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A ten percent illuminated waxing crescent moon sets behind the Statue of Liberty on October 13, 2026, in New York City.
Stunning photograph aligns an orange slice of the moon with the Statue of Liberty – and it’s a great reminder of October’s upcoming photogenic supermoon

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

ASTRO October's full moon rise occurs close to sunset, making it a great opportunity for photographers

ASTRO
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

News
A young girl in a dark headscarf peers out from behind a half-open wooden door with a metal bolt, standing against a dim grey wall, while beyond the door a sunlit room with patterned curtains
A picture of two halves: as an Afghan girl stares straight into the camera, light, shadow and color tell a story about confinement, with no need for words

By Tom May Published

Awards Stefano Rosselli’s portrait gives voice to a generation of women shut out of public life

Awards
Monochrome image depicting a ballet dancer performing in a garage.
Beyond polished performances: photographing the “quieter, unguarded” moments of ballet dancing

By Alan Palazon Published

Photojournalism Interval, a series by Idaho-based photographer Weston McGhee, explores ballet dancing in spontaneous settings, with one of the images recently chosen by VSCO to feature on a billboard

Photojournalism
A dark Brandt’s cormorant flies to the right with a large bundle of green surfgrass in its bill, its head and body sharp while its outstretched wings blur into streaks
High above a California cliff colony, a Brandt’s cormorant flew in with a beakful of surfgrass. Kevin Lohman slowed his camera’s shutter to turn the moment into a dramatic picture

By Tom May Published

Award winner Kevin Lohman used a classic panning technique to make a nest-building cormorant look weightless

Award winner
A busy street corner seen through the glass of a bus shelter, its reflections layering a smiling woman in a brown hat, a man in a flat cap and a giant black-and-white advertisement face over a mural
A woman laughs behind glass, rainbows arc through a sprinkler and a marching band waits by the sea: Alex Webb’s camera photographs an America that's busy, bright and connected

By Tom May Published

Book Alex Webb’s spent more than a decade crossing 40 US cities. His new book showcase photography inspired by the blues

Book
The Seven Worlds by F Holland Day, 1898
These 19th-century selfies might just be the most important photographs you’ve never heard of

By Tom May Published

History In 1898, American photographer F Holland Day starved himself, grew his hair and photographed himself as Christ on the cross.

History
I spent $15 on a craft kit to capture stunning psychedelic camera shots at home

By Wendy Evans Published

Create mesmerizing abstract patterns at home with this simple photography trick

Photo Technique
A glowing ring of teal and coral-red gas surrounds a dark blue-green centre containing a bright white star, scattered with stars and dozens of tiny orange and white smudges that are distant galaxies.
Peering through the heart of a dying star, photographer Kfir Simon found a host of distant galaxies hiding in plain sight

By Tom May Published

The Helix Nebula is 650 light years away, but this shot reveals galaxies far beyond even that

Astrophotography
Red-crowned crane.
How far can you blow out a scene before losing the subject? Wildlife photographer breaks down the high-key technique behind his stunning series of Japanese red-crowned cranes

By Alan Palazon Published

Bird Photography Multi-award-winning photographer Somdutt Prasad purposely exposed the images beyond what “felt natural” to capture the majestic birds against the snow-capped Hokkaido landscape

Bird Photography
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