The fast and frantic nature of street photography often requires you to think fast on your feet, or rather fingers. Whether it’s a moment that you want to flood the sensor with light to achieve a pin-sharp shot, or you want to slow the shutter down a little to inject a bit of arty motion – diving into the settings in the conventional way, changing from aperture priority to shutter…
Sometimes the best shots happen when your subject takes matters out of your hands. One photographer discovered this truth first-hand while photographing a fishing spider at the water’s edge in Kollur, Karnataka in the south-west of India.
Kashyap Naresh Raval had set…
Shot with a Canon EOS R6 Mark II, this breathtaking panorama captures the profound stillness of Japan's countryside
December 15, 2025
In the misty dawn following heavy rain, photographer Megumi Murakami waited patiently at Lake Nakatsuna in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As the morning light pierced the fog and the cherry blossoms emerged in full bloom, their perfect reflections on a glassy lake surface created…
"Canon's Crop Mode now means I don’t need to buy that $10,000 super-telephoto lens for my camera!"
December 15, 2025
The 1.6x Cropping/Aspect Ratio setting is available on every Canon EOS R full-frame mirrorless camera including the EOS R6, R6 Mark II and R6 Mark III, and the EOS R5 and R5 Mark II, and yet it’s hardly ever talked about. Which I think is nuts as it’s a brilliant setting that instantly turns a 400mm lens into 640mm for mega telephoto reach.
I’m not a Canon EOS camera snob and will happily…
Captured on an Indonesian night dive with a Nikon D800E, this remarkable image reveals a tiny universe of undersea life
December 15, 2025
In the pitch-black waters above Indonesia’s Lembeh Strait, photographer Massimo Giorgetta encountered something quite incredible. A tunicate salp – a transparent, barrel-shaped marine animal barely five centimeters across – had become a floating sanctuary for an…
Taken with a 61MP resolution specialist camera, this dark and moody vision of a Japanese temple transforms a postcard favorite into fine art
December 12, 2025
Buddhist temples in Japan are major tourist attractions, and the most popular have been photographed literally millions of times. So if you’re entering an image of a temple into a competition, it’s going to be an uphill struggle to get noticed, especially within…
This photo series documenting children's dangerous school journeys is a worthy awards winner
December 11, 2025
For photographers navigating the challenging world of long-form documentary work, a new award has emerged with both serious clout and a meaningful purpose. British photographer Laura Pannack has won the inaugural Tom Stoddart Award for Excellence, securing £5,000 ($6,700) toward completing her project and a book deal with GOST Books.
The award, organized alongside the long-established Ian Parry…
Photo of high-fiving gorilla wins gold at Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards thanks to perfect comedic timing
December 11, 2025
An image of a high-fiving gorilla has taken the comedic crown at the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards 2025. The photograph of the great ape, dubbed ‘High Five’, depicts a young male high-kicking his way across the Virunga Mountains landscape (Ministry of Silly Walks…
Why are my Canon camera's LCD and viewfinder so dark? When and where you should use the Exposure Simulation mode (and when should you turn it off)
December 11, 2025
Modern mirrorless cameras have the advantage of reading out the on-sensor data and showing you an image on the back of the camera, called ‘Live View’. Compacts and smartphones are also technically mirrorless and work in much the same way. But I’m old enough to…
When glacier guide and photographer Tori Harp first spotted the circular ice cave, she spent eight months monitoring the ice as it formed, envisioning a shot of an ice climber framed by the cave with the New Zealand stars in the background. But when the photographer finally had the chance to make the shot a reality, a surprise aurora made the shot even more epic than the original vision.
Now, Harp…
