Photography

If your New Year’s resolutions include “finally enter that photo competition”, consider this your friendly, mildly bossy reminder that time waits for no photographer – and deadlines certainly don’t. Whether you’re chasing a career-changing accolade, eyeing a glossy exhibition slot or simply hoping to justify the amount you’ve spent on lenses this year, 2026 is positively bursting…

It’s been almost a month since documentary photographer Martin Parr left us. He spent over 50 years capturing everyday British life with saturated colors and a satirical eye, and leaves behind an enormous body of work. But Parr knew which photographs mattered most. When asked about his legacy, he said that when he reached the Pearly Gates, The Last Resort – his breakthrough series from…

These are the 10 most captivating award-winning photographs of 2025, showcasing the very best in wildlife, macro, landscape, astrophotography, food photography and more. Discover the visuals that amazed judges, from erupting volcanoes to awe-inspiring galaxies, and the gear and stories behind these photo contest winners from the last year… The Long Shadow – Christopher Harrison Discover…

At first glance, this looks like sci-fi: a bulbous, gravity-defying tree stretching its twisted limbs towards a sky streaked with pinks, purples and cosmic dust. But nothing here is imagined. The tree is real. The sky is real. And the place is Socotra; an isolated Yemeni island in the Arabian Sea where Earth masquerades as somewhere else entirely. Swiss photographer Benjamin Barakat’s image…