The window to enter the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards 2026 is quickly closing, and photographers have about a month left to enter this year's competition. Entries remain open for the Professional, Open, and Youth competitions until early January, and there are some fantastic prizes up for grabs. The Sony World Photography Awards have shared 21 entries from the upcoming competition to inspire other photographers to join the competition.

Sometimes the universe has a sense of humor. Other times, it hands you a $10 cinema lens that shouldn’t exist outside a collector’s dream and whispers, “Here, go make magic.” This is exactly what happened to Mathieu Stern, the intrepid lens hunter who just scored cinematic history for about the price of a nice latte.

A rarely seen seven-arm octopus known as “the blob octopus” was captured on camera 2,300 feet below the surface in remarkable deep-sea footage.

A volcano in Hawaii sent lava spewing toward a remote camera recording the eruption, engulfing it in ash and knocking it offline.

After renaming his company to reflect its shift toward the metaverse in 2021 when he declared it as the next frontier, Mark Zuckerberg is now set to make big cuts to Meta's Reality Labs.

A new Netflix documentary about Sean “Diddy” Combs features never-before-seen footage shot by an unnamed videographer who was allegedly never paid for the work. Combs is now arguing that the footage was never authorized for release.

2027 will mark 50 years since the release of the very first Star Wars movie and Lucasfilm has officially announced it will re-release the original 1977 version in theaters for a limited time.

Trains in the United Kingdom were delayed after someone shared an AI-edited photo showing damage to a railway bridge, prompting officials to stop rail services so they could carry out an inspection.

Celebrated British photographer Martin Parr, routinely listed among the best and most influential photographers in history, passed away this weekend at 73 following a multi-year battle with cancer.

A national Canadian magazine has apologized to a photographer after drawing her images when she declined to license them.

Last month, The Dream (The Bed) by Frida Kahlo sold for $54.7 million, breaking the auction record for a work by a woman. Fascinatingly, Kahlo's 1940 painting was created for -- and inspired by -- American photographer Nickolas Muray, who produced some of the most iconic portraits of the artist.

When someone says Slovenia, what comes to mind? Dragons, mountains, craft beer? Maybe so, but Slovenia is a country that no one really talks about. Originally part of Yugoslavia, Slovenia became independent in 1992, and few travelers have mentioned whether they’ve been to Slovenia.

Sometimes it is the least obvious choice that produces the most striking results. That is why I ended up photographing a hockey game in the Swiss National League, with a Sigma 135 f/1.4 Art and a Lumix S1 II and not your standard f/2.8 zoom -- and boy was I up for an exciting shoot!

Digital photography is at a disadvantage when it comes to creativity, I argue; at least when compared to painting, drawing, sculpture, or music. However, there are lessons from history you can apply to overcome the hindrances we face and learn ways to help us grow creatively.

Audiio, a sound and music licensing platform, has announced Voices, an advanced Voice-to-Voice creation tool that lets filmmakers and creators transform their own recordings into studio-quality narration in seconds.

With just weeks left before DJI's products will be banned in the United States pending a last-second security audit, as mandated by law, DJI is pulling out all the stops and imploring federal officials to take the necessary actions.

In recent years, photography and videography have evolved rapidly — sensors are stronger, and even phones can shoot impressive footage. Yet we still run into familiar challenges: low light makes photos grainy, fast action blurs faces, old family films look soft, and audio often picks up background hum.

This time last week, I had never appeared on a podcast before; now I've been on two. And it's all thanks to The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo, a documentary questioning Nick Ut's authorship of Napalm Girl that recently landed on Netflix.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be over, but the deals on cameras, lenses, and essential photo gear are still going strong with Cyber Week. We’ve handpicked the best offers, spanning major brands and covering everything from hobbyist-friendly cameras to flagship systems used in professional production.

A new exhibition by digital artist Beeple sees billionaires and visionaries becoming robot dogs that take photos and then poop them out. Some of the prints are also NFTs.

A wedding photographer accused of scamming dozens of couples has allegedly fled to Dubai, despite owing thousands of dollars in court-ordered refunds to customers who never received their photos.