The Daily PetaPixel for 08/31/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( PetaPixel's Wildlife Photo Contest: [Wild Personalities]( is now OPEN! [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by SmugMug [Watch the "This Lens" Series]( [Lightning Strikes at Exact Moment Girlfriend Accepts Marriage Proposal]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 31, 2022 06:18 am [lightning]( Wedding photographer Danika Camba captured a once-in-a-lifetime photo when lightning struck at the exact moment a girlfriend says "yes" to her boyfriend's marriage proposal. [[Read More]( [Drone-Mounted LED Gorgeously Illuminates Photo of a British Tower]( By Sonya Harris on Aug 30, 2022 03:56 pm [Light painted drone]( Since his youth, photographing long-exposure light painting images has remained an ever-fixed infatuation of artist Will Ferguson. [[Read More]( [Instagram Tests Letting You Mark Posts in Explore as ‘Not Interested’]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Aug 30, 2022 03:27 pm [an illustration of instagram posts, some marked as not interested]( Instagram is testing a new feature that will allow users to mute words, phrases, and emojis from captions and hashtags, and another it says will offer an easier way to clean up the Explore tab. [[Read More]( [Chroma Cameras’ 24mm f/11 is an Affordable $115 Screw Mount Lens]( By David Crewe on Aug 30, 2022 03:17 pm [Chroma-Cameras-Announce-24mm-f-11-Leica-Screw-Mount-Lens]( Chroma Cameras, a company that has been a maker of unique large format field cameras and accessories since 2018, has announced its first lens: a super compact 24mm f/11 lens for 35mm Leica screw-mount cameras. [[Read More]( [My New Favorite Photography Accessory: The E-Bike]( By Blair Bunting on Aug 30, 2022 02:05 pm [Aventon Aventure]( Away from the world, the city, and the light pollution, I stood in a green forest where the breeze couldn’t even penetrate the trees surrounding me. It was an area that only existed to me in my imagination after multiple times of poring over Google Maps and allowing my mind to wander. [[Read More]( [Eadweard Muybridge: The Photographer Who Froze Time]( By Jim Mathis on Aug 30, 2022 01:47 pm Before John Logie Baird first demonstrated his television in 1927, before Thomas Edison showed his movie projector in 1888, photographer Eadweard Muybridge was making moving pictures. [[Read More]( [Then and Now: First Jupiter Photo vs James Webb’s Latest Shot]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 30, 2022 01:14 pm [jupiter comparison]( Astronomer Jasmine Singh has shared a fascinating comparison of the earliest photograph ever taken of Jupiter and the most recent James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) image of the planet. [[Read More]( [French Officials Use Satellite Photos and AI to Spot Unregistered Pools]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 30, 2022 01:13 pm [Aerial Pool]( France is estimated to have about 3.2 million private swimming pools, but many of them are unregistered. Authorities are using satellite photos and AI to find them to recover about €10 million in unpaid taxes. [[Read More]( [Revisiting the D1, Nikon’s First DSLR, 23 Years Later]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 30, 2022 12:25 pm [Nikon D1]( Photographer Gordon Laing is back with a new edition of Dino Bytes, the series where he revisits classic cameras from decades past. This time he's dusting off the 23-year-old Nikon D1, the company's first DSLR. [[Read More]( [Matterport’s New Pro3 Camera is a ‘Breakthrough’ in 3D Capture Tech]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 30, 2022 11:56 am [Matterport Pro3]( Matterport has announced the new Pro3 camera system along with updates to its "digital twin" cloud platform. The Pro3 stands out as it is capable of digitizing every aspect of a physical environment, both inside and outside. [[Read More]( [BeReal is Developing a new ‘Friends of Friends’ Discovery Feature: Report]( By Pesala Bandara on Aug 30, 2022 11:49 am [bereal]( BeReal is currently working on a feature that lets users discover and view posts from "friends of friends." [[Read More]( [Sports Photographer Gives Epic Pre-Game Speech, Inspires Team to Victory]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 30, 2022 10:52 am [arsenalphotographer]( A sports photographer was given the unusual task of giving the pre-game talk instead of the coach, which he delivered in an emphatic fashion. The team went on to win the game. [[Read More]( [Tamron is Developing a 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 for Nikon Z Mount]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 30, 2022 10:52 am [Tamron lens for Nikon Z mount]( Tamron has announced that it is developing its first Z-mount system lens in the 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD, which it bills as the smallest and lightest telephoto zoom for full-frame mirrorless cameras. [[Read More]( [James Webb’s Captures Mesmerizing Photo of the ‘Phantom Galaxy’]( By Jaron Schneider on Aug 30, 2022 10:23 am [Phantom Galaxy]( The James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) mid-infrared instrument (MIRI) has been used to capture a gorgeous and mesmerizing photo of the heart of galaxy M74, also known as the Phantom Galaxy. [[Read More]( [Startling Photos Show Impact of Climate Change on Global Waterways]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 30, 2022 10:07 am [droughtfeature]( A set of startling photos show the devastating impact heatwaves and droughts have brought to rivers, lakes, and canals this summer. [[Read More]( [Head of Instagram Gets New Profile Picture Taken by TikTok Photographer]( By Matt Growcoot on Aug 30, 2022 08:36 am [mosseri profile]( A photographer who made his name on TikTok has shot the new profile photo for the head of Instagram Adam Mosseri. [[Read More]( Show us the wild personalities you've captured, and win BIG! 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