Getty photographer Mario Tama shares some of his thoughts and photos that he captured over 2021 that highlight a particularly impactful year as the planet began to emerge from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tama is a Getty Images staff photographer based in Los Angeles. Mario joined Getty Images in New York in 2001… Continue reading Getty Photographer Shares A Look Back at 2021 in Photos
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Photographer Captures Fox Adorably Covered in Snow
Photographer Roeselien Raimond is particularly fond of foxes, and during a winter day when the weather was uncharacteristically rough, she came across and photographed a fox adorably covered in snow. Raimond is a wildlife photographer whose favorite subject is a fox. She has been dutifully building a collection of fox portraits over the last 10… Continue reading Photographer Captures Fox Adorably Covered in Snow
US Navy Shares Photos of New Laser Weapon in Action
The US Navy has shared photos and videos of a powerful new laser weapon system that it has been testing to take down both drones and small crafts. The latest reddish photos were captured with a special camera equipped with a short wave infrared lens and an optical filter, and they show the amphibious transport… Continue reading US Navy Shares Photos of New Laser Weapon in Action
Researchers Photograph Rare Fish That Sees Through its Own Head
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) recently spotted an exceedingly rare find: a barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma). This strange deep-sea dweller has a transparent head it sees through with its tubular eyes. MBARI uses a pair of remotely operated vehicles (ROV), the Ventana and the Doc Rickets, to survey the ocean at various depths.… Continue reading Researchers Photograph Rare Fish That Sees Through its Own Head
Japanese Billionaire Takes ‘Breathtaking’ Timelapse of Earth from the ISS
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has published a timelapse he captured from the International Space Station (ISS) as he orbited Earth, a view he describes as “breathtaking.” Maezawa arrived on the ISS last week, marking the first self-funded tourist mission to the orbiting station in a decade. CNN reports that he arrived after launching from a… Continue reading Japanese Billionaire Takes ‘Breathtaking’ Timelapse of Earth from the ISS
Aerial Photos of Evaporation Ponds at Utah’s Great Salt Lake
German photographer Tom Hegen visited the salt evaporation ponds at the Great Salt Lake in Utah earlier this year as part of an extensive aerial photography project. What resulted is a beautifully abstract series titled The Salt Series III. The photographs feel like a blending of photography and fine art painting. “The extraction of sea… Continue reading Aerial Photos of Evaporation Ponds at Utah’s Great Salt Lake
Explore a Photographer’s Ongoing 6-Year Timelapse of New York City
Photographer Joseph DiGiovanna is in the midst of a project to timelapse the New York City skyline continuously for 30 years. Six and a half years in, he has launched a website that allows visitors to pinpoint and explore any day since he started. PetaPixel featured DiGiovanna’s project in 2019 as part of photographer Emeric… Continue reading Explore a Photographer’s Ongoing 6-Year Timelapse of New York City
Photographer Snaps Close-Up Photos of Animals at a Bird Feeder
Wildlife conservation photographer Carla Rhodes set up a camera trap under a bird feeder and captured gorgeous close-up photos of the numerous small creatures that visited it in the winter. Rhodes, a former comedian and ventriloquist based in Catskill Mountains, New York, got hooked on photography after she bought a Canon 70D in 2015. Although… Continue reading Photographer Snaps Close-Up Photos of Animals at a Bird Feeder
Sixty-Four Foxy Faces: Portraits of Fantastic Foxes Over 10+ Years
“Don’t you have enough fox pictures yet?” That’s a question I get asked regularly. “Not by a long shot!” Those photos are just a great excuse to stalk these fantastic animals for over ten years. And no, I can’t get enough. In fact, every day I find them a little sweeter and more beautiful. The… Continue reading Sixty-Four Foxy Faces: Portraits of Fantastic Foxes Over 10+ Years
Photographer Spends 6 Months Shooting 700MP Photo of Exploding Star
Astrophotographer Matt Harbison spent six months in a desert observatory in order to create a massive 700-megapixel 12-panel photo of the Cygnus Loop and Sadr region of space, which includes the remnants of an exploded star. Harbison has previously captured a massive 2.5-gigapixel photo of the Orion Constellation that took five years to complete, and… Continue reading Photographer Spends 6 Months Shooting 700MP Photo of Exploding Star