CRDBAG’s New Flexible Grid Divide Bends the Rules of Camera Storage
Swedish company CRDBAG, best known for its camera storage solutions and accessories, has launched the Grid Divide (stylized "GRID DIVIDE") ecosystem, which CRDBAG calls "the ultimate modular storage for hard cases." The new Grid Divide series is an internal divider system that enables photographers and filmmakers to better store, organize, and carry their precious camera gear.
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Antique Retouching Desk Was Photoshop for 19th Century Photographers
Photographer Markus Hofstätter, whose creative analog photography projects have been featured on PetaPixel many times, recently tried his hand at manual retouching using an antique retouching desk from the 19th century.
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Can You Tell Which Photos Were Shot on a Leica – And Which on an iPhone?
Smartphone cameras have taken giant leaps forward, but can they really be as good as a Leica? Photographer David Imel, who is co-host of the Waveform Podcast, recently created a fascinating test to find out.
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PicSee Solves the Problem of Friends Not Sending You Photos
How often do people go out with friends, take a bunch of photos, and then forget to share them? It's a common problem: many people have dozens, if not hundreds, of images of their friends and family on their phones that they just never sent. Others have to hound their friends to get the photos they want. A new photo-sharing app PicSee aims to solve this problem from both sides automatically.
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NFL Star Goes Undercover as a Nature Photographer
Wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings Justin Jefferson has gone undercover as a nature photographer for a show on Amazon Prime.
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Honor’s ‘Robot Phone’ Has a Pop Out Gimbal Camera
Honor has announced that it is developing a smartphone with a camera that extends from the device using a robotic arm. For now, there's only a bizarre, mostly AI-generated video of the phone but the company says it will share additional details at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next year.
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The People Who Make Your Photography Dreams a Reality
I recently returned from an incredible trip to Canon's Tokyo headquarters and Utsunomiya lens factory. While the sights and sounds of Tokyo and Utsunomiya are undoubtedly spectacular, and I will carry these memories with me for the rest of my life, it was the exceptionally rare peek behind the curtain of Canon -- one of the most popular and celebrated camera companies -- that made the most powerful impression.
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How to Add PetaPixel as a Preferred Source on Google
Google's search engine has undergone some major changes in recent times, from AI summaries that dominate search results to new algorithms that might bury the news sources you actually care about.
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Google Veo 3.1 Lets You Combine Different Photos into Seemless AI Video
Google has introduced Veo 3.1, the latest version of its AI video generation model, expanding on features first unveiled with Veo 3.
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Photographers Can Preserve History and Win Money in the Wiki Loves Monuments 2025 Contest
Wikimedia Commons' annual Wiki Loves Monuments is back and open for submissions until November 1, 2025. The yearly photo competition invites photographers to help document and preserve historic sites (and earn prize money).
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