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Are you upset by the new Nikon? Maybe it's just not the camera you are looking for (and it doesn't have to be)

<div><img src="https://amateurphotographer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2026/09/Nikon-Z5IIC_1750544-Nikon.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Not every new camera has to be tailor made especially for your needs, says Nigel Atherton</div></div>

Photo of pelicans frolicking on iconic US beach taken with 7-year-old DSLR is honored at major bird photography awards

<div><img src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LTYvJLPDRVm7maBT8EiSYj-2560-80.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Photographer Erich Podbielski snapped the flock of migratory brown pelicans enjoying a “day out” at Cannon Beach, Oregon, famous for its iconic Haystack Rock, using a Canon EOS 90D APS-C camera</div></div>

A student photographer wandered the streets of Detroit with a camera in 1972, then left the negatives in storage for four decades. Now they're an award-winning exhibition, and that teaches us something profound about viewing our old work

<div><img src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z9zGWwgzeQy5B5AWx9rZjB-2560-80.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Dave Jordano's rediscovered 1972 street photos bring the Motor City of old back to vivid life</div></div>

The photographer and his Muse Every time JK picks up the camera &amp; he just takes pictures of his Man

The photographer and his MUSE. Every time JUNGK9OK picks up the camera, he just takes pictures of his MAN like this. Photos ...

Mammootty's unusual passions: From vintage cars to photography, what the Malayalam superstar does away from films

Away from the camera and decades of iconic roles across Malayalam cinema, Mammootty leads a life shaped by a couple of genuinely unexpected passions that rarely make it into the usual conversation about his career. According to a report by Republic World and IMDb, the megastar has spoken in several interviews about his long-standing love for photography, a hobby he revisited in a big way during the pandemic lockdown, alongside a well-known fascination with cars that's since grown into an entire

vivo X500 Pro Max review: Excellent telephoto photography with strong video to match

<div><img src="https://www.techedt.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/vivo-X500-Pro-Max-review-Excellent-telephoto-photography-with-strong-video-to-match.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The vivo X500 Pro Max pairs a 200MP 85mm telephoto camera with Dimensity 9600 Pro performance, a 6.85-inch display and a 7,800mAh battery.</div></div>

Exhibition celebrates California photographer's work

A new UCR ARTS exhibition showcases nearly four decades of work from late photographer Douglas McCulloh. “Dispatches: The Photography of Douglas McCulloh, 1990-2025” opened on September 12 at UCR ARTS’ California Museum of Photography, or CMP, and will be on view until December 20. The exhibition brings together all his major projects, from early experiments to works that were still in progress.

Every dog has its day: 2026 Dog Photography Awards winners

<div><img src="https://cdn.yaffa.com.au/yaffadsp/images/dspArticle/leadImage/action03.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The 2026 Dog Photography Awards have recognised photographers from around the world, with around 1,900 entries submitted from 50 countries.</div></div>

A new lens on life: How a gift gave ‘grumpy’ a camera again

<div><img src="https://news.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/09/1806_Grumpy_van1.webp" style="width: 100%;" /><div>A donated camera helped 92-year-old Korean War Veteran Ron “Grumpy” Singer continue a lifelong passion for photography.</div></div>

Benally chosen to represent New Mexico in national photography campaign

<div><img src="https://imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com/?uuid=AA9F3AC2-4480-5859-B7C8-6DB24F681876&function=cover&type=preview&source=false&width=1280&height=853" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Curtis Ray Benally's winning photo entry for VSCO The Fifty (fifty photographers, fifty billboards) submission for New Mexico. The image of Natalie Frank, Diné contempora…</div></div>

Golden Hour Over Kessler Park: Photographer Bobby Burch Captures Northeast From Above for ‘The Front Page Project’

Bryan StalderContributor When evening falls over the Historic Northeast, golden light sweeps across the canopy of Kessler Park, illuminating over 300 acres of green space, limestone bluffs, and forested trails right in the heart of Kansas City. That quiet, serene view—captured from a drone floating above the tree line—serves as the inaugural cover for the

A Texan man found a photo album in a garage that may hold unseen pictures of Bonnie and Clyde. But caution over their authenticity points to a deeper lesson about how we should safeguard our own photography for future generations

<div><img src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PUdXJVhWkHtM4gVgCG3GfJ-2560-80.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The evidence seems convincing, but camera angles and missing provenance give reason for caution</div></div>

Await Camera Digital Rolls With 24-Image Delight

<div><img src="https://freeyorkk.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/await-camera-revives-analog-digital-rolls-freeyork-1.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Explore the Await camera digital rolls featuring 24-image capacity and customizable colors, bringing analog charm to your photography.</div></div>

Under Canopies combines cozy crafting with wildlife photography

<div><img src="https://pixelkin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/under-canopies.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Assemble Entertainment and indie developer Novemtails are launching cozy wildlife survival game, Under Canopies, via Steam Early Access.</div></div>

Antique Photography Resurfaces in Jefferson

<div><img src="https://assets.tapinto.net/uploads/articles/an/facebook_176fb8c302d9826394f4_Antique_Photography_Resurfaces_in_Jefferson_PHOTO.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>JEFFERSON – In 1960, a large trove of glass plate negatives from a Jefferson photography studio was discovered. The images had been taken by Newton and Myra Dibble,  photographers who documented...</div></div>

Inside The 2026 Abbey Road Music Photography Awards

<div><img src="https://www.clashmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/YUNGBLUD-credit-Tom-Pallant.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>On Thursday 24 September, Abbey Road Studios opened its doors to celebrate the photographers behind some of the most striking images in music. The fifth</div></div>

Ewing Photographers Win Mercer County Photo Awards

<div><img src="https://communitynews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/photography-exhibit-gallery-museum-15138850.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Four Ewing residents earn Purchase Awards and an Ewing photographer juried the show in Mercer County Photography 2026 at Trenton's Ellarslie museum.</div></div>

People say you need to buy an expensive lens, but I say you can take great photos with cheap kit zooms, too

<div><img src="https://amateurphotographer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2026/09/header_GettyImages-610259354.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>It doesn’t matter if you’re a beginner, hobbyist, pro, or enthusiast, a kit lens should belong in every photographer's camera bag</div></div>

Photographer snapped multiple 1/8000 sec exposures of Venus disappearing behind the Moon to create a “bright pearl” in the sky, winning major astrophotography award

<div><img src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/asicrKczXiBwvBzEex5fRo-1200-80.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Czech astrophotographer Petr Horalek described the rare lunar occultation of the bright planet as a “beautiful moment”</div></div>

All award-winning photographers started somewhere – here are 10 photography contests to get your photography noticed this October

<div><img src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GvsFdPcUogT4p3XJGNY86h-2376-80.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>These international photography contests want to see your images and are open to photographers of all levels</div></div>