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…

How to Take Better Nighttime Photos With Your Smartphone

Smartphone cameras perform so much better than they used to, but they’re still a bit limited when it comes to nighttime photography. Whether you’re snapping photos in a bar or outside under the moonlight, your phone’s camera sensor is probably…

The world’s first image from the world’s first 64MP camera phone… is of a cat

It looks like the first device to use Samsung’s new Isocell Bright GW1 sensor won’t actually be made by Samsung, with Redmi beating the tech giant to the punch.  The company already makes phones with an impressive 48MP resolution, however…

Wall-to-wall Europe: the continent’s manmade barriers – in pictures

The Wall of Europe, Spain, 2014 Young Africans try to climb the double fence that separates Africa from Europe, near Beni Enza on the border of Spanish exclave Melilla Photograph: Sergi Cámara Roma Wall, Michalovce, Slovakia, 2010 A group of…

Award-winning Latin American photography – in pictures

In the second annual Latin American Foto festival, on view at the Bronx Documentary Center in New York, a range of photographers from throughout the Caribbean and Latin America will exhibit their varied and vibrant work until 21 July Fred Ramos,…

Sometimes, Photography Sucks

Photography is a fun, creative field, where we get away from the tedium and soul-sucking nature of the 9-5 to chase our dreams, to be creative, to be our own bosses. It’s amazing, right? Meh, sometimes. Sometimes, it sucks. Before…

Chinese wedding photos – a picture essay

Pre-wedding photo sessions have become big business in China, as couples demand lavish mementoes of their big day in advance. Gone are the days when couples would be satisfied with a single black and white photo to commemorate their wedding…

1970s Tokyo revisited

In 1976, aged 18, photographer Greg Girard moved half-way around the world to a city he knew little about. A new photobook, Tokyo-Yokosuka: 1976–1983, traces his experience Greg Girard’s interest in east Asia was cemented by a single image. Nestled…

7 Unexpected Tips for Better Landscape Photography

Let’s face it. Half the articles sharing “the top tips” for you to capture better landscape images are rather generic. Sure, straightening the horizon and photographing during Golden Hour may have a positive impact on your photos, but will they…

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: stories behind classic portraits

With an almost human eye and pose, a head decked in finery, and a wing cloak of feathers masking its face, this remains an enigmatic portrait, even when given a name. Without a glimpse of the beak – among the…