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June 24, 2022

Get a Sneak Preview of the 2022 Bird Photographer of the Year Finalists

Now in its seventh year, the Bird Photographer of the Year contest is a celebration of the avian world. For the 2022 edition, more than 20,000 images from 115 countries were submitted for consideration. And while the winners won't be announced until September, the competition is giving us a sneak preview of some of the finalists across several categories.

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June 22, 2022

Striking Portraits Shed Light on American Gun Culture

In 2018, Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti was on assignment with National Geographic in Kansas.

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June 20, 2022

Ukrainian Students Are Taking Haunting Grad Photos in Rubble Created by the War

Graduation is a special time of year for any student.

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June 20, 2022

Photographer Captures Amazing Photo of Two Eagles Locking Their Talons in Mid Air

There are some pictures that a photographer might wait years to capture. This was the case for Portland-based enthusiast Rajiv Mongia as he patiently waited to snap an amazing shot of two eagles with their talons interlocked in mid-air. One of the birds is flying upright while the other winged creature is mirrored, turned upside down.

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June 19, 2022

Scientists Use Camera Traps To Create World’s Largest Photo Database of Amazon Wildlife

We may never know the entirety of the natural world's vast beauty.

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June 18, 2022

Photographer Captures Colorful “Moonbows” That Happen in the Moonlight at Waterfalls

Most of us have heard of rainbows, but have you ever heard of a moonbow? Photographer Brian Hawkins certainly has.

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Winners of the 2022 BigPicture Natural World Photography Contest Celebrate Biodiversity

The annual BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition has just released the winners and finalists for 2022. As always, the California Academy of Sciences puts together the event to celebrate Earth's biodiversity. This year's big winner, Karine Aigner, took home the top prize for a rare look at the bizarre mating ritual of cactus bees.

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June 14, 2022

Photographer Spends Two Years Building Enormous Wet Plate Camera and Bus Darkroom

Most wet plate photographers stick to studio portraits, and there's a very good reason for this.

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June 11, 2022

Astrophotographer Captures Spectacular Sight of the Andromeda Galaxy From His Backyard

In the summer of 2020, the world was enthralled with the Comet Neowise, which only makes an appearance every 6,800...

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June 9, 2022

Photographer Shares Visual Diary of Lockdown in Shanghai Under “Zero Covid” Policy [Interview]

When we last caught up with American photographer Nicole Chan, it was February 2020 and the world was on the cusp of change. Chan, who has lived in Shanghai for many years, photographed the bustling city as it shut down due to COVID-19. Soon, the rest of the world would follow.

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June 8, 2022

Polish People Are Role Playing as Americans Celebrating the 4th of July

How do people from other countries view Americans?

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June 5, 2022

The History of Camera Obscura and How It Was Used as a Tool To Create Art in Perfect Perspective

Before the invention of the photographic camera, transferring a real-life image onto paper or another flat surface was no easy...

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