A rare set of historical photographs show the carnage from a train crash that was done on purpose for entertainment’s sake in the late 19th-century.
A remarkable image from 1896 taken in Buckeye Park in Ohio shows a large crowd of people wearing bowler hats clambering on the wreckage of a huge impact, with the name “A.L. Streeter” written on the side of the locomotive.
Buckeye…
Meta appears to be pulling back on its consumer camera products, both those on shelves and in development, as its Reality Labs division continues to lose billions of dollars.
Bloomberg reports that Meta has stopped developing its camera-equipped smartwatch —…
Karel Chladek captures ethereal nightclub photographs for his project “Public Intimacy,” which is a testament to love and desire.
Speaking to PetaPixel, Montreal-based Chladek explains he’s been an active photographer for 13 years, shooting in nightclubs…
Win a Sony a7 IV Camera Worth $2,500
June 10, 2022
Want to win one of the most popular mirrorless cameras on the market? PetaPixel is partnering with the camera and electronics superstore Adorama to give away a Sony a7 IV worth $2,500.
About the Sony a7 IV
The Sony a7 IV is a popular full-frame mirrorless camera with a 33MP Exmor R CMOS sensor at its core, backed by a BIONZ XR image processing engine.
Features and specs of the camera include…
Leica's latest limited-edition camera is a gold-plated M10-P kit expected to sell for $50K
June 10, 2022
In the event Leica’s $20,000 ‘Titan’ camera kit wasn’t enough to satiate your need for ultra-expensive cameras, fear not. Leica has announced it’s teaming up with Thai Beverage to release limited-edition gold Leica M10-P cameras to celebrate the coronation of King…
Leica has announced a new limited edition analog camera kit, the Leica M-A “Titan.” Paired with a Summicron-M 50mm f/2 ASPH, the camera is set to retail for $20,000 and is limited to 250 pieces worldwide.
The all-mechanical Leica M-A pairs with the Summicron…
A new book by historian Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris explores the work of pioneering plastic surgeon Harold Gillies, whose groundbreaking work changed the lives of soldiers that had been seriously wounded in trench warfare during the First World War.
Warning: Some of these images show graphic facial injuries and may be considered not safe for work.
Gillies is known as the “grandfather of…
Camera gear manufacturer Meike continues to expand into the stills lens market with a new wide-angle 12mm f/2 APS-C manual focus lens.
The new optic is fully manual and is available for Sony E-mount APS-C cameras, Canon EF-M, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z, and Micro Four…
These cameras do not exist. As real as they might appear, they were created using an artificial intelligence system called DALL-E 2, which can make realistic images based only on text descriptions.
These strange and insane-looking cameras were created using DALL-E 2…
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Editor’s note: Corrected an error with the weight and pricing we mentioned in one of the slides. That has been corrected.
Two weeks ago, Fujifilm announced its new XF 150–600mm F5.6–8 R LM OIS WR lens, a super telephoto zoom that offers the longest focal length to date for Fujifilm X-series cameras. Now, after spending some time with the…
