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- 2026 European Photography Awards Winners Offer Many Ways of Seeing the World 16 Αυγούστου, 2026The best photographs do more than record a moment. The 2026 European Photography Awards celebrate images that pull us into one, inviting us to linger on a fleeting gesture, look again at a familiar place, or see the world from an unexpected perspective. [Read More]
- Photographs Reveal How Iranian Women Have Used Dance as Resistance 16 Αυγούστου, 2026An Iranian photographer explores how women have used dance as resistance in the social and political history of her native country. [Read More]
- 13 Jaw-Dropping Photos From Ocean Photographer of the Year 16 Αυγούστου, 2026The finalists for the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026 have been announced, a competition that honors the ocean in all its complexity -- its wonder, its fragility, and the urgent need to protect it. [Read More]
- Fujinon GF 19-35mm and 32-90mm T3.5 Review: The Cure for What Ails 15 Αυγούστου, 2026Several months ago I was in Alaska shooting a documentary (which will be released one day, I swear!) on the Fujifilm Eterna 55 camera, and finding suitable lenses was one of my biggest struggles. [Read More]
- Kodak Verita 200: No Consumer Version of This Film Exists But I Shot It Anyway 15 Αυγούστου, 2026A friend of mine works in the film industry. He bought a full roll of Kodak Verita 200D, the stock Kodak built for Euphoria season three, and respooled part of it into 35mm canisters for me. That’s the only reason I have this film. Kodak doesn’t sell it to photographers. [Read More]
- Getty Exhibition Explores the Evolution of Mexican Photography 15 Αυγούστου, 2026A new exhibition explores how 20th-century Mexican photography was shaped by a rich network of artistic connections and cultural exchanges. [Read More]
- Photographer Spends 16 Years Documenting Baltimore’s Abandoned Homes 15 Αυγούστου, 2026A photographer has been capturing abandoned homes in Baltimore and the surrounding areas for the past 16 years -- dodging ticks, copperheads, drug dealers, hunters with high-powered rifles, and farmers on ATVs. [Read More]
- Eastman Kodak ‘Goes Big’ and Shows Film Some More Love 14 Αυγούστου, 2026I'm a little late to the party, but when looking at Kodak's strong financial results yesterday, I realized that the company had released new large-format film and bulk roll products just a few months ago. They're worth looking at, even if they are no longer brand new. [Read More]
- France’s Top Court Strikes Down Social Media Ban for Kids 14 Αυγούστου, 2026France must wait a bit longer to become the European Union's first member state to ban social media for children after its proposed law was struck down by France's constitutional council. [Read More]
- 31 Award-Winning Photos Celebrate the Beauty of the World’s Darkest Skies 14 Αυγούστου, 2026DarkSky International has announced the winners of its nighttime photography contest, Capture the Dark 2026. This year's contest, its sixth annual edition, drew a record number of entries from photographers in over 30 countries. [Read More]
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- Žak Mogel: Featured Photographer Spotlight 11 Αυγούστου, 2026Žak Mogel spends his winters in the air. The Slovenian ski jumper was born in Celje in 2001 and competes for SSK Ljubno BTC. This season he has flown World Cup hills from Zakopane to Sapporo, Oslo and Planica, and he jumped at the Ski Flying World Championships in Oberstdorf on a hill measuring 235 […]
- Seeing in Orange: Capturing Warmth, Energy and Contrast 6 Αυγούστου, 2026Orange is the loudest color in the photographer’s palette. It carries warmth, urgency, and energy in equal measure, and it photographs with an intensity that few other colors can match. Learning to see in orange means learning to spot it before you raise the camera: the last light on a brick wall, a market stall […]
- Gonzalo Bendito: Featured Photographer Spotlight 5 Αυγούστου, 2026Gonzalo Bendito lives in Madrid, but his work takes him all over the world. His portfolio features high mountain peaks, busy city streets, and scenes shot underwater. This wide range takes far more adaptability than sticking to a single style. He loves places that test him physically before yielding a great frame. We spoke with Gonzalo […]
- Shooting Silhouettes: Turning Light into Shape and Story 30 Ιουλίου, 2026A silhouette is one of photography’s oldest tricks and one of its most enduring. Strip a subject of texture, color, and detail, and what remains is pure shape against light. Done well, silhouette photography forces the viewer to fill in what they can’t see, and that act of imagination is what gives silhouette images their […]
- Holger Nitschke: Featured Photographer Spotlight 28 Ιουλίου, 2026Holger Nitschke works out of Oldenburg, Germany. He splits his time between analog and digital cameras, using both to feed the same instinct: strip a portrait down to light and shadow, and something honest usually surfaces. His 500px handle, lichtreize, translates roughly to “light stimuli.” That name tells you where his eye goes first. Across […]
