a new lens for full-frame Sony E mount camera systems. While the name and basic specifications are nearly identical to the APS-C 50mm F1.8 Sony E mount lens Yongnuo release...

Google’s new “Pet Portraits” feature inside its Arts and Culture app allows users to find works of art that resemble their pets by simply submitting a photo and letting the artificial intelligence find a match from...

Lensii, originally an artificial intelligence-assisted photo cloud platform that looked to challenge Google Photos, has announced that it’s adding another target to its sights: Instagram. The company’s founder and CE...

Photographer Justin Bettman recently finished a portrait series that focuses on the Hasidic Jews in New York, an ultra-orthodox sect of Judaism that generally keeps to itself socially and is rarely photographed by those ...

Viltrox has announced its new 85mm F1.8 AF lens for Canon RF lenses, marking the company's first AF lens for Canon's mirrorless camera mount. The autofocus lens is constructed of ten elements in seven groups, including f...

If you've ever wanted to get into medium format cameras and have a single one to stick with you, then this is it. Lots of photographers say that you should get a 6x7 format camera. But the truth is that you can still mak...

Just a year after Nikon posted the largest loss in its history, financials are looking strong. Nikon increased its expected revenue for the next quarter and is building a massive new headquarters in Japan, slated to be c...

Aptolux wants to create video lights 'for videographers, by videographers.' The company's first product in pursuit of that goal is the Aptolux MP-1. The MP-1 is a modular lighting system that can change its size and shap...

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Introduction Sony's new a7 IV is the continuation of its core line of full-frame mirrorless cameras. It includes a series of upgrades but it's also seen a price increase. Given how good the Sony a7 III was, we wanted to ...

We've been using Panasonic's new Lumix S 35mm F1.8 L-mount lens for the last few days, and while we've barely begun our planned schedule of shooting, we've prepared a small initial sample gallery to show a little of what...

Panasonic has released firmware version 1.1 for the Lumix DC-GH5 II, adding support for wired 4K streaming, among several feature enhancements. With the new firmware, IP streaming will be possible over tethered LAN at up...

The Panasonic Lumix S 35mm F1.8 is the fourth in a series of five new F1.8 lenses for the Panasonic, Sigma and Leica "L-mount" full-frame mirrorless camera system. Priced at £579.99 / $699.99, can this classic 35mm wide...

Panasonic have just unveiled a brand new prime lens for L-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras, the LUMIX S 35mm F1.8, which joins the three other large-aperture F1.8 lenses (85mm, 50mm and 24mm) in the range. The Panason...

Panasonic has announced the Lumix S 35mm F1.8, the latest in its range of full frame prime lenses for the Leica/Panasonic/Sigma L-mount. The 35mm F1.8 becomes the fourth in a series of similar primes, meaning L-mount use...

We've been waiting for the day to come, and it's finally here. Panasonic is announcing their Panasonic 35mm f1.8 S lens; completing the range of absolutely essential focal lengths. Panasonic previously released their 50m...

Panasonic has announced a new large-aperture wide prime lens, the Lumix S 35mm f/1.8. This is the fourth of four promised lenses in the f/1.8 fixed focal series that also features an 85mm, 50mm, and 24mm, all announced i...