Your exclusive first look at the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is here. Now in its 61st year, this world-renowned competition, developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London, has once again brought together the most striking, moving, and unforgettable images of wildlife from across the globe.
Selected from 60,636 entries across 113 countries and territories, the…
Who will win the 'Oscar' of photography? The AOP Awards finalists are in – and they're here to impress
August 28, 2025
The AOP Photography Awards turn 40 – and what better way to celebrate than with a lineup of extraordinary images. Often called the ‘Oscars’ of the photography world, the AOP Awards, this year sponsored by MPB, have stood strong for decades – not by following…
Taylor Swift's engagement pictures are so popular, they broke Instagram. But photographers have mixed opinions
August 28, 2025
When the artist with the most Grammy albums and the highest-grossing concert tour gets engaged to a three-time Super Bowl champ, the internet basically implodes. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Instagram on August 26 with a series of five photos.
Photographer Selcuk Acar calls himself the “victim” in the center of US Open tennis chaos, but I think he's clearly in the wrong!
August 27, 2025
The U.S. Open witnessed a moment of pure chaos on Sunday night when Daniil Medvedev erupted in fury after photographer Selcuk Acar stepped onto the tennis court mid-serve, sparking a seven-minute standoff that overshadowed Benjamin Bonzi’s first-round victory.
The man at the center of it all, freelance photojournalist Selcuk Acar, now finds himself without accreditation and at the heart of a…
Here’s how I’d start photographing soccer today
August 27, 2025
Following Lionel Messi’s record-breaking move to Inter Miami, soccer has arguably never been more popular stateside. So, if you’re a fan of the beautiful game, I’ve come up with a quick tutorial for freezing the fast-passed action. And best of all, this…
Blackmagic Design has released a comprehensive new guide for its groundbreaking URSA Cine Immersive Camera, offering what is arguably the most detailed resource yet for filmmakers looking to step into the world of immersive storytelling.
At 156 pages, the free guide covers…
Retro cameras are making a comeback. Bad photography is trending right alongside them
August 26, 2025
Blurry photos. Wild colors. Grainy images. The harshness of direct flash. Digital cameras have been slowly evolving to correct some of the most common mistakes in photography, fixing blur with stabilization, lowering grain with better processors and larger sensors, and delivering more accurate colors in camera.
But then, retro cameras surged in trends. And the “terrible” images of the past…
Among this year’s 2025 World Press Photo winners is Carlos Barrera, a documentary photographer and photojournalist. His photo story, titled ‘Life and Death a Country without Constitutional Rights’, won the North America and Central America Long-Term Projects…
Shadowplay! Craft three unique portrait looks at home with our easy one-light camera setups
August 26, 2025
Portraiture can at times feel like a bit of a dark art. There’s so much jargon and little pieces of equipment to get up to speed on, from flashes to guide numbers, and lighting modifiers to triggers. It can be difficult to know where to start!
That’s why we’re…
This week, I did a shoot with a client who didn’t know how to smile. I would say, ‘Now give me a big smile’, and her lips would twitch but remain in a straight line. I tried variants of this directive such as ‘smile and show me your teeth’ and ‘say cheese’ to no avail. I finally got her to smile by saying, very literally, ‘Turn the corners of your…
