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A 3D rendering of a gilded DSLR camera trophy
A compact Nikon mirrorless “videographer’s dream” and a tiny viral keychain camera have just won a major design award in Japan – but one camera company swept 35 awards

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

AWARDS For the eighth year in a row, Fujifilm has swept the most awards in Japan’s Good Design Award, as Nikon and Kodak earn a Top 100

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Black-and-white close-up of a giraffe calf standing between its mother’s front legs
"This young giraffe was no more than a few hours old," says award-winning wildlife photographer. "We watched at a distance as the young giraffe suckled, still wobbly on its legs before coming forwards towards us," captured with a 14-year-old DSLR camera

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS A touching moment that may soon become a thing of the past: a mother giraffe and her infant captured in Kenya's famous Mara North Conservancy wins a major photography award

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Urban puzzle — © Luca Paccusse / Siena Awards 2026
These three award-winning street photographs prove that timing really is everything

By Sebastian Oakley Published

News The art of seeing the unseen: These stunning street photographs just won big at the Siena Awards

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Pride festival.
Get your fix of monochrome: Exposure One announces its International Photographer of the Year 2026 winners

By Alan Palazon Published

Black-and-white photography The major black-and-white award crowns both a professional and amateur Photographer of the Year, along with numerous category winners, in one of the world’s major monochrome photography celebrations

Black-and-white photography
Black-and-white close-up of a dung beetle rolling a ball of dung, with tiny flies swarming nearby
14-year-old photographer wins one of wildlife photography's biggest awards with image of a dung beetle on a mission to roll its precious cargo up a sandy slope, captured on a family game drive in Zimbabwe

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS With a striking black-and-white image of a determined dung beetle pushing a ball of dung, trailed by a gathering of flies, young photographer Oscar Whitfield scoops the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year title

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Black-and-white image of a person balancing on a tightrope above a rugged, snow-covered mountain landscape
The future of photography is bright and these award-winning talents demonstrate why, with images of a shrinking glacier in Iceland and a first-of-its-kind school in Scotland

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS Celebrating the very best in the new wave of photographers and image makers, the AOP Emerging Talent Award announces its winners

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Black-and-white photo of an adult elephant lifting a deceasedl calf with its trunk and tusk
Deeply moving black-and-white photograph crowned as the year's best wildlife image might teach us about an elephant's journey towards understanding death

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS An image of a female elephant carrying her deceased calf wins the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, captured in Huab River Valley, Damaraland, Namibia

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Elderly woman sat in wheelchair cradles robot like a baby.
This is Zora, the robot keeping elderly people company, snapped by a Wellcome Prize-winning photographer

By Alan Palazon Published

Awards Ukrainian photojournalist Dmitry Kostyukov captured the award-winning scene during the robot's trial phase at a French nursing facility in 2019 – and with the 2027 awards entry period about to close, it’s your last chance to submit an image

Awards
A puma attacking a guanaco in a mountainous landscape
"It's a rare treat to see a puma hunting right in front of you" – third major award for unusual photo of female puma attempting to catch a guanaco... but failing

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS He decided to pick up a camera and become a photographer. Now, he's continuing his impressive run of award wins with this image as it receives another major honor

NEWS
A nighttime shot of a silhouetted prowling black panther against red light from a nocturnal lamp.
Slow shutter speed and sky-high ISO for wildlife photography – you must be kidding? “It’s the picture that counts,” says award-winning photographer of this stunning image of a black leopard at night

By Alan Palazon Published

Wildlife Photography British wildlife photographer Andy Rouse recently won the MontPhoto Contest 2026 with an artistic nighttime frame of a leopard shot at ISO 51200 and a 1/15-second shutter speed

Wildlife Photography
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