Jan Erik Waider, a fine art photographer from Hamburg, has captured monster-like formations created by snow and ice blanketing the evergreen vegetation in the upper reaches of the Harz Mountains in northern Germany. [Read More]
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The Winning Photos from the 2021 Nature Photographer of the Year
The Nature Photographer of the Year Competition has named its 2021 winners. An initiative of Nature Talks, the organization is behind an annual photo festival as well as organizes masterclasses and portfolio reviews. Nature Talks says that the Nature Photographer of the Year competition celebrates the beauty of nature photography and provides a top prize… Continue reading The Winning Photos from the 2021 Nature Photographer of the Year
Photographing Canyonlands in 1988: Land of Standing Rocks
In 1991, near the end of some book projects that took me on some lengthy photographic journeys through the American West by car for two years, I came up with the idea of creating posters of some of my black and white images for a few of our western National Parks. My idea was to… Continue reading Photographing Canyonlands in 1988: Land of Standing Rocks
Photographers to Follow on Instagram: December 17, 2021
Every day, the PetaPixel Instagram account is sharing excellent photography from our readers and those who inspire us. Here’s a look at some of our recent favorite posts and the photographers behind the lens. Our @PetaPixel Instagram page has been posting all the great work that finds its way in front of our eyes. Want… Continue reading Photographers to Follow on Instagram: December 17, 2021
Revisiting the Canon 1D, 20 Years Later
It was my first year in college. I was going out every day to teach myself photography, Harry Potter had just come out in theaters, and Canon entered the digital photography world with its very first fully backed flagship, the Canon EOS 1D. At the time, I was shooting on the Canon EOS D30, and… Continue reading Revisiting the Canon 1D, 20 Years Later
Explore a Photographer’s Ongoing 6-Year Timelapse of New York City
Photographer Joseph DiGiovanna is in the midst of a project to timelapse the New York City skyline continuously for 30 years. Six and a half years in, he has launched a website that allows visitors to pinpoint and explore any day since he started. PetaPixel featured DiGiovanna’s project in 2019 as part of photographer Emeric… Continue reading Explore a Photographer’s Ongoing 6-Year Timelapse of New York City
The Power of Long Exposure: Not How A Place Looks, But How It Feels
I set out for the beach before dawn. It’s not always easy getting up when it’s still dark outside, but I always return home thinking I should do this more often. I left the house with 60 pounds of equipment including my old wooden camera — an 8×10 Korona View that was made in 1929… Continue reading The Power of Long Exposure: Not How A Place Looks, But How It Feels
Photographer Captures Comet, Aurora, and Milky Way in Epic Panorama
There I was, standing under the colorful dancing sky, watching Comet Neowise traverse the horizon right before my eyes. I was witnessing an astronomical event that only happens every 6,800 years. To this day, I still pinch myself: that day in Alberta’s Canadian Rockies felt like a dream. And it was without a doubt the… Continue reading Photographer Captures Comet, Aurora, and Milky Way in Epic Panorama
The Winning Photos from the Hasselblad Masters 2021 Competition
Hasselblad has announced the winners of the 2021 Masters photography competition across 12 categories. The winning photographers gain the title of “Hasselblad Master” and receive a medium format mirrorless Hasselblad camera. The Hasselblad Masters competition is regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious professional photography competitions, and winners are selected through a combination of… Continue reading The Winning Photos from the Hasselblad Masters 2021 Competition
A Photo’s Subject is Important, but Don’t Forget the Rest of the Frame
The process of crafting great imagery is something I have been studying for years. One of the undertakings in this riveting pursuit was to study hundreds of great images from many photographers. The works I studied are both well-known and less well-known, from different backgrounds and with unique seeing profiles across most genres of photography.… Continue reading A Photo’s Subject is Important, but Don’t Forget the Rest of the Frame