First-of-its-Kind Footage Shows the Ocean From a Whale Shark’s Perspective Researchers attached cameras to whale sharks, the world's largest known fish, to witness krill chases for the first time and gain exciting new insights into how these beloved fish forage and snack. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-31 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Seven Premiere Tools You've Been Ignoring for Years Premiere Pro can now bleep out swear words on its own, and that's just the first of several tools buried in the software that most editors have never touched. If you've been cutting video for years, some of these will still catch you off guard. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-31 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Photojournalist Jailed for Six Weeks After Reporting on ICE A photojournalist was arrested while covering a story about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and incarcerated for six weeks. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-31 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Lowepro’s Stealthy New Backpacks Promise Quick Camera Access Lowepro has announced the Fastpack IV Collection, its newest generation of one of its most popular backpack ranges. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-31 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Review: Laowa Aksen 17.5mm and 45mm Ultra Macros 1x to 10x APO Zooms Today, let’s get close. Like, really close, with the new Laowa Aksen Ultra Macro zooms. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-31 As Seen On Fstoppers By Christopher Malcolm CineD interview with Sony: Surprisingly considering making medium format for the mass market! CineD had an interesting chat with Ryoji Yamada-san, product planner of the new Sony FX5. I will only highlight the more “rumor” or future oriented titbits: Sony Cinema Line: Future Product Hints & Strategy 16-bit X-OCN C1/C2 Codec Expansion: Sony is considering bringing its lightweight, compact 16-bit X-OCN compressed RAW... Published on 2026-07-31 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin Laowa Aksen 45mm f/2.8 and 17.5mm f/1.7 Are Parfocal Ultra Macro Lenses Venus Optics has announced the Aksen Ultra Macro Series, a new pair of full-frame, parfocal zoom lenses that feature 1-5x and 5-10x ultra macro capabilities. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-31 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jaron Schneider Why This 135mm f/1.8 Might Be the Year's Biggest Surprise A 135mm f/1.8 that retails for under $1,000 is not something you expect to perform like a premium lens. The 7Artisans 135mm f/1.8 for L-Mount does exactly that, and it changes the math for anyone who has wanted this focal length but balked at the cost. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-31 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Historic Portraits Celebrate the Earliest African American Photographers The National Gallery of Art has announced an exhibition that will trace African American photographers and portrait subjects from the earliest days of photography. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-31 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara Five Rules for Photographing in Bright, Ugly Light Most landscape advice tells you to pack up when the sun climbs high and the shadows turn hard, yet some of the strongest work happens in exactly those conditions. Learning to read harsh light gives you far more hours to shoot and a look most people never chase. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-31 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke The Nano Banana AI Image Generator Has Arrived in Google Earth Google has added the Nano Banana AI image generator to Google Earth, allowing users to visualize the area they're viewing in various styles or eras. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-31 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot New reviews of the Samyang 60-180mm f/2.8 FE lens For now this lens is only available for preorder in Europe at Fotokoch, Fotoerhardt, Calumet, Leistenscheider, WexUK. Here are new reviews of the lens: The post New reviews of the Samyang 60-180mm f/2.8 FE lens first appeared on sonyalpharumors.... Published on 2026-07-31 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin ‘Seems Like AI Slop’ Button Added to LinkedIn One of the most frustrating aspects of online discourse in 2026 is not knowing whether the email, social media post, or video you just read or watched was AI-generated. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-31 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Why Midday Isn't the Only Time to Shoot Infrared Most people believe infrared photography only works under harsh midday sun in the middle of summer. A single shoot at an isolated hilltop church puts it to the test. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-31 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke HoverAir VERSA: Expected Price, Specs & Arrival Time – Clear Analysis So finally, we have a pocket gimbal camera that can fly, and it’s not a fantasy concept. We have literally seen an official teaser video from HoverAir. The most important part of the teaser video, it’s not an AI-generated video. It’s a real video showcasing a gimbal-style camera that can... Published on 2026-07-31 As Seen On The New Camera By admin Sony wants to buy Tamron. Nikon and Canon shooters should pay attention What would a Sony-owned Tamron mean for photographers? Sony / Tamron Photography and consumer electronics giant Sony has offered to buy Tamron, a company well-known for its lenses and optics. This would be, to put it mildly, a massive shake-up in the photography market, that could end up having profound... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On DP Review By Mitchell Clark Sony Wants to Buy Tamron, and Photographers Are Worried About the Wrong Thing Sony has proposed buying Tamron outright. On July 30, Tamron confirmed it had received a non-binding proposal from Sony to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Sony Group, and it has formed a special committee to weigh the offer. Japanese outlet Diamond put the number at around 200 billion yen,... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke Photographers Reveal the Most Painful and Hopeful Images They’ve Ever Taken 20 photographers looked back through their archives to choose the most painful image they had ever taken and the one that gave them the most hope for a new exhibition. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Pesala Bandara Curiosity Photographs a ‘Sea of Polygons’ on Mars While NASA's Curiosity Mars rover routinely finds interesting-looking rocks, including ones that looked like dragon scales just a few months ago, its latest discovery in "Valle Grande" shows honeycomb-like rocks at a never-before-seen scale. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray HoverAir Versa Is the World’s First Flying Pocket Camera HoverAir, best known for its self-flying drones that follow users around and more recently, its waterborne flying camera, has announced Versa. It is a new pocket camera that quickly transforms into an aerial camera. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Cooke Brings Its Acclaimed AP3 and SP3 Cinema Primes to Nikon Z-Mount Cooke Optics is bringing its AP3 and SP3 series cinema prime lenses to Nikon Z-mount cameras, joining existing mount options for Sony E, L-Mount, Canon RF, and Leica M. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Stop Photographing Like a Tourist: Why Being a Traveler Matters More Than Your Camera Travel photography is having an identity crisis. Not because cameras have become worse, not because destinations have become less interesting, and certainly not because photographers have stopped traveling. The problem is something else: too much travel photography today feels interchangeable. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Coghe Nikon Loses its Patent Lawsuit Against Viltrox In January, Nikon filed a lawsuit in China against lens manufacturer Viltrox, alleging intellectual property infringement related to Nikon's Z-mount technology. Nikon has reportedly lost that lawsuit. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Viltrox Launches DC-T1 5-Inch Phone Monitor for Mobile Content Creators Viltrox has announced the DC-T1, a compact 5-inch external monitor designed to give smartphone creators a larger, real-time view when using their phone's rear cameras. The lightweight monitor connects through USB-C and provides touchscreen camera controls, making it easier to frame selfies, vlogs, livestreams, and solo productions while taking advantage... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Kate Garibaldi Exoticism and Colonialism in Photography: A Critical Look at 'Photographing the Other' I've studied the exotic and colonialist gaze in photography extensively. I began to develop an interest in it through some texts I read in the Mexican magazine Cuartoscuro, and then I delved deeper into it through a book a friend gave me. Other readings helped me develop an even more... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Coghe Shooting Silhouettes: Turning Light into Shape and Story A silhouette is one of photography’s oldest tricks and one of its most enduring. Strip a subject of texture, color, and detail, and what remains is pure shape against light. Done well, silhouette photography forces the viewer to fill in what they can’t see, and that act of imagination is... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On 500 Pixels By 500px Blog He dangles off cliffs for National Geographic – here’s what’s in his camera bag Community member Andrew Kornylak loves to cling to sheer rock faces with others and stare down at the world below. See what photos he’s taken from such dramatic heights. Andrew Kornylak Community member Andrew Kornylak loves to cling to sheer rock faces with others and stare down at the world... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On DP Review By Mathew Anderson Sony Is Officially Trying to Buy Tamron Sony has officially made an acquisition offer to Tamron, the lens maker confirmed today. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray Insta360 Luna Pro Product Shots Leak So finally, we have a series of product shots of the upcoming Insta360 Luna Pro. These product shots themselves confirm that the announcement is near. All the images published below are of high-quality product photography showing the camera from multiple angles – front, three-quarter, rear, side, and bottom – plus... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On The New Camera By admin American Urban Life and the Influential Photographers Who Captured It Starting from the early 1900s, a new exhibition documents the rapid expansion of urban life in the United States through the eyes of the most important photographers from the 20th century. [Read More]... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Matt Growcoot Tamron 12-20mm f/2.8 FE lens is now shipping + new review by Christopher Frost The new Tamron 12-20mm is now shipping out! Preorders: Tamron 12-20mm at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, Fotokoch, FotoErhardt, Calumet, Leistenscheider, Clifton, WexUK. The post Tamron 12-20mm f/2.8 FE lens is now shipping + new review by Christopher Frost first appeared on sonyalpharumors.... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On Sony Camera By SonyAlpha Admin The Cheaper Cinema Camera That Might Cost You More Over Time A cinema camera that records 6K internal raw for $2,200 sounds like an easy call against a rival that costs more than double. The Nikon ZR undercuts the Sony FX5 so aggressively that price alone seems to settle the argument, until storage enters the picture and the math shifts. [Read... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On Fstoppers By Alex Cooke DJI Osmo Pocket 4P Review: Can Lightning Strike Twice? Few cameras have had the impact of the DJI Osmo Pocket 3, an incredibly popular handheld gimbal camera that was beloved by travelers, creators, and adventurers alike. The Pocket 4 was a pretty standard update, which is quite capable but didn’t set the world on fire like the Pocket 3.... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jordan Drake The DJI Osmo Pocket 4P Is Finally Available Everywhere Except the USA The DJI Pocket 4P has finally been made available in all markets (except the USA, where all DJI products remained banned) after a long, drawn-out, and confusing release schedule. But the wait may have been worth it, as the Pocket 4P stands to be DJI's most impressive compact camera ever.... Published on 2026-07-30 As Seen On Peta Pixel By Jeremy Gray DJI Osmo Pocket 4P launches outside China – but not in the US The dual-lens vlogging camera is now available in Europe, the UK, Canada and Australia. Mykim Dang After what has felt like an odyssey of a product rollout, DJI’s latest vlogging camera, the Osmo Pocket 4P, is finally here. It’s launching in Europe, the UK, Canada and Australia, after its initial... 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