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…

Now 87, William Eggleston is known as the “Godfather of Color Photography” for helping establish it as a legitimate, high-art medium. But that was by no means an easy task, as a new exhibition in London, England, reminds us. William Eggleston: All That Goes Unnoticed, which runs at The Photographers’ Gallery from October to February, is a career-spanning look at the American…

When Gail Bisson retired as a doctor, bird photography was at the top of her list. Since then, she has traveled the world photographing birds, building an impressive collection of international awards. Now Bisson has added another prestigious honor to that list. Her striking shot of a female Common Merganser flying over the water with a flatfish in her beak has won the Female Bird Prize in the…

A powerful and incredibly detailed black-and-white image of an adult seahorse releasing newly born juveniles into the wide world has won the top prize of this year’s Ocean Photographer of the Year competition. The seahorse’s posture, combined with the image’s monochrome treatment, gives the photograph a deep emotional impact, leaving the jury with the question: “What kind…