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Easter Island Statues Threatened by Nose-Picking Selfie Shooters
23 hours ago | Peta Pixel
Easter Island is a World Heritage Site that’s famous for its nearly 1,000 moai statues, and throngs of tourists flock to the island each year to visit the giant-headed monuments. But those statues are now being threatened by tourists whose goal is to shoot selfies of themselves picking the heads’ noses. UCLA archaeologist Jo Anne […]
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How I Switched to Sony (And Took My Best Friend Along With Me)
23 hours ago | Peta Pixel
It?s time to confess. I?ve been converted to Sony! But there?s more. Somehow I converted my best friend, wedding photographer Charlotte Palazzo, at the same time. I?ve been a Nikon fangirl for more than a decade. I absolutely loved my most recent camera, the Nikon D750. The low light capabilities, resolution and the relatively small […]
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Prince Harry Gets Damages, Apology from Photo Agency for Heli Photos
18 May 01:00:01 | Peta Pixel
The Los Angeles-based entertainment news and photo agency Splash News has apologized and agreed to pay “substantial damages” to Prince Harry after it flew a helicopter low over his rural retreat home and shot photos into the living room and bedroom. AP reports that the duke and agency settled the privacy and data protection claims […]
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This Microbiologist Can Spot Your Fake Photos
17 May 01:00:01 | Peta Pixel
When National Geographic published Beth Moon?s images of ?the world?s oldest trees by starlight,? seasoned astrophotographers like Adrien Mauduit cried foul. Not only were sections of the sky cloned, but specific stars were appearing in portions of the sky that were physical impossibilities. As other astrophotographers chimed in, a microbiologist emerged as the most eagle-eyed […]
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This Documentary Film Exposes How People Cheat at Instagram
17 May 01:00:01 | Peta Pixel
#followme is a new documentary film about Instagram released on Instagram. The 49-minute film aims to expose the “lawless economics of Instagram,” diving into the “shocking” world beneath the surface of a photo-sharing social network that’s home to 1 billion active users. Created by the Dutch public broadcaster VPRO, the free-to-watch film was launched this […]
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Camtraptions Launches a New Housing for Timelapses and Camera Traps
16 May 01:00:01 | Peta Pixel
Camtraptions has unveiled a new weatherproof camera housing that’s designed for time-lapse, remote-control, and camera trap applications. It’s a universal housing that’s designed to fit a wide range of camera and lens combinations while providing convenient access to the gear within. “Prior to this, photographers had to build their own weather-sealed housings or get an […]
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This Moon Photo was Shot from a Backyard
16 May 01:00:01 | Peta Pixel
Sacramento, California-based amateur astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy is a master of shooting amazing space photos from his own backyard, and he’s back again with this beautiful high-res photo of the moon created by combining 250,000 individual shots. McCarthy uses a similar process for most of his work: he uses a $250 ZWO ASI224MC astro camera for […]
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Is Canon Readying a New Pro Camera with 30fps Speed? [Updated]
15 May 01:00:01 | Peta Pixel
Professional wildlife photographer and Canon ambassador Andy Rouse has been dropping hints over the past several days that he’s currently testing some new camera equipment, sparking speculation that Canon may be gearing up to announce a new pro camera — one that can shoot at 30fps. [Update: It seems that theories of this mysterious camera […]
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Why Photographers Aren?t Getting Paid
15 May 01:00:01 | Peta Pixel
Photographer Jessica Kobeissi made this 5-minute video that has hit a nerve with many of her 1.3+ million followers on YouTube. She shares thoughts on why it’s difficult for photographers to get paid fairly for work these days, arguing that by undercutting each other and working for little or no money, some photographers are lowering […]
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