Russian invasion of Ukraine begins – in pictures

Vladimir Putin announces a military operation in Ukraine with explosions heard across multiple cities and outside eastern regions held by Russian-backed rebels A view shows the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service site damaged by shelling in Kyiv region Photograph: State…

Jobfished: the con that tricked dozens into working for a fake design agency

The Zoom call had about 40 people on it – or that’s what the people who had logged on thought. The all-staff meeting at the glamorous design agency had been called to welcome the growing company’s newest recruits. Its name…

Is Modern Landscape Photography Really Art or Is It Fake?

You can learn so much about yourself and photography by briefly getting familiar with art history. But is photography art in the first place? Since I became a landscape photographer, my enjoyment of visiting art museums has increased by a…

Are Photographers Even Artists?

Have you ever heard the argument that photography isn’t art, because everyone can do it? That’s bull. All forms of photography need artistic thinking to some extent. Craft and Art It seems like an unspoken agreement that photographers don’t like to…

Art is Nigeria’s inexhaustible resource, gateway to world

Prof. Duro Oni is former Deputy Vice Chancellor, Management Services of the University of Lagos. The theatre technician and administrator spoke with GREGORY AUSTIN NWAKUNOR on arts these past 59 years and what are the issues that matter to the…

The Art and Science of Photography: Color Theory

Let me first say, for reasons that will become clear momentarily, that I’m a six-foot-seven-inch tall male who weighs approximately 200 pounds and has about a week’s (…okay, week-and-a-half’s) worth of stubble. And my favorite color is pink. Did you…

2019 Felabration artwork competition: Kalejaye wins

A winner has emerged from the third edition of Felabration artwork competition, which is a part of the 2019 Felabration events. Olusegun Kalejaye was announced as the winner by a panel of judges comprising Prince Yemisi Shyllon, Sarah Boulos and…

Civilisation: a breathtaking vista of life in the 21st century – in pictures

A photography exhibition featuring more than 200 images from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe, explores the phenomenal complexity of modern life Civilisation: The Way We Live Now is on at the National Gallery of Victoria from 13 September to…

How to Shoot a Day-vs-Night Photo in a Single Exposure

  Here’s a creative technique to add to your bag of tricks. In this 9.5-minute video, we’ll show you from start to finish how we took an ordinary scene and turned it into to go from day to night in…

Five upgrade lenses that go beyond your kit zoom

The standard 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens can only take you so far. Sooner or later, you’ll need to buy your first proper lens. That’s why we’ve put together this roundup of the five lenses you should consider when it’s time…