Alan Palazon

News A new study ranks Africa's best destinations for seeing wildlife after dark – but its findings also reveal where photographers can escape light pollution and capture star-filled skies

News Montagu’s harriers, Britain’s rarest bird of prey, have successfully nested in a secret location – but in Spain, these birds can be photographed under “extreme” caution, say conservation groups

News The observatory will have a field of view at least 100 times larger than Hubble’s, acting as a wide-angle lens snapping vast swaths of the night sky, to help unravel mysteries of dark energy and exoplanets

News The images, which were snapped for a scientific survey, depict a vicious showdown between the large cat and thick serpent

News Canon and Sony mirrorless models have consistently outpaced Nikon across major Japanese bestseller lists recently. But before you think Nikon makes worse cameras, you need to understand its business model

News Polish photographer Marcin Giba used a drone to capture the “incredible forms” on the frozen lakes near his hometown of Rybnik – a natural phenomenon that he says is disappearing from winters in the area

News In July 1976, NASA shared the first-ever image of the surface of Mars with the world – but what camera did they use, and why was the shot black and white when it was supposedly revealing secrets of the “Red Planet”?

News An Iranian nature enthusiast has captured footage of a Pallas’s cat, an elusive feline famed for its grumpy facial expression, but one that also makes it incredibly cute

News The prestigious consumer tech awards has announced its 2026 winners, with Nikon glass crowned lens of the year, while Sony retains the accolade of best camera

News New Zealand-based photographer Tom Rae snagged first place at the Capture the Dark 2026 photo contest – but I’m not sure what’s more impressive, the composition or the story behind it

News TTArtisan’s new 85mm lens may be as basic as they come, but being just as cheap might make it an interesting prospect for anyone looking for a fast yet highly affordable prime

News Photojournalist Alan Lodge has documented some of the UK’s most important subcultures since the 1970s. His exhibition tells the story of how these movements helped shape the country’s social landscape

News The Sony A7 V maintained its spot atop Yodabashi Camera’s top 10 best sellers for the second half of July – but if you’re thinking of buying, there’s an alternative rig I'd recommend

News The camera giant has printed portraits created by visually impaired students using raised tactile ink, and displayed the works at the Royal Society for Blind Children’s Dorton College in England

News A biological sciences photography competition has revealed its 2026 winner, with the crowned image depicting a curious orange-tailed marsh dart damselfly

News Outrageous auroras to gorgeous galaxies: check out the winning images from the 2026 Capture the Dark photography contest

News Firmware version 1.9 for the Coolpix P1000 sorts a nasty bug causing the camera to freeze, while firmware version 1.20 brings a host of practical tweaks

News The finalists of this year’s competition, organized by London's National Portrait Gallery, will now vie for the grand prize of £15,000 (approximately $20,300 / AU$28,500)

News It seems at least one Asian outlet has already got its hands on the APS-C pancake lens, which has been causing quite a stir online – but this vendor looks questionable

News Our four-legged friends are much more than pets, and a new study has highlighted which canine breeds we snapped the most shots of last year