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Henderson Nature Photography Contest Now Open
<div><img src="https://townsquare.media/site/72/files/2026/01/attachment-jamie-street-qwyvqmijyfe-unsplash.jpg?w=1200&q=75&format=natural" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Love capturing nature shots? Henderson Tourism is now accepting entries for its new nature photography contest with prizes and recognition for local photographers.</div></div>
The "photography trailblazers of tomorrow": Sony World Photo Awards 2026 reveals student and youth shortlists
<div><img src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7YaZfoYoZy9DXaYGcyhZLU-850-80.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>20 up-and-coming photographers have made the final cut for the prestigious awards, to be revealed on April 16</div></div>
Getty Images Photographers Recognized at 2026 World Sports Photography Awards
<div><img src="https://image-processor-storage.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/images/8ad5fc1090d9a32f981c0a2d7c8c9440/division-series-detroit-tigers-v-seattle-mariners-game-five.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Getty Images Photographers Recognized at 2026 World Sports Photography Awards</div></div>
Photographer Captures Beautiful Wildflowers Using a Camera He Built
<div><img src="https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/01/Brendan-Barry-Spotlight-Three-Panel-PetaPixel-BG.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Discover the magic of camera obscura still life photography with Brendan Barry’s "Flowers for Bea."</div></div>
Local photographer wins top global family photography award
<div><img src="https://www.nwahomepage.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2024/09/everything-you-need-to-know-about-canon-dslr-cameras.jpg?w=1280" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Local photographer named 2025 #1 family photographer in the world.</div></div>
You've been conned: drone photography is a lie – and this is why
Drone photography has opened the door to the most mind-blowing compositions, but it also created one of photography's biggest ...
25 years ago, Reflections in Black changed photography
<div><img src="https://cdn.craft.cloud/26ed9c78-feb7-4ee6-8ddf-262fd7bafb2d/assets/tco/images/274_Logan__March152006.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=82&fit=crop&s=pHI2ZWUxQONrqFYu74Yw37CZKDvQhYrXw6Cv8WEMLr4" style="width: 100%;" /><div>A History of Black Photographers — Deborah Willis’s photobook anthologised pictures made by James Van Der Zee, Anthony Barboza and other groundbreaking…</div></div>
Five winners named in UT Extension Office photography contest - Main Street Media of Tennessee
Five amateur photographers were honored as winners in a photography contest sponsored by Sumner County’s University of Tennessee (UT) Extension Office in a ceremony at the Gallatin Public Library on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 22. The “Tree-mendous Tree” photography contest began accepting submissions in October 2025, but the guidelines allowed the pictures to be taken at
‘I’m a wildlife photographer and I’ve found my perfect camera’: why the OM System OM-1 Mark II is a great step-up from smartphone photography
<div><img src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XMxZZrxQWqL5DPERrsyCg8-2560-80.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>I've already forgotten about Sony, Canon and Fujifilm</div></div>
NC AG reviews 89 complaints against Raleigh wedding photographer after Troubleshooter investigation
<div><img src="https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/18496534_012826-wtvd-wedding-photog-clean-img.jpg?w=1600" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The NC Attorney General's Office confirmed it is formally investigating Holly Christina Photography.</div></div>
Editor's Pick: Bird Photographer of the Year lands at SC State Museum
<div><img src="https://6amcity.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/270e358/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1120x630+40+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=https://k1-prod-sixam-city.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/brightspot/ee/69/bdf5a2684c9bb332e2de951c6b74/bpoty-large.png" style="width: 100%;" /><div>An international bird photography exhibition opens in Columbia this spring, with local bird highlights and the upcoming Flock Fest.</div></div>
Stop Making These 5 Portrait Photography Mistakes, Do This Instead
<div><img src="https://www.diyphotography.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/eydgoshb9hm.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Every portrait photographer has a backlog of images they’d rather forget. Not because they’re terrible, but because with hindsight, the mistakes are obvious. Maybe the...</div></div>
Photographer uses 19th-century techniques to chronicle county’s 21st-century essential workers
A photography style associated primarily with the Civil War is receiving a contemporary update from Arlington's Mac Cosgrove-Davies. For "Essential Arlington" -- now on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington -- Cosgrove-Davies uses the wet-plate collodion technique to create tintype images of those workers whose efforts keep the community running smoothly. Subjects range
Photographers rally to help brides after Raleigh wedding photographer suddenly closes
<div><img src="https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/18487688_012726-wtvd-diane-wedding-photo-clean530p-img.jpg?w=1600" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Dozens of brides were left feeling jilted after their wedding photographer, Holly Christina Photography, announced it ceased operations.</div></div>
Mary Williams Hyde offering wildlife, bird photography workshops
<div><img src="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/heraldandnews.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/c9/7c95cdfb-1c26-4b6c-a66c-49433d77c3d1/6979330d926bd.image.jpg?crop=1920,1008,0,35&resize=1200,630&order=crop,resize" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Mary Williams Hyde, a well-known Klamath Falls photographer, will showcase and teach others her skills during two conservation-centered weekends of bird and wildlife photography.</div></div>
Photo trends in 2026 will be more human, says AI photography software brand
<div><img src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/_r1yZbmBnFc0gYrcad605g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDE7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https:/media.zenfs.com/en/digital_camera_world_590/fd9b72ce71788ccbc7603a41f85175e9" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Software brand Aftershoot surveyed photographers to predict the biggest photography trends of 2026</div></div>
Wedding Photography Scam in North Carolina Leaves Dozens Without Photos
<div><img src="https://www.diyphotography.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/3-11.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Over 50 North Carolina brides are without photos and thousands of dollars after hiring a photographer. Learn how to protect yourself from scams.</div></div>
These 10 Up-and-Comers Are Vying to Be 'Youth Photographer of the Year'
<div><img src="https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/01/swpa-2026-youth-shortlist-featured.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>One of these 10 young, up-and-coming photographers will be named "Youth Photographer of the Year" in the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards.</div></div>
One of These 10 Students Will Win the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards
<div><img src="https://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2026/01/swpa-2026-student-shortlist-featured.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>One of these 10 student photographers will be named Student Photographer of the Year in the Sony World Photography Awards 2026.</div></div>
Matt Stuart says "There's no such thing as talent in photography"
<div><img src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B9tsgmrS7vL8BXeKYpmh79-1280-80.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Well-known street photographer says that great photos come from time, not talent</div></div>