The 2025 PetaPixel Awards | The PetaPixel Podcast

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With a PetaPixel Membership, not only can you support original PetaPixel reporting and in-depth reviews, but you can also remove ads from the website and gain access to some seriously great perks, too. Members get $15 off the Moment Store, 5% off certified pre-owned gear from KEH, 25% off the PetaPixel Merch Store, and now can download full-resolution RAW files and JPEGs from the latest cameras and lenses. It costs just $3 per month or $30 per year. Join today: https://petapixel.com/members/ -- Now saving when you shop for your favorite gear at B&H Photo is even easier with the B&H Payboo Credit Card, which lets you Save the Tax — you pay the tax, and B&H pays you back instantly! (Save the Tax on eligible purchases shipped to eligible states.) Or you can pay over time with 6 and 12 month financing (on minimum purchases of $199 for 6 months, and $599 for 12 months). Terms apply, learn more at http://bhphoto.com/payboo. Credit card offers are subject to credit approval. Payboo Credit Card Accounts are issued by Comenity Capital Bank. -- We are proud to announce the results of the fifth-annual PetaPixel Awards where we are able to honor the best new photography products released in the last year. We were really impressed with how big of a year 2024 was but, somehow, 2025 managed to be an even more impressive showing. See the full awards: https://petapixel.com/2025/12/10/the-petapixel-awards-the-best-of-photography-in-2025/ NOTE: Don't worry, Chris and Jordan will be bringing you their annual "Best and Worst" video, and this year is extra-long! Look forward to it on December 13. -- Check out PetaPixel Merch: http://store.petapixel.com/ We use Riverside to record The PetaPixel Podcast in our online recording studio: https://creators.riverside.fm/Petapixel We hope you enjoy the podcast and we look forward to hearing what you think. If you like what you hear, please support us by subscribing, liking, commenting, and reviewing! Every week, the trio go over comments on YouTube and here on PetaPixel, but if you’d like to send a message for them to hear, you can do so through SpeakPipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/petapixel -- In This Episode: 00:00 - Intro 08:03 - Affinity sees 3M downloads in 33 days: https://petapixel.com/2025/12/03/affinity-hits-3m-downloads-of-its-new-editing-software-in-just-33-days/ 12:02 - Martin Parr passed away: https://petapixel.com/2025/12/07/acclaimed-british-photographer-martin-parr-dies-at-73/ 14:06 - This photographer built his own medium format rangefinder (and so can you): https://petapixel.com/2025/12/06/this-photographer-built-an-awesome-medium-format-rangefinder-and-so-can-you/ 17:05 - Tamron 150-500mm firmware update: https://petapixel.com/2025/12/04/tamron-150-500mm-firmware-update-stabilizes-its-af-and-adds-a9-iii-compatibility/ 20:13 - Crucial SSDs are no more: https://petapixel.com/2025/12/04/micron-gives-crucial-the-lexar-treatment-shutters-memory-brand/ 22:55 - The Antigravity A1 is now available: https://petapixel.com/2025/12/04/antigravity-a1-worlds-first-8k-360-degree-drone-is-now-available/ 25:55 - Green lenses are beautiful: https://petapixel.com/2025/12/04/leica-launches-four-m-lenses-in-beautiful-new-finishes/ 28:16 - The 2025 PetaPixel Awards 29:26 - Accessory of the Year 24:55 - Software of the Year 37:47 - Workstation of the Year 42:48 - Smartphone of the Year 48:25 - Zoom Lens of the Year 52:12 - Prime Lens of the Year 56:43 - People's Choice Award: Camera of the Year 1:00:35 - Camera of the Year 1:07:09 - Photo Company of the Year 1:07:38 - Technology Innovation of the Year 1:09:19 - What have you been up to? 1:16:43 - Tech Support 1:31:57 - Feel Good Story of the Week: https://petapixel.com/2025/12/08/this-photographer-found-a-beautiful-vintage-angenieux-lens-for-just-10/