Liezl Zwarts is stepping into the European solo exhibition spotlight during Paris Photo Week with her new series, Hope Is A Whisper. This is a big moment for the South African photographer following her win of the 2025 Paris Photography Prize (PX3) Gold in the Fine Art/Nude category. But what makes this story particularly relevant for working photographers is the journey that led here.
For over a…
'Maybe I'll buy a new camera… or a new apartment!' Photographer who won $200,000 prize tells the dramatic story behind his award-winning shot
November 13, 2025
Italian photographer Gianluca Gianferrari only does photography in his spare time, but scooped a US$200,000 cash prize in the 2025 HIPA Awards.
Themed ‘Power’, Gianluca’s striking photo of a volcano erupting in Sicily, Italy, clearly resonated with the…
This heartwarming family portrait took hours to capture on camera in one of the earth's harshest environments – now a prestigious award winner
November 13, 2025
The 30th annual Nature’s Best International Awards drew entries from photographers around the globe across 11 categories, celebrating the beauty and diversity of the natural world. The competition honors both professionals and amateurs, showcasing outstanding talent…
Scientists are designing a new camera that could detect alien life
November 12, 2025
The ‘Earthrise’ photo from the Apollo 8 mission is widely considered one of the most copied and iconic photographs of all time. Taken by astronaut Bill Anders on December 24, 1968, it showed the Earth as a fragile, vulnerable sphere in the darkness of space, a perspective that profoundly influenced the environmental movement over the ensuing decades.
But now UK scientists are…
These photographers shot as fast as 1/3200 sec, pressed the shutter at the perfect moment – and won a sports photography award for it
November 12, 2025
Sports photography has always been one of the most challenging genres – where mastery of light, timing and instinct separates a good image from a great one. Capturing that split-second of movement and emotion demands not only technical skill but also a photographic eye for…
Riccardo Ghilardi's photo portraits of cinema royalty show what's possible when you collaborate with your subject
November 12, 2025
Riccardo Ghilardi recently photographed 42 of cinema’s biggest names – including Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton, Sharon Stone, Willem Dafoe and Zoe Saldana – inside Italy’s National Museum of Cinema in Turin. And the resulting exhibition, opening this week at…
All eight of these award-winning images were all shot with the same mirrorless camera – can you guess which one?
November 11, 2025
The winners of the 2025 British Photography Awards (BPA) have been announced – and one technical detail connects eight of this year’s most stunning images: they were all captured with the Canon EOS R5, a full-frame mirrorless camera.
Founded as a non-profit competition, the BPA shine a spotlight on the very best of British photography, celebrating image makers, whether based in the UK (any…
This 102MP compact camera wins top honors – and it's the perfect step up to the big world of medium format photography
November 11, 2025
Since launching in March 2025, the Fujifilm GFX100RF has been one of the year’s most talked-about compact cameras – topping sales charts and bringing large-format image quality to a truly portable body.
Now, it’s also an award winner. The GFX100RF has just…
Honestly? When I first saw that a Chinatown passport photo had gone viral with over a million views, I laughed. A passport photo. The same bureaucratic mugshot we’ve all learned to dread. That went viral because it looked good?
But then I looked at it properly. And I…
“A breathtaking year for British photography” –explore the very best imagery of Britain's prestigious photography awards
November 10, 2025
The winners of the 2025 British Photography Awards (BPA) have been announced. Founded as a non-profit competition, the awards shine a spotlight on the very best of British photography and celebrate both emerging talents and established image-makers – whether based in the UK (any nationality) or working abroad.
This year’s shortlist featured 400 remarkable images, with 40 winners ultimately…
