The Daily PetaPixel for 04/27/2024

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by ProMaster [Introducing the Epoch Tripod by ProMaster]( The new Epoch tripod takes photography back to its image making roots. The Epoch combines classic looks and contemporary performance, with 3-section legs and a precision 4-way head. [Learn More]( [The Celebrities You Might Not Know Are Into Their Photography]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 27, 2024 07:00 am [Three headshots of celebrities at separate red carpet events, featuring a man with curly hair in a gray suit, a woman in a white dress, and another man with a beard in a black suit.]( Everyone is a photographer, and that includes celebrities. But, some celebrities are seriously into their photography. [[Read More]( [Astrophotographer Reveals Amazing Spirals Around ‘Green Devil’ Comet]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 26, 2024 04:30 pm [A vivid image of a comet moving through the starry night sky, featuring a bright green nucleus and a long, detailed tail extending across the view.]( Norwegian astrophotographer Jan Erik Vallestad captured beautifully detailed photos of the city-sized comet 12P and, thanks to special image processing techniques, revealed a fantastic spiral formation surrounding the comet. [[Read More]( [Wildlife On a Maine Pond: A New Series of Nature Photography Journals]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 26, 2024 03:30 pm [A split image featuring a close-up of a great blue heron on the left and a common loon taking off from water, creating a splash, on the right. both set against natural, blurred backgrounds.]( For nearly as long as I've been taking pictures, I've loved photographing loons. They have offered countless hours of joy behind the lens, taught me lessons about photography and ecology, and helped me find weaknesses in the cameras I've spent my career evaluating. [[Read More]( [Town to Make Mt. Fuji View Worse Because of Misbehaving Tourists]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 26, 2024 02:36 pm [A striking view of mount fuji in the background with a clear blue sky, visible behind a convenience store and two vintage vehicles parked outside.]( Due to a significant surge in tourism, Japanese authorities will build a large barrier to block views of Mount Fuji within Fujikawaguchiko, a town of about 25,000 residents located in the foothills around Mt. Fuji. [[Read More]( [Apple Battles AI Deepfake Apps But the War Looks Unwinnable]( By Jeremy Gray on Apr 26, 2024 01:16 pm [Blurred image of a screen displaying the app store icon, with a blue background and white stylized "a" made of popsicle sticks, in the center.]( Following a 404 Media investigation into apps that advertised that they could generate non-consensual nude images, Apple has begun removing AI image-generation apps from its App Store. [[Read More]( [After TikTok Bill Passage, The U.S. Government May Try to Ban DJI Next]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 26, 2024 12:30 pm [DJI drone]( Members of the U.S. Government may push forward with a bill that aims to ban DJI's drones and prevent them from operating at all within the country. [[Read More]( [The iFootage Cobra 3 Strike Monopod Tries to Improve on Greatness]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 26, 2024 11:59 am [Split image showing two male photographers with equipment: on the left, a man records with a camera on a gimbal in a studio; on the right, a man carries a large camera on a monopod in a lush forest.]( iFootage announced the Cobra 3 Strike monopod that tries to improve on the company's already great monopod series by adding the ability to extend and retract it one-handed. [[Read More]( [Satellite Photo Shows an Army of ‘Black Spiders’ on Mars]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 26, 2024 11:56 am [Microscopic view showing numerous black dots scattered unevenly on a textured grey background, with a noticeable stitching of images creating a fragmented edge.]( A photo taken by the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has set the internet alight after it apparently shows large clusters of black spiders crawling on the surface of the Red Planet's southern polar region. [[Read More]( [Camera Sales Grew For First Time in 13 Years, But Not for Canon]( By Jaron Schneider on Apr 26, 2024 11:28 am Camera sales have been on the up for several years now but that was mostly in contrast to how poorly the industry fared during the height of the pandemic. But this time, a research firm in Japan reports that the industry will grow for the first time in over a decade. [[Read More]( [Photographer Captures Northern Lights Over an Erupting Volcano]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 26, 2024 09:28 am [header image northern lights over active volcano]( A photographer waited three years to capture these epic shots of the northern lights above an erupting volcano. [[Read More]( [AI Image That Won Sony World Photo Award is Being Sold for $21,000]( By Matt Growcoot on Apr 26, 2024 08:00 am [AI feature]( Boris Elgadsen, the man who was awarded first place for an AI image at the Sony World Photography Awards last year, is selling The Electrician for $21,500 (€20,000). [[Read More]( [Wes Anderson Produces Documentary on Photographer James Hamilton]( By Pesala Bandara on Apr 26, 2024 07:58 am [uncropped nyc james hamilton photographer village voice]( A new documentary, that is executive-produced by Wes Anderson, explores the life and work of American photographer James Hamilton. 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