An army of tadpoles and a stretching lynx are just some of the incredible photos winning accolades at the annual competition

Shortlisted for the Close-up Photographer of the Year contest, these images zoom in on animals in all their glory

Olivier Grunewald took this image of the Icelandic volcano's central crater filled with lava, forming a fiery lake of liquid rock

From a sea turtle and diver swimming in harmony in Malaysia to a red-eyed tree frog in its Costa Rican rainforest home, take a peek at some of the winning entries in one of the most prestigious photography competitions

See some of the top entries to this year's Mangrove Photography Awards, showing the beauty and fragility of these unique ecosystems

This claustrophobia-inducing image is taken from photographer Martin Broen's new book Light in the Underworld, a collection of shots from the Yucatán’s cenotes, or sinkholes

Shortlisted for the Close-up Photographer of the Year contest, these images zoom in on animals in all their glory

See the world's best space images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 award

From Juliette Binoche’s ‘A Thousand Times Good Night’ to Clint Eastwood’s ‘The Bridges of Madison County,’ here are some films that used photography as a lens to reveal the inner landscapes of the protagonist

March of Dimes volunteer ambassador and world famous photographer Anne Geddes is featured in a PSA to raise awareness about preventing preterm birth and give more babies a healthy start in life.

Video of legally-blind photographer living his Whole Day, as he captures a celebration of senses and movement

OPPO India has announced the winners of its inaugural imagineIF Photography Awards 2024. With over 34,000 submissions from across the country, the competition aimed to push the boundaries of smartphone photography and encourage photographers to tell their unique stories through the

Smartphone photography is more popular than ever, with an estimated 54,000 photos taken every second. As social media drives this trend, the need for high-quality phone cameras and reliable storage has grown significantly. To help you capture and store your memories

vivo India announced the launch of the second edition of the vivo Imagine Smartphone Photography Awards, designed to encourage photographers across India to explore their creative potential. This year, the awards will be led by acclaimed writer and filmmaker Zoya Akhtar,

Polaroid, the brand that pioneered instant photography, is making its way into India. Known for blending the charm of analog photography with modern features, Polaroid is appealing to Indian consumers who love physical prints and a touch of nostalgia. Teaming up

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During the Cold War, surveillance in Moscow was the most difficult kind of surveillance that the US had encountered around the globe. There are lots of was to collect intelligence, and cameras were former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez's favorite. Jonna talks about all the different photography methods US spies used during the Cold War, from carrier pigeons holding tiny cameras to a variety of different spy cameras that could be hidden in pens, ties and pocketbooks. Check out Jonna Mendez’s most recent book The Moscow Rules or find more information about her on her website on https://www.themasterofdisguise.com/ Moscow Rules: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541762185/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tpbk_p1_i0 Archival images courtesy of the International Spy Museum (SPY) in Washington, DC, a Guinness World Record recognized nonprofit with the largest collection of spy artifacts in the world. At the Museum, you can see firsthand some of these spy gadgets: http://www.spymuseum.org/ Additional Archival Images Courtesy of: Images of Tolkachev are courtesy of a family friend, from The Billion Dollar Spy. You can find out more about the book here: https://www.davidehoffman.com/ Image of Matchbox Camera courtesy of the CIA, who does not endorse the contents of this production Interspectral: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoG3unoSTVcR64o8vGb1SEQ Getty Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division

Steve Winter has been a contributing wildlife photographer with National Geographic for over 20 years. As a wildlife photographer, Steve always has tons of photographs to sift through, and eventually whittle down. Watch as Steve lays out how he actually goes about choosing the perfect photograph.

A two-day exhibition by students of Diploma in Photography of Andhra University in Visakhapatnam unfolds diverse themes and creative vision

In a future where humanity has been driven underground by an apocalyptic event, a prisoner is haunted by the childhood memory of seeing a man gunned down at an airport. A group of scientists make him their time-traveling guinea pig, hoping that he’ll be able to find a way to restore the society they once knew. […]

Veteran photographer Sunil Gupta looks back at how the camera shaped his life, outlook and identity as a gay man in the 1970s

A generation that has grown up on a digital diet is propelling this art form’s revival

The art scholar on why the dance form of Theyyam has to be viewed from different angles

Mukul Soman is creating a buzz in the international scene with his skills in photography, software and art

With Hasselblad-approved imaging prowess, this starrer on this phone is its quad-camera setup

Costume and fashion design students in the city take a tour of unique weaving traditions and stories of craftsmen, artisans and weavers at a travelling photography exhibition 

On a day that celebrates the invention of the photographic process, an amateur reflects on the changing times

The story of a doctor who holds a stethoscope and a camera with a flair

Travel blogger and photographer Andy Luten drove 4,200 miles across six states to see the grounded jets, detailing the shocking state of aviation.

Photographs of Hawke's Bay taken from space almost a year apart show the effects of its drought.The photos, taken by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), compare the region on May 2, 2019, and April 29 this year....

Acclaimed photographers from around the world share a single image reflecting on their experience of the coronavirus outbreak

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Ashish Raje, a photojournalist with a Mumbai tabloid, was allegedly pushed and assaulted by two police officials when he was walking to Mumbai Bagh in Nagpada area.

Underwater Photographer of the Year celebrates photography beneath the surface of the ocean, lakes and rivers.More than 5,500 underwater pictures were entered in 13 categories by underwater photographers from 70 countries around the world.Scroll down to see the winning images.

From incredible landscapes to touching portraits to memorable wildlife photography, the winners of the Sony World Photography Awards showcase it all!Scroll down and prepared to be wowed...

Behold the breathtaking winning and shortlisted images from one of the world's most prestigious photography contests.The amazing shots are from the open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2020, which received 193,000 entries from photographers in over 200 territories.Scroll down and feast your eyes on our pick of the shortlisted and category-winning entries.

This image of lawyer Clarence S. Darrow (center) talking with group of men in Dayton, Tenn., in July 1925 is one of 10 photographs from […]

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Smithsonian astronomers have joined their colleagues from other observatories in a daring new venture: to photograph the giant black hole at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy.

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Chip Clark came to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in 1973, with a degree in biology and an interest in photography. He has been a photographer on staff ever since, documenting thousands of specimens and exhibits, and accompanying scientists on research trips around the world. He died June 12, 2010. This video interview was made by Lauren Dare, an intern with the Smithsonian Institution Archives, on May 27, 2010, as part of an oral history project for the National Museum of Natural History's Centennial (2010-2011). To learn more about Chip Clark, see his page on the Centennial website-- www.mnh.si.edu/onehundredyears/profiles/Chip_Clark.html -- where you also can find more videos and stories about the people and the work of the NMNH.

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