Photography

Confession time. I ignore just about every compositional rule I regularly teach. No rule of thirds. No golden spiral. No carefully balanced foreground interest. But I took the picture anyway. The world did not end. No alarms sounded. The image did not collapse in on itself like a badly cooked soufflé. Composition is often taught as if it were a set of traffic laws rather than a loose collection…

How to Photograph Gardens Anyone wondering how to do just that will find plenty to learn in this book by Jason Ingram. One of the UK’s leading exponents of the craft, he takes the reader on a tour of some of his favourite gardens in the UK and abroad, illustrating his advice and insights with a selection of editorial and client photography. Pitched at all skill levels, this book’s aim is…

White Pocket, located in Arizona’s remote Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, requires a challenging four-wheel-drive journey across rough dirt roads. Yet despite its remoteness and the commitment required to reach it, the location has been photographed extensively. This image by American photographer Dave Drost, however, shows that even well-known locations can yield fresh interpretations…

The 2025 Oppo Photography Awards has crowned its global winners, spotlighting some of the most compelling mobile photography from around the world. In its biggest year yet, the competition drew nearly 2 million submissions from 87 countries, making it the most expansive edition in the awards’ history. The winning works are currently being showcased at the awards’ global finale in Cairo, Egypt…