Growing up in a small farming town in northern Belgium, Eva Verbeeck learned about the USA the same way most Europeans do, via films, magazines and music videos. In her mind, then, the typical American girl conformed to a number of well-worn stereotypers. A cheerleader. A science nerd. A goth. All, in their own way, glamorous, distant (both figuratively and literally) and slightly unreal.
Years…
This regal-looking spider is smaller than a fingernail, but thanks to clever use of focus stacking, we can see it in incredible detail
October 26, 2026
Think “spider” and most people don’t think “adorable”; quite the opposite in fact. But the image from German photographer John-Oliver Dum might make you reconsider that prejudice.
With two huge, black eyes and a face fringed with fluffy white…
Not a fan of the square or vertical images we’ve got used to in the smartphone age? Prefer the idea of wide, sweeping panoramas… the wider the better? Me too. And that’s why there’s a special place in my heart for Kodak’s Colorama: a huge, backlit…
Still a great camera, Sony A9's power and precision capture a kingfisher with freshly caught fish
October 26, 2026
Dave Newman is an amateur wildlife and pet photographer based in Lincolnshire in the UK.
He submitted this fantastic photo to Digital Camera World magazine, responding to shoutouts for its regular ‘Rate My Photo’ page.
The image gets a full analysis, highlighting the aspects that excel, and ones that could be improved upon.
Before deconstructing Dave’s photo, let’s go…
Behind every beautiful building is an architect with vision and aspirations. This photographer reveals the creatives who build Britain
October 25, 2026
While we may only see the finished building, architectural photographer Timothy Soar sees the designers behind them, their personalities and their aspirations for the future of the profession.
In his current exhibition, Reinventing Practice, on display at the Building Centre…
The train station at night is a mysterious and, occasionally, weird place. The light can be more interesting than during the day, with more colors at play, there are people and there are trains. Don’t forget the architecture and leading lines as well.
Rather than walk…
Pulitzer-award-winning photojournalist Jerry Gay’s passion for photography and firefighters started so early that, as far back as elementary school, he would jump on his bike with a Kodak Pony 4 to chase fire engines. Gay, a longtime photojournalist who won a 1975 Pulitzer for a black-and-white film photograph of exhausted firefighters, died on October 14 at the age of 79.
The…
As Yamilex and Naiomy, two escaramuzas, posed for a portrait, a third, Katie, entered the background, the entire scene illuminated by an ethereal orange glow.
“I noticed Katie off to the side lunging her horse and thought it could make a beautiful composition to have all…
“Radiant green airglow” adds a magical finishing touch to this award-winning astrophotographer’s image of New Zealand at night
October 22, 2026
Arriving at Mautohe Cathedral Cove, on New Zealand’s North Island, at sunrise, astrophotographer Evan McKay was “stunned by the beauty of the light.” Noticing the composition with Te Hoho Rock as the centerpiece, framed by the natural curvature of the beach, he planned…
Once presumed lost forever, these eerie photos show us all what horror movies were like 100 years ago
October 21, 2026
The photo above shows a scene from a movie which was made an entire century ago. And while it’s just a single frame, you can see exactly why it’s still entrancing audiences today.
A wild-haired and heavily bearded man is signing a document with a quill. Beside him, a hooded figure has the countenance of a rogue landlord waiting for you to initial the small print. And in a sense, he is…
