Photography

March 21, 2025

Laugh Along With the “Never Seen Before” Entries of Comedy Wildlife Awards 2024

The animal kingdom can be cutthroat, but it can also be really funny. The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards shows a lighter side of wild animal photography by highlighting images that'll make you chortle. From human-like glances to hilarious moments of clumsiness, the competition is great for a laugh while recognizing the amazing creatures on our planet. The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards is now accepting entries for its 2025 competition.

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March 18, 2025

Extremely Rare All-White Orca Captured on Film in Hokkaido

Orcas are known for their large black and white bodies, making them instantly recognizable in footage and out in the world. That's why, when Japanese photographer Noriyuki Hayakawa spotted an all-white orca during an expedition, they couldn't believe their eyes. “This is the first time I’ve encountered a white orca after 15 years of photographing orcas in Rausu (Hokkaido, Japan),” the photographer said on said on X (formerly Twitter).

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March 12, 2025

Adobe Photoshop Has Finally Come to the iPhone, Boasting a Range of Features From the Desktop Version

Up until a few weeks ago, Adobe only offered the Photoshop Express app for smartphones. The app, though integrating features like sticker decorations, immersive filters, and animation effects, focused mostly on photo editing, forgoing more advanced tools and mechanics. On February 25, however, Adobe announced the release of a far more sophisticated Photoshop app for the iPhone, boasting many of the same features available on the application’s desktop version.

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March 10, 2025

Intimate Photographs Explore the Rebellious Japanese Rockabilly Subculture [Interview]

Photographer Alvin Kean Wong’s Roller Zoku series can trace its roots all the way back to 1955. That year, rockabilly music touched down in Japan with a cover of Bill Haley and His Comets’s Rock Around the Clock by Japanese artist Chiemi Eri. Eri’s cover not only topped the charts but also popularized the rockabilly sound and aesthetic throughout the country, inspiring everything from motorcycle gangs (kaminari zoku)

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