The Daily PetaPixel for 10/11/2022

The top news from the world of photography. [View this email in your browser]( DEADLINE is this Friday, October 14th! 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 Xencelabs Save Big on Xencelabs Pen Tablet Medium and Medium Bundle SE Designed with the input of industry-leading artists, Xencelabs Pen Tablet delivers a minimalist design that prioritizes workflow, comfort, and intuitive use. Save 20% at the Amazon Prime Fall Event - October 11 & 12. [Shop Now >]( [NFL Player Davante Adams Shoves Photographer to the Ground]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 11, 2022 06:11 am Las Vegas Raiders star Davante Adams took his frustration out on a photographer by shoving him to the ground while exiting the field. [[Read More]( [Pergear’s New CFexpress Cards Are Incredibly Cheap]( By Jaron Schneider on Oct 10, 2022 04:08 pm [Pergear CFe]( Pergear has announced a set of new CFexpress Type B cards that not only boast high read and write speeds as well as high capacities but also come in significantly cheaper than the competition. [[Read More]( [How to Share Photos on TikTok]( By Pesala Bandara on Oct 10, 2022 03:14 pm [TikTok Photo Mode]( Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter have all been chasing TikTok's domination in short-form video for some time now. But while its competitors focus on short-form video, TikTok has made the unexpected pivot to photography. [[Read More]( [Tourists Accidentally Kill Seal Pup After Trying To Take Selfie With It]( By Pesala Bandara on Oct 10, 2022 02:58 pm [seal]( A pair of tourists accidentally killed a seal pup after dragging the animal from the ocean so they could take a selfie with it. [[Read More]( [Astronaut’s Photo Shows Florida Draining After Hurricane Ian]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 10, 2022 02:54 pm [florida]( An astronaut has photographed the deluge from Hurricane Ian making its way back into the Gulf of Mexico. [[Read More]( [The Importance of Still Life for Documentary Photography]( By Simon King on Oct 10, 2022 02:29 pm When I work on a blueprint for a potential documentary project most of my attention goes to unpacking whatever it was that drew my initial interest – usually a collection of themes, locations, and characters that I will visit in order to discover what direction the story will end up going in. [[Read More]( [Burst Photo App Gives Any Photo the ‘Night Mode’ Treatment]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 10, 2022 02:25 pm [photo burst]( An app developer has taken the technology that smartphone cameras use to massively improve their photos and applied it to DSLR and mirrorless cameras. [[Read More]( [Patrick Demarchelier’s Work Exhibited For the First Time Since His Death]( By Lisa Marie Segarra on Oct 10, 2022 01:58 pm [Patrick Demarchelier]( The first exhibit of famed fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier since his death opened at the Camera Work Gallery in Berlin this weekend and includes some photos that have never before been exhibited. [[Read More]( [United States Blacklists DJI as a ‘Chinese Military Company’]( By Jaron Schneider on Oct 10, 2022 01:40 pm DJI has been officially blacklisted by the United States Department of Defense by classifying it as a "Chinese military company." [[Read More]( [Unsplash Adds a Paid Tier, One Year After Getty Takeover]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 10, 2022 01:15 pm [Unsplash]( Free stock photography website Unsplash has announced a paid version, one year after Getty acquired the company. [[Read More]( [The ‘Most Significant Update’ to ON1 Photo RAW is Now Available]( By David Crewe on Oct 10, 2022 01:12 pm [tacksharp]( The "most significant update" in ON1 history is available today. The 2023 version of Photo RAW features the Super Select AI Tool, which the company says is a "giant leap forward" in technology and makes editing tasks much easier. [[Read More]( [Olympus Reveals it Sold Camera Division Before it Became Obsolete]( By Jaron Schneider on Oct 10, 2022 01:03 pm [OM Digital OM-1]( Olympus Corporation's chief executive Yasuo Takeuchi has revealed that the company chose to sell off its camera business to Japan Industrial Partners two years ago in a bid to get any value for it before it became obsolete. [[Read More]( [Rare Nikkor 58mm f/1.0 Sets Record for Highest Price Ever for a Nikon Lens]( By Jaron Schneider on Oct 10, 2022 12:11 pm [Rare Nikon 58m f/1 lens]( A rare, one-of-a-kind Nikkor 58mm f/1.0 from the 1970s has set a new record for the highest price ever obtained for a Nikon lens at auction: 187,500 euros (about $182,117). [[Read More]( [How a Military Dictatorship Used a Fake Hug Photo to Distort Reality]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 10, 2022 12:00 pm [Argentina]( A photo of a police officer "embracing" a distraught mother was manipulated by a military dictatorship to whitewash their own image. [[Read More]( [Prototype Square Format Leica M from 1954 Sells for $667,765]( By Jaron Schneider on Oct 10, 2022 11:35 am [Wetzlar Camera Auctions]( An experimental, prototype square-format Leica M model from 1954 that lacks a built-in viewfinder or rangefinder was surprisingly popular at the most recent Wetzlar Camera Auction, pulling in an astounding 687,500 euros hammer price. [[Read More]( [Plates is an App for Photographers to Share Albums and Collaborate]( By Matt Growcoot on Oct 10, 2022 10:46 am [plates]( Plates is a collaborative photo-sharing app where users create, join, or subscribe to themed "plates" that are essentially photo albums. [[Read More]( [Footage Reveals That Great White Was Stalking Unaware Ocean Photographer]( By Pesala Bandara on Oct 10, 2022 09:25 am [shark]( An ocean photographer unknowingly captured his close encounter with a great white shark on camera and only became aware of the incident when he reviewed his GoPro footage hours later. [[Read More]( Show us the wild personalities you've captured, and win BIG! [Enter Now]( Earlier Stories: [Unseen Photos of Edinburgh Hidden in Shoeboxes Since the 1960s]( [The Story Behind the 1990 ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Movie Poster]( [Ep. 372: Wow. No Mention of Mirrorless? Interesting. – and more]( [Website]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( Copyright © 2022 PetaPixel, All rights reserved. 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