Photographer Doug Mills on Winning the 2025 Pulitzer Prize! | The PetaPixel Podcast
In a special bonus episode of The PetaPixel Podcast, we spoke with award-winning veteran photojournalist Doug Mills about his latest Pulitzer Prize -- his third -- which he won for his series of photos showing a speeding bullet whizzing past now-President Donald Trump during an attempted assassination in Pennsylvania last year. Mills discussed how he captured the winning photos, how the latest gear empowers photojournalism, and the rapidly changing political landscape in which he operates.
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Photographer’s Distressing Photos Capture Life Inside El Salvador’s Notorious Prison
On March 15, photographer Philip Holsinger captured arguably 2025's most sensational photographs when a group of Venezuelan prisoners arrived in El Salvador from the United States.
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Judge Says Most Burger King Customers ‘Could Be Deceived’ by its Ad Photos
A judge has ruled that most reasonable customers "would be vexed" by Burger King's ad photos, which allegedly made the Whopper look bigger than what they were served up in reality.
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Webb Captures Auroras on Jupiter 100 Times Brighter Than Those on Earth
The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured brilliant new details of the auroras on Jupiter, the Solar System's largest planet. The auroras observed on Jupiter are a staggering 100 times brighter than the auroral displays observed on Earth.
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Trump Fires Top Copyright Official Days After Terminating Librarian of Congress
President Donald Trump reportedly fired the leader of the United States Copyright Office, Shira Perlmutter, on Saturday.
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Influencer Left in Coma After Falling Off Her Bicycle While Trying to Take a Selfie
An influencer has been left in a coma for months after she was thrown off her bicycle while trying to take a selfie.
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US and China Reach Trade Truce and Slash Tariffs for 90 Days
U.S. and Chinese officials had their promised trade talks over the weekend, emerging on Monday morning with a significant reduction in tariffs for 90 days while negotiations continue. The 90-day pause is good news for many tech and photography companies, although it remains unclear how each will navigate the turbulent waters.
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No Laptop? No Problem: How to Back Up Photos in the Field With Your Smartphone
I’ve been searching for a better way to back up my photos on the road for over two decades -- basically since I made the jump from film to digital.
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Thypoch Simera 75mm f/1.4 Review: A Lovely Pocketable Portrait Prime
I love the 75mm focal length. In fact, anything around 70mm to 90mm is more like a normal lens for me than a 50mm. And if the lens has a fast aperture, I'm even more enamored.
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This Rolling Wildlife Spy Camera Looks Like Dung
What would you do to create unique wildlife footage? Build a robotic spy Dung Cam, of course.
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