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People were arguing about what "real photography" was more than a century before anyone had heard of an Instagram filter, as highlighted by this exhibition on the Pictorialism movement

It’s funny if you think about it. Those of us who were born in the last century like to think that digital technology, the web and social media has changed everything completely (and, invariably, made everything in the world worse). But, every now and again, you realize that the French saying “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” (“the more things change, the…
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"This image was a happy accident," says honored landscape photographer. "I saw the Neotropic Cormorant perched on the rock. It all clicked," and he captured the shot with a retro-style full-frame DSLR camera

When landscape photographer and YouTuber, Paulo Olivier Hanshing, was exploring the coast around the fishing community of Talcaruca in Chile, he captured an image that he refers to as “a happy accident.” Now Hanshing’s dreamy shot, showcasing a Neotropic…
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An English photographer bought a ravaged, wind-lashed Falklands island in 1972 to give it a second chance. Now, as Argentina and Britain argue over the archipelago once again, millions of seabirds continue to benefit from his remarkable vision

There’s a good news story to be told about a remote island in the South Atlantic right now, even though you wouldn’t think it from the news pages. They’re currently focused on threats from Argentina’s president against oil companies drilling near the…
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I feel like I’ve been gut-punched. These emotional news photos prove the power of lines in storytelling

As I was browsing through the news this week, the photographs that immediately grabbed my attention and triggered an emotional response were the shots that tell a story in a single composition. Many of them used a longstanding photography tool: the power of lines. Photojournalists are tasked with capturing a scene as it unfolds, without manipulating the scene in person or with software. But one of…
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Ian Berry, Magnum's Sharpeville Photographer, Dies at 92

The famed British photojournalist Ian Berry died last weekend, aged 92, following a short illness. His wife Kathie revealed on Instagram that he died peacefully, in the early hours, just as they were about to fly to the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. His career reads…
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"It was almost ​​​​impossible to keep the camera steady. In the remote Almirantazgo Sound, the biting cold, ever-changing light and unpredictable wind forced me to readjust my stance and refocus after every blast of photos" says award-winning photographer

Wildlife photographerRodrigo González Pairoa faced challenges when capturing birds in Albatross Islet, Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, Chile. Now his image of a Black-browed Albatross, shot with a full-frame DSLR that was released 14 years ago, was honored as the winner of the Birds Without Borders category in the 2026 Audubon Photography Awards. Pairoa recalls the situation, “It was…
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Taken from the last years of Imperial Germany, and through the Weimar Republic into the Nazi era, these rarely seen images by pioneering portrait photographer August Sander highlight just how wide his range was

If you shoot portraits for a living, August Sander is a name you should know. His decades-long People of the 20th Century, for one, is a landmark in the discipline’s history. An attempt to catalogue a cross-section of society by trade and social type, it set the…
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"Quality, color and reliability" – How this Scandinavian company has shaped the future of photography

When people think of the world’s most influential photography companies, the conversation often turns to Japan, Germany or the United States. But Scandinavia has quietly built a remarkable legacy in imaging – from camera systems and lighting technology to professional software and color science. For Capture One CEO, Rafael Orta, this connection is not accidental. He believes the…
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