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After spending all day skateboarding in the desert Sun, photographer Travis Burke was surprisingly stressed. Why? He had the shot of his dreams to capture.

The winners of the annual W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography -- one of the largest grants in support of the photographic arts that opened for entries in July -- have been announced and the winner is Palestinian-American Maen Hammad, for his project Amira’s Castle, an ongoing exploration of his grandparents’ lives and his own documentation of the Palestinian present.

Around 4,100 photographers from 123 different countries entered over 23,000 photos into the World Sports Photography Awards 2026 competition. While the winners won't be revealed until next month, the finalists across the contest's 24 categories have been selected, and every single photo is incredible.

Photographer Peter Turnley arrived in Paris in 1975 aged 20. Since then he has thrown himself into the City of Light, documenting its comings and goings on his trusty Leicas.

No club scene anywhere else in the world can match Berlin for its mystique, magnetism, and music. The city draws in creatives from all over -- including photographer Chris Noltekuhmann, who has spent the past two and a half years taking portraits of ravers moments after they left the venue.

A photographer has captured not one but two rare forms of lightning, which he compares to the famous scene from Independence Day when the alien mothership destroys the White House.

The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards have unveiled their highly anticipated winning photos. The annual competition, sure to put a smile on everyone's faces, garnered a record-breaking number of entries this year.

Capture the Atlas has unveiled the winners of its eighth annual Northern Lights Photographer of the Year contest, and the 15 award-winning photos below are as beautiful as they are inspiring.

Based on the novella of the same name, Netflix's new film "Train Dreams" is shot to look like photos from the era in which the movie takes place: the early 20th century. Although shot on modern Arri Alexa 35 cameras, the film employs a 3:2 aspect ratio, is almost entirely lit with natural light, and has an exceptionally filmic, beautiful appearance.

A photographer has captured a series of exquisite images of foxes in snow to highlight each of their personalities and to show they don't deserve their "sly" and "cunning" labels.

Photographer Albert Cornelissen wanted a medium-format rangefinder camera that could utilize great glass and wouldn't break the bank. The second restriction meant the legendary Mamiya 7 and Fujifilm GF670 cameras were out of the question, so Cornelissen took matters into his own hands and built his dream camera: The MRF2.

Late in 2021, Jack Smith opened the first of two carefully wrapped boxes filled with old photographic slides that had been sitting in his parents' garage for his entire life. What he found was astonishing: his grandfather’s archive of 80,000 images taken across decades and 40 countries.

At the end of each year, TIME selects its Top 100 photos of the year. As always, the 2025 edition is replete with superb photography, ranging from split-second action shots of important news events to powerful photos from longer-term projects, the collection is a compelling visual reminder of the major events of 2025 and, perhaps as importantly, photography's power in telling the world's most important stories.

The winners of the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2025 showcase the best scientific photography worldwide across multiple categories, celebrating the overlap between compelling art and influential science.

The winners of the 2025 International Wedding Photographer of the Year Awards (IWPOTY) have been announced, with U.K. photographer David Scholes awarded the Grand Winner title for his
humorous and beautifully composed capture of a young wedding guest peering curiously at the wedding cake.

The winners of the 12th International Landscape Photographer of the Year have been announced, and J. Fritz Rumpf of the United States has been named as the winner.

Back in 2015, Scottish photographer Alan McFadyen spent six years and fired off 720,000 shots in his quest to capture the perfect kingfisher photograph -- an image that went on to become an internet sensation. A decade later, armed with modern camera technology, he recreated the same shot in just six minutes.

Award-winning photographer Stephen Wilkes has two photos in this year's National Geographic Pictures of the Year, a celebration of 25 of the best and most important photos featured in this year's issues of National Geographic. The photos, Wilkes' famous Day to Night images, add a new layer -- time -- to beautiful wildlife scenes.

A photographer was on hand to document the dramatic birth of a killer whale calf, capturing what scientists say is the first verified imagery of an orca being born in the wild and of its first hour of life.

The North American Nature Photography Association has revealed the winning photos for its 2026 Showcase, featuring stunning landscape images, action shots of wildlife, eye-popping macro photos, and powerful conservation work.

Film photography is popular for many reasons, but chief among them are color and grain: in short, the "vibe." Photographer Pablo Maraver spent the last year and a half focusing on the former, extensively using and testing 14 different 35mm film stocks to build a comprehensive guide to their color science.

A photo restorer has breathed new life into the only universally accepted portrait of Billy the Kid, giving viewers a clearer image of the Wild West's most infamous outlaw.

The Nature Photographer of the Year 2025 winners have been revealed, and acclaimed Norwegian photographer Åsmund Keilen has earned the prestigious title, "Nature Photographer of the Year," for his breathtaking, ethereal photo of a bird in flight against the glowing Sun.

At the end of his life, English author George Orwell sought refuge on a remote Scottish island to finish his final and most famous book: 1984.

The world's most profitable photography contest, HIPA, announced its 14th annual awards themed 'Power' on 11th November 2025, where 87,000 images from 50,000 photographers vied for the top honors. This year's awards ceremony was held at the Museum of the Future in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has captured a stupendous shot of a skydiver falling in front of the Sun. It was incredibly difficult -- requiring precise planning and coordination -- but the pair ultimately pulled it off on the sixth attempt.

One Saturday morning in the North of England, amateur photographer Chris Bennett got caught in the rain -- typical for the area. He took refuge in an unloved phone booth and began shooting pictures from inside.

Inspired by great artists before her, Russian-American Anastasia Samoylova took a photographic journey along the historic U.S. Route 1 -- beginning in her home state of Florida and ending in Maine.

Acclaimed photographer and industrial designer Matt Draper's latest solo exhibition, Within One Breath, opens today at the Leica Gallery New York. The photos featured in the show were all captured on a single breath while freediving with Leica rangefinders and using only natural light, ensuring that the beautiful underwater environment was disturbed as little as possible.