Some photographs happen in an instant. Others take years to arrive. For more than a decade, I carried a very specific picture in my mind: a lion at complete ease, drinking from still water, everything calm and in balance.
I knew how it should look, the light, the posture, the mood, but in the field, the moment always slipped away.
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Tennessee-based astrophotographer Jeffrey Horne is an exceptionally talented photographer, capturing photos of deep space that expertly blend science and art. Horne's latest image of the Spaghetti Nebula (Simeis 147) combines 569 hours of exposure time captured over the past three winters. petapixel.com »
2025-07-15 21:59
An Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic image of Trump with his fist raised and blood on his face after the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania has testified on the White House ban of his news agency. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2025-03-28 15:44
A documentary that asserts Nick Ut did not take The Terror of War, better known as Napalm Girl, aired last night and named Vietnamese stringer, Thanh Nghe, as the photographer instead. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2025-01-26 15:42
A years-long investigation has uncovered the identity of a photographer who risked his life taking hundreds of pictures of Nazi Occupied France -- and paid the price for it. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-10-29 20:03
Very little is known about American Civil War photographer Timothy O'Sullivan -- the man who took the haunting A Harvest of Death photograph in the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg -- but a new book attempts to shine a light on him. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-05-20 16:49
Kishin Shinoyama, who took one of the final and best-known shots of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, has died aged 83.
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The "best ever" photograph of a UFO has resurfaced and now the hunt is on for the person who took what's known as the Calvine photo. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-03-22 17:51
Clancy Gebler Davies had an award-winning photo withdrawn from an international show after a fellow photographer claimed her winning entry was ineligible because he had taken the picture. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-08-17 17:24
Sage Akaboshi reminds us of all that we’re missing by transforming simple things into beautiful images. The post 40 Pictures This Photographer Took To Show The Natural Charm Of San Francisco first appeared on Bored Panda. boredpanda.com »
2022-01-14 17:47
A Russian photographer has captured a fascinating series of photos showing polar bears that have taken over the abandoned buildings of a meteorological station on an island between Russia and Alaska. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-01-13 23:36
You’ll find that in real life, some people have no problem at all being mean to their friends, demanding that they keep working without any breaks for hours on end, and denying them even food, and water. boredpanda.com »
2021-09-22 12:48
They say timing is everything in photography. Despite us being able to control most conditions for the ideal shot, the factors we can't control are often ones that give the shot its unique look, hence the term "perfect timing". boredpanda.com »
2020-01-24 16:34
Have you been looking for that perfect location to take your client's breath away? How many of you do one (or more) of these: 1. Endlessly drive around looking for the perfect location 2. Use the same location over and over and feel like you are running out of creativity 3. boredpanda.com »
2018-01-07 23:04
After the finalists of Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025, now it can be revealed that Indonesian-based macro photographer Yury Ivanov has been named the winner for his vibrant image of two synchronized 'ladybugs of the sea.' [Read More]
The winners of the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards have been announced, with the competition crowning 15 still image winners. [Read More]
18-year-old British photographer Jacob Brown was recently photographing local wildlife in Lythan Saint Annes, United Kingdom, when he nearly became the victim of a theft by a very unusual suspect: a goose. [Read More]
The fixed 200mm f/2 is a very rare and specialized lens. In the DSLR days, there were very few available, and they were all ridiculously expensive. Canon and Nikon both made some very prestigious versions that delivered razor-sharp optics and incredibly shallow depth-of-field.
The winners of the 2025 Mangrove Photography Awards have been announced, highlighting these unique and fragile ecosystems.
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After a trip to Petersburg, Alaska, photographer Matthew Trabold crossed paths with his first brown bears, but left frustrated having never gotten close enough to capture a compelling shot. [Read More]