Contrast in photography doesn’t always mean dark shadows and bright highlights – sometimes that contrast comes from a stark difference between the subject and the background.
From a viral photo of a person of color surrounded by a group in white masks to a serene scene clouded by a ship full of plastic, some of the most striking photojournalism this week highlights the power of contrast.
When…
There’s a particular kind of exhibition that makes you want to put your camera down for a minute and think about what you’re actually trying to do with it. Playing the Piano Upstairs, which has just opened at the Print Sales Gallery, inside The…
Patagonia Photo Contest celebrates breathtaking landscapes and wildlife – while exposing conservation concerns
July 10, 2026
The winners of the seventh Patagonia Photo Contest have been announced, celebrating one of the world’s most spectacular natural regions through breathtaking photography.
From snow-capped peaks to soaring Andean condors, this year’s winning images capture…
Bangladesh photographer Azim Khan Ronnie has spent more than a decade building an extraordinary international reputation, earning over 800 photography awards throughout his career.
Now, Ronnie has added another major title to that list, winning the International Aerial Photographer of the Year 2026 competition. Using DJI drones, Ronnie’s winning images transform familiar scenes across…
An Ecuadorian photographer has been named as the recipient of the 2026 Marilyn Stafford FotoReportage Award for a series documenting indigenous maternal healthcare in her native country’s Amazonian and Andean regions.
When the Earth Gives Birth tells the story of AMUPAKIN…
At the beginning of the year, I set the cat firmly among the pigeons when I claimed that I only recommend the ‘Big Three’ camera brands for serious wildlife photography: Canon, Nikon and Sony. As you can imagine, Micro Four Thirds camera (MFT) photographers were not…
Macro photography is recognizable by its characteristic shallow depth of field and tight framing. In the majority of close-up images, a single subject is isolated in the frame, with a sharp falloff in focus in front of and behind the subject.
This type of composition is fantastic for highlighting details and creating a bug’s-eye perspective. However, there are disadvantages to the macro point of…
American photographers more or less invented color as a serious art form. William Eggleston’s Memphis, Joel Meyerowitz’s Cape Cod, Stephen Shore’s road trips across a candy-colored 1970s USA.
Scottish photographer Niall McDiarmid is working in that same…
Moretón is the Spanish word for ‘bruise’ and the title of Darren Vargas’ first publication, which centers around the Lee Espinoza Coachella Valley Boxing Club.
The first-generation Mexican-American photographer was inspired to embark on the project following…
Every keen photographer eventually collects something, whether it’s cameras, prints, or just a hard drive full of “keepers” nobody else will ever see.
Judy Glickman Lauder collected the real thing: around 100 photographs by around 50 of the medium’s biggest names. And it’s now heading out on a four-venue US tour as Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman…
