Stunning Wildlife-Winners From The 2024 Nature’s Best Photography Awards
Winner: “African Leopard Fight” by Kevin Dooley, USA
The 2024 Nature’s Best Photography Awards celebrated breathtaking wildlife photography, featuring intimate scenes of animals ranging from majestic lions and eagles to endangered frogs and elusive snow leopards. These powerful images captured the beauty and diversity of nature while highlighting the critical need for conservation in the face of habitat loss and climate change. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images of the 2024 Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year Awards
Weather Photographer, Winner: Sprites Dancing in the Dark Night by Wang Xin
The Royal Meteorological Society has announced the 2024 winners of the Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year Awards, featuring breathtaking images of weather phenomena worldwide. Continue reading »
Lost & Found: Insightful Photos Discovered in a Thrift Store and Their Unbelievable Beginnings
In 2015, Meagan Abell discovered medium-format negatives in a Richmond, Virginia thrift store, featuring two unidentified young women. Continue reading »
Spectacular Wildlife Winning Photos From The British Photography Awards
Winner: Thirst by Tom Way
The British Photography Awards (BPA) 2023 showcases exceptional wildlife photography from the UK and beyond, highlighting the beauty of nature and promoting conservation. These awards celebrate photographers’ talent and encourage actions to protect wildlife for future generations. Continue reading »
Stunning Photos Show What Disney Princesses Would Look Like If They Were African American
Hairstylist LaChanda Gatson decided to redefine the image of a traditional princess in a stunning photo series that showcase elegant, colorful and brave African American princesses. Continue reading »
African Photographers Kureng Dapel And Rich Allela Bring An African Queen Back To Life
From the bowels of Kenya, a prophesy about British oppression had gone ahead. What also followed was that the savior would be a woman. Continue reading »
Meet Diandra Forrest, Stunning Albino African American Model
This green-eyed blonde with African features made a splash in the fashion world. According to critics, Diandra Forrest has an absolute beauty, and her story – contemporary Cinderella’s story. Continue reading »
African Souls: The Amazing Photographs Of Animals By Manuela Kulpa
The “African Souls” series of the German photographer Manuela Kulpa, who captures the African animals with a very particular look and rendering. Some beautiful photographs through which she seeks to express the beauty, the strength, but also the fragility of wildlife and our environment. Continue reading »
Abushe, An African Child With Plastic Eyes
Abushe lives in southern Ethiopia. No one would pay any attention to him, but if you catch a glimpse of his eyes, their incredible magnetic colour will stop you in your tracks. Abushe suffers from the Waardenburg syndrome. One of the characteristics of this syndrome is an abnormal spacing between the eyes but mainly a special pigmentation of the irises. This phenomenon is rare. Its effects are obviously striking on a child with black skin like the little Ethiopian. Continue reading »
Meet Khoudia Diop, Stunning Charcoal Black African Model
Khoudia Diop is a young Senegalese fashion model who recently rose to internet stardom after her unusually dark skin tone was captured in a photo for the Colored campaign, a platform that celebrates different skin shades. Khoudia’s melanin-rich skin has taken the internet by storm, and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, especially on Instagram, where she regularly posts photos of herself using the handle @melaniin.goddess. People seem crazy about her stunning natural beauty and unique skin tone, showering her with compliments about her look and declaring themselves impressed by her positive attitude and confidence. Continue reading »
Photographer And Her Friends Reclaim Their African Roots In Visually Striking Portraits
Image courtesy of Atong Atem
25 year-old South Sudanese, Melbourne based photographer Atong Atem discusses Studio Series, a series of portraits inspired by vintage African studio photography. With these images, Atong and her friends, who posed as her subjects and who all live in Australia, aim to celebrate the culture of their countries of origin in Africa. Continue reading »
Stunning Vintage Photos Show The Beauty Of African-American Women From Between 1920s And 1940s
These stunning vintage snapshots show the beauty of African-American women in their normal lives from between 1920s to 1940s. Continue reading »
An African-Inspired Treehouse Has Sprouted Up In London
Virgin Holidays have built a South African inspired treehouse on London’s Southbank, to promote travel to South Africa. The temporary treehouse installation (only there for one week) was inspired by the Lion Sands Game Reserve accommodation in South Africa. The treehouse is positioned 35-feet above the ground. The best part about this treehouse is that you can win an overnight stay in it. Continue reading »
Stunning Pink Landscapes Of The Deadly African Congo
What you’re about to see is not an illusion.
The innovative (and as we’re about to find out) equally daring photographer Richard Mosse captured these starling images from the war torn territory of the Congo in Africa. Deep in the jungle war zone Mosse opted to use a rare (and now discontinued) military surveillance technique known as ‘Kodak Aerochrome’. Continue reading »
South African Rhinos Relocated to Escape Poachers
Dr. Marius Kruger (C) and memeber of the Kruger National Park keeps the head of a rhino up during a white rhino relocation capture on October 17, 2014. The Kruger National Park relocated four rhinoceros from a high risk poaching area to a safer area as part of ongoing strategic rhinoceros management plan. (Photo by Stefan Heunis/AFP Photo)
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South African Leopard Catches Sandgrouse
Deftly he finished with a birdie that they fly so low? Continue reading »
Daniel Laine’s Fantastic Work on African Kings
JOSEPH LANGANFIN
Benin
Representing the Abomey dynasty, Joseph Langanfin is the president of CAFRA, the council of Abomey’s royal families. With this title, he is considered as the official representative of the kings of Abomey. He presided at the centenary ceremonies for the death of King Glele, who was his great granfather.
