When photographer Alejandro Cegarra set out for the US-Mexico border in 2018, he wanted to capture the struggles of migrants in a way that highlighted universally human emotions. After nearly seven years and 35,000 photographs, Cegarra’s The Two Walls series has earned the photographer a major global title – in a photography competition that he didn’t even enter.
Cegarra (@alecegarra) was…
I'm not a landscape photographer, but I tried using my phone for landscape photography – and I’m impressed!
October 16, 2025
I’m not a landscape photographer. I’ve taken photographs of landscapes for assignments when they fit a story, but a traditional landscape photographer I am not.
I’ve recently come to realize that I don’t have the patience for what most people consider…
I’ve never been one for slang – my 7th grader and I both looked at each other with equal looks of horror when his teacher said that she used AI to rewrite the syllabus in Gen Z slang. But there is an expression that I can 100% get behind, particularly as a photographer…
Wildlife Photographer of the Year winner took 10 years to capture one of rarest species on the planet
October 15, 2025
The winners of the sixty-first Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have been revealed, offering us a vivid glimpse into the wild from every corner of the planet.
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Submissions for the sixty-second Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition will open at 11:30 AM GMT on Monday, 20 October 2025.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural…
What is pinhole photography? Here's how to shoot without a lens!
October 15, 2025
Lenses – they’re the heart of every photographer’s toolkit, right? But what if you stripped them away completely? The art of capturing images without a lens has been enchanting photographers for centuries and is known as pinhole photography.
In our era of…
Watch video: Blurred blooms
The typical approach to flower photography is to use a long lens or macro lens and blur out the backdrop with a shallow depth of field, so that the focus is on the subject. But why not take a different approach to background blur? In this project…
"The Nikon D6 is a workhorse! I love it and I never go to a job without it," says pro photographer shooting portraits, events, music and more
October 14, 2025
What does it really take to break into the photographic industry? We caught up with a seasoned music and event photographer, Carrie Davenport, who works exclusively with Nikon gear, to hear how she carved out a name for herself behind the lens.
Carrie Davenport
(Image credit: Carrie Davenport)
Specialisms: Music and events, commercial, portraiture. See more of Carrie’s work on her…
When a family member offered to lend me his stunning collection of Omega watches for a photoshoot I jumped at the chance
October 14, 2025
Watch video: Watch this space!
I find watches to be an absolute marvel of human engineering, and while I could stare at the inner workings of a watch all day, I’d be lying if I said I had a clue how they work. I think that’s why they’ve become so sought-after over the…
Ignore the rain, shoot the photo anyway!
October 13, 2025
Wales features three national parks consisting of the Pembrokeshire Coast, Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) and Snowdonia (Eyri) National Park. They are home to sandy, coastal walks with sparkling, clear waters and white sand beaches out west, and also tall, rugged…
This is the most striking rewilding photo of 2025: Atlantic Sturgeon return to Sweden after 120 years, shot with a Nikon Z8
October 13, 2025
Spanish photographer Jon A Juarez has won the prestigious Rewilding Europe Award 2025 with his stunning image capturing the historic release of an Atlantic sturgeon in Sweden’s Gota River.
This powerful photo, captured on a Nikon Z8, not only marks the return of a species absent for over 120 years, but highlights the vital role that rewilding plays in restoring Europe’s natural…
