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The AI Film β€˜Dreams of Violets’ Is How You Get Me to Hate Movies

30 May 2026 at 13:45

A close-up of a woman with dark hair and brown eyes, looking ahead with a worried or anxious expression. Her mouth is slightly open, and the background appears blurred, showing an outdoor scene.

Yesterday, PetaPixel shared that a fully AI-generated film titled "Dreams of Violets" had been accepted into the Tribeca Film Festival. For some reason, there are people who insist this is the future of films. If that is the case, then congratulations: I hate movies.

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Photographer Has Been Shooting the Same Park in Portland for the Last Four Years

3 June 2026 at 13:31

A collage of four images shows a park in different seasons: snowy hills with people sledding, a sunny landscape with sunset light, a lively nighttime festival, and a rainy scene with wet paths and trees.

Rephotography is when photographers capture the same location multiple times across a stretch of time. Aaron Wessling has been visiting Mount Tabor Park in Portland since 2022.

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Uruguay Soccer Coach Refuses to Look at Camera During World Cup Photo Shoot

16 June 2026 at 10:54

A man wearing glasses and a navy blue t-shirt with the word "Uruguay" and a Nike logo stands looking down in front of a blue and white geometric background.

Sometimes photographers can encounter tricky subjects who are not interested in cooperating and plainly do not want to be photographed in the first place. One such person is Uruguay head coach Marcelo Bielsa.

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Unknown Photographer Who Took First Royal Portrait Honored With Blue Plaque

29 May 2026 at 15:54

An older man with white hair sits in a dark suit, raising his right hand to his temple in a thoughtful pose, set against a dark background.

A photographer believed to have taken the very first portrait of the British Royal Family has been honored with a blue plaque in the English city of Brighton.

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β€˜AI Could Have Made It,’ Blogger Claims After Photographer Sues

20 May 2026 at 15:42

A hand holding a wooden judge’s gavel above a sound block, set against a dark, blurred background, symbolizing law and justice.

A photographer sued a blogger for copyright infringement after the defendant allegedly used a photo without permission or license. The defendant then claimed that because they could have created the picture using AI, it should not be protected. Thankfully, a U.S. District Court dismissed this notion.

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Glyph’s Fast New Atom EX80 SSD Has Built-in Location Tracking

4 June 2026 at 10:00

A rugged black external hard drive with rubber edges is shown in two settings: mounted on a metal bar and placed on a desk next to a keyboard, connected by a green USB cable.

Glyph has announced the Atom EX80, a new USB4 NVMe portable SSD built with creatives in mind. Alongside the SSD, upstate New York-based Glyph also unveiled new high-performance 80Gbps USB-C cables for end-to-end high-performance workflows.

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The Atlas ONE Is a Three-Pack System That’s a Camera Bag Only When You Need It

12 June 2026 at 20:36

A person wearing dark clothing stands on an escalator, holding a blue suitcase with one hand and resting the other hand on the escalator railing. The scene is dimly lit with blue-toned lighting.

Atlas Packs has launched the Atlas ONE, a system of three ultralight backpacks that work as a low-profile everyday pack and turn into a camera bag only when the day calls for one.

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  • Neewer Q120 and Z3R: Compact Power Meets Modern TTL Control Kate Garibaldi
    Neewer’s latest lighting release introduces two very different flashes aimed at modern photographers working across both studio and location environments. The Q120 outdoor strobe focuses on compact, battery-powered portability for off-camera work, while the Z3R TTL round-head speedlite brings a more refined on-camera experience with a touchscreen-driven interface. This hands-on review looks at how each unit translates its design into real-world shooting situations. [Read More]
     

Neewer Q120 and Z3R: Compact Power Meets Modern TTL Control

11 June 2026 at 21:33

A studio light stands on a tripod next to a black camera flash on a wooden stump, with a large green plant and a brown leather chair in the background. The text "PetaPixel Showcase" appears in the top right corner.

Neewer’s latest lighting release introduces two very different flashes aimed at modern photographers working across both studio and location environments. The Q120 outdoor strobe focuses on compact, battery-powered portability for off-camera work, while the Z3R TTL round-head speedlite brings a more refined on-camera experience with a touchscreen-driven interface. This hands-on review looks at how each unit translates its design into real-world shooting situations.

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  • Nat Geo’s New Documentary, β€˜Time and Water,’ Tells a Story You’re Still Writing Jeremy Gray
    National Geographic's new documentary film, "Time and Water," grapples with a challenging, profound question: How do you say goodbye to what you never thought you could lose? Through archival footage, photos, art, and science, Academy Award-nominated director Sara Dosa follows acclaimed Icelandic writer and poet Andri Snær Magnason as he confronts the death of his country's glaciers, the loss of his grandparents, and the kind of world he hopes future generations can experience. The story's next
     

Nat Geo’s New Documentary, β€˜Time and Water,’ Tells a Story You’re Still Writing

28 May 2026 at 17:11

Three-panel image: Left, people hike up a snowy slope; center, a person stands in a glowing ice cave; right, close-up view of blue ice with deep crevices and textures.

National Geographic's new documentary film, "Time and Water," grapples with a challenging, profound question: How do you say goodbye to what you never thought you could lose? Through archival footage, photos, art, and science, Academy Award-nominated director Sara Dosa follows acclaimed Icelandic writer and poet Andri Snær Magnason as he confronts the death of his country's glaciers, the loss of his grandparents, and the kind of world he hopes future generations can experience. The story's next chapters are being written at this very second.

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Lomo’s Sprocket Rocket Pano Film Camera Comes In an Ugly New Color

10 June 2026 at 21:46

A pink vintage camera sits on a yellow surface with a pink background. Behind it, a mirror reflects the camera, but the reflection appears as a yellow camera instead of pink.

Lomography's latest release, a pair of new colorways for its popular Sprocket Rocket 35mm panoramic film camera, is a real Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde situation. One of the new colorways is beautiful and understated, while the other is super ugly. The fun part is that some readers may not know which of the two colorways is the ugly one.

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