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This heartwarming family portrait took hours to capture on camera in one of the earth's harshest environments – now a prestigious award winner

November 13, 2025
The 30th annual Nature’s Best International Awards drew entries from photographers around the globe across 11 categories, celebrating the beauty and diversity of the natural world. The competition honors both professionals and amateurs, showcasing outstanding talent while raising awareness of environmental and wildlife conservation. This year’s overall winner is a passionate wildlife…
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Riccardo Ghilardi's photo portraits of cinema royalty show what's possible when you collaborate with your subject

November 12, 2025
Riccardo Ghilardi recently photographed 42 of cinema’s biggest names – including Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, Sharon Stone, Willem Dafoe and Zoe Saldana – inside Italy’s National Museum of Cinema in Turin. And the resulting exhibition, opening this week at Gallerie d’Italia, demonstrates just what happens when you treat your subject as a creative partner, not a passive model. The brief…
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This viral trend for passport photos says something profound about Gen Z

November 11, 2025
Honestly? When I first saw that a Chinatown passport photo had gone viral with over a million views, I laughed. A passport photo. The same bureaucratic mugshot we’ve all learned to dread. That went viral because it looked good? But then I looked at it properly. And I got it. Bolton Brown‘s portrait from Eliz Digital isn’t extraordinary because it’s fancy. There’s no golden hour lighting…
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Cheat sheet: What is white balance in photography?

November 10, 2025
Newcomers and veterans often ask what is white balance in photography – it’s a setting that’s often taken for granted and neglected, even by experienced shooters. In short, white balance in photography refers to the color temperature – how cool or warm the colors in…
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This 100MP HDR camera wins big: Could the Hasselblad X2D II be the finest medium format camera ever?

November 10, 2025
Hasselblad has claimed a prestigious honor at the DGP Imaging Awards. Its success in combining cutting-edge technology with enhanced usability was recognized with the Technology Award, highlighting the Hasselblad X2D II 100C as one of the best medium format cameras of 2025. The DGP Imaging Awards are Japan’s leading competition for digital imaging excellence, judged by a panel of professional…
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