The Ocean Photographer of the Year has just announced its 2026 finalists, revealing 84 extraordinary images of ocean wildlife, underwater landscapes and fragile ecosystems in need of our protection.
New this year, Ocean Unseen: Hidden Worlds takes photographers into a rarely seen world – capturing the ocean’s smallest and most elusive inhabitants for the first time.
“These…
I photographed the Northern Lights and a Perseid meteor in the same frame – and I used one of the cheapest lenses in my bag
August 13, 2026
Astrophotography to me has always seemed like a mix between planning, technique – and sheer luck. I was photographing the Northern Lights a few days ago when I managed to capture another astrophotography phenomenon in the same frame: a Perseid meteor.
While photographing…
Flick through fashion archives from the Eighties and Nineties and you’ll find rank after rank of models holding a pose: chin down, hip cocked, gaze fixed somewhere just past the lens.
The pictures of self-taught British photographer Neil Kirk (1946-2022), gathered for…
Every photographer who’s ever put work in front of the public knows the feeling: you press the shutter, the picture goes out into the world and, from that point on, you have almost no control over what people decide it means.
Greg Brennan’s new book, The Big Shot, published by ACC Art Books, is built around that exact dynamic.
Across three decades on the front line of British press…
Space satellite captures remarkable image of huge magenta-green “hummingbird” covering Antarctic ice
August 11, 2026
NASA has released an image of a vast section of Antarctic ice – and you’re not going to believe what can be seen on the surface. Engraved into the ice is what appears to be a massive, highly detailed hummingbird rendered in magenta and green colors.
The image was…
I have photographed seven solar eclipses, and it was the internet that changed everything for the last three – and not in a good way!
August 10, 2026
I have been photographing solar eclipses for the last 47 years, and in the first two parts of the series I recounted my first four efforts at photographing them on land and sea around the American continent.
My next, and last, three solar eclipses were experienced in the…
These photos look like another world. The top news photos of the week prove the power of perspective, texture, and storytelling
August 10, 2026
Amid record-breaking drought and unusually high wildfire risks the photographs coming from the lenses of the world’s photojournalists this week look almost like otherworldly si-fi. A pink landscape that isn’t from an infared camera. A desert-like shot that’s actually London in drought. A heavily damaged roadway in Japan.
I’m a photographer and a journalist and these are some of the best…
This cinematic photo of Australian drovers is honored at a major awards – and it’s a masterclass in visual storytelling
August 10, 2026
Storytelling. Storytelling. Storytelling. You always hear this in photography, but what does it actually mean? Well, just take a look at this image, which was recently selected as an honorable mention at the Australian Photography Awards 2026, and it’ll become clear.
Taken…
Scientists capture highest-resolution photos of the Sun’s surface ever, revealing “tiny engines” driving solar activity
August 7, 2026
Scientists have captured the highest-ever-resolution images of the surface of the Sun, with the pictures revealing a solar process that could be key to solving the “puzzle” of how the surface of the star generates heat.
Astrophysicists based at the National Science…
“Street photography begins with honesty. It doesn’t wait for perfection or performance. It asks us to notice what everyone else walked past,” explains Dimpy Bhalotia, Co-founder and Creative Director, Pure Street Photography.
Since its launch in 2020, the Pure Street Photography Awards have quickly become one of the world’s leading competitions dedicated exclusively to street photography.
