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Oasis fan in muddle of crowd.
Electrifying scenes of Oasis fans steal the show at Abbey Road Music Photography Awards, but iconic frames of famous artists also celebrated as winners announced

By Alan Palazon Published

News The world’s premier music photography competition has announced its winners for 2026, among them high-octane scenes of fanatic fans and an iconic homecoming for one of the world’s most recognized duos

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Two sea lion pups wrapped around each other near to the camera. One looks directly at camera.
Playful sea lion pups “chased, gently nipped, and twisted around the camera, fascinated by their reflections in its curved dome port,” explains winner of prestigious ocean photography award

By Alan Palazon Published

Awards British underwater photographer, Jenny Stock, recently won the Ocean Photographer of the Year Female Fifty Fathoms Award for a portfolio of marine-life scenes, including a pair of playful sea lion pups she says “copied” her movements

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Shadow of two children on fence.
“It carried more emotional weight than I had realized at the time,” says award-winning photographer about her “ordinary” black-and-white portrait

By Alan Palazon Last updated

Awards Australian photographer Carly Goldsmith won the “People” category of the 2026 Mono Awards with her seemingly ordinary, yet emotionally charged frame, while two other black-and-white images also snagged top commendations

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School of mobula rays.
“With marine life, you never know what you might see, and that’s part of the magic,” says underwater photographer on her Mono Award-winning image

By Alan Palazon Published

Black & White Australian underwater photographer Brooke Pyke recently won a Mono Award with a dramatic black-and-white scene of a school of mobula rays in Mexico

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Underwater view of a Northern Gannet swimming through green water toward the camera, with sunlight filtering from the surface.
Photographer captures species capable of diving at up to 53mph – faster than Olympic divers! His image 'Sunball Rocket' just won the grand prize in the world's largest bird photography competition

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS Shot with a full-frame mirrorless camera and a DSLR fisheye lens, the image of a northern gannet bursting through the sun as it pierces the water wins a major award

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Nikon Small World in Motion video showing abnormal beating of airway cilia in a child with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD)
“To understand this disease, you need to watch the cilia through dozens of beat cycles, not just a still image,” says winner of 16th annual Nikon Small World in Motion competition

By Mike Harris Published

News Microscopic videos unveil alien worlds unseen by the naked eye in long-running Nikon Small World competition

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Photo of musician Sam Ryder performing an impromptu gig onboard a train service traveling from Paddington Station to Glastonbury, UK.
"I can't believe my eyes, it's Jesus Christ Superstar on a train!" Overall winner of Event Photography Awards 2026 bags US$1,350 with shot of singer Sam Ryder on train to Glastonbury Festival

By Niall Hampton Published

NEWS The 12th edition of the Event Photography Awards attracted well over 2,300 entries from more than 20 countries around the world

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Silhouettes of jagged rocks and perched birds against a golden, misty sky at sunrise or sunset.
"This image was a happy accident," says honored landscape photographer. "I saw the Neotropic Cormorant perched on the rock. It all clicked," and he captured the shot with a retro-style full-frame DSLR camera

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS Exploring ​​​​the coast around the fishing community of Talcaruca in Chile, this photographer captured an atmospheric image of a Neotropic Cormorant standing on a rock – now the shot received an Honorable Mention by a major bird photography competition

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Colorful nebula with dense orange and blue gas clouds surrounding bright stars in deep space
Rarely photographed Shark Nebula showing oceanic predator prowling the skies above Kuwaiti desert wins world's largest astrophotography competition. It took over 28 hours to capture it, says award-winning photographer

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS 650 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus, the Shark Nebula is made of dense interstellar dust. Now, this outstanding, detailed photograph wins a prestigious astrophotography award

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Close-up of a brown hare with tall ears standing in a golden wheat field
11-year-old photographer's incredible moment as a hare stares straight into his lens – his remarkable photo wins a top prize and lands on the front cover of this magazine

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS Crowned as the winner of a nature treasure hunt and photography competition, the young photography talent proved excellent photographic skills and a keen eye for composition

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