Among this year’s 2025 World Press Photo winners is Carlos Barrera, a documentary photographer and photojournalist. His photo story, titled ‘Life and Death a Country without Constitutional Rights’, won the North America and Central America Long-Term Projects category, and hits particularly hard as a Salvadoran and journalist.
El Salvador has long been synonymous with violence. The…
Shadowplay! Craft three unique portrait looks at home with our easy one-light camera setups
August 26, 2025
Portraiture can at times feel like a bit of a dark art. There’s so much jargon and little pieces of equipment to get up to speed on, from flashes to guide numbers, and lighting modifiers to triggers. It can be difficult to know where to start!
That’s why we’re…
This week, I did a shoot with a client who didn’t know how to smile. I would say, ‘Now give me a big smile’, and her lips would twitch but remain in a straight line. I tried variants of this directive such as ‘smile and show me your teeth’ and…
What is Adobe's obsession with making Photoshop worse?
August 25, 2025
They say “Don’t drive angry” but no one has ever said “Don’t write angry” to me (or most of the users of social media, it seems), which is why I’m about to vent about one little – but, I feel, very indicative – experience I’ve just had with Photoshop. Again. Features I used to use regularly just disappearing for no obvious reason.
In this case it…
I was going to throw away this failed photo. Adobe Lightroom rescued it in less than a minute
August 25, 2025
When I traveled to New York City earlier this summer, the only time I was able to see that iconic skyline was at the airport, thanks to fog and a jam-packed schedule. I took a quick snapshot with my iPhone – but the glare off the windows ruined the snapshot to the point…
This frame is so powerful, it pulls you in – and it just won Black and White Photographer of the Year
August 22, 2025
In a world saturated with color, black and white photography cuts through the noise with raw emotion, honest storytelling, and striking simplicity. Stripped of distraction, these images force us to focus – on light, contrast, texture, and message. And this year’s…
What have we done? World Press Photo celebrates 70th anniversary with major exhibition
August 22, 2025
In 2025, World Press Photo marks a milestone few organizations can claim: seven decades of shaping how we see the world. To celebrate its 70th anniversary, the organization is opening a major exhibition, What Have We Done? Unpacking Seven Decades of World Press Photo, curated by the acclaimed artist and photographer Cristina de Middel.
The show is more than a retrospective. It is a critical…
Use your photography to contribute to something larger – and tell your story about our changing seas
August 22, 2025
If your photography centers around the sea and sailing adventures, then it’s time to enter the Brian Black Memorial Award before the competition closes on September 1, 2025. It’s not just a competition, it’s a platform for photographers and storytellers who…
Google Photos Brings AI Editing to Everyone
August 21, 2025
Mobile photography apps brought photography editing to the masses – but will the next big thing in photo editing mean anyone can edit a photo without any technical skills? Amid the launch of the Google Pixel 10, Google shared an update to Google Photos that allows for…
World's biggest photograph contest reveals top ten images from a staggering 656,000 entries
August 21, 2025
The CEWE Photo Award has just revealed the ten category winners in its bi-annual photography competition. Chosen from over 656,000 entries from 153 countries, the contest has broken its own record for being the world’s biggest photographic competition.
Each of the ten category winners win a €5,000 ($5,830) photo equipment voucher and a €2,500 ($2,900) to spend from CEWE’s own range…
