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Found Photo

15 June 2026 at 01:50

Thomas Hawk posted a photo:

Found Photo

photograph I acquired from a large archive of negatives from a San Francisco Bay based commercial photographer taken mostly in the 1960s to 1970s.

Student Captures Cosmic Radiation on Film by Sending Negative to Space

24 May 2026 at 11:00

A small black satellite with β€œAUB” on its fin orbits above Earth’s blue surface; beside it, a vibrant abstract image features swirling light and colors, evoking space or energy.

A photography student sent a 5x4 color negative into space on April 19 and exposed it to cosmic radiation, capturing a beautiful, abstract portrait of space unlike anything done before.

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The Minolta TC-1 Is Really Special but You’ve Probably Never Heard of It

13 June 2026 at 14:01

A person with facial hair holds a gold Minolta TC-1 film camera up to their face, preparing to take a photo. The background is blurred, making the camera and face the focal points.

KEH is one of the largest pre-owned camera sales operations in the world, and the headquarters can be found in the Peach State. KEH is also the biggest and longest-standing supporter of the PetaPixel YouTube show, so we were excited to finally had an opportunity to visit the warehouse and see the operation for ourselves.

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Nikon’s Classic Lenses Are Revered: A β€˜Heritage Series’ Makes Too Much Sense

12 June 2026 at 18:01

Four vintage Nikon camera lenses are displayed in a row against a blurred pink and green floral background. Each lens has distinct markings and colored rings indicating different models and specifications.

Earlier this week, I published a "review" of sorts of the Nikon S3 rangefinder, which I believe to be one of the most beautiful cameras ever made. Through that experience, though, I was reminded of Nikon's vintage glass, and once again baffled by how the company hasn't remade them.

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Misunderstanding of Fujifilm Film Announcement Causes Panic on Social Media

26 May 2026 at 15:00

A stack of printed photographs in black and white with the word "FUJIFILM" in bold white letters overlaid in the center.

Over the weekend, posts on Japanese social media (SNS, as they refer to it) indicated that Fujifilm would be ending support for black and white film development services, which many took to mean as dropping support for paper and chemicals.

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  • Twenty Years, One City: What Tokyo Taught Me About Patience and Glass Jeff Austin
    Most photographers I know are in constant motion. New cities, new continents, new visual problems to solve. There's truth in it. Unfamiliarity forces you to look. Familiarity gives you permission to stop. But there's another, less-discussed school of practice that works in the opposite direction: stay. Return. Go back to the same streets until the strangeness burns away and something else appears in its place. [Read More]
     

Twenty Years, One City: What Tokyo Taught Me About Patience and Glass

6 June 2026 at 12:00

Black and white photo split in two: left side shows a man in a sunlit street holding a can, looking at the camera; right side shows an older man indoors hanging up a backpack, viewed in profile.

Most photographers I know are in constant motion. New cities, new continents, new visual problems to solve. There's truth in it. Unfamiliarity forces you to look. Familiarity gives you permission to stop. But there's another, less-discussed school of practice that works in the opposite direction: stay. Return. Go back to the same streets until the strangeness burns away and something else appears in its place.

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How a Photographer Handmade His Dream 8Γ—10 Camera for Everyone

11 June 2026 at 20:08

A man wearing a yellow hat and plaid shirt stands by the sea, smiling next to a vintage large-format camera mounted on a tripod. Rocky shore and calm blue water are in the background.

Slovenian photographer and founder of Ondu, Elvis Halilović, has unveiled the Ondu Eikan 8x10", a new lightweight, handmade large-format field camera.

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Todd Webb, a Photographer Who Once Walked From New York to San Francisco, Has Archive Preserved

19 May 2026 at 17:56

Black-and-white photo collage: on the left, a smiling man in a raincoat sits outdoors near water; on the right, people walk past a busy city street featuring the storefront of β€œMartins Restaurant Television.”.

The MUUS Collection has acquired the Todd Webb archive, an American photographer whose images of postwar city life in New York City and Paris serve as visual time capsules to bygone eras. MUUS preserves, researches, and reveals works from the archives in its care.

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