The Wind is an Artist
How nature sculpts masterpieces from sand, light, and time.
How nature sculpts masterpieces from sand, light, and time.
A female elephant carries a dead calf across a dry riverbed in Namibia. That unforgettable frame took the grand title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026, for Italian photographer Federico Veronesi. It was chosen from a record 65,403 entries from 121 countries and territories.
When Apple announced the iPhone 18 Pro, one of the features that initially made me laugh was the addition of a mechanical aperture. Really? After all these years of computational photography, machine learning, increasingly sophisticated image processing, and now AI, […]
Photography has always shaped the way we understand the natural world. Today, as ecosystems change faster than ever, images have become more than works of art. They are records of a moment in time, evidence of change, and a way […]
On August 12th, 2026, a spectacular total solar eclipse crossed parts of the Northern Hemisphere. The Moon passed directly between Earth and the Sun, completely blocking the Sun for viewers along the narrow path of totality. Totality was visible in […]
The fourth edition of the Nature and Humans International Photography Contest is now open for entries, running from May 31 to September 28, 2026. Organized by Fundación DESEA in Spain, the competition is open to amateur and professional photographers of any nationality, with a €25 entry fee and €17,000 in prizes on offer, including €10,500 in cash.
Some stories cannot be photographed over a weekend. They require time, travel, patience, and multiple returns to the same locations. They demand trust, observation, and often years of work before the full story begins to emerge. That’s where the FUJIFILM GFX Challenge Grant Program enters the picture.
Four images. Four photographers. One unflinching look at instinct, survival, and the world we share.
When thousands of photographers submit their finest work to a single competition, the results reveal far more than technical excellence. They reveal how humanity sees itself in relation to the natural world: what we value, what we notice, what moves us to pause and bear witness.
This Earth Day 2026, I find myself thinking about what endures when everything else feels fragile, and about the stories that outlive us.
The U.S. Supreme Court made a quiet decision recently that, in my opinion, says something important about creativity.
I was lying on the ground, my body tucked beneath our safari vehicle, working with a wide-angle lens and an infrared camera. Craig moved slowly toward me, unhurried, his massive frame and tusks pushing through the foliage with an almost prehistoric weight.