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Heres episode 23 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and... more

People are always on the lookout for bargains. Everyone wants to spend as little money as possible while getting as much as possible in return. After all, the more money you save, the more you can do with the same budget. Theres nothing wrong with this at first glance. However, in practice things often get out of hand when people start to get motivated by greed and when theres a lack of trust.

We live in a very hostile world right now that’s filled with deception and where... more

When Marshall and Addie got married in 2 feet of snow in Roan Mountain, Tennessee, they invited a very special videographer to document the special occasion: their dog Ryder. With a GoPro strapped to her back, Ryder was given the freedom to shoot what she wanted from her low perspective. What resulted is the 2-minute wedding video seen above.

“It was cold and magical,” Marshall... more

A while back I shared an article that explained how I photographed a plane flying “across” the moon during a supermoon event. Over the weekend Ive been out chasing another similar type of image: one of the International Space Station transiting the moon.

My previous airplane photo.

Planning for the plane shot involved lots of calculation but a... more

Making portraits is something I really love. When there is a model available, you get a lot of freedom regarding the pose, expressions and styling. However, during my travels, when I want to portray people in their authentic environment, I usually dont get to choose a model, because it is about the people who are really living there.

Often I find it fairly difficult when I am somewhere for a few days to make a connection with the local people and portray them in a way that I... more

Here’s a nostalgia-inducing short film titled “The Sound of Film,” created by Robert Marshall of Round One Films in England. It’s a 1-minute tour of the different sounds (and sights) that are part of the analog photography process, from opening a new box of film to... more

After taking a 25 year break from photography, Tom Goodman started taking pictures again and hasn't stopped since. With a background in art history and fine art, he took a break from photography earlier in his career to run an agency representing artists and photographers. Having returned to creating images, he says he has 'no time to lose.' Read our Q&A and see his work. Read more

Need a camera stabilizer? Just buy a tank and duct tape your camera to the gun barrel. Despite their large size and deadly nature, some tank guns can be incredibly stable while the tank is rumbling about.

The 1986 video above by German’s armed forces shows the impressive stabilization technology built into the Leopard main battle tank — it’s stable enough to keep beer from spilling.

Here’s the relevant portion as a GIF:

So how... more

Photographer Pawe Kadysz of Bialystok, Poland, recently started a new 365-day photo project: a daily photo blog showing scenes from Darth Vader’s life. The clever and humorous photos portray the Sith Lord “as just... more

These are the first and last photos that were taken by NASA’s Apollo mission astronauts on the surface of the moon. They bookend the entire set of lunar images that can be found in the Project Apollo Archive.

The first photo was captured on July 21, 1969, during the Apollo 11 mission, the first human landing on the moon (found... more

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