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The action camera world is dominated by GoPro, both above and below sea level, thanks to its image quality and tough housings. But now Danish startup company Paralenz looks to shake up the market with its action camera... more

Hey guys. I’m a long-time PetaPixel reader and guest writer, but to avoid tarnishing my photography business forever and making my clients super uncomfortable, Im going to use a pseudonym for this story of my worst nightmare coming true. Just call me Ernst Barnak.

Warning: If you’re easily grossed out, you might want to stop reading here. You were warned.

I’m 24 years old and a full-time wedding photographer from Montana. This is... more

Manfrotto has updated its line of Pro Light Bumblebee camera bags with two backpacks and two messenger bags, which the company says are designed for comfort in harsh outdoor conditions and huge storage capacity.

Pro Light Bumblebee 130 and 230 Backpacks

These two backpacks are designed to take stress and heat off the shoulders, neck, and lower back through the use of a breathable harness system. The system includes a suspended mesh panel for breathability, along with adjustable... more

The Sony Alpha 9 is the company's first camera aimed at professional wedding, action and sports photographers. It's a 24MP, full-frame mirrorless camera that can shoot at 20 frames per second with full autofocus. And, just as importantly, with very low viewfinder lag and absolutely no blackout during continuous shooting.

That's right, a mirrorless camera targeted at wedding, action and sports photographers - a strike at the DSLR's area of greatest strength. It's true that Olympus has... more

Ive been photographing extreme weather for 25 years. After publishing tips on how to photograph lightning here back in March, I was asked to share any tips I have in capturing an award-winning tornado image. So, here I go

Note to reader: Storm chasing and extreme weather photography, as discussed in this article, can be very dangerous. Any... more

In a long anticipated move, Verizon has now confirmed its acquisition of Flickr and other Yahoo assets in... more

There is something amiss with the photo above. Im not talking about the missing teeth on the left — thats the correct photo. The problem is the photo on the right. Surely we have lost the plot when we start Photoshopping an 8-year-olds gappy grin.

Arriving home from work yesterday, my excitement at finally receiving the boys school photos was quickly replaced by bewilderment. As I looked at the photos of our eldest, I thought to myself: I didnt realize he still had teeth... more

Believe it or not, there was a time when photo sharing was a lot slower than in the age of Snapchat. 20 years ago, instantaneously capturing and sharing photos online was unheard of.

The first camera phone photo was sent two decades ago, on June 11th, 1997, a fact that we previously shared in 2011. When entrepreneur ... more

Photos take up a lot of storage space. Thats just something that us photographers have to deal with. That said, theres no reason to waste space on our computers. So here’s a tip: deleting old, unneeded Lightroom data can clear up a ton of space.

Many laptops, like mine, come with relatively small SSD, where every gigabyte counts. I was recently cleaning out the storage on my computer, and realized that Lightrooms files were taking up a pretty large chunk... more

As previously reported during its initial testing phase, Instagram has rolled out a new feature which allows you to archive and hide photos from your feed.

Head into the options menu on a photo and you’ll see the new ‘Archive’ tool. This puts your photo in a private collection which only you have access to, a fact that... more

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