Photo Contest

January 20, 2025

1839 Awards Announces Eye-Catching Winners of Its 2024 Photographer of the Year Contest

The 1839 Awards, named after a watershed year in the history of photography, continue their mission to celebrate the ever-changing art of photography. This contest encourages photographers to push the creative limits of their practice, resulting in a wide array of images from all over the world. From the abstract and artistic to the narrative and documentary, the winners capture the boundless possibilities of this medium.

Read Article

January 8, 2025

Bold Parakeet Biting a Lizard’s Tail Wins SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year Contest

A bold parakeet defending its territory from a hungry monitor lizard won Hira Punjabi the SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year 2024 competition. Now in its seventh year, the contest is run by the Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers and showcases an extraordinary array of avian beauty. Punjabi took the image at Keoladeo National Park in the north Indian state of Rajasthan.

Read Article

December 16, 2024

Epic Photo of Couple Inside a Glacier Wins 2024 International Wedding Photographer of the Year

Hungarian wedding photographer Bettina Vass swept up at the 2024 International Wedding Photographer of the Year competition. Vass, who is now based in Iceland, not only won the Epic Location and Emerging Talent categories but was also the overall winner for her stunning portrait of a couple inside the Katla Glacier. Vass' evocative image beat out more than 2,000 wedding photographs submitted by 450 photographers in 63 countries.

Read Article

December 11, 2024

Woman Swimming Into a Fish “Wormhole” Wins 2024 ColorPro Awards

A dynamic image of a diver swimming toward a large school of fish has won the 5th annual ColorPro Awards. Themed around “momentum,” the contest was organized by ViewSonic, a global leader in visual solutions. Benjamin Yavar's winning photo, Wormhole, won the photography category for the way it powerfully captures the scene's movement and energy. Designed to celebrate creative excellence and storytelling in multiple fields, the ColorPro Awards doesn't just honor photography.

Read Article

My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.