Spectacular Winning Photos from the International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2024
The 11th annual International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition has announced its 2024 winners, showcasing breathtaking imagery from around the globe. Continue reading »
Spectacular Fine-Art Winners From The 2024 Minimalist Photography Awards
1st Place Winner: “Delicate” by Hilda Champion
The 2024 Minimalist Photography Awards celebrated fine-art photographers who have redefined visual storytelling through simplicity, highlighting the profound beauty in minimalism. The award-winning works, from serene landscapes to striking abstractions, showcase how thoughtful use of negative space and single subjects can evoke deep emotional responses and reveal powerful narratives. Continue reading »
Amazing Winning Photos from the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has announced its winners from 59,228 submissions across 117 countries, showcasing the beauty and fragility of nature. Shane Gross, a Canadian marine conservation photojournalist, won the top prize for his stunning image “The Swarm of Life,” featuring a mesmerizing scene of western toad tadpoles underwater.
A selection of the top 100 images, celebrating the diversity of wildlife, will be displayed at the Natural History Museum in London until June 29, 2025, highlighting the importance of conservation through photography.
Overall Winner: “The Swarm Of Life” By Shane Gross, Canada
“Shane Gross looks under the surface layer of lily pads as a mass of western toad tadpoles swim past. Shane snorkelled in the lake for several hours, through carpets of lily pads. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images from The 2024 Siena International Photo Awards
Runner-up – documentary and photojournalism – Solitude Amongst the Ruin
A woman walks towards a collapsed building as demolition teams work nearby after the powerful February 2023 earthquake in Hatay, Turkey. The 7.8-magnitude quake caused widespread devastation, claiming more than 50,000 lives and injuring more than 100,000 people. Photograph: Sedat Suna/Siena international photo awards Continue reading »
Beautiful Award-Winning Black and White Landscapes from the 2024 reFocus Photography Awards
Gold: Wave Washing on Iceberg, Antarctica by Jeff Schewe
The 2024 reFocus Black and White Photography Awards spotlight breathtaking landscape photography from around the globe, showcasing how monochrome enhances contrast, texture, and form to transform natural scenes into powerful works of art. Continue reading »
Spectacular Landscape Winning Images From The 2024 Minimalist Photography Awards
1st Place: Arctic Silence by Patrick Ems
The 2024 Minimalist Photography Awards have announced their remarkable landscape winners, presenting a breathtaking collection of nature’s simplicity and elegance. These award-winning photographs beautifully capture serene landscapes, where clean lines, delicate textures, and uncluttered compositions shine. Continue reading »
Finally, The 2025 Nature’s Butts Calendar Is Here!
Do you find yourself seeing butts everywhere you look? You’re not alone. Continue reading »
Spectacular Award-Winning Images From The 2024 Minimalist Photography Awards
Minimalist Photographer Of The Year: Anna by Eva Chupikova, Czech Republic
The 2024 Minimalist Photography Awards celebrate the art of simplicity, featuring powerful images that use minimal elements like composition, light, and space to create evocative and captivating works of visual storytelling. Continue reading »
Nature Winning Photos From The 2024 Prix De La Photographie Awards
1st Place Winner: “Wild Flowers” by Anne Mason-Hoerter, Germany
The 2024 Prix De La Photographie Awards honored extraordinary nature photography from around the world, highlighting the breathtaking beauty and intricate connections within our environment through stunning landscapes and intimate wildlife moments, inspiring us to appreciate and protect the natural world. Continue reading »
Spectacular Landscape-Winning Photos From The Monochrome Photography Awards
1st Place Winner: Dust-Laden Hooves: Saga of the Volcanic Riders by Mahendra Bakle (India)
The Monochrome Photography Awards highlight the artistry of black-and-white photography, featuring this year’s stunning landscape-winning photos that capture nature’s ethereal beauty. The competition is now open for 2024 entries, inviting photographers to showcase their skills in portraying dramatic, timeless scenes through the interplay of light and shadow. Continue reading »
This Artist Creates One-of-a-kind Pieces Of Art By Combining Photography With Embroidery
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Hand embroidery and photography are two of Katia Herrera’s favorite hobbies, and she is a fiber artist who has taught herself the craft. Continue reading »
Enchanting Realms: Nature, Fantasy, and the Poetic Illustratons of Magda Boreysza
New Orleans-based artist Magda Boreysza draws inspiration from nature, mythology, folk tales, and medieval painting. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images From The Landscape and Wildlife Mobile Photography Awards
1st Place Winner: Golden Mountains by Di Lu
The 2023 Landscape and Wildlife Mobile Photography Awards (MPA) celebrate the democratization of photography through smartphones, honoring stunning captures of nature by photographers worldwide. 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 »
The Photographer Discovers the Most Stunningly Gorgeous Tree in Japan
While fruit trees are known for their delicious bounty, the tree itself usually isn’t considered appetizing. Continue reading »
Vintage Postcards of Giant Trees in the Early 20th Century
“Giant,” Santa Cruz Big Trees
Ever since the beginning of time, trees have provided us with two necessities for survival: food and oxygen. They supplied us with more needs as we developed, like tools, medicine, and shelter. Continue reading »
Finally, The 2024 “Goats In Trees” Calendar Is Here
These goats may seem silly, but they are actually quite smart. They climb to the treetops where there is more vegetation in dry regions like Morocco. Their fun behavior is perfect for photography… and calendars! And that’s what someone did – they made a 2024 Goats In Trees Calendar. Continue reading »
The Remarkable Camouflage Trees of World War I
The annals of history are replete with tales of ingenuity born out of necessity, and the First World War stands as a testament to this fact. In the grim and tangled web of trench warfare on the Western Front, innovation often emerged from the dire circumstances of battle. One such marvel of innovation was the concept of camouflage, which took on myriad forms to gain a strategic edge in the face of a relentless adversary. Continue reading »
Chinese Artist Hides Optical Illusions in Plain Sight
A 33-year-old artist from Chenzou, China, has been getting a lot of attention for turning trees, utility poles, and road signs into optical illusions that blend into their backgrounds. Continue reading »
Spectacualr Photographs of The Woodland Trust’s Tree of The Year 2022 Nominees
Five gargantuan oaks, one of which is said to have provided the inspiration for the fantasy land of Narnia, and a spectacular ‘portal rowan’ are among the unique specimens in the running to be crowned the Woodland Trust’s tree of the year for 2022.
Waverley Abbey yew, Farnham, Surrey
A truly spectacular yew, with roots that grow into and around the ruins of Waverley Abbey – the first monastery founded in Britain 900 years ago by the reforming Cistercian religious order. After the dissolution of the monasteries in 1536, the abbey was dismantled. It is a beautiful tree with roots that sprawl out above ground before plunging into the earth. Its multi-stemmed form is dotted with holes, crevices and areas of decay that provide a habitat for other species. Age: The exact age is unknown but it can not be more than 480 years old. Photograph: Woodland Trust Continue reading »
We Are Just Grains of Sand on This Earth: Tomás Sánchez Draws Giant Forests and Massive Landcapes
Tomás Sánchez was born in 1948 in Aguada de Pasajeros, Cuba. He began his studies as a painter in 1964 at the San Alejandro School of Plastic Arts in Havana and later at the Escuela Nacional de Arte. Continue reading »
This Woman Makes Unique Snow Sculptures on Park Trees
Unfortunately, we don’t know who this woman is, we don’t have any information. But here’s what her neighbor writes: “These are the images-barelefs made of snow in Perovsky Park (located in Moscow, Russia) by my neighbor. It is a pity I could not photograph all of them as they either melt in the thaw or the boys knock them down with sticks. I think by the end of winter there will be more and I will add them to the publication. Neighbors, if you pass by, see them, smile!” Continue reading »
Trees Of Hokkaido: Japanese Photographer Captures Trees In His Hometown, And Here Are 25 Of The Best Ones
According to Roy Iwasaki: “I’m Roy Iwasaki.
I love to photograph trees, especially ones in my hometown of Hokkaido (Japan). When I see a single tree standing in the middle of a vast snowfield in winter, it is like looking at a work of art created by nature. Continue reading »
Photographer Captured Amazing Photos of Christmas Tree Decorated with Goats in Morocco
Jan Lipton
As Jan Lipton was travelling from Essaouira to Marrakech, he came upon a Christmas vision, but with no snow in sight. The white, instead, was 12 furry goats casually perched on a 30-foot tall tree right in the middle of a dessert-like piece of land. Continue reading »
Photographer Vitor Schietti Captures Dream-Like Forests of Falling Light
Brazilian photographer and filmmaker Vitor Schietti, captures enhancing illuminated foliage using light, and long-exposure techniques. Continue reading »
