The finalists and shortlisted entries in the prestigious Sony World Photography Awards 2024 are like portals into others’ existence, showing a Slovakian spa facility, a German finger wrestling champion, a mother’s love, and a pair of desert foxes rollicking in the sand.
“We invite the public to join the jury and vote for their favourite; whether breathtaking beauty or a powerful story, it’s sure to be a difficult decision!” said Dr Douglas Gurr, Director of the Natural History Museum.
“If we can document climate change so creatively, we should be assured of our ability to tackle it too”.
In 2023, 165 photographers working on assignment for National Geographic shot more than 2.1 million images.
The striking images include the Canadian wildfires, war in the Middle East, and newly-born panda twins.
The Nature Conservancy has revealed the victors of its 2023 photography competition, showcasing captivating images that forge a profound connection with the beauty and vulnerability of our planet’s natural wonders.
It’s nice to know that animals are just like us: a bunch of weirdos.
Who needs to hack through crowds to see the famous painting up close and personal when you have an iPhone with 9x zoom capability?
Have you ever looked at the wonders of the James Webb Space Telescope and thought, ‘I wish I could do that’?
If there’s one thing in life worth celebrating, it’s pets.
It’s pretty cool to see astronomy pros and hobbyists alike share some of their incredible shots of the pretty things up top in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards.
Kyle is based in Cape Town, but he made the trek specifically to witness and captured the most stunning photos of the rare phenomenon.
The winners of this year’s World Nature Photography Awards have been announced, with many shots hailing from South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Kenya.
Colourful bursts of fireworks, festival goers scuttling for a sip of booze, and a person mimicking a tree all feature in this year’s list of national winners for the 2023 Sony World Photography Awards.
The hot priest calendar, or the Calendario Romano, as it is formally known, has become a cult souvenir for anyone visiting Italy. But the Vatican has nothing to do with it.
The Natural History Museum has selected 25 photos that will be voted on by the public to win the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award.
The photos were chosen by the outlet’s eight-person team of photo editors and “aim to show in pictures that this year was indeed different”.
The 2023 calendar was unveiled yesterday, showing off a few dream-like teasers from the edition spangled with a star-studded cast.
Blue bulls taking flight and penguins without heads make up some of this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards finalists.
Wildlife photographer Eugenijus Kavaliauskas took that shot of the highly magnified ant photo, and actually, he can get lost with it.
This poignant moment, titled “Ndakasi’s passing”, was captured by Brent Stirton, a Durbanite now working in New York.
The Ocean Photographer of the Year aims to acknowledge the work photographers put into shining a light on the beauty of the ocean, as well as the threats it faces.
Judges and outside observers have fallen in love with the ocean and all it contains thanks to 2 590 submissions to the competition this year.
The winning entries from the Drone Photo Awards 2022 are a testament to the technology’s capabilities.
This is the Royal Meteorological Society’s 7th edition of the contest, with images for the main and mobile categories coming from photographers in 119 countries.
Whether it’s baby animals playing silly buggers or adults being goofballs, the early entries for the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards show the lighter side of nature.
Antonio Denti’s ‘The Kid of Mosul’ won the standalone Photographer of the Year award, revealing “a moment of tenderness in the dusty rubble of war”.
Nature TTL, one of the world’s leading nature photography resources, has announced the winners of its annual photography competition, from 8 000 entries across eight different categories.
The aim of the competition is, most heart-warmingly, to raise awareness about animal welfare and the vital role that pets play in people’s lives.
The 2022 shortlisted images are nothing short of spectacular, from a mesmerising moonrise moment over an ancient English tower to a surreal shot of the Milky Way above the highest highway in the world.