The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( [PetaPixel Homepage]( [Xoot_Pro Adjustable Display Stand Review: An Innovative Stand That Empowers Editors](
By David Crewe on Jan 31, 2024 05:44 pm [Xoot_Pro]( Anyone who has worked with large display tablets will know that comfortably positioning and using them in a workspace can be challenging. Unless you are lucky enough to have a massive desk with a ton of space, most users will reposition these devices every time they use them. This is why having a proper stand for your display tablet is critical and why the Xoot_Pro Pen Display Stand is so helpful. [[Read More]( [Viltroxâs AF 20mm f/2.8 is Now Available for Nikon Z-Mount](
By Jaron Schneider on Jan 31, 2024 05:13 pm [Viltrox 20mm f/2.8 for Nikon Z mount]( Last November, Viltrox released an autofocus-equipped 20mm f/2.8 lens for Sony E-mount. Today, the company announced it is also bringing the lens to Nikon Z-mount. [[Read More]( [How a Photographer Captured an Incredible Green Flash Around Venus](
By Jeremy Gray on Jan 31, 2024 03:30 pm [Peter Rosén interview on a green flash around Venus. Astrophotography.]( Swedish photographer and self-described amateur astronomer Peter Rosén witnessed a magnificent and rare sight in Sweden's night sky on January 8. While watching Venus rise above Stockholm's skyline, Rosén captured a colorful green flash around the planet. [[Read More]( [Senate Child Safety Hearing Seems to Be About Everything But Child Safety](
By Lisa Marie Segarra on Jan 31, 2024 02:31 pm [The panel of tech CEOs at the Senate Judiciary hearing.]( CEOs of the largest social media companies in the United States testified in front of Congress Wednesday before the lawmakers launched into questions of their own. [[Read More]( [The State of Medium Format in 2024 | The PetaPixel Podcast](
By Jaron Schneider on Jan 31, 2024 01:28 pm With Hasselblad's 100-megapixel upgrade to its classy 907x medium format modular camera being announced, the PetaPixel Podcast team got to thinking about medium format overall and its place in the current photography market. [[Read More]( [Kodak Cuts Iconic Tri-X Black-and-White Film Prices By Up To 30%](
By Jeremy Gray on Jan 31, 2024 01:24 pm [Kodak Tri-X Film Price Reduced]( Kodak has reduced the price of its popular Tri-X black-and-white film by up to 30%, making analog photography more accessible. [[Read More]( [Photographer Captures Earthâs Magnetic Field Being Played Like a Guitar](
By Matt Growcoot on Jan 31, 2024 12:57 pm [Aurora curl]( The aurora tends to show itself as shapeless illuminations that dance and swirl but one photographer in Iceland recently looked up and saw the northern lights being "curled" in a highly unusual way. [[Read More]( [Qyseaâs Underwater Camera Robots Can Now Track and Follow Divers](
By Jaron Schneider on Jan 31, 2024 12:57 pm [Qysea underwater tracking]( Qysea has a new update for its Fifish underwater drones that allows them to track and follow divers underwater, similar to how aerial drones are able to follow and track moving subjects on the ground. [[Read More]( [The Best Is Yet to Come for OM System](
By Jeremy Gray on Jan 31, 2024 12:56 pm [OM System logo on sunrise backgorund]( The OM-1 Mark II has landed with more of a whimper than a bang. It's a great camera but there's not much new about it. However, the rush to pass judgment on what the lack of novel features means for the future of OM System and Micro Four Thirds at large is premature. [[Read More]( [News Station Blames Photoshop for âSexistâ Edit of Female Politician](
By Lisa Marie Segarra on Jan 31, 2024 12:29 pm After an Australian news station used an edited image of a female member of Parliament -- specifically increasing her breast size and exposing her midriff -- the network tried to pass the blame onto Photoshop. But Adobe says the facts don't line up. [[Read More]( [Samsung Needs AI to Succeed as It Reports Weakest Earnings in 10 Years](
By Jaron Schneider on Jan 31, 2024 12:00 pm [Samsung]( Samsung has experienced some steep declines in profit over the last couple of years and in its recent earnings report, the company has failed to turn that around. [[Read More]( [Strada Is a New Cloud-Based AI Media Workflow App Built by Industry Vets](
By Abby Ferguson on Jan 31, 2024 11:35 am [A person sits at a laptop with the Strada platform pulled up.]( A new platform that claims it will reinvent media workflow is on the horizon. Strada, an AI-based cloud platform built for video creatives, is set to be unveiled on February 1st, beginning its early testing phase. [[Read More]( [AP Photo Editor, Who Made Important Decision to Run âNapalm Girlâ, Dies](
By Pesala Bandara on Jan 31, 2024 10:44 am [hal buell dies ap news editor photo napalm girl vietnam war]( Hal Buell, who led The Associated Pressâ (AP) photo operations and made the pivotal decision to run Nick Ut's Napalm Girl, has died. [[Read More]( [The ISS Captures Earth Glowing Golden in Magnificent Photo](
By Matt Growcoot on Jan 31, 2024 10:40 am [Earth's atmosphere glows golden]( Photographers are often inspired to shoot during the "golden hour", but the International Space Station (ISS) has just snapped a photo that takes "golden" to a whole new level. [[Read More]( [Holocaust Museum Changes Exhibit to Stop Tourists Taking Selfies With Nazi Uniforms](
By Matt Growcoot on Jan 31, 2024 09:49 am [Holocaust Center Michigan]( A Holocaust museum has rearranged its exhibit to provide people with fewer opportunities to take Nazi-themed selfies. [[Read More]( [Senators Introduce Bill Against Deepfake Porn After Taylor Swift AI Nudes](
By Pesala Bandara on Jan 31, 2024 08:46 am [Taylor Swift Le Creuset AI scam]( U.S. senators have introduced a bill that would criminalize the spread of nonconsensual deepfake porn -- in direct response to the sexually explicit AI-generated photos of Taylor Swift that went viral last week. [[Read More]( [Don McCullin on His 60-Year Career: âWhat Good Have I Done?â](
By Matt Growcoot on Jan 31, 2024 08:04 am [Don McCullin]( Iconic war photographer Don McCullin has given a thought-provoking interview to Vanity Fair in which he wonders what the point of photography is in conflict zones. [[Read More]( [Photographer Brian Griffin, Who Shot Depeche Modeâs Iconic Album Covers, Dies](
By Pesala Bandara on Jan 31, 2024 07:40 am [Depeche Mode photographer brian griffin dies broken frame album]( Influential music photographer Brian Griffin, who shot Depeche Mode's first five iconic album covers, has died. [[Read More]( Earlier Stories:
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