Photography

March 7, 2025

How the Development of the Camera Changed Our World

These days, thanks to smartphones, almost everyone has a camera with them at any given moment. With the resurgence of digital cameras, photography’s impact on the world is more evident than ever. Rewinding time, before selfies were a cultural norm, before geniuses like Cindy Sherman and Andrea Gursky elevated photography to an art form, someone had to invent this piece of technology. So, who invented the camera?

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March 4, 2025

Incredible Winning Images of The Nature Photography Contest 2024

No matter how much we see of this great planet, it'll never cease to amaze us. But, a reminder never hurts. For that, look no further than the winning images of The Nature Photography Contest 2024. Showcasing photographers worldwide, the selected imagery is beautiful from an aesthetic perspective. Just as important, however, is the greater messaging around it. The photographs are a voice for nature.

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February 26, 2025

Photographer Offers an Intimate Glimpse Into the Private Lives of City Dwellers [Interview]

Photographer Gail Albert Halaban knows how to indulge a guilty pleasure. With her Out My Window series, the American photographer captures city apartments around the world, with a special emphasis on those who live in them. Albert Halaban’s photographs aren’t strictly architectural, and serve more as intimate glimpses into people’s apartments and, by extension, their private lives. Though Out My Window is certainly voyeuristic on the surface, it’s far from it in practice.

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February 22, 2025

Photographer Captures the Summertime Magic of Fireflies Swarming Japan’s Lush Forests [Interview]

Every summer, Japan’s forests bear witness to magic. Thousands of fireflies, or himebotaru, drift through the night sky, emitting a soft glow not unlike that of a candle or a star. Against the thick leaves, these insects almost resemble fairies, a comparison that has not gone unnoticed by photographer Kazuaki Koseki. For the past eight years, Koseki has pursued himebotaru throughout Japan’s Yamagata prefecture, a region in which they’re an endemic species.

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