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 Galaxy Note 7 battery testing at Samsung. Photo via Samsung

After some information had already leaked last week, Samsung has today officially communicated the outcome of its investigation into the Galaxy Note 7 battery debacle. We already knew the problem was battery and not... more

The issue of businesses asking photographers to work for free has been a hot issue in recent years, and now we have some citable statistics that shed more light on it. According to a new study in the UK, 87% of photographers were asked to work for free in 2016, and 16% said yes.

The research was conducted by the UK startup... more

In a single sentence, photographer and reviewer Jaron Schneider summed up the problem with... more

Photography beginners listen up, because we’re about to drop some knowledge. This quick video by Mango Street Lab covers three of the most common mistakes photography beginners... more

Even though everybody knows how important it is to insure their photography gear, few people ever get organized enough to actually do it. It’s just too much of a pain in the rear… well, it was. A new app called... more

As Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on Friday and Pete Souza took his last photographs of the Obamas, Souza fans were left to wonder: who will take over? The answer, though not official yet, may be photojournalist... more

Fujifilm X100F at ISO 320, 1/125 sec, F3.6. Photo by Richard Butler

The Fujifilm X100F is the fourth iteration in the company's series of compact-yet-capable fixed lens cameras. Though this model carries over the previous iterations' 23mm (35mm equivalent) F2 lens, the lens takes on new life in front of a 24MP X-Trans CMOS III sensor found in the X-Pro2 and X-T2.

In the span of one... more

Episode 144 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast.
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Archaic focusing system, no video mode, no USB socket: the Leica M10 isn't for everyone (and at $6600 body-only is prohibitively expensive), but it's absolutely lovely. Announced earlier this week, a pre-production unit found its way into our hands. In case... more

Yesterday, I went out to photograph the protests in Washington, D.C. during Trump’s inauguration. I’m a professional freelance photographer, and I had never really taken a stab at photojournalism before, so this seemed like a good time to try.

I followed a group of protesters and they ended up leading me to a big intersection where people were dancing and a band was playing; it was a pretty peaceful group, and everyone was having fun. I got some great shots of that... more

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