Alejandro Cegarra’s powerful black-and-white series, The Two Walls, recently won the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2025, earning the Venezuelan photojournalist €40,000 and €10,000 worth of Leica equipment.
Recognized as one of the industry’s most prestigious competitions, LOBA honors powerful visual storytelling that engages with humanity and the environment in profound, socially…
Cameras, photography and printing go hand in hand with making motion pictures, and none more so for legendary Stanley Kubrick, famous for his meticulous attention to detail when it came to creating his brilliant movies. From A Clockwork Orange (1971), The Shining (1980)…
Why Annie Leibovitz is still asking what women look like
October 22, 2025
Annie Leibovitz isn’t just a photographer; she’s one of the people who helps us see the world for what it is. For over 50 years, her portraits have shaped our collective imagination of fame, power and personality; from John and Yoko’s tender last embrace to Whoopi…
These black-and-white portraits of Batman and Superman, taken by Zack Snyder on a monochrome camera, are causing a stir online
October 22, 2025
One of Hollywood’s most striking visualists, Zack Snyder, hasn’t even been on Instagram for a month, yet his presence on the platform is already making waves (and ruffling feathers) online.
The director, best known for films like 300 and Watchmen as well as DCEU tentpoles like Batman v Superman, only joined the social media outlet at the end of September. However, like his movies, his…
5 pro photography composition techniques for stunning shots
October 21, 2025
As photographers, it is easy to become so preoccupied with our own artistic intentions that we forget about the impact that each photography composition technique has on the viewer. Since this is the entire reason we spend so much time constructing an image, it makes sense…
Nikon has secured seven wins at the 2025 Good Design Awards, an annual event held by the Japan Institute for Design Promotion to honor outstanding product design. This year’s awards spotlight a wide range of Nikon innovations across both consumer and industrial…
"I went on a 2-week photography road trip across America and this $20 pocket tripod was a complete lifesaver"
October 21, 2025
For our recent epic two-week road trip around America, I was keen to capture some great travel photos of all the iconic locations my family and I would be visiting from Vegas to LA and San Francisco. But as I was arriving in the US by airplane, I wanted to travel light. I mean very light. So this meant I only took one Canon camera, one Canon lens, and I certainly didn’t want to bring a big and…
The Fujifilm X-E5, X Half and GFX 100RF compact cameras aren't just popular – they're award-winning. Here’s why…
October 20, 2025
Fujifilm’s mirrorless and compact cameras have been on a roll in 2025. The X-E5, X Half and GFX100RF haven’t just made waves on best-seller lists – they’ve also received recognition at this year’s Good Design Awards.
It’s no surprise, really.
When Hollywood actress Diane Keaton died last weekend, the tributes naturally focused on Annie Hall, The Godfather, and those iconic menswear-inspired outfits that spawned a thousand Pinterest boards. But here’s something you might not know: she was also a photographer…
Are you familiar with Jeff Wall? If not, let me enlighten you. For over 40 years, the Canadian photographic artist has been creating what’s known as ‘staged documentary’: meticulously constructed photographs that look like candid captures of everyday life, but are actually as choreographed as a West End show.
His latest exhibition, Jeff Wall: Photographs, has just opened at Gallerie…
