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Discover how to photograph windmills with these handy tips

The countryside is dotted with examples of early technology in the form of wind and water-powered mills. Both types of mill used the power of nature to crank machinery that ground flour, pumped water or, in modern times, to generate electricity. Well, don’t concern yourself with the bird-battering eyesores of today, what we want to photograph are the mills of yesteryear. For windmills that means…
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"Cowboys aren't supposed to show their emotions, but they were vulnerable in front of me" – documentary photographer Alex Bex on Memories of Dust

Western films, and particularly how masculinity is presented in the visual culture, have always fascinated Alex Bex – a half-French, half-American photographer who is now based in Berlin, Germany. So much so that Alex has spent a period of time photographing cowboys in Texas, exploring the definition of what it means to be a “real man” and its place in a fast-changing society. The…
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100-year-old nude study by photographer Edward Weston goes up for auction

Leitz Photographica Auction’s upcoming event will be one to remember, as the centerpiece of the ‘Motion’ auction and exhibition is a 100-year-old print of a vintage nude study by Edward Weston – and it joins stunning works by names like Ansel Adams, Cartier-Bresson, Elliott Erwitt and many others. The event, which takes place at Leica Gallery Vienna in October, ties in…
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Biodiversity in focus: These photos just won £1,000 at the RSB Photography Competition

The winners of this year’s Royal Society of Biology (RSB) Photography Competition have just been unveiled, and the images are stunning. The competition is about more than just pictures; it’s a vital celebration of biodiversity and habitat restoration, showing how our planet can recover when given the chance. This year’s Photographer of the Year 2025 is Matthias Rueger from Vienna, Austria…
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