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The world’s most spectacular bird photos of 2025 have been announced – Here are the Winners

Canadian photographer Liron Gertsman has been named the Bird Photographer of the Year 2025 for his striking image of a magnificent frigatebird silhouetted against a total solar eclipse over Mazatlán, Mexico. The photograph, captured after more than a year of planning, took the top honour in the world’s largest bird photography competition. The winning image, titled The Frigatebird and the…
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Photography icon David Bailey to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Abbey Road Music Photography Awards 2025

Abbey Road has announced that legendary British photographer David Bailey CBE will be honoured with a one-off Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Abbey Road Music Photography Awards. The ceremony will take place at Abbey Road on October 02, recognizing Bailey’s extraordinary contribution to music photography over 60 years and his enduring influence on visual culture. Bailey, one of the…
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Leica smashes sales record as centenary celebrations continue as camera company records €596m revenue

Leica Camera has announced record revenues for the fourth year running, marking a milestone in its centenary year of the original Leica I. For the 2024/25 financial year, the German optics brand achieved the highest revenue in its history, with sales climbing 7.6% to around €596 million ($699m) compared with €554 million ($649m) the previous year. (Image credit: James Artaius) Growth was…
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Puffin bathed in golden light wins Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest 2025

Sixteen-year-old Anwen from South Wales, in the United Kingdom, won a bunch of Canon photo kit and got her photo printed on the front cover of The Week Junior Science+Nature magazine. Her capture, titled Golden Hour, shows a puffin bathed in golden light, its beak brimming with sand eels. “I had been dreaming of a photo of a puffin during golden hour ever since I started wildlife…
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