Peter Baumgarten is an award-winning nature photographer, educator, and OM SYSTEM Ambassador based on Canada’s Manitoulin Island. The island’s dark sky location provides Baumgarten with stunning nature and minimal light pollution, which allows the photographer to capture bright stars, the Milky Way, and northern lights from right outside his front door.
In my daily routine as a photographer and filmmaker, I work with two Canon EOS R5 cameras. Along with the standard f/2.8 zoom lenses, I also carry a few prime lenses in my camera bag, such as the RF 50mm f/1.2 or the RF 85mm f/1.2.
The Association of Photographers (AOP) in the U.K. has unveiled the finalists of its 38th Photography Awards.
A photographer who has visited the same barbershop for over 50 years has been taking selfies with his barber since 1973.
In traditional landscape photography, context is important in visual storytelling, especially in grand scenic images. Context helps anchor a scene by including foreground, midground, and background (i.e., the sky).
Social media is an incredible tool for propagating ideas, allowing the potential for mass outreach to anyone with an Internet connection and something to say.
A powerful photo essay entitled Here I Am challenges people's false assumption that individuals with Down syndrome do not live into their senior years.
At one point during his career, the late film photographer Jerry Uelsmann gave a slide presentation to a large audience of photography students, showing all the photographs he had made that year.
People, they’re literally everywhere. At least that’s how it feels when you live in a country as densely populated as Japan. For the longest time, I was incredibly fussy about having people in my frame.
NASA has released a guide to the night sky this July pointing out which celestial objects will be prominent and highlighting that it is one of the best times of year to capture the Milky Way Galaxy.
Nigerian photographer Bade Fuwa is a newcomer to the world of photography, having fallen in love with the camera in the last couple of years. However, despite a relatively short time behind the camera, Fuwa's portfolio is emotionally and stylistically mature.
A photographer who was given his first camera when he was homeless which inspired him to break the cycle of transiency has explored his past with a project that challenges people's perceptions of the unhoused.
A photographer has recalled the day a shark bit his leg off and why he now fights to advocate for the creatures through portraiture -- despite his life-changing injuries.
A photographer captured a powerful and inspirational photo of a young runner helping his 82-year-old mentor finish an arduous road race in tough conditions atop Mount Washington.
A photographer has used a variety of artificial intelligence (AI) and photo editing tools to imagine what the next James Bond could look like.
As we all know, there are many things that can make or break a photograph. While technical aspects might immediately jump to mind and the light may grab our attention, one word that tends to pop up a lot in my feedback is “intent”.
Like many photographers, we used to be more “jack of all trades” when it came to shooting professionally. We’d shoot a wedding one day and a product shoot the next.
Being a professional creative means that you don’t always (ever) have the luxury of waiting for inspiration to strike. It means you have to create your work, on demand, regardless of the circumstances. Building practices to help reduce your stress and increase your creativity before a photoshoot will make creativity less illusive.
Insta360 recently released the Insta360 Flow smartphone stabilizer, and it can do some amazing things for stop-motion video creation. However, users don't need the AI-powered Flow gimbal to take advantage of these awesome stop-motion and hyperlapse video tips.
A photographer froze his camera overnight to capture a stunning timelapse video of the night sky in winter.
A video creator has claimed to have made the world's first talking timelapse. Shot over almost a year, the man can be seen speaking a sentence while his hair grows longer
Social media users have been debating which camera has the most satisfying shutter sound of them all.
A photographer developed the images on a used disposable camera that she bought at a thrift store and then managed to track down the family in the seventeen-year-old photos in a heartwarming story.
Action cameras like the Insta360 enable users to capture photos and videos from fresh, unique perspectives. While devices like the Insta360 and GoPro cameras are often marketed as ideal for humans, people have strapped them to their furry friends, including viral star Gonzo, a cat.
The winners of the Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2023 have been announced with a striking portrait of a cotton candy seller taking home over $6,000.
An artist has used Photoshop to bring legendary historical figures -- such as William Shakespeare, Abraham Lincoln, Pocahontas, and Harriet Tubmman -- back to life.
I remember when I first became a professional photographer and I was devouring advice from those further along in the path than me. People talked about personal photography projects and how important they were. They were important for developing your skills and getting noticed and setting yourself apart, but in my experience, there’s something more important.
Commercial photographer Andrei Duman aims to highlight the effects of climate change through a new personal project, Lake Powell: A 40-Year Visual Story of Water Crisis.
Legendary war photographer James Nachtwey has appeared on 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper to reflect on his career -- discussing the importance of photography and his own personal sacrifices.
Acclaimed British photographer Joseph Ford collaborated with some of the world's leading street artists in a striking new photo series Impossible Street Art.