Four cameras, seven lenses, and one Commonwealth Games. That was the equipment I brought to Glasgow 2026. Most days, however, only three cameras came with me to the competition venues. The fourth stayed at the hotel as a backup, unless I planned to use it as a remote camera.

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We are all familiar with the social mandate of smiling for photographs. Every time someone points a lens at our mug, we are expected to give a wide, toothy smile. If you don’t comply, the photographer will quickly remind you with a religious “say cheese!”. Many years ago, it occurred to me that this practice was not only shallow but silly. Granted, a candid smile captured in photography can be telling and beautiful. On the other hand, a contrived smile for a photograph, not so much. Here …

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Magnum has announced its newest Square Print Sale, celebrating the best photos that explore the sometimes very fine line between fact and fiction.

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Photographer Vilhelm Gunnarsson has been shooting the south coast of Iceland, showing a landscape that is battered by the relentless forces of the Atlantic Ocean.

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A few months ago on the PetaPixel Podcast, we did a lens draft where we had to pick our favorite lenses from a whole selection of choices. Naturally, this came with a lot of research, and as we delved deeper into reviews and ratings, we found that the Zeiss ZM lenses were some of the most highly reviewed lenses for that mount. This piqued our interest, and I was determined to find out why these lenses appeared to be so beloved.

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Bright and joyful, energetic and optimistic, but also a sign of caution. Bold monochromes and subtle glows, conceptual pieces and documentary moments; yellow is a warning sign, a memory, a burst of light.

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Photographer Lara Porzak, who has spent more than three decades using analog techniques to create photographs that function as both images and physical artifacts, has published her first book.

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A photographer spent over a decade living with Black cowboys and cowgirls in the U.S., capturing a culture that is often overlooked.

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The James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) newest Picture of the Month shows what the European Space Agency (ESA) describes as a "turbulent cauldron of star formation." The star-forming region named LHA 120-N 159, also known as N159, is located 161,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).

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Thypoch has announced the Simera-C 100mm T1.9 Cine lens, completing the company's seven-lens full-frame cinema prime lineup.

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Hungarian photographer Imre Potyó is the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026. The competition, organized by the German Society for Nature Photography (GDT), celebrates the best European nature photography each year, and Potyó's striking photo beat over 26,000 others for the grand prize.

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Today’s Film Friday takes a look at a blast from the past: Kodak ColorPlus 200. This all-purpose film is one of the most affordable color negative films available for loading into your favorite 35mm film camera. It is very much a jack-of-all-trades type of film (and a master of none) that will do everything you want it to decently well and save your camera budget in the process. So let’s get started.

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A signed original 1988 photograph of Michael Jordan's legendary dunk that turned him into a global icon -- is up for auction.

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Canva has released its first image generation model, which was trained on design templates rather than photographs.

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Photojournalist Jerry Gay -- who won a Pultizer Prize for his shot of four firemen resting after fighting a house fire and took some of the most iconic images of serial killer Ted Bundy - has passed away.

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Canon is one of the biggest names in photography, and it has been for a long time. The company's mirrorless EOS R series cameras are routinely among the best-selling on the market, and some are currently available at discounted prices. There are also great deals on RF-mount lenses.

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Astrophotographer Evan McKay has been named Photographer of the Year in the 2026 Astrophotography Prize, taking the competition’s highest honour with his image, Cathedral Cove, New Zealand. He took home $3,000.

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Fans of Formula 1 have noticed some impressive, physics-defying camera transitions at the last couple of races, and social media is convinced it's AI.

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Netflix has released a trailer for an upcoming documentary about the legendary photographer Richard Avedon.

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I absolutely love Sigma lenses, but I really struggle with the camera designs. This is not a recent development either; I’ve disliked every single camera body I’ve tested. Usually, the reason comes down to strange ergonomics that don’t feel comfortable in hand, menus and controls that force you to use the camera in one rigid way, and risk-taking design decisions that often lead to a perplexing shooting experience.

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