A pair of red-crowned cranes emerge from what looks like a blank canvas, in a dance of courtship across the snow-capped landscape.
With their dark plumage and red crowns standing out as the only anchors of color, the scene begs the question: how much detail can a photographer remove before an image stops working?
“The set I came away with reads more like ink-wash paintings than wildlife…
Hobbyist wildlife photographer Brian Johnston has spent much of the summer looking for an elusive “white hart,” a rare albino male red deer. So when he got a tip that the stag had returned, he spent a weekend trying to frame the magical-looking creature in his…
The larger the light source, the softer and more flattering the light is – but the larger it is to pack. When one photographer and YouTuber paid more than US$500 in airline baggage fees just to get his lights to a shoot, he started sketching solutions. Now seven years…
Wild photos and videos of a “space jellyfish” behind a rocket are quickly going viral. NASA explains the magic behind the jaw-dropping sight
October 15, 2026
A series of videos is quickly picking up viral fame on social media after an October 13 SpaceX launch left an unusual “space jellyfish” behind in the sky. Now, NASA is explaining the science behind the viral artwork in the sky that delighted skywatchers even hundreds of miles from the launch site.
The SpaceX CRS-35 cargo mission launched in the early hours of October 13 from Cape Canaveral…
Remembering Giraffes: the latest book in the photo conservation series that has already raised over US$1.6 million is now on sale
October 14, 2026
The eleventh book in the Remembering Wildlife conservation series has just gone on sale.
Remembering Giraffes will raise funds to protect the world’s tallest mammal, and buyers can also view the 20 winning images from the Remembering Wildlife competition that featured…
Curiosity rover camera reveals “most detailed view yet” of distant Martian cliffs with fantastic sunrise panorama
October 14, 2026
NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured a dramatic panorama revealing what the space agency says is the “most detailed view yet” of distant, rugged cliffs that its scientists had been awaiting a closer look at.
According to NASA, the sunrise panorama is a compilation of…
A “mom hack” for saving money on school photos is going viral – but the AI hack could end up costing hundreds of dollars in legal fees while opening up photos of children to privacy risks.
Back to school is usually followed by school photos, a longstanding tradition often taken against a patterned blue muslin backdrop. The average family may spend between $25 and $60 on those school photos…
Viewfinder vs rear LCD: How you compose your shot with your camera doesn’t matter if your photography is good
October 13, 2026
With the launch of the Nikon Z5IIC I thought it was time to address the raging debate as to whether or not you should ever rely on the rear LCD as a serious photographer. In reality, I think the answer is quite simple. Nobody has ever looked at a photograph and gone: “I…
Jaguars strike again! Conservationists spot “majestic” feline for the second time this year using 120 camera traps
October 13, 2026
The wild cat conservation group Panthera has spotted a highly elusive jaguar thanks to the use of trail cameras for the second time this year.
The adult male cat was sighted in June in the Bi-National Corridor, a critical jungle passageway along the Guatemala-Honduras border…
For most of photographic history, the camera didn’t treat every human skin tone equally. Early references cards featured only white women, and so chemical emulsions and exposure standards were optimized for those skin tones. Pictures of darker skinned people, in turn, were often underexposed, poorly balanced or lacking distinct facial features.
Kodak finally introduced multiracial reference…
