February 10, 2012

This powerful photograph by photographer Samuel Aranda was introduced today as the World Press Photo of the Year 2012. The description reads, …

After discovering his photograph used without permission on The Telegraph's website, photographer Jonathan Kent contacted the newspaper asking to be compensated for the unauthorized use. He then received an email from deputy picture editor Matthew Fearn, who defended the newspaper's actions, stating, …

Captured on April 1, 1995 by the Hubble Telescope, the photograph Pillars of Creation is one of the most famous space images ever made. Here's a crazy fact though: did you know that the "pillars" seen in the photo were already long gone by the time the image was captured? Astronomers have concluded that the pillars -- which measure up to 4 light years in length -- were destroyed about 6,000 years ago by the shock wave from a supernova. Because of how long it takes light to travel across such …

Photography author Ben Long has a thought-provoking article over at CreativePro in which he argues that "all photos are manipulated" and that "there is no such thing as absolute truth in photography": …

Starting in 2001, photographer Mary Mattingly has created an image every year on the winter solstice -- the day of the year when daylight is shortest -- showing the first light of the day and the last light of the day blended into a single photo. The series is called "First Light / Last Light".

For those of you who are interested in the fine art of studio lighting, here's a video in which American celebrity photographer George Holz talks about how he went about photographing Beyonce for the cover of Spin magazine.

It's not uncommon to see photographs printed onto clothing, but Milan-based Marios' new Nowhere summer collection takes it to a whole new level. Many of the pieces in the collection feature landscape photographs printed across the entire garment.