The aftermath of 9/11 brought an estimated 400,000 first responders – the largest number of mobilized rescue workers in American history. But one New York-based artist photographed 9/11’s heroes, families, and survivors with a camera so large, the photographs feel almost like meeting them in person.
Joe McNally’s life-sized Polaroid series, The Faces of Ground Zero, went on to capture 272…
No one’s ever written a rulebook for street photography, but sometimes it feels like it exists anyway. Candid and spontaneous, not staged. No light but natural light. No crew, just one lone lens.
So it’s quite a surprise when Street Photography Africa, a new…
Say what you will about the camera phone, but it’s forever changed the way people look at photography. Years of simply pointing, tapping a screen and letting computational photography do all the legwork has imbued a good portion of the population with the belief that…
Here’s a fact that should shock you: there are, at the time of writing, only two northern white rhinos left alive anywhere on the planet. That’s right, just two.
Fatu and Najin, mother and daughter, live under permanent protection at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya – and neither can ever be returned to the wild. Both were born into captivity and their species is basically extinct…
The most famous face of the Titanic disaster belongs to a newsboy nobody thought to name – taken by a photographer nobody credited, either
September 6, 2026
It’s over a century since the RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic, on April 15 1912, after striking an iceberg during its maiden voyage that resulted in the loss of over 1,500 lives.
And yet, this tragedy still has a hold over our collective consciousness. So much…
When you visit a picturesque waterfall in the middle of the day, there’s a good chance that there will be a lot of light about, even sunshine. And that makes capturing a long exposure shot of a waterfall much trickier than doing it at dusk. However, don’t let that put…
Visa pour l'Image photography festival loses its founder: why Jean-François Leroy's passing is a huge loss to photojournalism
September 3, 2026
Perpignan is a southern French city near the Mediterranean coast and the border with Spain. With a population of around 120,000, it’s pretty slow-paced for most of the year. But all that changes for a couple of weeks in late summer, when it suddenly becomes the world capital of photojournalism.
Churches, convents, even a former prison get turned into galleries, and almost twice the…
The seaside town that once called Martin Parr's photographs a betrayal is about to put his face on a mural the size of a building
September 2, 2026
The street photography of Martin Parr was always divisive. In the mid-1980s, many residents of New Brighton, a seaside resort on the Wirral in Merseyside, England, believed his work was ridiculing them. But time, it seems, heals all wounds. Now, less than a year on from his…
All award-winning photographers started somewhere – these are the 10 photo contests to enter this September
September 2, 2026
Whether you’re a seasoned photographer, a beginner just getting started or someone who loves capturing beautiful moments, submitting your images to photo competitions is one of the best ways to gain exposure and recognition.
Entering competitions isn’t just about…
Photographer wins dream Canadian Geographic gig for wildlife portfolio including dramatic shot of puffin and cute fox portrait
September 2, 2026
Most photography competitions offer a cash or equipment prize, but I’m sure many of us would trade that off for a job as a photographer with a dream organization.
That’s exactly what Newfoundland-based photographer David Sturge has won after recently being crowned the Canadian Wildlife Photographer of the Year by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS).
He now gets to work as a…
