Celebrities Rankin and Daisy Lowe judge mental health photography exhibition

Since the country came to a halt during the pandemic, many people have been battling with isolation and their mental health as Britons are urged to ‘stay at home’. From feeling overwhelmed, bored, fearful and unemployable, the nation’s 10-18-year olds have revealed the harsh affects lockdown has had on their mental health through photography. The … Read more

The winning entries in the National Awards category of the 2021 Sony World Photography Awards

The Sony World Photography Awards 2021 is shaping up very nicely indeed. The judges have revealed the winners in the competition’s National Awards. And they’re quite something.  Overall, the contest receives entries from over 200 territories. However, these winners are drawn from the 51 countries in its National Awards programme, which celebrates local photography talent. … Read more

Soldiers at work, rest and play: The winning entries in Army’s annual photography competition

Soldiers are snapped playing volleyball, parachuting, and sleeping after exhausting operations in candid behind-the-scenes photos of life in the British Army. Winning pictures in the army’s annual photographic contest show the complex and diverse characters which make up the armed forces. This year there were a record number of 946 still imagery submissions and 116 … Read more

The winning images in the Art of Building photography contest 2020 revealed

Move over, Mother Nature.  These amazing images show just how beautiful the man-made world can be.  They are the stunning winning and shortlisted shots in the Art of Building photography contest, now in its 11th year, which is run by the British Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) to celebrate creativity in the construction industry.  The competition’s judges … Read more

20 stunning finalists of the National Parks photography competition announced

Two grizzly bears fighting, a group of bison ploughing through a field of snow and the stars lighting a hiking trail are among the pictures selected as the 20 finalists in a photography competition showcasing images from US national parks. All 20 images were the winners of the first ever annual Nature’s best Photography National … Read more

Treat yourself to a photography course anywhere from Cornwall to Cambodia and… snap out of it!  

The brilliant technology in smartphones allows us to show off our photographs to friends and family with confidence. And the New Year is a great time to ramp up those burgeoning skills, with a specialist holiday that will get you snapping away like a professional. Whether you are capturing colourful street vendors in a Cambodian … Read more

A blood-stained polar bear feeding on a seal pup among contenders in wildlife photography contest

A blood-stained polar bear feeding on a seal pup and a large red deer pictured in an idyllic winter scene are among contenders in wildlife photography contest A series of exquisite wildlife and countryside pictures were submitted for a photography competition Snaps sent in to the Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers Living World … Read more

Breathtaking images are among winners in LightsFlare International Photography Awards

The wonders of the world: Breathtaking images from Mount Etna erupting smoke and the starry sky over Utah, are among winners in LightsFlare International Photography Awards By Rachael Bunyan For Mailonline Published: 14:16 GMT, 18 December 2020 | Updated: 14:52 GMT, 18 December 2020 Advertisement From starry skies over deserts to erupting volcanoes, this stunning … Read more

New photography book Brutal North offers a celebration of brutalist architecture in northern England

Photographer Simon Phipps has a concrete opinion on brutalist architecture – that it should be celebrated. Brutalist architecture, a style first associated with architect Le Corbusier, uses a lot of concrete and is often criticised for being ugly, imposing and for weathering badly. But Simon sees brutalist structures as visionary, buildings to be celebrated for … Read more

Bride-to-be reveals she’s asked her guests to COMPETE in a photography contest

Bride-to-be reveals she’s asked her guests to COMPETE in a photography contest so she doesn’t have to pay for a professional – but others warn ‘that’s not the place to cut corners’ An anonymous US bride slammed for using guests as photographers on big day Tried to cut costs by organizing a ‘photography’ competition among … Read more