Soren Goldsmith grew up in the backyard of the forest and wetlands of Belmont, Massachusetts. After years of exploring the Mass Audubon’s Habitat Nature Sanctuary and Lone Tree Hill nature preserve, Goldsmith began his nature photography journey five years ago. Today, he advocates for that same land and is expanding his conservation and photography work in college.
Backyard astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy captured an amazing view of the International Space Station (ISS) crossing the Moon.
Like Paris, where I live, New York is one of the most photographed cities in the world. Creating an original photo series is therefore a major challenge.
Dutch photographer Jasper Doest has won the prestigious Fritz Pölking Prize 2023 with a brilliant, gut-wrenching photo story about the endangered African forest elephants in central Gabon.
Royal Observatory Greenwich has revealed that photographers Marcel Dreschler, Xavier Strottner, and Yann Sainty have been named "Astronomy Photographer of the Year" for their stunning image, Andromeda, Unexpected.
A moose cow and its calf were recently attacked in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Gustavus, Alaska by a bear and a wolf at the same time.
A creative duo has been changing the aspect ratio for Hollywood movies -- wondering what it would be like if they were filmed vertically.
The last time PetaPixel spoke with talented macro photographer David Joseph, he was using his smartphone to incredible effect. Joseph has now upgraded to a dedicated camera system and pointed his new macro lens at spiders, an oft-misunderstood and rarely appreciated arthropod that plays a vital role in ecosystems across every continent, save for Antarctica.
Framing is everything in photography. But one creative shooter takes framing to a whole other level by looking for everyday objects to shoot through.
A photographer documenting a tropical storm in Puerto Rico captured three gigantic jets of lightning shooting above the clouds.
Professional sports photographer Carlos Gonzalez has been shooting player portraits for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings for many years for The Star Tribune's annual season preview. Most years, alongside traditional portraits, Gonzalez tries a second camera setup for something experimental and different.
A new video uploaded to Twitter Friday shows a stunning lightning show on display in the eye of Hurricane Lee.
Professional photographer Kurt Arrigo has earned acclaim for his fantastic aquatic imagery. Having grown up on the small European island nation of Malta, Arrigo has spent his life around the ocean.
A massive, bright green fireball was caught on camera as it streaked across the night sky in Turkey.
A photographer who attended this year's Burning Man says that despite the rain and the mud having a huge effect on the festival, it was still "amazing" and he came back with a unique set of images.
The Siena Awards has announced the winners of its Creative Photo Awards 2023 competition. Earning the title of "Photographer of the Year" is Frank Zhang for his image above, "Aesthetics from Africa."
Mountain photographer Arpan Das has traveled all over the world capturing incredible photos of dramatic peaks. But he says there’s one country that stands out above all of the others.
Eight years of discussions. Six months of training. Two days of final preparations. Much was required to give photographer Blair Bunting two hours at the edge of Earth's atmosphere to conduct the first-ever photo shoot at near-space where he captured images that have never been made before and will likely never be made again.
Pesky woodpeckers are giving a photographer a hard time after the critters keep attacking and destroying his trail cameras.
While "Leica Camera" and "Germany" are often said in the same breath, an important part of the Leica family has been crafting equipment in Portugal for 50 years.
A photographer explains to PetaPixel how to give photos the look of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer movie.
A photographer captured one of the rarest animals in the world -- a fish that can walk on its hands.
The James Webb Space Telescope's Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) and Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) have captured the graceful, well-defined bending arms of the grand-design spiral galaxy M51, also known as NGC 5194.
These photos only come around once in a blue Moon, literally. The rare sight of a "blue supermoon" attracted photographers from all across the world last night.
The Natural History Museum (NHM) is previewing the best images it has received for its 59th annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Photography is a costly and challenging hobby. It can be easy to feel the need to defend the choice to become a photographer. However, a new video from Casually Explained goes in a different direction, and instead of defending photography, humorously attacks it at every turn.
The reFocus Awards has announced the 2023 Photographers of the Year in its inaugural World Photo Annual contest.
Jens Braun of the YouTube channel Another Perspective offers a disturbing close-up look at mosquito larvae in his latest video.
French fine art photographer Réhahn is well known for his excellent documentary and travel photography. However, he has embarked on a new project with an incredible style, Impressionist Photography.
A photographer's timelapse of a kitten growing into a cat has gone viral on TikTok racking up over 21 million views.
