The World Food Photography Awards sponsored by Tenderstem® Bimi® Broccolini has revealed the competition’s overall winner – a prestigious honor going to British video journalist/photographer Jo Kearney for an image showing a quiet moment of a woman eating in the canteen of the Soviet-era Sanatorium – and it speaks volumes.
The scene was shot at the Kjoka Obi Garm Sanatorium in the…
Award-winning photographers all started somewhere – these are the 10 photo contests to enter this June
June 3, 2026
Whether you’re a seasoned photographer, a beginner just getting started or someone who loves capturing beautiful moments, submitting your images to photo competitions is one of the best ways to gain exposure and recognition.
Entering competitions isn’t just about…
The winners of the OpenWalls Spotlight Awards 2026 have been announced, and this year’s champion images hit you straight in the feels, evoking all kinds of nostalgia and longing for friends and family, but also for years gone by.
Themed around homecoming, this year’s…
This stunning abstract photography trick uses a secret ingredient that's hiding in your childhood toy box
June 2, 2026
While you can file playing marbles at school in the same memory drawer as hopscotch and riding around on your chopper bicycle, they do make a great subject for an abstract macro project. Don’t worry about braving cobwebs and setting off your dust allergy by scrabbling around in the attic looking for them, though.
For some reason they are plentiful and cheap on Amazon, or even some toy shops if…
I recently spoke to Toby Smith, the director of development and fundraising for the Belfast Photo Festival – which this year is hosting probably the most controversial photography exhibition in history.
Camera Obsolete will give visitors the choice between smashing up a…
Ishiuchi Miyako photographs abandoned buildings. She photographs scars on human skin. She photographs old Kimono fabric. She photographs lipstick. She photographs her own water-damaged prints.
But there’s something that connects all her photography. Something that…
Although many wildlife photographers work close to home and focus on local species, few can deny the appeal of capturing faraway locations and more exotic creatures. One challenge that nature photographers face is the cost of making trips away, and they often offset this by running workshops abroad or taking paid assignments.
Passionate wildlife photographer Esteban Frey has taken a different…
I wonder what Sir Edmund Hillary would make of today’s ‘snap everything’ culture, driven by camera phones and social media.
I’m sure he would be astounded that millions of people now seem to think their dinner is worthy of a quick JPEG, when he didn’t even…
Humans are going to the Moon. Cameras and massive seven-foot drones will help them arrive safely
May 29, 2026
NASA is building a base on the Moon – and cameras will be an integral part of getting humans there safely.
On Tuesday, May 26, NASA announced a three-phase plan across the next decade to build a permanent base on the Moon. The plan is a massive $20 billion undertaking to…
When Shirin Neshat photographed Malala, she turned to calligraphy to say what the camera alone could not
May 29, 2026
Many portrait photographers would dream of shooting someone influential and world-famous. Pretty good for the résumé, right? But at the same time, it’s a tricky ask. How do you go about photographing someone who’s already an icon? Your subject walks in carrying every image of themselves that already exists. How do you come up with something fresh?
Shirin Neshat had exactly this…
