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A black sea lion pup resting its head on the sandy head of its mother lying on the beach
A week-old Hawaiian monk seal pup rests on its mother at a busy Waikīkī beach – and this photographer captured the rare moment without disturbing them

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS The tender wildlife image highlights the sixth Hawaiian monk seal birth ever recorded at the beach – and is now a finalist in a prestigious photography award

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Four teenagers wearing American Footbal outfits.
Almost 4,000 entries whittled down to just 4 – the Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026 shortlist has been announced

By Alan Palazon Published

News The finalists of this year’s competition, organized by London's National Portrait Gallery, will now vie for the grand prize of £15,000 (approximately $20,300 / AU$28,500)

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A lone freediver hovers in a shaft of light at the centre of a vast, swirling school of sardines that curves around her like a dark tunnel.
How a photographer on an unplanned dive swam into a mass of sardines and captured this breathtaking, ethereal image

By Tom May Published

NEWS This Ocean Photographer of the Year finalist image looks meticulously staged. It wasn't

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Sigma BF
This viewfinder-free camera teaches lessons no other mirrorless really can. Now it has won a prestigious award for its "contemporary interpretation of what began with the camera obscura"

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS The minimalist compact mirrorless has now won two major awards for its radical approach to photography – including Red Dot's 'Best of the Best'

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Rocky shoreline at sunset with a distant cliff and ancient castle ruins under an orange sky
Award-winning photographers all started somewhere – these are the 10 photo contests to enter this August

By Kim Bunermann Last updated

NEWS These international photography contests want to see your images and are open to photographers of all levels

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Fujifilm GFX100RF
Compact camera wins third major industry award for "extreme standard" – it's one of a kind and earns 'Best of the Best'

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS The world's highest-resolution compact camera continues its award-winning run, earning a prestigious Red Dot 'Best of the Best' award for its radical design

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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 Last updated

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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Instagram post by Valery Melnikov on being removed from LOBA 2026
"Inconvenient photographs": Leica's decision to pull a Russian from its awards shortlist is forcing the photography world to face some hard questions

By Tom May Published

Opinion A prestigious prize just got tangled in a bloody war, and now the rules about who can enter contests no longer seem clear

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An elephant seal peers underwater at the viewer, its whiskered face enlarged beneath a rippling waterline and dramatic sunset clouds
"These photographs don't just capture what’s beneath the surface; they surface the stories our planet most needs us to hear. As the pressures on our ocean grow, so does the importance of the artists who bear witness to them"

By Kim Bunermann Published

NEWS For the first time, photographers also explored the ocean's smallest inhabitants. Discover the Ocean Photographer of the Year Finalists – with some destined for the awards podium

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Billboard featuring information about a photography competition.
VSCO is bringing print photography back in billboard style – and your image could feature on one!

By Alan Palazon Published

News Like a blast from the past, the photography platform is giving 50 photographers the chance to feature on a billboard in their home state

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