If you’ve ever written names on the back of a photograph, then consider yourself a hero. Because future generations will thank you, whether they’re descendants trying to figure out their family lineage or historians analyzing stuff we don’t even know will be important 100 years from now.
Here’s a great example. Back in the last century, someone handwrote “Clyde…
This year’s ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition saw some truly unique images, perhaps none more so than the winner of the “Our Moon” category.
Taken by Czech astrophotographer Petr Horalek, the image depicts a rare lunar occultation of Venus, as the Moon…
“We wanted to use the largest canvas we could find to put photographers front and center” – 25 artists just got their photos displayed on billboards across the US
September 30, 2026
VSCO has announced the first 25 images of The Fifty, an initiative to display 50 images from 50 different professional photographers on billboards or large-format out-of-home placements in their home state.
In these times of unprecedented uncertainty for photographers, the…
DxO and Affinity have joined forces to make the journey from RAW processing to full image editing considerably easier, with the new DxO PhotoLab 10.1 introducing one-click export directly into Affinity.
Available now as a free update for existing PhotoLab 10 users, version 10.1 marks the first stage of a wider partnership between DxO Labs and Affinity by Canva.
At the heart of the integration is…
Astrophotography in October 2026: last call for shots the Milky Way as we welcome longer nights and see Saturn at its best
September 30, 2026
October 2026 is a transitional month for astrophotographers. Darkness arrives earlier, nights grow longer, and the sky becomes easier to work with again after summer’s compressed twilight. At the same time, the Milky Way’s bright core is making its final appearances…
His photographs are famed for giant sets and fairytale fantasies, so why is Tim Walker shooting portraits on plain white backgrounds?
September 29, 2026
If you don’t know much about fashion photography, you might assume it’s relatively straightforward stuff: dress a model, pose a model, shoot a model. A quick flick through the pages of a modern fashion magazine though, and you’ll be swiftly disabused of…
Photography festivals work better with a theme, and Bristol has built an entire biennial around this single unsettling idea
September 28, 2026
I go to lots of photography festivals, and I like it best when they have a theme. Not just because it makes them easier to write about, but because more broadly, I think it helps the public enjoy the event.
There’s nothing worse than wandering around gallery after gallery, staring at photograph after photograph, not really knowing how you’re supposed to feel about them, or what…
“After several attempts, a perfect opportunity eventually arose,” says award-winning astrophotographer on his super-detailed shot of Sun’s surface
September 28, 2026
After previously failing to get the shot, a Portuguese astrophotographer has finally captured a highly detailed close-up of the Sun’s surface – winning a major astrophotography award.
Miguel Claro was recently named winner of the “Our Sun” category of the ZWO…
Gordon Parks is one of the towering figures of 20th century American photography. Born in Kansas in 1912, he bought his first camera secondhand for $12.50, taught himself to use it, and worked his way from Farm Security Administration trainee to Life magazine’s first…
German photographer Wolfgang Zurborn spent lockdown scanning his pictures of crowds, and learned something profound about finding order inside chaos
September 27, 2026
Ever noticed how the Covids lockdowns – the most profound and historically significant moment most of us will ever live through – are something we just don’t like to talk about?
For some of us, it’s because we don’t want to dwell on the loneliness, boredom, emptiness and depression that period brought us. For others, who had a better time of it, maybe it’s just guilt…
