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The United Nations has published a “global call to creatives” from around the world—photographers, filmmakers, artists, and beyond—asking them to submit engaging content that can help in the fight against the novel coronavirus. The open brief, initially published through Google Docs, is asking creatives to use their art to help spread awareness and education that

Phase One Industrial just unveiled a monstrous 280MP aerial camera system that, according to the company, “redefines large format aerial imaging.” It’s also described as “affordable,” weighing in at just $455,000 for the full solution. Before sticker shock sets in, it’s worth pointing out that this is affordable … relatively speaking. Industrial large format aerial

The Military Visual Awards has announced its winning photographs for 2019, honoring the best military photos captured worldwide over the past year. This was the first year the competition wasn’t limited to the United States — photographers and videographers from across the globe could submit entries, and over 2,000 photos and videos were sent in.

[embedded content] Australian comedian Lewis Spears is known in his home country for fake stories to news outlets. Last year, Spears traveled to Los Angeles and pretended to be a famous photographer at a popular photo spot. He managed to fool not only aspiring Instagram stars but a national media outlet as well. The experience

US drone maker Draganfly—one of DJI’s major competitors in the commercial camera drone space—is working with the Australian Department of Defense and University of South Australia to deploy special “pandemic drones” that can detect coughing, sneezing, respiratory rate, and even fever from a distance. These autonomous drones are part of something called the Vital Intelligence

Lomography has just announced a brand new high-contrast black and white film stock for 35mm SLRs. The soon-to-be-released Fantôme Kino B&W ISO 8 35mm Film is being hailed as “a monochrome masterpiece” that originates from a roll of German cinematic production film. While “monochrome masterpiece” might be a little much, this super-high contrast, low ISO

Activist investor Daniel Loeb is reportedly using the current low stock prices to build a bigger stake in Sony and “push for changes,” including spinning off the brand’s image sensor business into a separate entity called Sony Technologies. Loeb and his hedge fund, Third Point LLC, first called for this change in June of last

Over the past few weeks, as people the world over were asked (or ordered) to stay home and isolate, you probably saw more than a few viral photos of animals reclaiming habitats that humans are being forced to leave alone. Sadly, almost all of those photos and videos are fake. In a report by National

Earlier today, the Supreme Court of the United States dealt a major blow to photographer’s copyright protections when it declared that states cannot be sued for copyright infringement because they have “sovereign immunity.” The opinion came down as part of a writ of certiorari regarding the case of Allen v Cooper. A writ of certiorari

Canon USA has jumped into the battle against the novel coronavirus, announcing that the company’s medical division (Canon Medical Systems Corporation) has started “development of a rapid genetic testing system for the novel coronavirus.” Almost every major camera maker has a medical division, and as the imaging divisions grind to a halt, the medical businesses

The world’s first photo of black hole was published back in April 2019, and scientists have been laboring to find ways to capture sharper images of the mysterious regions of spacetime. Scientists are now saying that focusing on a black hole’s “photon ring” may lead to a huge increase in sharpness. In a new paper

The folks at Seagate have just added an M.2 NVMe SSD to their high-endurance IronWolf lineup. The new IronWolf 510 is described as “ideal for creative pros” and “the world’s first PCIe SSD” to meet the rigorous endurance specifications set by Network Attached Storage (NAS) manufacturers. M.2 NVMe SSDs have become the gold standard for

Sony is preparing to add an ultra-wide “holy trinity” lens to its G Master lineup, the 12-24mm f/2.8 GM, but don’t get too excited. According to the most recent rumors, not only will the lens be delayed, it also slated to cost thousands more than its direct competitors. The info comes from Sony Alpha Rumors,

The organizers of Photokina 2020 have finally announced what we expected all along: the 2020 trade show has been cancelled due to public health concerns surrounding the novel coronavirus. The show will not take place again until May 2022. The news is currently trickling out over email, but should pop up on the Photokina website

After announcing that the publication would be closing down last October, photo industry mainstay Imaging Resource revealed today that they have been acquired by Madavor Media: the publisher of Outdoor Photographer, Digital Photo Pro, Digital Photo Magazine, and others. Etchells’ announcement of the acquisition was ebullient, expressing much gratitude at have found the right “home”

Scientists have created a new focus-free camera using an ultra-flat lens that “eliminates the need for focusing.” The development could have an impact on both photography and a wide range of industries. The research is being done by a team led by Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Rajesh Menon of the University of Utah, who

Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki has gone ahead and confirmed what many of us believed: the third-party lens maker will be focusing most of its resources on creating “DN” lenses for mirrorless cameras. That includes lenses for full-frame, APS-C and Micro Four Thirds systems. The “news” came in the form of a tweet posted by Yamaki-san

Anthony Schmidt is a 12-year-old boy on the autism spectrum who is making a name for himself with his iPhone photography. His passion is photographing model cars so that they look life-sized, and he has raised over $42,000 on Kickstarter to have his work published as a coffee table photo book. “From an early age,

In response to requests from educators, Adobe has announced that it will be providing free at-home access to Creative Cloud apps to those students who usually only have access on-campus. It’s one way the software maker is trying to empower students to keep learning amid campus closures caused by the novel coronavirus. “With many schools

An architect in Missouri was on the job at a shuttered photo studio recently when he stumbled across a trove of canvases containing family portraits. He’s now on a mission to return those previous pictures to the people seen posing in them. After the Charlotte-based company Portrait Innovations closed over 100 of its locations, 39-year-old

NAB 2020 has been cancelled. The National Association of Broadcasters has decided to follow in the footsteps of CP+, MWC, SWSX and others by cancelling the 2020 expo in April in the interest of “keeping the community safe and healthy.” The decision comes after Nikon, Adobe, and others officially pulled out of the show over

Ricoh has created a new company called Vecnos, a start-up that will create “360-degree and other specialized cameras, software and apps,” starting with a pen-like 360° selfie camera that’s about the size of a chunky fountain pen. Vecnos is a strange creation, partly because it seems to compete directly with Ricoh’s popular Theta cameras. At first,

Leica has announced a new “substantial partnership” with the Berlin-based eyewear brand MYKITA to create a new collection of photography-inspired sunglasses that bring Leica’s “finest lenses and optics” to your face. The handcrafted collection will launch with two designs, Hypebeast reports: one will feature pure stainless steel while the other combines stainless steel with MYLON,

A newly discovered Canon patent has photographers wondering why nobody thought of this before. The US Patent, filed on August 30th and published today, shows the company is working on a universal battery grip that could be fitted to multiple cameras using an adapter. The patent was uncovered by the folks over at Northlight Images,

Tokina has a lot in store for photographers in 2020. In an announcement that would have been made at CP+ 2020 (RIP), the company revealed that it will be releasing a total of six new lenses: one APS-C lens for Nikon and Canon DSLRs, two full-frame lenses for Sony E-mount, and three APS-C lenses for

The Australian Associated Press (AAP) has announced that it will be closing down in June, marking the end of the 85-year-old news agency and leaving many award-winning photojournalists out of a job as the Australian editorial landscape adjusts to the loss. The closure—which was announced on March 3rd by majority shareholders Nine Entertainment and News

Adobe has partnered with Google to release its very own Gmail add-on: a basic but useful tool that will make it much easier to share files from Photoshop or Lightroom over email… assuming, of course, that you use Gmail as your email client. The add-on, which you can find and install at this link, has

NASA’s Curiosity Rover has just sent back the highest-resolution panorama its ever captured of the Martian surface. Made up of nearly 1,200 individual images stitched together, the 360° panorama weighs in at a whopping 1.8 billion pixels, AKA 1.8 gigapixels. The photo was just released by NASA today, though it was actually captured between November

PetaPixel has confirmed that Nikon is experiencing production delays on some of its most recent products due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Having previously apologized for the delay of the 70-200mm f/2.8 Z lens, Nikon Inc. told us that the recently released 120-300mm f/2.8E F-mount lens has also been delayed “as we determine the

Smartphone lens and accessory maker Moment announced today that it would be discontinuing the Android version of its Pro Camera app, because it has simply become too hard to keep up with all of the ‘flavors’ of Android that various phone makers insist on using. The announcement is up on Moment’s Help site, and it