Photographer’s Grim Discovery Inside Abandoned Funeral Home Sparks Police Investigation
A photographer's gruesome discovery inside an abandoned funeral home has sparked a police investigation after he took pictures of human remains on the site.
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US Senate Passes Bill That Makes it Easier for Photographers to Film in National Parks
The U.S. Senate passed a bill that makes it easier to film in national parks and eliminates the need for photographers and videographers to secure permits.
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Boy Seriously Injured After Drones Falls From Sky During Christmas Show
A seven-year-old boy was left seriously injured after drones fell out of the sky during an aerial Christmas show this weekend.
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Ricoh Pentax in 2024: DSLR Woes, Compact Triumphs, and the Return of Film
What a fittingly unusual year for Ricoh Pentax, a photo company that itself is quite strange. Always one to march to the beat of its own drum, Ricoh Pentax did things unlike everyone else in 2024, and that's, by and large, a good thing.
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Hasselblad in 2024: A Fun New Camera and a Trio of Excellent Lenses
Hasselblad was uncharacteristically busy this year, releasing a "new" camera and three new XCD lenses. The premium Swedish camera manufacturer continues to focus heavily on celebrating still photography and the experience of taking photos, and we're here for it.
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Photographer Spends 10 Years Capturing the Essence of Jerusalem
The Old City of Jerusalem is a place quite unlike anywhere else on Earth. A focal point for all three Abrahamic religions, the narrow streets made out of stone bustle with Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
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Nikon Coolpix 990 Retro Review: 25 Years Later, This Split-Body Camera Is Still a Blast
Gordon Laing of Cameralabs has an early Christmas gift for vintage digital camera enthusiasts, a brand-new Retro Review. Continuing Laing's current Nikon kick, the latest retro camera to go under the microscope is the Nikon Coolpix 990.
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Fujifilm Firmware Update Improves AF Tracking for Five X and GFX Cameras
It's just a Fujifilm kind of day here at PetaPixel. Alongside some bombshells from an interview and a fresh X100VI teardown at Kolari, some Fujifilm owners have new camera firmware to download and install.
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Fujifilm X100VI Teardown Reveals an Unusual Surprise
Infrared conversion specialist Kolari routinely shares teardowns of new cameras, such as the EOS R5 II in October, and the Nikon Z8 and Hasselblad X1D II 50C last year. The latest new camera to go under the surgical knife (or screwdriver) is the Fujifilm X100VI.
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New York Times Picks Its Favorite Photos of 2024
The New York Times has shared its photos of the year for 2024; an extraordinary year that saw presidential assassination attempts, authoritarian regimes fall in the Middle East, and a French Olympics.
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