Photographer Gemmy Woud-Binnendijk Captures Portraits In The Style Of Old Master Painters
Gemmy Woud-Binnendijk is a Dutch fine art photographer whose portrait photos may make you feel like you’re walking through a museum. Her style is inspired by the masterpieces of old master painters. Continue reading »
Winners Of The Guardian Readers’ Travel Photography Competition – January 2018
Images of nature and people came to the fore in our first monthly competition of the year.
“This shot of a house in the snow was taken on an August stroll with my Danish uncle around a village in East Greenland”. (Photo by Rachel Jones/The Guardian) Continue reading »
These Are The Spectacular Winning Photos In The 2017 Best Aerial Photography Contest
Grand Prize. “Above the polar bear” by Florian Ledoux/© SkyPixel Photo Contest
Aerial photography inspires us to explore the unknown world and create unique works of art from a brand new perspective. Founded three years ago, SkyPixel is now one of the premier aerial photography communities in the world with over six million registered professionals and enthusiasts. Continue reading »
“The German Hair Force”: Portraits Of German Soldiers With Long Hair In 1970s
For 15 months during the 1970s, Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, allowed soldiers to wear their hair long, reflecting trends in society. The move angered the country’s NATO partners during the height of the Cold War and earned the military the disparaging nickname of the “German Hair Force.” Continue reading »
“Chernobyl: A Stalker’s Paradise” – Photographer Vladimir Migutin Captures The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone In Infrared
Pripyat is a ghost town in Ukraine, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as a monument to the most terrible nuclear catastrophe in world history. We have already seen him many times, but never before in such an unusual form. Continue reading »
Incredible Travel And Adventure Photography Of Sam Morrison
Sam Morrison is a multi-talented photographer, art director, retoucher and traveler currently based in Los Angeles, California. Sam shoots amazing travel, landscape, lifestyle, urban and adventure photography. He also creates stunning photo manipulations. Continue reading »
“Army Troops Around The House”: WW2 Toy Soldiers And Their Curious Adventures
Even grown-ups love to play toy soldiers. And some of them do that better than kids. For example, Canadian artist @littlearmymen creates toy soldier figures and takes photos of them. Sometimes, his army goes on weird adventures. Continue reading »
Surreal Stretched-Out And Rearranged Portraits By Sakir Yildirim
Sakir Yildirim is an Istanbul-based creative art director who combines photography and graphic design to create amusing and surreal images. His series Crawler is a collection of glitchy, stretched-out Photoshopped portraits, while Flip and Mirror features rearranged strips of a photograph rearranged haphazardly. Continue reading »
Marvelous Beauty And Lifestyle Portraits By Consuelo Sorsoli
Gorgeous female portraits by Consuelo Sorsoli, young photographer, retoucher and filmmaker currently based in Arco, Italy. Consuelo focuses on portraiture, she shoots vibrant fashion, glamour, beauty and lifestyle portrait photography. Sorsoli uses Sony A7rII camera. Continue reading »
Photographer Jonathan Higbee Discovers A World Of Coincidence On The Streets Of New York
For over a decade, photographer Jonathan Higbee has walked the streets of New York with a camera in-hand, spotting extraordinary juxtapositions and unusual moments when the world aligns for a split second in front of his lens. At times he manages to completely erase the boundaries between manufactured imagery found in billboards or signage that pollute the city streets and captures anonymous passersby who seem to live in an alternate reality. Continue reading »
Photographer Spends 10 Years Photographing Same Bench, Captures More Than He Expects
One Ukrainian photographer has spent a decade of his life on a single project, and it’s so intimate, it’ll make you feel things. Through his kitchen window, Yevhen Kotenko has shot the same park bench for 10 years and while its paint changed, some things remained the same. Continue reading »
“Wet Neon”: Magical Reflections In Street Puddles By Slava Semeniuta
Slava Semeniuta (best known as Local Preacher) is a talented photographer, graphic designer and artist currently based in Sochi, Russia. Slava celebrates the beauty of neon lights, in his recent photo series dubbed “Wet Neon”, Semeniuta captivates the reflective allure of the slippery streets of Sochi. The artist, particularly drawn to neon and everything cosmic, uses the dazzling light and patterns on water. Continue reading »
Outdoor Photographer Of The Year 2017: Category Winners Revealed
The category winners have been announced in this year’s Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition. Now in its seventh year the competition offers a photographic insight into the landscapes, wildlife and nature of the planet, and the adventures to be found on it. The Overall Winner and Runner-Up – chosen from the category winners – will be announced live on stage at The Photography Show at the NEC, Birmingham on Saturday 17th March 2018
Wildlife Insight: Bence Máté (Hungary) – Red fox and white-tailed eagle, Kiskunság national park, Hungary. Over the last four winters I have spent more than 200 full days photographing from a hide, and in this time there have been only three occasions when I’ve seen a fox and an eagle together. In this instance, the fox didn’t approach the hide, but deliberately teased the birds resting on the ice. They occasionally flapped towards him, which emboldened the fox more and more – he continued to provoke the birds for about 10 minutes before vanishing into the reeds. (Photo by Bence Máté/The Outdoor Photographer of the Year/The Guardian) Continue reading »
“To See Paris And Die”: These Photos Compare Paris And Its Detailed Chinese Replica
With his project Paris Syndrome, the French photographer François Prost had fun comparing the city of Paris and its Chinese counterpart, located in the suburbs of Hanghzou. This amazing architectural project, a gigantic and detailed replica of Paris with its fake Eiffel Tower, its fake Haussmannian buildings and its fake French gardens, is a district of 31km² called Tianducheng, and built 10 years ago. Continue reading »
Meet Elena Deligioz, Probably The Most Beautiful Female Cosplay Soldier In The World
Meet Elena Deligoiz from Russia. She is not really a soldier but her good looks and uncanny addiction to military equipment will make most men fall in love with her. Her followers believe that she could have been the most beautiful woman in the military had she joined the army. Elena Deligioz was dubbed the ‘world’s most famous soldier’ and she is currently breaking the internet. Continue reading »
From Australia With Love – Beauty Photography By Chris Dwyer
Chris Dwyer is an internationally recognized photographer specialising in both women’s and men’s fashion. His passion for photography was discovered whist living in Canada, where by early in his career, he became a top ranked headshot photographer. Continue reading »
These Neon-Soaked Cityscapes Make South Africa Look Like Hong Kong
South African-based photographer Elsa Bleda specializes in cinematic shots of nocturnal cityscapes, shaped by brutalist architecture and lit up by an ever-present fluorescent glow. Continue reading »
Retro Photos In WTF Style
A collection of retro photos in the style of WTF will make you laugh. Continue reading »
#HerWhite: Gorgeous Black And White Beauty Photography By Dmitry Bocharov
Dmitry Bocharov is a talented photographer and filmmaker from Khabarovsk, Russia who currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Dmitry focuses on fashion, he shoots amazing beauty, glamour and editorial photography. Continue reading »
Daredevil Photographer Matej Kriz Captures The Frozen Beauty Of Iceland’s Ice Caves
These frozen caves seem almost otherworldly as they daylight illuminates them. Matej Kriz’s shots reveal the beauty of the brilliant caves, but he’s also very aware of how deadly they can be. The photographer captured the amazing shots in the Vatnajokull National Park on the Breidamerkurjokull glacier tongue. Continue reading »
Fascinating Black And White Photos That Capture Everyday Life Of The United States From Between The 1950s And 1960s
Brooklyn gang, NYC, 1959
Born 1933 in Oak Park, Illinois, American photographer Bruce Davidson (previously) has been a member of the Magnum Photos agency since 1958. His photographs, notably those taken in Harlem, New York City, have been widely exhibited and published. He is known for photographing communities usually hostile to outsiders. Continue reading »
Bizarre Photos Of Rarely Seen Places And Structures Captured With A Drone Offering A New Perspective Of Our Beautiful Planet
These images are enough to make viewers do a double-take. Although they look like vibrant works of abstract art, they are actually drone photographs taken by brothers J.P. and Mike Andrews, from near Wolverhampton, England. Continue reading »
Portrait Series Of Immigrants Restages And Signifies The Importance Of African Settlers In Europe Throughout History And Present Day
According to the photographer Dagmar van Weeghel: “The series was inspired by the experiences of my Zimbabwean husband who moved to Europe nine years ago. As well as a visit to Andalusia- Southern Spain with it’s Moorish history. Continue reading »
Fascinating Fashion Photography By Yuliia Stepanok
Yuliia Stepanok is a photographer from Lviv, Ukraine, where she studies History of Arts. She has been shooting analog only since 2011 and her main subjects are her friends, underground parties, street and fashion photography. Traveling she gets to take a lot of photos, loves her models and believes everyone can be a model. Her camera of choice is an Olympus mju II. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winners Of The Hasselblad Masters Award 2018
Every Hasselblad Masters award winner will hold the title of ‘Hasselblad Master’ and be a brand ambassador for two years. In addition, they will receive a brand new Hasselblad medium format camera and be invited to shoot for a collaborative project with Hasselblad. This project will be printed and released in the bi-annual Hasselblad Masters book. Continue reading »
