Photography News

Stay up-to-date with the latest news within the photography industry. Here we feature new photography gear announcements, creative conferences, and other interesting headlines related to the world of photography and filmmaking.

Why VSCO Believes Its New $500 Subscription Is Worth it for Pros

Alongside Studio Pro, its new photo editing platform designed for high-volume working photographers, VSCO announced VSCO One, and it's getting a lot of attention, and not only for good reasons.

Man Traumatized After Woman Uses His Photos for AI Social Media Posts Showing Fake Family Life

A man in Singapore has been left utterly dumbfounded after discovering an ex-schoolmate was using his photos to AI-generate a fairytale family life on social media.

Moscow Citizens Banned From Sharing Photos of Drone Strikes as Attacks Increase Inside Russia

Last month, authorities in Moscow banned the city's population from sharing photos and videos of what it calls "terrorist attacks." But that's being tested after Ukrainian drones blew up part of the city's oil refinery last week.

Cycling Brand is Mocked Over AI Image of Handlebars Protruding From Bike Seat

Cycling is all about getting outside, zooming through beautiful vistas, and just generally being in touch with reality. So it was a bizarre choice for outdoor retailer REI to use a ridiculous AI image on Instagram this past week.

Scientists Capture Footage of Spider Catapulting Prey Into Web Using Ingenious Snare Trap

Scientists have captured incredible footage of a spider building an ingenious snare trap to catapult its prey into its web.

‘Supergirl’ Actor David Corenswet Lashes Out at Photographer Who Touched Co-Star’s Back at Premiere

Supergirl actor David Corenswet was seen confronting a photographer who touched his co-star Milly Alcock’s back while asking for a photo of her at the film’s premiere.

Photographer Uses Drone to Warn Surfer of Huge Shark Menacingly Circling Beneath Him

A photographer used his drone to warn a surfer who had no idea that a large shark was circling beneath him in the Californian coast.

The ObscuraFlex Now Lets Photographers Use a Ricoh GR On Vintage Large Format Cameras

ObscuraFlex, the system designed to function as both a digital viewfinder and a full-frame digital back for large format cameras such as 4x5 systems and adapted vintage platforms, is expanding beyond its original smartphone-first workflow.

Pelican Just Made Its Signature Hard Cases Even More Durable

Pelican has announced the Next Generation Protector Series, an update on its most well-known hard cases that most photographers simply refer to as a "Pelican case."

App Mimics the Analog Rangefinder Experience So Well, It Charges You ‘Per Roll’

A new iPhone camera app, M-Kamera, attempts to bring the rangefinder camera experience to mobile, including rangefinder-style focusing and a virtual film winder.

NiSi’s 16mm f/2.8 Is the Fastest Ultra-Wide Prime Lens for Medium Format Cameras

NiSi has announced the 16mm f/2.8 ultra-wide prime lens for Fujifilm GFX and Hasselblad XCD mounts. With a 35mm equivalent focal length of 12.6mm, the lens is not only extremely wide, but it is also the fastest such prime lens available for medium format systems.

Sony’s First LOFIC Image Sensor Promises Nearly 17 Stops of Dynamic Range

Sony's first LOFIC image sensor, the Lytia L910, is arriving in flagship smartphones later this year. The upcoming 50-megapixel sensor promises significantly improved image quality with expanded dynamic range compared to traditional image sensors.

This Moronic Handheld Camera Fan Quite Literally Blows

Is it a DJI Osmo? Is it an Insta360 Luna? Nope, it's a Goojodoq GFS025, and it, for whatever reason, is a handheld camera fan.

Upskirting Crimes in Japan Are Becoming a Youth Problem

Japan introduced laws in 2023 criminalizing "photo voyeurism," which prohibits acts like upskirting. But despite the new legislation, it remains one of the country's most common sex offenses.

Fujifilm Will Award $100,000 in Grants to Photographers and Filmmakers

Fujifilm has opened applications for the 2026 GFX Challenge Grant Program, offering photographers and filmmakers worldwide the opportunity to receive funding, mentorship, and access to Fujifilm's medium-format camera system to help bring ambitious creative projects to life.

FIFA Moves World Cup Photographers After England Coach’s Complaints About ‘Ruined’ National Anthems

FIFA has agreed to move photographers during pre-match national anthems at the 2026 World Cup after complaints from England head coach Thomas Tuchel.

Another Coach Complains About Photographers at the World Cup

England national team coach Thomas Tuchel made headlines last week for two reasons. One, his team sailed to an easy 4-1 victory over European rival Croatia. And two, Tuchel complained about how the gaggle of photographers positioned between Tuchel and his players ruined a really important pre-game moment during England's national anthem. Another coach, German manager Julian Nagelsmann, is 100% on Tuchel's side.

Getty Images Strikes Deal with OpenAI, Sending Getty’s Stock Soaring

Getty Images and OpenAI announced a multi-year display partnership to bring Getty Images' licensed content into OpenAI search and discovery experiences inside ChatGPT. The news sent Getty's stocks temporarily soaring more than 200% during premarket trading.

Polaroid’s ‘Analog Summer’ Campaign Pushes Against Digital Overload

As digital technology has become ever more ingrained in modern life, a paradox has emerged alongside it: analog pursuits have experienced a remarkable resurgence.

The Unapologetic Soul: Why I Keep Returning to the 14-Year-Old Leica M9 Monochrom

In an era where we are obsessed with megapixels, AI-driven autofocus, and high-ISO performance, I find myself regularly putting down my Leica M10-R and my Leica M11-P to pick up a tool that, on paper, has no business competing in 2026: the Leica M9 Monochrom.

There’s Yet Another Leica-Inspired 35mm Lens on the Market

Japanese photo retailer Shoten Kobo is now selling the Wahei Optical 'Peace' 35mm f/1.4, a classic-looking, clearly Leica-inspired 35mm f/1.4 lens for M mount.

Discovering and Using the Unique Features of OM System Cameras

OM System Cameras have an enormous range of unique and uncommon features. Getting to know what they do can open up whole new photographic opportunities.

‘Maternal Instinct’ on Netflix is a Wedding Photography Nightmare

"I was scared to hire a photographer for my wedding," says the sister of Reagan Simmons Hancock in the harrowing Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct. It's not surprising. Her sister was murdered by her wedding photographer.

Four Decades of Photography That Defined Iconic Fashion Brand Yves Saint Laurent

A new exhibition explores how photography became central to the making of the famed fashion house Yves Saint Laurent over four decades.

26 Award-Winning Photos Show the Good and Bad of How We Interact With Nature

The winning photos from the third annual Nature and Humans Photo Competition reveal two very different but equally important aspects of non-human animals.

Top Father’s Day Photography Deals on Cameras, Lenses, and Tripods

Looking for a Father's Day gift for the dad-slash-photographer in your life, or maybe that's you? This week's Father's Day deals include substantial savings on cameras, lenses, and tripods from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, OM System, Manfrotto, Gitzo, Falcam, Fotopro, and Zeiss, with discounts of hundreds to thousands of dollars on select items.

TourBox Dynamic Panel V2 Enables Robust Full-Screen Photo Editing in Lightroom

Last fall, TourBox released the Dynamic Panel for Lightroom, a new plugin for Adobe Lightroom Classic and Lightroom that enabled full-screen, clutter-free photo editing inside Lightroom when used alongside the TourBox Elite creative editing console. Dynamic Panel V2 has arrived with several new panels that photographers demanded.

Excire Foto 2027 Promises a Feature-Rich and Powerful Photo Management Experience

Pattern Recognition Company (PRC) has announced that Excire Foto 2027 is now available, promising improved search, organization, and workflow tools for photographers.

Camera Traps Capture Wolves Hunting European Bison for the First Time

Camera traps have captured wolves hunting a herd of European bison in an ancient forest in Poland for the first time.

7Artisans Launches Entry-Level Cine Lens Series Starting at Just $279

7Artisans has introduced its new Dream Cine Lens Series, a full-frame manual-focus lens lineup designed for creators stepping into filmmaking. Built around a unified cine workflow, the series aims to bring professional cinematic control into an accessible, lightweight system for independent filmmakers, content creators, and film students.

The DZOFilm Octopus II Makes it Easy to Use PL Lenses on Mirrorless Cameras

DZOFilm has announced the Octopus II, a new lightweight lens adapter that enables filmmakers to use Arri PL-mount lenses on Sony E-, Nikon Z-, Canon RF-, and L-Mount cameras.

Midjourney, the AI Image Generator Company, is Making an MRI Scanner

Midjourney has been largely surpassed in the AI image world by tech behemoths Google and OpenAI. But today it’s made a surprise announcement: it’s getting into health.

England Coach Begs FIFA to Move Photographers After They ‘Ruined’ His World Cup Debut

England national football team coach Thomas Tuchel is begging FIFA to move photographers during the 2026 World Cup after they blocked Tuchel's view of his team during England's anthem, "God Save the King."

Wedding Photographer With Same Name as Killer from Netflix’s ‘Maternal Instinct’ is Being Harassed Online

A wedding photographer who has the same name as a heinous criminal and subject of the true crime Netflix documentary Maternal Instinct says that people are mistaking her for the murderer and leaving her one-star reviews on her business.

The FCC’s New Foreign-Made Toy Drone Exemption Is Comically Narrow

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) loosened restrictions on some Chinese-made drones this week, although only those that count as "toy drones" and only those that exist within a preposterously narrow definition of what counts as a "toy drone."

Dual Lens Xtra Muse 2 Pro Undercuts Insta360 with Sub-$700 Price

Xtra has revealed a host of specifications and a pricing window for its impending Muse 2 Pro, a DJI Osmo Pocket 4P look-alike that will be the only challenger to Insta360's Luna Ultra in the United States.

Meta is Increasing the Snack Budget After Staff Morale Plummets

After axing thousands of jobs and monitoring employees as they train the AI that could ultimately replace them, it's perhaps unsurprising that morale at Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is at a low ebb.

You Can Eat Your Popcorn From an IMAX Camera Bucket While Watching ‘The Odyssey’

Novelty popcorn buckets are typically characters from Hollywood blockbusters. For example, there was a Grogu bucket for the recent Star Wars movie.

Ultra-Rare Leica MP Black Paint Sells for Nearly $700,000

The 48th Leitz Photographica Auction concluded over the weekend, and collectors spent huge sums of money to get their hands on rare, classic cameras, lenses, and pieces of photographic culture and history.

VSCO Launches Studio Pro, a Mobile Photo Editor for High-Volume Photographers

VSCO has launched Studio Pro, its next-generation professional editing experience, on iOS. The company promises a macOS version later this year.

Insta360 and DJI Hate Each Other | The PetaPixel Podcast

This was a big week of news, and the PetaPixel Podcast team tackles every story. DJI and Insta360 are going to battle both in the market and in the courts, the Kodak Charmera is back with new designs, and there are claims that the new Otus lenses from Zeiss are actually just Cosina lenses... but is it true? All that and more!