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A masked protester raises a fist, with a Spanish message about the disappeared painted across her bare back
Euphoric fans, grieving mothers: these photographs show a side to World Cup 2026 we didn't see on TV

By Tom May Published

Features Iván Macías’s series The World Cup of the Absent sets sporting excitement against families searching for their missing loved ones

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Winning image from Camera House Photographer of the Year 2026
These Australian photo store workers don't just know how to sell cameras, they know how to use them too, as these winning shots show

By Paul Burrows Published

News Camera House employees don’t just sell photo gear, many of them are dedicated photo enthusiasts and they’re encouraged by regular in-house competitions and the annual Camera House Photography Competition

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Dalmatian stands beside a boutique window displaying polka-dot and fishnet high heels on a cobblestone street.
The 25 best street photographs from 18 countries across five continents – and they might inspire your own work

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS Discover the winning photographers of AAP Magazine #61: Street photography competition and the stories behind them

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Gannet hunting fish under water.
Now this is how to photograph wildlife! I love this dramatic gannet hunting scene that won the 74th Nikkor Photo Contest

By Alan Palazon Published

news Nikon recently announced the winners of this year’s Nikkor Photo Contest, with the Grand Prix image depicting an underwater struggle of life and death between a gannet and its prey

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A grid of small archival photographs of veiled women in Morocco
The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2027 reveals its shortlist... and proves that photography is no longer just about taking pictures

By Tom May Published

NEWS From decaying photographic film to an 800-page visual diary, four artists are competing one of photography’s top honors

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Wispy clouds in disk formation above volcano.
Weather as you’ve never seen it before! Cast your vote in the Royal Meteorological Society’s photography competition

By Alan Palazon Published

Awards The Weather Photographer of the Year 2026 shortlist has been announced, with the public now invited to select its favorite from the crop of 30 finalist frames

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Person stands on a rocky shore before reflective water, jagged mountains, and a vivid star-filled galaxy sky
"This is what I consider an almost impossible photo" – photographer captured two Milky Way arcs at world-famous place where it rains 300 days a year

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS The extraordinary panorama of New Zealand's Milford Sound combines 107 photographs to capture a rare celestial sight and has won a major award at the world's biggest panoramic photography competitions

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Silhouetted swans gliding on a calm lake at sunset, reflected in the glowing orange water
18-year-old photographer uses decade-old DSLR to shoot mystical bird image that wins one of Europe's most prestigious wildlife photography awards

By Kim Bunermann last updated

NEWS He cleverly captured silhouetted swans gliding across a lake at sunrise, with the glowing orange light in the background – a shot that won him the youth category prize

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Golden sunlight illuminates tall reeds silhouetted against a dark, misty background
Under-14 photography winner captures the last rays of winter sunshine and turns them into magic – honored in major wildlife competition

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS The photography talent from Germany scoops the top honor with a 1/500sec capture of the Lake Phoenix in Dortmund

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Black-and-white jumping spider staring straight at the camera with two huge black eyes and two smaller ones beside them, its head and furry front legs dotted with spiky yellow and cream pollen grains
This regal-looking spider is smaller than a fingernail, but thanks to clever use of focus stacking, we can see it in incredible detail

By Tom May Published

John-Oliver Dum’s prize-winning image transforms a tiny garden hunter into an imposing portrait.

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