Photography

The BCN Award 2026 has been announced, revealing the best-selling camera brands in Japan’s digital camera and imaging market. Based on nationwide retail sales data from January to December 2025, the award reflects actual purchase figures collected from 20 major electronics retailers, including Amazon, Bic Camera, and other leading chains across the country. This year, Sony claimed the…

I’ve been taking photos as long as I can remember, and in my case, that’s a very long time. I’ve been lucky enough to travel to far-flung places around the world, and even in countries where you might imagine secrecy was very high on the agenda, I never used to have a problem taking snapshots of life unfolding on city streets and around town. But lately, even in my home town of Bath in…

A single split second, a perfectly placed shadow, a tennis ball frozen at the exact moment of impact – all captured within one of the most demanding genres in photography, where fractions of a second can make or break the shot. That extraordinary convergence has just been crowned Overall Winner of the World Sports Photography Awards 2026, the largest global competition dedicated exclusively to…

A young girl sits perfectly still, her skin painted a vivid blue, as careful hands apply the final touches of paint to her forehead. This is not theater makeup or casual dress-up; this is transformation in its most sacred form. Indranil Sengupta‘s image Make Up, part of his series Bohurupi, has earned him a Merit Award in AAP Magazine’s #53: Travels competition. It documents a…