France is preparing the most ambitious celebration of photography ever staged, with a year-long bicentenary programme running from September 2026 to September 2027 to mark two centuries since the medium’s invention.
The French Ministry of Culture has unveiled plans to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the first permanent photo, taken by Nicéphore Niépce in 1826-1827 at his estate in…
Kick off 2026 with these 10 photography competitions open for entries from January to May
January 7, 2026
Whether you’re a seasoned photographer, a beginner just getting started or simply someone who loves capturing beautiful moments, submitting your work to photography competitions is one of the best ways to gain exposure and recognition.
Entering competitions isn’t…
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency: why Nan Goldin's flash-lit photo essay on intimacy still resonates in 2026
January 7, 2026
When Nan Goldin shot the photographs that would be published in 1970s as The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, she didn’t really know what she was doing with light. As she told the Guardian years later, “That series is stark. It’s all flash-lit. I honestly…
During my time as deputy editor for PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, I had the privilege of ranking the images in our monthly photography competitions on Photocrowd. It was, however, a rather different affair when I was asked to judge the entries of my local camera club, live in front of the entrants.
With the club members sitting just a few feet away from me while I was giving my critique on…
Yes, this IS a photograph! How a double exposure turned a water strider into an award-worthy work of art
January 6, 2026
Some photographs capture a moment. Others seem to create an entirely new reality. Anirudh Kamakeri’s Layers on Water falls firmly into the second category. This dreamlike image transforms a simple water strider into what appears to be a fossil suspended in ancient…
This is the camera I almost bought in 2025 (but didn’t)
January 6, 2026
It’s only natural for us photographers to fantasize about upgrading to that new shiny piece of camera kit, with all the latest bells and whistles, that is inevitably way out of budget.
As somebody who loves street photography, I’ve been searching for what seems like…
10 must-shoot events for astrophotographers in 2026
January 5, 2026
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After a thrilling 2025 filled with spectacular auroras, planet parades and two bright comets, astrophotographers have much to look forward to in 2026.
In the year ahead, expect another total solar eclipse — this time over Europe — the final “blood moon” for a few years, an unusual partial lunar…
Don't make this black-and-white photography editing mistake! Here's how to fine-tune mono images like a pro
January 5, 2026
Black-and-white photography is all about control – and one misstep in post-processing can completely limit your creative potential. Understanding how to handle grey tones properly is the key to impactful monochrome images – no matter what genre you’re…
Richard Avedon's American West: what today's portrait photographers can still learn from this classic series
January 5, 2026
When the fashion and portrait photographer Richard Avedon (1923-2004) drove into the American West in 1979, he left behind the controlled perfection of his fashion work and the glamour of celebrity portraiture. What he found would produce one of the most studied portrait…
When Torchlight Meets Tusks: this hauntingly beautiful photo casts new light on the relationship between man and beast
January 2, 2026
The tension between human habitation and animal migration is one of wildlife photography’s most potentially captivating themes. And this dramatic nighttime scene of an encounter between elephants and villagers along a West Bengal river captures it beautifully.
When Torchlight Meets Tusks depicts a moment of raw conflict in Bishnupur, West Bengal, India, as a herd of elephants attempts to…
