This week’s podcast is once again sponsored by OM SYSTEM. Lindblad Expeditions Director of Photography and OM SYSTEM Ambassador Ralph Lee Hopkins has shared his favorite expedition cruises that he recommends for adventure-seeking photographers. Hopkins also provides tips and tricks on how he uses his OM SYSTEM OM-1 camera to capture these incredible photos. Check out his excellent photos and recommendations: https://petapixel.com/2023/01/11/acclaimed-travel-photographer-shares-7-must-take-expedition-cruises/ We use Riverside to record all our episodes in our online recording studio: https://creators.riverside.fm/Petapixel This week, Chris, Jordan, and Jaron tackle a tough topic: If you love photography and are thinking of making it your job, should you go pro? Also, they discuss the deepest underwater photo shoot on record, how SmallRig made batteries exciting, and Sony's big week of announcements. 00:00 - Intro 04:45 - Tech Support 05:47 - Photographer Sets Record for Deepest Underwater Photo Shoot 12:27 - SmallRig is making batteries actually interesting 20:34 - Sony's big week! 32:29 - Chris derails us 36:40 - What have you been up to? 44:04 - Should you go pro? 57:12 - Never read the comments Send us a voice message: https://www.speakpipe.com/petapixel

Thank you to OM SYSTEM for sponsoring The PetaPixel Podcast! Recently, PetaPixel Travel Editor Michael Bonocore traveled to the Galápagos Islands with the lightweight, portable, and rugged OM-1. Read about his experience checking off a destination on his photography bucket list and see the incredible photos that he took with the OM-1 camera coupled with a variety of M.Zuiko lenses today on PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/09/27/photographing-the-diverse-wildlife-and-nature-of-the-galapagos-islands/ Learn more about the incredible line of OM SYSTEM cameras and the highly respected M.Zuiko lens series by visiting https://explore.omsystem.com/ We use Riverside to record all our episodes in our online recording studio: https://creators.riverside.fm/Petapixel This week, Chris, Jordan, and Jaron discuss the last week in the news as well as ponder this question: Would you continue to create if you knew pretty much no one would appreciate your work during your lifetime? 00:00 - Intro 06:22 - What have you been up to? 11:11 - Sony ZV-E1 gets 4K 120p 16:30 - NatGeo no longer has staff writers 24:01 - Metalenses are hitting mass production 28:44 - Photographer gets a new lens after last one was broken by a baseball 32:41 - Chris sidetracks us 34:45 - Would You Keep Taking Photos if NOBODY Cared? 57:25 - Never Read the Comments

This week’s PetaPixel Podcast episode is brought to you by OM SYSTEM. With summer in full swing, wildlife photography season is officially here. Check out how the talented Ben Knoot uses the OM-1’s Pro Capture Mode and read his ten tips for bird photography. We use Riverside to record all our episodes in our online recording studio: https://creators.riverside.fm/Petapixel This week, Chris and Jordan are joined by DPReview editor Richard Butler to talk about what really happened with Amazon, DPReview, and Gear Patrol. Also, Nikon is already recalling the Z8? Phase One has a new $62,490 "travel camera" and speaking of medium format, how about a new stereoscopic camera? 0:00 - Intro 3:39 - What REALLY happened with DPReview and Amazon 26:26 - What have you been up to? 36:00 - Explain the cameras in the DPReview group photo 38:26 - Phase One's new $62,490 travel camera 44:29 - Baseball takes out a photographer's lens at a game 48:04 - Nikon Z8 recall 50:12 - A stereoscopic medium format camera? 55:41 - The Pixel Fold review 58:35 - Never read the comments

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, OM SYSTEM! Visit https://explore.omsystem.com/ right now to save up to 40% on brand-new OM SYSTEM cameras and the highly respected M.Zuiko lens series. DPReview has been saved! Chris, Jordan, and Jaron discuss the storied publication's new owners and cheer on their future success. After that, the trio dig into Nikon's response to AI called "natural intelligence," talk a bit more about Nikon's two new lenses, then explain what they do to make sure they keep their gear safe when traveling. 0:00 - Intro 5:08 - DPReview has been acquired by Gear Patrol 16:11 - What have we been up to this week? 24:36 - Nikon's "Natural Intelligence" campaign 35:09 - Thoughts on the new Nikkor Z lenses 49:05 - Keeping gear safe when traveling 58:20 - Never read the comments

We would like to thank our sponsor, OM SYSTEM. Read how OM SYSTEM Ambassador Frank Smith captured incredible 80-megapixel images in Patagonia using the OM-5’s High Res Shot Mode. To learn more about the OM-5 and OM SYSTEMS incredible line of M.Zuiko lenses, visit explore.omsystem.com! Everything you THINK you know about PetaPixel is a lie, and Jaron, Chris, and Jordan tell you why. Additionally, they discuss their review process and editorial freedom. After that, the trio goes over last week's biggest stories including the bizarre Stockcam, the risky Abode software launch, the performance of Apple's latest M2 Ultra chip, and an absolutely insane new 18K camera called the Big Sky. 0:00 - Intro 3:47 - The Stockcam is for "shooting" photos 8:03 - Abode software tries to take on Adobe 13:44 - Apple M2 Ultra performance 21:32 - The 18K Big Sky camera 32:10 - Everything you know about PetaPixel is a lie 47:01 - What have we been up to? 52:00 - Never read the comments

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, OM SYSTEM! Visit https://explore.omsystem.com/ right now to save up to 40% on brand-new OM SYSTEM cameras and the highly respected M.Zuiko lens series. And check out photos from the insane stress test that OM SYSTEM puts all of their cameras and lenses through: https://petapixel.com/2022/05/27/how-om-digital-torture-tests-its-weatherproof-cameras/ Jaron, Chris, and Jordan chat about Apple's wild launch day at WWDC23, Nikon's (alleged) crackdown on third-party batteries, the ongoing saga of Outdoor Photographer (and other photo publications acquired by Madavor Media), the Leica Q series' wrong specifications, Photoshop Generative Fill, and more. 00:00 - Intro! 05:52 - Nikon hates third-party batteries? 10:36 - What is going on with Outdoor Photographer? 15:29 - Leica's Q series specs have been wrong for years 19:15 - Ring cameras are spying on you? 22:35 - Adobe Photoshop Generative Fill 29:59 - Where is Chris and Jordan's Fujifilm X-S20 Review? 34:18 - Apple's huge launch week 52:53 - Never Read the Comments