The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the Astronomy Photographer of the Year winners for 2022, the 14th edition of the competition. The winning image this year is a photo of Comet Leonard, a subject that will never been seen from Earth again. [Read More]
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Guardian photojournalist Sean Smith recently sat down with VICE to talk over three of the most powerful images that he captured during his time documenting the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, including one photo that turned out to be more important than he could have imagined. In the video Smith discusses three images in all, […] petapixel.com »
2020-10-20 19:42
On September 15, 2017, NASA’s Cassini space probe plunged into Saturn’s atmosphere and burned up, concluding its mission after 13 years in orbit. Two days earlier, Cassini used its wide-angle cameras and captured this beautiful final photo of the planet it had studied for over a decade. NASA writes that Cassini spent two hours shooting […] petapixel.com »
2017-11-25 19:39
When a man named Arty moved into photographer Jared Polin‘s building, the two instantly struck a chord and became friends. Unfortunately, Arty had been diagnosed with cancer and knew the clock was ticking. petapixel.com »
2017-09-16 20:42
It is probably too late to get anything shipped before Christmas unless you are prepared to pay an arm and a leg for shipping (unless you happen to be an Amazon Prime member). But let's be honest, if you were going to get anyone anything you would have gotten it already, now is the time to take advantage of those remaining holiday deals for yourself. thephoblographer.com »
2016-12-20 23:02
The Royal Observatory astrophotography competition — which is the largest such competition in the world — has announced its shortlisted images from this year’s submissions. A part of the Royal Museums Greenwich, the Royal Observatory is dedicated to enriching people’s understanding of the exploration of space.