No, not a picture of the inside of the Blackwall Tunnel, but astronomers have taken the first ever image of a black hole, which is located in a distant galaxy. The black hole is 500 million trillion km away and was photographed by a network of eight telescopes across the world. Now for the geeky […]
Being a Norfolk girl myself and from Hunstanton, just a few miles from Gary’s stomping ground, I was delighted to see Gary getting this recognition from the BBC for his wonderful photography. A landscape photographer, Gary has told how he was drawn to spend more than 10 years capturing a “magical” coastal scene. Cleaning […]
Photographers Jennifer McCord, Iulia David, Holly-Marie Cato and Amy Shore are leading the charge to get more women behind the lens. They will be passing on their knowledge at the Women Who Photo event to be held at the Photography Show in Birmingham. Here we showcase a selection of their work and learn what inspires […]
A spectacular thunderstorm has been spotted over Southern California, with the pick of the pictures coming from public servants. The Santa Barbara fire department, highway patrol and sheriff’s office all shared pictures taken during Tuesday night’s thunderstorms in Santa Barbara. According to the LA Times, the National Weather Service recorded 1,489 pulses of lightning […]
Feast for the Eyes: The Story of Food in Photography by Sophie Wright An excellent, wide-ranging exhibition currently on view at Foam Amsterdam, provides a decadent spread of images that explore photography’s long-term love affair with food. We are what we eat. Brought together by a passion for food photography, the creators of Feast for […]
British photographer Jill Welham has been announced as the overall winner of this year’s International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition. The North Yorkshire photographer beat 19,000 entrants from more than 50 countries to scoop the top prize of £7,500 with her photogram print entitled Fireworks, below. The image shows Allium flower heads from her […]
By Michael Zhang; PetaPixel.com Reprinted with permission The concept of equivalent exposure can be a tricky one to wrap your mind around when you’re just getting started in photography. Photography enthusiast and animator Vincent Ledvina of Apalapse made this helpful 5.5-minute video that explains it in a simple and visual way. “I made this video […]
On July 27th, stargazers around the globe will witness the longest total lunar eclipse of the year. The lunar spectacle will give birth to the Blood Moon – the second since the Super Blue Blood Moon eclipse on January 31st. The total phase of the “blood moon” eclipse of July 27th will last 1 hour […]