World Press Photo Story of the Year (Global) – “Saving Forests with Fire” By Matthew Abbott, Australia, for National Geographic/Panos Pictures “A group of Nawarddeken women elders hunt for turtles with homemade tools on floodplains near Gunbalanya, Arnhem Land, Australia on 31 October 2021. They spent all day finding just two turtles, which are a… Continue reading 2022 World Press Photo global winners revealed
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See the winners of Smithsonian Magazine’s 19th annual photo contest
“Najin Resting With Her Caretaker”. Matjaz Krivic Smithsonian Magazine just announced the winners of its 19th annual photo contest, and the results are simply spectacular. In six categories, the winners capture pandemic life, American identity, far-flung locales, and the intricacies of nature. About the contest Over the 19 years that Smithsonian Magazine has run the… Continue reading See the winners of Smithsonian Magazine’s 19th annual photo contest
The year’s most incredible drone photography and videography
1st place, Sports, SkyPixel 7th Anniversary Contest. Ekaterina Polischuk The SkyPixel 7th Anniversary Contest award winners have just been announced. As you can probably guess from the name, the SkyPixel Contest, backed by DJI, is for aerial photography and videography shot with a drone. Let’s look at some winners. About the contest Now in its… Continue reading The year’s most incredible drone photography and videography
2022 World Press Photo Contest regional winners announced
A collage showing some of the regional winners from this years World Press Photo Contest. World Press Photo The regional winners of the 2022 World Press Photo Contest have just been announced. Although the contest has been running for 65 years, this is the first time they’ve used a regional format. We’re pretty excited about… Continue reading 2022 World Press Photo Contest regional winners announced
An epic photo of a leopard seal eating a penguin wins the 2021 World Nature Photography Awards
Grand Prize winner, World Nature Photography Awards 2021. © Amos Nachoum The winners of the World Nature Photography Awards 2021 have just been announced and many of the winning shots are absolutely incredible. Like the organizers of the competition, we here at PopPhoto believe taking photographs is one of the best ways to highlight the… Continue reading An epic photo of a leopard seal eating a penguin wins the 2021 World Nature Photography Awards
Check out these powerful images from the winners of the 2022 Leica Women Foto Project
Demi, Brummana, Lebanon, 2021 — Demi was injured in the August 4, 2020 explosions. I photographed her on the eve of the anniversary. She chose this location with all the broken glass and wrote the following: “We were mesmerized by the fragmented building, each broken piece told a familiar story a mountain away from Beirut.… Continue reading Check out these powerful images from the winners of the 2022 Leica Women Foto Project
Sony World Photography Awards 2022 ‘Pro’ competition – finalists & shortlist announced
“The Beauty of Humanity,” by Anna Neubauer. © Anna Neubauer, Austria, Finalist, Professional, Portfolio, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards Photography contests are not just a source of pride (and often, prizes) for their winners, they also provide great inspiration for the rest of us. Case in point, the Sony World Photography Awards—which is among the… Continue reading Sony World Photography Awards 2022 ‘Pro’ competition – finalists & shortlist announced
Close-up Photographer of the Year: ‘Two of a kind’ challenge winners
Title: Hey, what’s that?. Noelle Bennett The annual Close-up Photographer of the Year competition has announced the winning images of its second themed challenge, “Two of a Kind.” These challenges run outside of the competition itself (which opens for entries later this month). Winning shots from the Two of a Kind challenge run the gamut… Continue reading Close-up Photographer of the Year: ‘Two of a kind’ challenge winners
Dreamy vistas dominate the 2021 International Landscape Photographer of the Year awards
Aytek Çetin is the 2021 International Photographer of the Year. © Aytek Çetin/International landscape Photographer of the Year 2021 The winners of the 2021 International Landscape Photographer of the Year (ILPOTY) competition have been announced. And there are some incredible photos among the top 238 shots (we’ll explain the number in a second) so let’s… Continue reading Dreamy vistas dominate the 2021 International Landscape Photographer of the Year awards
The best student and youth photographers of 2022
Aidan Murgatroyd, South Africa, Finalist, Student competition, Connections, 2022 Sony World Photography Awards. © Aidan Murgatroyd The shortlists for the Youth and Student categories of the Sony World Photography Awards have just been announced. As should be expected, there are some cracking images from up-and-coming artists. Here are some of our favorites. The Youth World… Continue reading The best student and youth photographers of 2022