Photography

October 9, 2024

British Ecological Society Photo Contest Celebrates the Breadth and Beauty of the World’s Biodiversity

A striking photo of a bearded dragon basking in the Australian sun has won the British Ecological Society's Capturing Ecology photo contest. The competition encourages international ecologists, photographers, and students to celebrate the diversity of ecology, capturing flora and fauna from across the globe. The winning image by biologist Damien Esquerre was taken while on a bushwalk in Canberra.

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October 2, 2024

Winners of the 2024 Epson International Pano Awards Share Amazing Panoramic Views of the World

Photographer Kelvin Yuen has been named 2024 Open Photographer of the Year at the Epson International Pano Awards. Based in Hong Kong, Yuen impressed the judges with his strong portfolio of landscape photography. This led him to beat out 4,529 entries from 1,105 professional and amateur photographers in 95 countries. Yuen's unyielding tenacity to get the shot he wants is evident in his submissions to the contest. For Power of Nature, he woke up at 3 a.m.

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September 27, 2024

Astrophotographer Travels 3,000 Miles to Photograph Saturn’s Lunar Occultation

Lunar occultations are exciting events for any astrophotographer, as the Moon appears to pass in front of a celestial body. They're particularly thrilling when a planet is involved, and that was reason enough for astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy to travel nearly 3,000 miles. McCarthy flew all the way to Hawaii to get the best position for photographing the recent lunar occultation of Saturn. McCarthy didn't go just anywhere in Hawaii, but to Mauna Kea.

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