2023 Hasselblad Masters Winners Show the Best in Fine Art Photography
Hasselblad has announced the winners of its prestigious Hasselblad Masters 2023 competition.
Amazing Gymnastics Photo Wins Gold in World Sports Photography Awards
The World Sports Photography Awards has unveiled the overall winner of its 2024 photo contest, along with the runner-up and third-place recipients.
15 World Oceans Day Photo Contest Winners Show the Beauty of the Sea
To celebrate World Oceans Day 2024 on June 8, the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea has revealed the winners of its 11th annual photo competition coordinated in collaboration with DivePhotoGuide, non-profit Oceanic Global, and other partners
‘One Shot’ Contest Winners Exemplify Emotion of Black and White Photos
The Exposure One Awards have announced the winners of the 2024 One Shot Photo Contest, and they are an incredible showcase of the emotional power of black and white photography.
The Wonderful GDT Nature Photographer of the Year Winners
The German Society for Nature Photography (GDT) has announced the winner of its prestigious GDT Nature Photographer of the Year competition. The 2024 winner is Dieter Damschen for his photo Winter flood in a riparian forest.
This Year’s Spectacular Sony World Photography Awards Winners
After announcing the finalists last month, the World Photography Organization has unveiled the winners of the annual Sony World Photography Awards.
World’s First ‘Miss AI’ Competition Announced With $5,000 Cash Prize
The world's first AI beauty pageant has been announced where AI-generated women can compete to be crowned the digital equivalent of Miss World -- with a $5,000 cash top prize.
World Press Photo 2024 Regional Winners Showcase the Events That Shape the World
World Press Photo has announced the regional winners of its prestigious annual photo competition, highlighting the best photojournalism and documentary photography of 2024.
Glorious Gannet Portrait Wins World Nature Photography Awards
The World Nature Photography Awards announced the winners of its 2024 contest, celebrating the best in nature and wildlife photography. British photographer Tracey Lund won the top prize for her stunning portrait of a pair of gannets swimming off the coast of the Shetland Islands.
15 Photos Show Beautiful Simplicity of Monochromatic Minimalism
Black & White Minimalism Magazine has announced the winners of its 2024 Black and White Minimalist Photography Prize, with the top photographer earning themselves a nice $1,000 award.
The Breathtaking Winners of the British Wildlife Photography Awards
In this year's British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA), more than 14,000 incredible wildlife images were whittled down to a single grand prize winner, photographer Ryan Stalker.
The 10 Jaw-Dropping Open Winners of the Sony World Photography Awards
The World Photography Organization has unveiled the 10 category winners in this year's Sony World Photography Awards Open competition, "recognizing the best single images from across the world in 2023."
Sleepy Polar Bear Portrait Wins the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award
British amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani's dreamy and serene portrait of a sleepy polar bear on an iceberg has been voted the People's Choice winner in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, the 59th edition of the famous photo contest.
International Garden Photographer of the Year Celebrates Botanical Beauty
The International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) competition celebrates all things botanical photography, including close-ups, abstract images, and landscape scenes. The winners of the 17th edition have been revealed and are beautiful.
The Winners of ‘The Human Element’ Photo Contest From TIME and ASMP
Last September, TIME Magazine and the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) launched a new global photography competition called "The Human Element," seeking to showcase portrait photography in all its forms. The winners have been announced, and they are gorgeous.
World Press Photo Partners with Fujifilm to Expand Annual Competition
The World Press Photo Foundation, which operates the annual World Press Photo Contest, has entered into a "strategic partnership" with Fujifilm.
The Best Photos From the 2023 Close-Up Photographer of the Year Contest
The 2023 Close-up Photographer of the Year has been named. Hungarian photographer Csaba Daróczi has won the top prize for his striking image of a Eurasian nuthatch flying overhead a hollowed-out tree stump.
Tamron Lens Owners Impress in the Company’s Annual Photo Contest
Tamron Americas revealed that John Calvin and Chandler Weber won the lensmaker's Tamron User Photo/Video Contest 2023.
Adobe Pays $1 Billion to Terminate $20 Billion Figma Acquisition
Adobe has abandoned its $20 billion takeover bid for design platform Figma. The prolonged acquisition attempt has been wrought with regulatory opposition in the United States, European Union, and United Kingdom.
Jaw-Dropping Climber Portrait Wins Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2023
A woman won the grand prize for the first time in the 17-year history of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest contest, the world's largest action sports photo competition. Australian photographer Krystle Wright wowed the more than 50 contest judges with an incredible photo of climber Angela VanWiemeersch scaling a cliff in Long Canyon, Utah.
The Baffling Allure of Staged Photos in Photography Competitions
Ah, the world of photography – where the line between candid images and artfully contrived scenes grows increasingly hazy. It’s as if the debate about staged photos and their place in photography competitions never quite loses its luster. But wait, we’ve got another gem to share: the revelation of a prize-winning staged photograph in yet another photography competition.
Photo of a Rodent’s Optic Nerve Wins Nikon’s 2023 Small World Competition
Nikon's 49th annual Small World Photomicrography Competition announced its winners and the top prize went to Hassanain Qambari for his vivid image of a rodent optic nerve head.
Ring Offers $1 Million Prize For Photo Evidence of Aliens or UFOs
Doorbell camera company Ring has gotten into the spooky season, offering $1 million to anyone who can capture photographic evidence of aliens using its products.
These Are the Best Panoramic Photos of 2023
The winners of the 14th annual Epson International Pano Awards have been announced. The overall winner, featured above, is Spanish photographer José D. Riquelme.
Photographer Wins a Gargantuan $109,000 in 10th Prix Pictet Awards
Photographer Gauri Gill has won the 10th Annual Prix Pictet Photography and Sustainability Award, taking home the massive prize of 100,000 Swiss Francs (about $109,219), one of the largest if not the largest sums for a photo award in the world.
‘The Human Element’ is a New Portrait Competition from TIME and ASMP
The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) and TIME Magazine are launching a new global photography competition and the prizes include a paid TIME photo assignment, custom three-month mentorship with the photo editors of TIME, and over $16,000 in cash.
Night Sky at Hadrian’s Wall, Sunlit Portrait Earn Win Northern Photography Prize
The Northern Photography Prize celebrates the best in amateur photography in North East England. A pair of amateur photographers from the historic region have been awarded the landscape and portrait awards in this year's Northern Photography Prize competition.
The Spectacular Winning Photos and Films From Nikon’s 2023 Photo Contest
Nikon announced the winners of its 2023 Photo Contest, which is one of the world's largest photo and film competitions. Now in its 50th year, the top picks were selected from approximately 70,000 entries.
Three Photographers Named ‘Astronomy Photographer of the Year’ for Their Incredible Discovery
Royal Observatory Greenwich has revealed that photographers Marcel Dreschler, Xavier Strottner, and Yann Sainty have been named "Astronomy Photographer of the Year" for their stunning image, Andromeda, Unexpected.
The Beautiful Winning Images of the 2023 Siena Creative Photo Awards
The Siena Awards has announced the winners of its Creative Photo Awards 2023 competition. Earning the title of "Photographer of the Year" is Frank Zhang for his image above, "Aesthetics from Africa."