Latest articles by Alan Palazon
This shot of conservationists soaring the skies with a flock of endangered birds just won a science photo competition
News Gunnar Hartmann’s photo of researchers guiding migrating birds was the overall winner of Nature’s 2026 Scientist at Work competition
This award-winning food photo has my eyes peeled and my mouth watering
News Shot at a dumplings stand in a Korean market, this image recently won the Food category of the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Photography Awards
First-ever camera footage of world’s “ugliest shark” in its natural habitat captured by researchers
News Scientists recently published footage of two sightings of the elusive goblin shark – a terrifyingly ugly marine creature
These are the most heartbreaking wildlife photographs of 2026 – and they're going on an international tour
News The winners of the 2026 Environmental Photography Awards were personally congratulated by Prince Albert II of Monaco at the inauguration of the awards exhibition
Divers capture first-ever video images of a great white shark in the Mediterranean as Jaws takes a trip to European waters!
News Divers were lucky to cross paths with the adult shark in the Strait of Sicily as illegal fishing in the Mediterranean has endangered these sharks
iPhone photos are about to get a lot less noisy, even if you've never heard of Core Image RAW 9. iOS 27 and macOS 27 hide a key editing update
News Apple has made major updates to its RAW file processing engine resulting in better denoising and color rendition, and shared proof in a recent video
These images come from some of the best photography books of the year. Seven books on photography and filmmaking have been short-listed for prestigious award
News The Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards cleebrates the best publications about photography and filmmaking, and now has whittled down this year’s entries to seven finalists
Astronaut shoots breathtaking aerial photographs of two of Europe's most iconic volcanoes in just one minute!
News French astronaut Sophie Adenot captured images of Mt Vesuvius and Mt Etna from 250 miles above the Earth’s surface aboard the International Space Station
Shortlisted images of science photography competition brilliantly depict the wonders of Earth
News An Australian science photography competition has selected its shortlist, with the finalists highlighting just how majestic our planet is, from endearing wildlife to breathtaking landscapes
Legendary black-and-white photographer is giving away his iconic Leica camera – and you could win it!
News One of the world’s most celebrated monochrome photographers is gifting a lucky winner his personal Leica Typ 246, a camera he’s used for the past 15 years
APS-C mirrorless cameras are trending for budget portability. But some full-frame DSLRs are actually the same price
OPINION Mirrorless seems to get the automatic nod of approval simply because it’s the newer technology, but full-frame DSLR cameras can outperform APS-C
A BBC expert has these two images among the best of 2026 so far – but I’m not sure – what do you think?
OPINION These two images are undoubtedly powerful – but are they truly among the best of the year so far? Here’s my take, and hopefully you’ll share yours
A ‘really bad’ photographer just won US$50,000 and an Iceland trip. Can epic locations make up for subpar photo skills?
News After a “mountain of bad photos,” Iceland Air has found a terrible photographer, with the winner taking home a cash prize and an all-expenses-paid trip
Florida conservationists need your help classifying 6 million acres worth of wildlife trail cam images
News Some 1,000 participants have completed over 200,000 classifications since May – but the work is just getting started
The zoo housing Punch, the viral baby monkey, wants to ban photos – but a ban could have unintended consequences
Opinion Ichikawa City Zoo may ban taking photos after a US tourist jumped into the monkey enclosure to record social media content with the famous macaque
300 images from from Newton, Avedon, Penn and more on display at Yves Saint Laurent exhibition
News The YSL exhibition will explore the intimate relationship between the couturier and photography through a vast collection of some 300 images and memorabilia
Nearly 2,000 works from more than 450 artists will create a display of 200 years of photographic history
News The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is set to open five photography galleries next year, where many of the recently donated works will be displayed
12 images across 12 topics in just 24 hours: Oxford Photomarathon challenges photographers to “embrace imperfection”
News The “24-hour photographic adventure” prioritizes speed and creativity with participants capturing an array of images with a tight turnaround
Meet William Constable: The unsung pioneer of photography who helped pave the way for portraiture
News Constable was a 19th-century daguerreotype photographer who captured the first ever photo of British royalty
Elusive Indonesian parrot “lost” to science photographed for only the second time in 100 years
News This rare lorikeet was discovered in 1920 and had only been photographed once, in 2014 – until conservationists spotted it again in April
Disputed historic Kodacolor photo of John F. Kennedy's final motorcade belongs to museum, court rules
News The court ruled that the image – snapped shortly before Kennedy was killed – belonged to the official JFK museum in Dallas, despite claims from a private collector that he was the owner
Henri Cartier-Bresson would approve of this Nat Geo award-winning street photo capturing a decisive moment between the real and art world
News The image is a brilliant example of Cartier-Bresson’s “Decisive Moment” philosophy: the split second when all elements of a scene come together in perfect harmony
Are disposable cameras still environmentally justifiable, with cheap reusable point-and-shoot alternatives available?
News "I do think that disposables are definitely one of the worst cases for film photography." Is it time to ditch what is arguably photography’s most wasteful practice?
A major film festival will soon debut the first fully AI-generated feature, inspired by real events. This could be a major shift for filmmaking
Opinion As the Tribeca Film Festival gears up to screen the divisive movie, are we looking at a future where all movies are created without a single actor or set?
