Photography

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…

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…

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…

In a world saturated with color, black and white photography cuts through the noise with raw emotion, honest storytelling, and striking simplicity. Stripped of distraction, these images force us to focus – on light, contrast, texture, and message. And this year’s winners of the Black and White Photo Awards are a masterclass in that visual power. The 2025 category winners span architecture…