Following PetaPixel's Nikkor lens interview with Kouichi Ohshita, a member of Nikon's optical engineering division, we are back with the promised part two centered around user experience and camera design.
As part of Nikon's 90th anniversary of Nikkor lenses, Nikon provided PetaPixel the opportunity to interview three Nikon employees involved in Nikon's lens and user experience design.
More than 25 years after Pixar's groundbreaking feature film A Bug's Life first hit theaters, Disney has returned to the incredible world of insects for inspiration. A new docu-series, A Real Bug's Life, delivers a breathtaking adventure into nine different micro bug worlds.
Internationally acclaimed Danish photographer Søren Solkær released his ninth photographic monograph, Starling, just after Christmas. The sequel to Solkær's best-selling book, Black Sun, Starling shows starling murmurations in a hauntingly beautiful way.
Curious about how Samsung approached the design of its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S24 Ultra? The PetaPixel Podcast team sits down with Samsung's Blake Geiser to learn more about what makes this little phone tick.
Stephen Wilkes boasts an illustrious career defined by his superb artistic eye. Speaking at a Spotlight event at Apple’s flagship New York City location, the photographer explains his work and its evolution over time.
Aleksandr Gordiychuk is hopping around the world, earning a living by repairing old and broken cameras.
British multidisciplinary artist Paul Robinson, known professionally as LUAP, combines art across many mediums, including oil paintings, sculptures, and photography. Central to his artistic work is "The Pink Bear," which is, as it sounds, a pink bear.
NASA's Odyssey orbiter has captured a never-before-seen view of Mars, mimicking the perspective of Earth astronauts have from the International Space Station.
German photographer Sandra Bartocha has been making fantastic and ethereal nature photography for many years and is among the most creative landscape photographers working today. PetaPixel chatted with Bartocha about her interesting techniques, artistic vision, and the importance of authenticity in photography.
National Geographic's new television series, Incredible Animal Journeys, follows animals across every landscape in the world as they embark on epic migrations.
National Geographic's annual "Pictures of the Year" issue is hot off the presses and features 29 of the most incredible and impactful photos of the more than two million shots made by 165 photographers in the field this year.
Wildlife photographer and Nikon Ambassador Michelle Valberg is well known for her beautiful photos of Canada's most incredible and iconic animals, including wolves, bears, moose, whales, and so many more.
When thinking of major motion pictures and Hollywood blockbusters, it is easy to think about just the movie itself -- the final product that makes its way to silver screens worldwide. However, behind every hit movie are hundreds of people and the person capturing all of the hustle and bustle is a unit photographer.
Back in September 2023, photographer Shane Balkowitsch wrote an article for PetaPixel entitled “Does The World Need Images of Fake AI People?”. In the article, he called out an AI persona that went by the name of Mia Gezellig on Instagram.
Astronaut and astrophotographer Don Pettit captured a "lucky shot" when a commercial airplane flew through the frame as he was capturing images of the Sun.
Famed German photographer Herlinde Koelbl is well known for her award-winning portraits, including those of influential political figures. One of Koelbl's many books, Fascination of Science, turns the lens toward renowned scientists and Nobel Prize winners.
The Creator is a new science fiction film from Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Godzilla) that focuses on a future war where humanity is fighting against artificial intelligence.
Isaac Reynolds has worked at Google since 2014 and is the Group Product Manager for Pixel Camera. Reynolds manages the team that oversees camera design, research, and development.
National Geographic's special Space issue is available now, full of amazing stories and images all about space. From articles about how the James Webb Space Telescope is rewriting astronomy and astrophysics to humankind's return to the Moon as part of the NASA Artemis mission, the NatGeo space issue has something for everyone with interest in the universe.
When making PetaPixel’s documentary about Blair Bunting’s U2 photo shoot at the edge of space (which you should really watch now if you haven’t), one thing we decided not to focus on was the camera gear. But we love talking about cameras and lenses, so Chris sat down with Blair the evening before his epic shoot to discuss the equipment he was bringing up in a U2 spy plane.
At the CP+2023 Camera & Photo Imaging Show in Japan earlier this year, I had a conversation with Keiji Oishi, Manager in the UX Planning Department of Nikon’s Imaging Business Unit.
Ricoh chose not to exhibit at CP+ earlier this year, so I took advantage of my extended stay in Japan to visit their corporate headquarters in Ota-ku, Tokyo. (Ota is southwest of central Tokyo, about a 50-minute train ride from where I was staying in Asakusa, on the northeast side of the city.)
Canon executives in China were asked by local journalists when the company might consider opening the RF lens mount to third-party optics, and the company confirmed that it is currently evaluating options -- just on a case-by-case basis.
While attending the CP+ 2023 show in Yokohama earlier this year, I visited with Kazuto Yamaki, CEO of Sigma Corporation, and one of the most savvy executives in the entire photo industry.
While attending the CP+ 2023 show in Yokohama earlier this year, I met with representatives of Fujifilm and had a chance to ask them about the reasons behind some camera features, the details of a recent firmware update, specifics about some of their future plans, and some more philosophical questions about 8K video and whether there’s still a place for “entry-level” models in the industry these days.
Greg Gorman is a celebrity and portrait photographer with numerous iconic images to his credit. He does not "shoot anything that can't talk back" to him.
Nigerian photographer Bade Fuwa is a newcomer to the world of photography, having fallen in love with the camera in the last couple of years. However, despite a relatively short time behind the camera, Fuwa's portfolio is emotionally and stylistically mature.
While attending the CP+ 2023 show in Yokohama, Japan, back in February, I had the opportunity to meet with independent lens manufacturer Tamron. It had been a very long time since my last official contact with them, and a lot has changed over the intervening years. (The last time I attended a formal Tamron event was all the way back in 2015, when they introduced their excellent f/1.8 wide-angle primes.)
Hugo Burnand, the photographer who captured the official photos of the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla last May, has also photographed their wedding in 2005, the king's 60th birthday in 2008, and the wedding of Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales in 2011 and many other royal events.