Typically we don’t get to see the other side of the moon because it’s locked into our tides and does not rotate away. From Earth we have a limited view and the moon shows us the same face every night, but NASA’s camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite captured images of the dark side […]
A whopping 18,000 photographers submitted their photos to the 2015 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest, and the judges had to narrow the competition down to just ten prize winners. The coveted first prize went to Mexican photographer Anuar Patjane for his underwater photo of a humpback whale and her calf: “Diving with a humpback whale […]
It’s a childhood rite of passage: getting your school photo taken. You have to sit just so, offer a fake smile (hoping you don’t have a goofy look on your face), and wait in dread for the prints or your yearbook to come out. It can be a pretty miserable experience. But a third grader […]
If world-renowned animal photographer Mitsuaki Iwago was needing any help getting into the purrfect mood while shooting his favorite subject matter—cats—he didn’t have far to look. Within moments of their greeting, this tiny ginger stray made himself quite comfortable: Iwago was shooting for World Cats Travelogue on Okinawa Island when little ginger made himself more […]
Sometimes, even when you plan ahead and try to get everything right a photo turns out wrong. Even if it’s a tiny detail, a tiny flash of light you couldn’t have predicted, it’s enough to make you want to turn back time and do it all over again. Other times, all your timing fails spectacularly […]
Surrealist photographer Ronen Goldman recreates his dreams through the magic of photography. For seven years, Goldman has been documenting his dreams and transforming the concepts into real life for his photo project, “The Surrealist Pillow.” First writing down his dreams so he doesn’t forget them, the Israeli artist may then spend months recreating them, but […]
Without getting into war and politics and everything that is horrible, here are 65 military photos that were taken at just the right moment, showing triumph, power, and some really cool Top Gun style aerial acrobatics: These images are a round-up of the some of the most incredible military photos found online. While some portray […]
Have you tried light painting yet? (If not, maybe you should—it’s a blast!) If so, prepare to be impressed and probably humbled. Photographer and light painter extraordinaire Darren Pearson will blow your mind with his combination of stop-motion film and LED artistry: If you’re not familiar with what light painting is and how it’s done, […]
The winners of the 58th World Press Photo Contest have been announced, and the judges had their work cut out for them. They sifted through 97,912 pictures from 5,692 photographers around the world to select photos that exemplify the highest standards of photojournalism. Here, two members of the jury, Michele McNally and Donald Weber, discuss […]
Do you ever wonder if your photography could have an impact on the world outside your door? Something more than creating memories or even an income? Meet amateur photographer Brandon Stanton, a man who started out with a simple photoblog and ended up changing the lives of hundreds of students: Four years ago, unemployed and […]
