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Aerial view of road running through snow-covered field. There is a church and a tree on the left-hand side of the road.

This simple composition is as good as they come – and it just won an aerial photography award

By Alan Palazon Published

News German photographer Aleksandra Wilk infused negative space into this masterfully simple drone shot, winning an International Aerial Photographer of the Year Award

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A close-up, wide-angle shot of a giraffe's head leaning dramatically toward the camera, contrasting its patterned neck and body against a grassy landscape under a dramatic, cloudy sky

This nose-to-lens giraffe photograph earned a major award for its dramatic camera phone perspective

By Tom May Published

NEWS How an ultra-wide lens on an iPhone 13 turned a curious giraffe into an award-winning close-up portrait

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Black and white portraits of three rugged coal miners in gear (left) and an older man in a leather jacket and hat at a mining site (right)

Using large-format photography, this student wins two major photo awards for recording coal miners in the last working drift colliery in Western Europe

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS Shot on 5x4 large format HP5, the documentary photographer and published photojournalist aims to document the coal mine landscapes and workers "before they vanish under the weight of time"

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A night scene of a dramatic performance with molten iron or fire being thrown into the air, creating glowing orange explosions of sparks and flames shaped like wings against a black background

Old-world fire and new-world tech: how an iPhone's extreme telephoto reach photographed China's ancient art of molten sparks

By Tom May Published

NEWS This striking image of a traditional fire performance earned an Honorable Mention at the 2026 iPhone Photography Awards.

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An individual wearing a blue jacket and white pants climbs horizontally across a large, weathered red sculpture with peeling paint against a clear blue sky.

From Japanese parks to German playgrounds, Kerstin Weiser uses harsh flash lighting and color-matched costumes to fuse humans with concrete structures

By Tom May Published

NEWS Kerstin Weiser's award-winning series turns willing volunteers into living extensions of concrete scales and painted slides

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Black-and-white image of two children led on grass. The shadow of a badminton racket can be seen on their faces and there is a shuttle cock in the frame too.

This photo masters light, melding narrative and composition to win an award – and it was shot with an iPhone

By Alan Palazon Last updated

Hungarian photographer Gellért Gombai ​​subtly infused the backstory into his award-winning image using light and shadows, adding deeper meaning to an otherwise abstract photo

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Two people sit on a rooftop picnic setup surrounded by a colorful feast, with a vibrant nature-themed backdrop

This contrasting scene of a countryside picnic on an urban rooftop won a major photography award – and now it’s your chance

By Alan Palazon Published

News Photographer Mithail Afrige Chowdhury won £10,000 from the 2025 Wellcome Photography Prize for capturing human resilience among urban expansion – and now you can enter the 2027 awards

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A woman wearing a dark purple hijab gently cradles a severely thin, malnourished child against her chest in front of a cracked, weathered wall.

A goat versus Gaza: Leica's award shortlist highlights one of the biggest challenges in photography contests

By Tom May Published

NEWS How do you judge an image from a war against an image of a goat? Leica's 2026 shortlist puts them on the same page.

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An overhead, high-angle shot captures a fisherman in a conical hat standing on a small wooden boat, surrounded by a massive, glowing golden fishing net stretched across the water, which features two distinct, circular clearing

I've honestly never seen a photo like this: How one aerial photographer turned a fishing scene into a work of fine art

By Tom May Published

NEWS A split-second shot from overhead transforms an everyday fishing net into something close to a gallery painting

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Condor in flight above lake in mountainous region.

"The magic happened… all it took was the right click" – Andean condors reign supreme in Patagonia Photo Contest

By Alan Palazon Published

News This year’s Patagonia Photo Contest winners included two fantastic shots of condors, a bird of prey considered a national symbol across the Andes

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