Chinese Photographer Known for Human Rights Reporting Faces Five Years in Jail

Chinese photographer Du Bin, known for documenting human rights abuses in China, has been detained in Beijing and faces up to five years in prison.

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The PetaPixel Awards Nominees: The Top Photo Gear of 2025

Every year, PetaPixel recognizes the top cameras, lenses, and photography accessories in The PetaPixel Awards. Selections are voted on by the PetaPixel staff and while final awards will be announced next week, we are happy to share our nominees in each of the categories today.

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Micron Gives Crucial the Lexar Treatment, Shutters Memory Brand

Micron, the maker of Crucial memory, including SSDs, has announced that it will shutter the Crucial brand and exit the consumer memory business to focus on supplying AI data centers.

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Sigma Aizu Primes Review: Breathtaking Falloff and Flare

It’s felt like a long six months since Sigma first announced the Aizu Primes (which cost $8,300 each), the company's new series of full-frame compatible T1.3 cinema lenses. Currently available focal lengths include 25mm, 27mm, 32mm, 35mm, 40mm, 50mm, 65mm, and 75mm. Fortunately, after shooting several projects with them while traveling, I finally have a trio


Photographer’s Widow Says Negatives From Marilyn Monroe’s Final Shoot Were Stolen

The widow of a renowned photographer who captured Marilyn Monroe’s final photo shoot is seeking to halt an upcoming auction, claiming that thousands of original negatives from the historic session were stolen years ago.

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Antigravity A1, World’s First 8K 360-Degree Drone, Is Now Available

The Antigravity A1, the world's first 8K 360° drone, is now available for purchase. The innovative new drone builds upon Insta360's technology, including 360° cameras, stabilization, and AI-assisted video editing.

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Samsung’s Z TriFold Phone Has Razor-Thin Style and Ho-Hum Cameras

Forget regular foldable phones -- trifolding handhelds may soon be all the rage. So far, North American customers have not had many trifold phones to consider, but Samsung will change that come early next year with the Samsung Z TriFold, a device that, at the very least, looks super impressive.

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Leica Launches Four M-Lenses In Beautiful New Finishes

Leica has made four of its legendary Leica M-Lenses available in stylish new finishes: three in the Leica Safari Design and one in a fresh, glossy black finish.

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Apple Has Removed Night Mode From Portrait Mode on the iPhone 17 Pro

Since the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max, smartphone photographers have had the option of also using Night mode while in Portrait mode, but iPhone 17 Pro users do not have that option anymore.

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Astronaut Don Pettit Photographs Mecca’s Sacred Mosque Shining From Space

After returning from a six-month voyage to space, astronaut and enthusiastic photographer Don Pettit has plenty of photos to go through. While Pettit has photographed plenty of celestial objects, he often trains his lens on his home planet below -- and recently shared a photo of one of Earth's most sacred sites.

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