The Daily PetaPixel for 09/24/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( Enter PetaPixel's Wildlife Photo Contest: [Wild Personalities]( Grand Prize Winner receives an OM SYSTEM OM-1 Camera Kit and a Trip to the Galapagos with Lindblad Expeditions! [PetaPixel Homepage]( Presented by OM SYSTEM OM SYSTEM OM-1: THE ULTIMATE OUTDOOR COMPANION Adventure is our home. Take the camera system rugged and small enough to follow you anywhere! The weathersealed, ultra-lightweightOM SYSTEMOM-1 is your outdoor companion, ready to capture stunning images in any environment. [Grab Yours]( [Vaonis Vespera Review: Easy To Use But with Underwhelming Results]( By David Crewe on Sep 23, 2022 04:23 pm [Vaonis Vespera Review]( The Vaonis Vespera Observation Station is a small robotic telescope designed to be smart and fully automated, taking the guesswork out of astronomy and making it easy for beginners to start their journey. [[Read More]( [Large Format Photos Document Black Communities in the 1980s Deep South]( By Matt Growcoot on Sep 23, 2022 04:07 pm [american south]( {NAME} Lee toured the Deep South throughout the 1980s where he captured Black Americans on a 4x5 large format camera. [[Read More]( [‘Rainbow Puddles’ Photo Series is a Positive Reinterpretation of Oil Spills]( By Sonya Harris on Sep 23, 2022 03:21 pm ['Rainbow Puddles']( Photographer Akriti Sondhi’s images exhibit the artist’s affinity for expressing vibrant colors, as well as kindling the imaginations of onlookers. Mimicking a kind of psychedelic acrylic paint pour, Sondhi’s photo series Helix takes viewers on a journey of playful shapes, iridescent colors, and cosmic-like imagery. [[Read More]( [Photojournalist Consistently Captures Unique Angles of NYC’s Skyline]( By Sonya Harris on Sep 23, 2022 03:08 pm [NYC Skyline]( Photojournalist Gary Hershorn has a distinctive flair for enchanting luminosity and utilizing unconventional vantage points. This is a persistent challenge when shooting one of New York City's most popular subjects: its skyline. [[Read More]( [A High-Res Look into the Mountain Made Famous by Lord of the Rings]( By Matt Growcoot on Sep 23, 2022 02:27 pm [mount doom]( An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) captured this stunning photo directly above Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand, better known as Mount Doom from the Lords of the Rings movie trilogy. [[Read More]( [The Winning Photos From the reFocus Awards ‘One Shot’ Competition]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 23, 2022 01:59 pm [reFocus Awards One Shot]( The reFocus Awards has announced the winners of its One Shot Photo Awards, the first competition from this newly-formed organization. [[Read More]( [Photos of Kurt Cobain Superimposed in his Now Abandoned Home]( By Matt Growcoot on Sep 23, 2022 01:05 pm [cobain magazine]( A photographer who spent a day in the old home of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love overlaying photos of the iconic rock couple says the “feeling was overwhelming.” [[Read More]( [Facebook Users Sue Meta For Tracking Them Via In-App Browsers]( By Pesala Bandara on Sep 23, 2022 01:03 pm [Meta Lawsuit]( Facebook users have sued its parent company Meta for allegedly tracking them via an in-app browser on iOS devices despite the strict Apple privacy policies in place. [[Read More]( [Vertigo-Inducing Photos of a Record-Setting 1.4-Mile Highline Walk]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 23, 2022 12:41 pm [record setting highline walk]( This past May, Nathan Paulin set a world record for the longest highline: a 2,200 meter long (nearly 1.4 miles) walk over 100 meters (about 328 feet) in the air at Mont-Saint Michel, a UNESCO world heritage site in France. [[Read More]( [A Camera Similar to the One That Sold for $1.34M is Coming to Auction]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 23, 2022 12:10 pm [1957 Leica MP Black Paint]( A 1957 Leica MP black paint edition, the same year and model as the one that sold for $1.34 million about a year ago, is coming to auction next month. [[Read More]( [Juno Photos Used to Create 3D Render of Jupiter’s ‘Frosted Cupcake’ Clouds]( By Matt Growcoot on Sep 23, 2022 11:52 am [jupiterclouds]( Data from NASA's Juno spacecraft was used to create this computer animation of a flight over Jupiter's clouds which appear like frosted cupcakes. [[Read More]( [Apple Fixes Camera Shaking Glitch on iPhone 14 Pro in iOS 16 Update]( By Pesala Bandara on Sep 23, 2022 11:48 am [iphone 14 pro]( Apple has released an iOS 16 software update that fixes a bug that caused the camera on some new iPhone 14 Pro models to shake and make an audible grinding noise when using third-party apps. [[Read More]( [Polaroid Camera Funko Pop! Launching at New York Comic Con]( By Jaron Schneider on Sep 23, 2022 11:28 am [Polaroid Funko Pop]( Funko will launch a Polaroid-themed Pop! figurine at this year's New York Comic Con, which takes place in October. The collectible figure will feature a design based on the Polaroid Land Camera 1000 from the 1970s. [[Read More]( [Sony Airpeak S1 Drone Review: A Rare, Utter Flop for Sony]( By Josh Lambeth on Sep 23, 2022 09:30 am [Sony Airpeak S1]( When you think about a product from Sony, whether it be one of their popular cameras to a TV, most consider them to be at the top of the list in terms of quality and functionality. Sony’s first drone, the Sony Airpeak S1, however, is not going to be part of that list. In fact, it’s about as far away from the top as you can get. [[Read More]( Show us the wild personalities you've captured, and win BIG! [Enter Now]( Earlier Stories: [Turning a Hogwarts Express Lego Set into a Cinematic Photo Series]( [Glass Plate Pinhole Camera Records Sun’s Path Over a Year]( [Use Canon Lenses on Nikon Cameras with Meike’s EF to Z-Mount AF Adapter]( [Microsoft Releases Updated Photos App for Windows 11, Kills Video Editor]( [Study Finds Patients Wearing VR Headsets Need Less Anaesthetic]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2022 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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