Photography

March 23, 2025

Evocative Photography Book Explores the Parallels Between War and Peace

According to the Geneva Academy, there are over 110 ongoing armed conflicts across the world. It’s a stark reality, and one that Istanbul-based artist Uğur Gallenkuş attempts to confront throughout his most recent book Parallel Universes of War & Peace. Published on September 21, 2024, in honor of World Peace Day, the book visualizes the disparities between war-torn countries and those at peace, expressed through evocative digital collages.

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March 19, 2025

A Street Savvy Fox Wins the 2025 British Wildlife Photography Awards

An image of a streetwise fox helped photographer Simon Withyman win the 2025 British Wildlife Photography Awards. His image of the female red fox, who he's been documenting for several years, on the prowl in Bristol beat out over 13,000 photographs to take the top prize. While the Bristol-based photographer earns a living photographing weddings, his win is a satisfying acknowledgment of his personal projects.

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March 13, 2025

Sony World Photography Awards Has Revealed the 10 Category Winners of Its 2025 Open Competition

What's the single best photograph taken in a year? It seems impossible to choose, but every year, the Sony World Photography Awards makes its selection. While the Open Photographer of the Year has yet to be announced, the organization has revealed the 10 category winners in the 2025 Open competition. Now in its 18th year, the Open competition “celebrates the ability to capture and distill a singular moment.

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March 11, 2025

Astrophotographer Shares His First Spectacular Shots From Milky Way Season 2025

The spring season is upon us, but another one has already started: Milky Way season. It’s a time when the spectacular region of our galaxy, AKA the Galactic Bulge, is visible in the night sky. “I've been shooting Milky Way images for almost a decade, and I still get very excited at the beginning of every new season,” astrophotographer Dan Zafra tells My Modern Met.

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