The 1994 genocide in Rwanda was one of the most intimate and large-scale acts of violence of the 20th century. In just 100 days, between 800,000 and one million people were killed, mainly Tutsis but also Hutus. Perpetrators were neighbors, teachers, church leaders, even family members, who attacked face-to-face with machetes, clubs, and spears.
They fly above us unseen -- some are taking photos of outer space -- but the intense network of satellites that orbit Earth in perfect coordination could collapse in just a couple of days, according to a new study.
Here's the thing with photography: you can take a mundane photo and think, 'Why did I take that?' But years later, that same photo is a fascinating artifact from a bygone era.
During a Q1 earnings call on Wednesday, Meta revealed it lost 20 million users across its family of apps.
The Wikimedia Foundation has announced the winners of the 16th edition of the Wiki Loves Monuments photo competition -- with three of the top five entries hailing from Iran.
Two young photographers in the U.K. have been allowed to capture the final of a soccer competition after initially being barred because of their age.
Two photographers spent an exhilarating couple of months at a wildlife conservancy in Kenya, capturing photos of lions, leopards, and many other animals in their natural habitat.
Taking good care of camera gear is something constantly playing on a photographer's mind, and the latest protective wraps from Spinn are designed to put minds at ease.
An incredible photo archive showing the sad decline of a long-forgotten town shot by Dorothea Lange and Pirkle Jones has been digitized and uploaded by the University of California (UC).
The year is 1969, legendary rock and roll band The Velvet Underground is playing at a Vietnam War protest in Texas. It sounds like an iconic moment. The only problem? Back then, people didn't care all that much about The Velvet Underground.
Among all the large smartphone manufacturers, Apple has so far been the most cautious in introducing AI-powered photo editing tools -- but perhaps not for much longer.
Formula 1 is rolling back into the United States this weekend and keen photographers attending the Miami Grand Prix might want to read the small print.
It's famous for picturing far-off galaxies, redefining how the public sees the Universe, but as the Hubble Space Telescope turns 36, another satellite has snapped a birthday photo showing Hubble in all its glory.
The winners of the 2026 Environmental Photography Award have been announced, and photographer Britta Jaschinski has been presented with the grand prize for her image, Handprint on Sea Turtle, which also won the “Changemakers” category.
It was supposed to be a night off, an evening of pleasure for the hard-working news photographers of Washington, D.C. But the biggest story of the weekend came to them as a gunman burst into the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) and opened fire.
A convincing AI-generated image of a runaway wolf in South Korea led to the arrest of a man after it derailed the rescue team searching for the canine.
Canva has apologized after its new tool, Magic Layers, was caught replacing the word "Palestine" with "Ukraine."
Following on from Earth Day (April 22), NASA has publicized a tool that allows people to spell out their name or any word they want using Landsat satellite images.
Lens manufacturer Tokina has pulled the overall winner of its 2025 monthly photo contest after a "violation of the contest rules."
Ryan Gosling's character, Dr. Ryland Grace from Project Hail Mary, has found himself in space again -- this time in Lego form.
Meta circulated a memo to staff yesterday (Thursday) informing them that the company plans to lay off 10 percent of its workforce in May. That's roughly 8,000 jobs. On top of that, Meta says it will not fill the thousands of jobs it was advertising for.
Turkey has become the latest country to pass a bill that will ban social media for young people.
Germany’s Tom Weller has taken the inaugural top prize for the Canon Emerging Talent Award at the World Sports Photography Awards.
Remembering Wildlife has revealed the 20 winners of its competition for images to appear in its forthcoming book, Remembering Giraffes.
IMAX film screenings are special experiences. Not many theaters play the actual IMAX celluloid, and that is in large part because of the insane logistics involved with projecting the film.
John Lyke found his niche as a cameraman when he was just eight years old. Like many other kids, he strapped on a pair of rollerblades and began skating around. The difference is he's never taken them off.
To mark Earth Day (April 22), NASA has released a series of previously unseen photos of the planet taken by the Artemis II astronauts during their historic voyage to the far side of the Moon.
A U.K. watchdog has thrown a spanner into the proposed $3.7 billion merger between Getty Images and Shutterstock after it said the latter needed to sell its editorial business.
Manchester Airport in the U.K. says it is removing a photography-themed billboard after it was mocked for being AI slop.
NASA has released an underwater photo showing the heat shield that protected the Artemis II crew as they successfully reentered Earth's atmosphere.
Are photographers competing against AI? It's a question posed by a recent Vogue article after photographer Jack Davison questioned his Instagram followers on whether it is increasingly becoming an issue.
The Curiosity Rover has captured photos of a strange crater on Mars where there is an abundance of rocks that look like dragon scales.
A photographer covering a Major League Soccer (MLS) game featuring legendary player Leo Messi had his camera broken by an errant ball struck by the Argentine.
A photographer captured a series of spectacular wildlife photos over the course of one year after he left a camera trap fixed on a remote river crossing in Kenya's Maasai Mara.
Google Photos is rolling out a new feature that can help to beautify someone by "subtly" improving features like skin texture or even whitening teeth.
Peter Beard is a unique and often confusing figure in the history of wildlife photography. But without doubt, his book, The End of the Game, remains one of the most important works of early conservation.
London Gatwick Airport has revealed what happens to luggage after it's checked in by attaching an Insta360 to one of the tens of thousands of bags that are processed each day.
The Artemis II mission commander has shared spellbinding footage showing the moment the crew witnessed the Earth setting behind the Moon -- while they captured spectacular photos of it.
Legendary street photographer Joel Meyerowitz sees the ubiquity of camera phones as a good thing, telling the AFP that it gives everyone the "means of expression."
Stanley Kubrick is one of the most influential movie directors of all time. But less well-known is that he started out as a photographer, working full-time for Look magazine in the 1940s. Now, a remarkable set of photos he shot for Look in 1945 is set to be exhibited for the first time.
The Canon RF 7-14mm f/2.8-3.5L STM is an extreme lens. It's the world's widest-angle zoom lens and has a staggering 190-degree field of view; looking into the viewfinder is like taking a step backward.
In 2011, as a teenager, photographer Jack Plant encountered a cover of National Geographic featuring the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia. Captivated by the image -- and the story of a rare white bear living in one of the world’s last untouched wildernesses -- it was a life-defining moment.
Most photographers like a famous face in their portfolio; getting one is the hard part. While editorial photographers are most likely to cross paths with celebrities, photographer David Sharkey has built up an amazing collection through his passport photo service.
A recent survey of 1,458 teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 found that most of them do not see social media platforms affecting their mental health.
In the winter of 2021, photographer Luke Oppenheimer traveled to the Tien Shan mountains of central Kyrgyzstan for what was meant to be a one-month assignment on wolves preying on livestock in Ottuk, a remote village of shepherds.
A drone photographer captured a dangerous natural phenomenon that is like a tornado in the ocean, and can only be seen from the skies -- making it a potential hazard for people on the ground.
There's little doubt that the Artemis II astronauts took some astounding photos on their historic trip to the Moon, but even their photography instructors back on Earth were taken aback by just how well they did.
The new Huawei Pura 90 series has a never-before-seen feature in a smartphone: "AI pose suggestions," which gives pointers on how to sit for a photo.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon has been criticized for using artificial intelligence in a series of posts paying homage to female icons in American history.
You may not know his name, but you have seen his work. Co Rentmeester is described as Life magazine's favorite cover photographer, and has been the recipient of the World Press Photo award not once but twice.