Leica has removed one of the 12 shortlisted finalists for the 2026 Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA), one of the most prestigious photography prizes in the world, PetaPixel can exclusively reveal.

Russian photographer Valery Melnikov was shortlisted for the 46th LOBA for his work titled Mariupol: Open Wounds, which focuses on how Russia’s full-scale invasion

In January, Insta360’s refreshingly candid founder and CEO, Jingkang “JK” Liu appeared to tease what looks like an Insta360 mirrorless camera. Liu has started talking about Insta360’s new camera project, promising a camera shaped like no other before.

Speaking to Mynavi News , as shared by Digicame-Info , Liu confirmed that Insta360 is not actually developing just one mirrorless camera, but two.

“At this point, there’s only so much

A trail camera has captured a striking image of a rare Eurasian lynx moving across the high-altitude Himalayas – marking the first confirmed photographic record of the species in Sikkim, India.

The photograph was taken in January 2026 on the Tso Lhamo plateau in Sikkim, a remote area near the Himalayan border, at an altitude of more than

Legendary surf photographer Hank Foto, one of the most recognizable lensman to work for Surfing Magazine, has died.

Hank passed away on Saturday at the age of 62 on Saturday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He leaves behind his 15-year-old son Fender, for whom

Amateur astronomers and astrophotographers may need to exercise great caution when enormous reflecting satellites start appearing in the night sky — as experts say they have the potential to blind them.

Last month, PetaPixel reported that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved Reflect Orbital’s application to launch a mirror satellite into orbit called Eärendil-1.

Once in orbit, the satellite will unfurl a square mirror that’s almost 60 feet wide. The mirror will then reflect sunlight toward a specified location and illuminate a circular patch

Police are searching for a suspect after camera gear was stolen from a TV crew filming on a popular beach in the U.K.

The camera equipment was reportedly stolen at around 9:40AM on August 4 while the crew was preparing to film on Brighton seafront in Brighton, U.K., a seaside city on England’s south coast.

The incident took

VSCO, a photo and video editing app, is offering photographers in every state the opportunity to have their work exhibited on a billboard.

For many photographers, seeing their work blown up on a billboard that’s 48 feet wide and 14 feet tall is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. And VSCO is offering 50 photographers, one from each state, the chance to have their work featured on billboards across the country, licensed, and compensated by the company.

“The Fifty is a

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured beautiful new photos of the Lion Nebula, NGC 2392, demonstrating its imaging prowess compared to the venerable Hubble Space Telescope.

Compared to Hubble’s visible-light images of the Lion Nebula captured in early 2000, Webb delivers a significantly sharper view of the planetary nebula. Webb also has much better near-infrared and mid-infrared cameras than Hubble, enabling scientists to view never-before-seen

GoPro has announced its second-quarter financial results and some of the core numbers are dire.

Despite launching the all-new Mission 1 Series cameras earlier this year, decidedly good cameras no less, it has been a tough 2026 for GoPro, following years of difficulties dealing with growing Chinese competitors.

GoPro said in April that it would lay off about 23 percent of its workforce this year amid excess costs. The company disclosed the following month that it was evaluating its options, including contemplating a potential sale