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'Maybe I'll buy a new camera… or a new apartment!' Photographer who won $200,000 prize tells the dramatic story behind his award-winning shot

November 13, 2025
Italian photographer Gianluca Gianferrari only does photography in his spare time, but scooped a US$200,000 cash prize in the 2025 HIPA Awards. Themed ‘Power’, Gianluca’s striking photo of a volcano erupting in Sicily, Italy, clearly resonated with the judges. Captured on a Sony A7R IV with a Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens, ‘Etna’s Paroxysm’ was actually…
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These photographers shot as fast as 1/3200 sec, pressed the shutter at the perfect moment – and won a sports photography award for it

November 12, 2025
Sports photography has always been one of the most challenging genres – where mastery of light, timing and instinct separates a good image from a great one. Capturing that split-second of movement and emotion demands not only technical skill but also a photographic eye for storytelling. The Hugh Russell Sports Photography Competition has revealed its first-ever winners, celebrating amateur and…
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This 102MP compact camera wins top honors – and it's the perfect step up to the big world of medium format photography

November 11, 2025
Since launching in March 2025, the Fujifilm GFX100RF has been one of the year’s most talked-about compact cameras – topping sales charts and bringing large-format image quality to a truly portable body. Now, it’s also an award winner. The GFX100RF has just earned the DGP Imaging Award, one of Japan’s most prestigious honors recognizing innovation and excellence in digital image…
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Cheat sheet: What is white balance in photography?

November 10, 2025
Newcomers and veterans often ask what is white balance in photography – it’s a setting that’s often taken for granted and neglected, even by experienced shooters. In short, white balance in photography refers to the color temperature – how cool or warm the colors in your image are. And it’s affected by the light sources in your image, from the yellowy-orange hues of…
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