Zoom in on the winners of the 2019 Macro Art photography awards

2nd Place, Big Nose. Myjava, Trenčín, Slovakia. "This tiny snout beetle is actually a ‘true’ weevil ...

German photographer Lizzy Petereit has won this year’s Macro Art Photo Project with a lovely close-up of an Anemone flower. Other celebrated images in the impressive competition include an extraordinary snap of a tiny snout-nosed beetle, and surreal cross-section of a developing fig fruit.

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Printed It: Hand Cranked Photography Turntable

Even a relatively low-end desktop 3D printer will have no problems running off custom enclosures or parts for your latest project, and for many, that’s more than worth the cost of admission. But if you’re willing to put in the time and effort to become proficient with necessary CAD tools, …read more

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2019 Audubon Photography Awards include new prizes – and plenty of amazing bird pics

2019 marks the 10th year of the Audubon Photography Awards, and the introduction of two new prizes – the Plants for Birds Prize and the Fisher Prize. From over 8,000 entries (by 2,253 entrants) from all over North America, the judges were tas… Continue reading 2019 Audubon Photography Awards include new prizes – and plenty of amazing bird pics

Glorious shapes, patterns and textures in the 2019 Minimalist Photography Awards

The art of minimalist photography involves stripping an image back to just a few key compositional elements – be it a color, shape or texture. The images celebrated in this year’s Minimalist Photography Awards highlight how beautiful, and com… Continue reading Glorious shapes, patterns and textures in the 2019 Minimalist Photography Awards

Art Meets Science In The Cold Wastelands Of Iceland

Although Iceland is now a popular destination for the day-tripping selfie-seeking Instagrammer who rents a 4×4, drives it off road onto delicate ecosystems and then videos the ensuing rescue when the cops arrive, there are still some genuine photographers prepared to put a huge amount of time and effort into …read more

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I'm Back MF breathes digital life into medium format film cameras

The I'm Back MF attaches to the back of old medium format cameras via an adapter, ...

Last year, Italy’s Samuel Mello Medeiros hit Kickstarter with a chunky add-on that gave old 35 mm cameras a new lease of digital life. Now he’s returned with a camera back that performs similar magic on classic medium format cameras like those from Hasselblad, Mamiya and Zenza Bronica.

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The incredible 2019 Drone Awards advance the art of aerial photography

Only in its second year, the Drone Awards has quickly become one of the most interesting aerial photography competitions on the annual calendar. This year’s winners present a gorgeous array of images highlighting the rapid aesthetic evolution… Continue reading The incredible 2019 Drone Awards advance the art of aerial photography

Palm-sized Sigma fp becomes the world's smallest and lightest full-frame mirrorless camera

The Sigma fp has a body-only weight of just 370 g, and dimensions of 11.3 x ...

Mirrorless cameras have opened up a whole new world for high-end photographers that like to travel light, and with its tiny and shiny new shooter Sigma is taking this idea to the absolute extreme. The Sigma fp is billed as the world’s smallest and lightest full-frame mirrorless camera, and with a body length of 11 cm (4.3 in) could be slipped into a pocket without too much trouble at all.

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Canon tempts mobile snappers with two new PowerShot compacts

With smartphone cameras improving all the time, spending money on compact cameras seems less and less attractive. Nevertheless, major players like Nikon and Canon are still releasing them, and the latter has just updated a couple of its G-ser… Continue reading Canon tempts mobile snappers with two new PowerShot compacts

Visions of a future city in the 2019 Urban Photography Awards

This year’s CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year competition asked photographers to envision life in a city of the future. Spanish photographer Alfonso Béjar took out the grand prize with a glorious shot of Valencia’s futurist City of Arts and… Continue reading Visions of a future city in the 2019 Urban Photography Awards