The Daily PetaPixel for 10/08/2022

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 Benro Meet the Benro Polaris: The Smart, Electric Tripod Head Benro Polaris delivers remote precision - whether you’re adjusting the composition of a photo - or programming the geared head and camera to capture a series of photographs to create a high-resolution motion timelapse. The head also supports WiFi or Cellular connection so you can preview, review, and download files quickly and from anywhere. [Polaris Smart Electric Tripod Head >]( [Ep. 372: Wow. No Mention of Mirrorless? Interesting. – and more]( By Sharky James on Oct 08, 2022 03:10 am Episode 372 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. Download MP3 -  Subscribe via iTunes, Google Play, email or RSS! Featured: Photographer, Carolyn Hutchins [[Read More]( [Panasonic GH6 Review: One of the Best Hybrid Cameras You Can Buy]( By Matt Williams on Oct 07, 2022 02:04 pm [Panasonic GH6 Review]( I've been using the Panasonic GH6 for a few months so we could provide a long-term review for what was once a hotly-anticipated successor to the very popular GH5. [[Read More]( [Photo of Surfer Held Down by Wave Wins Ocean Photographer of the Year]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 07, 2022 01:59 pm The winners of the 2022 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition have been announced, with a picture of a surfer held down by one of the world's heaviest waves, taking the top prize. [[Read More]( [Hubble Photographs Two Galaxies Warped by Each Other’s Gravity]( By Jaron Schneider on Oct 07, 2022 01:33 pm [Arp-Madore 608-333]( Even though the James Webb Space Telescope tends to steal the space-themed headlines lately, the Hubble Space Telescope is still capturing incredible photos of the universe, including this galactic pair that are so close to one another that they are distorted by each other's gravity. [[Read More]( [BBC’s Struggle to Film a Snow Leopard Among ‘Cat-Colored’ Rocks]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 07, 2022 01:27 pm [snow leopard]( The BBC is currently screening the new Frozen Planet II series and released a video that shows the camera team spending a month trying to find the world’s most elusive big cat: a snow leopard. [[Read More]( [A Plea to Manufacturers: We Need the Definitive Photo]( By Mike Smith on Oct 07, 2022 12:46 pm [Photo Editor]( The Africa Geographic 2019 winner "Tim in Amboseli National Park, Kenya is a great photo. It shows Tim the elephant majestically backlit against a dramatic sky. Except, it didn't win: it was later disqualified for excessive manipulation. [[Read More]( [‘AI Doesn’t Do the Past Justice’ says Talented Civil War Portrait Colorizer]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 07, 2022 12:23 pm [colorrestorer]( Photo restorer Adam "A.B." Cannon, who sometimes spends up to a month enhancing American Civil War portraits, says that AI programs that colorize black and white photos do not account for real history. [[Read More]( [The ‘Lens Capsule’ Keeps Your Lenses Close at Hand in the Field]( By Jaron Schneider on Oct 07, 2022 12:12 pm [Lens Capsule]( Area51 has announced a new lens and accessory holder called the Lens Capsule. It is designed to strap to a tripod leg to keep spare lenses or lens-sized tools easily at hand when in the field. [[Read More]( [Portraits of Same-Sex Couples Taken At The Dawn of Photography]( By Pesala Bandara on Oct 07, 2022 11:52 am [same sex couples]( These fascinating portraits offer a rare glimpse into same-sex couples from the earliest days of photography. [[Read More]( [Tilta Has Released a New Camera Cage for the Fujifilm X-H2 and X-H2S]( By Jaron Schneider on Oct 07, 2022 11:29 am [Tilta Camera Cage]( Fujifilm released the 8K-capable X-H2 just last month and Tilta has new owners who are looking to build onto the camera covered thanks to a new camera cage. [[Read More]( Show us the wild personalities you've captured, and win BIG! [Enter Now]( Earlier Stories: [The Winners of the 2022 Weather Photographer of the Year Competition]( [Match Your Favorite Style Instantly With Imagen Talent AI Profiles]( [Juno Captures the Highest Resolution Close-Up of Europa Ever]( [TikTok Adds Photo Sharing Mode, Directly Taking on Instagram]( [WPPI ‘Pauses’ its In-Person Photo Print Competition Until at Least 2024]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2022 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. PetaPixel · 2944 N 44th St Ste 100 · Phoenix, AZ 85018-7258 · USA You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.