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Astrophotographer climbed steep snow and ice to reveal a spectacular night sky "most people beneath those lights will never see"
By Kim Bunermann published
Award-winning Milky Way image over Queenstown shows a rare alignment of a galaxy, alpine terrain and human presence

8-year-old wins top prize in world's leading food photography competition with smartphone shot
By Kim Bunermann published
AWARDS The award-winning image features a vegetable that the young photographer had never tasted before!

"An old woman pours herself tea - but it's so much more than just that. The expression on her crevassed face is beautiful, it moved me to tears" – founder of world's biggest food photography awards on top prize-winning photo
By Kim Bunermann published
Prestigious food photography competition crowns its overall winner – a visual feast that left the founder emotional

Award-winning Milky Way photo above Aoraki "became one of the most demanding challenges I had set for myself," says photographer
By Kim Bunermann published
winner The photographer navigated steep, rocky terrain and snow-covered slopes under winter conditions to capture this Milky Way photograph
These award-winning photos pull on all the heartstrings in the most nostalgic way
By Alan Palazon published
News This year’s winners of the OpenWalls Spotlight Awards have been announced, and the images evoke the deepest sense of longing for home and nostalgia for times gone by

Photographer freezes explosive kingfisher moment at 1/3200 sec to scoop major bird photography award
By Kim Bunermann published
WINNER "No one can ignore such a scene. While the female was far away, the male dove unsuccessfully time and time again – and with each try, he moved closer to us," explains the photographer

This split-second bird photo shows "a truly extraordinary moment captured in time", says judge of prestigious photography competition
By Kim Bunermann published
Awards Planning, timing and skill turned this bird scene behind a rare sun halo into an award-winning capture
The Messiah isn’t Jesus, it’s this heron walking on water – which won a trophy at the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
By Alan Palazon published
News The heron's physics-defying tricks give Jesus a run for his money… until you see what's really going on beneath the water!

"At first, it was hard to believe" – Photographer captures a rare combination of night sky phenomena in one image
By Kim Bunermann last updated
UPDATED This 200° Milky Way panorama revealed something that the photographer did not expect to see

18-year-old photographer wins top prize with heartwarming cygnet image – "They all lay down for a rest right beside me"
By Kim Bunermann last updated
UPDATED Young British Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 winner captures tender swan family moment using APS-C mirrorless camera and telephoto lens
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