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Ron Howard’s Richard Avedon Documentary to Premiere at Cannes Film Festival

12 May 2026 at 13:55

A man with glasses stands between two large black-and-white portrait artworks on the floor, looking up at the camera. The floor is wooden, and an orange cord is visible beside him.

Acclaimed director Ron Howard will premiere his documentary AVEDON about famed photographer Richard Avedon at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

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Vivo X300 Ultra Review: The Versatility Here Is Just Ridiculous

12 May 2026 at 13:45

A person holding and using a silver camera with both hands near a body of water. The image features the "PetaPixel Reviews" logo in the bottom left corner.

Vivo’s “Ultra” phones have always been the company’s best but this one is the first to venture outside the Chinese market. More like a phone in a camera than the other way around, it feels like a camera system built from the sum of its many parts.

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Influential Victorian Photographer Julia Margaret Cameron Honored With Blue Plaque at London Home

12 May 2026 at 11:40

A sepia portrait of a seated woman in Victorian attire is beside a blue English Heritage plaque reading: “Julia Margaret Cameron 1815–1879 Photographer lived here.”.

Julia Margaret Cameron -- one of the most significant photographers of Victorian Britain who helped transform photography into a serious artistic medium -- has been honored with a blue plaque at her former home in London.

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