A powerful and incredibly detailed black-and-white image of an adult seahorse releasing newly born juveniles into the wide world has won the top …
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The award-winning photos that defined September 2026
The defining award-winning photographs of September 2026. From wildlife and nature photography to documentary photography, this Digital Camera World collection showcases the month's most impactful images, the photographers behind them, and the stories that earned international recognition.
The Royal Observatory Greenwich just announced the overall winner of the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year – the largest astrophotography …
For the second time in a row, Norwegian photographer Tobias Gjerde has won the Fritz Pölking Junior Prize with an atmospheric image series titled The …
At just 14 years old, wildlife photographer Camilo Sanabria Grajales became Audubon Photography Awards' first youth prize winner from South America, …
The Ocean Photographer of the Year not only recognized stunning ocean imagery, but also complex conservation issues playing out within our planet’s …
When it comes to music photography, famous artists tend to be the center of attention. But, at the Abbey Road Music Photography Awards 2026, it was …
"I was on a boat passing under cliffs where Northern Gannets nest and spotted this dead bird hanging from fishing line as others went about their …
Snapping a beautiful wildlife scene is rewarding, but when the animal actually interacts with you during the process, it’s an extra-special …
Sometimes we take a photo which, in the moment, doesn’t strike us as outstanding, only to later realize just how powerful the scene is. That’s the …
Nikon Small World in Motion has announced its 2026 winners in what might just be one of the most remarkable imaging contests in the world. This …
The largest owl in Chile is often called the ghost of the desert because, as photographer Francisco Castro Escobar explains, "Seeing one is so rare …
Known as the largest photography competition in the world, the Bird Photographer of the Year winner was just announced. The major honor goes to …
Photographing wildlife is unpredictable, but photographing wildlife underwater is a whole other level of unpredictability. First, you need to be a …
When Gail Bisson retired as a doctor, bird photography was at the top of her list. Since then, she has traveled the world photographing birds, …
When young photographer Juan David Camacho Márquez headed into the woods in El Queremal, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, to photograph birds, he hoped he …
Wildlife photographer Rodrigo González Pairoa faced challenges when capturing birds in Albatross Islet, Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, Chile. Now …
Joseph, an 11-year-old photographer from Marlborough, UK, has just won the top prize in the Scavenger Hunt photo contest with a beautiful image of a …
When landscape photographer and YouTuber, Paulo Olivier Hanshing, was exploring the coast around the fishing community of Talcaruca in Chile, he …
The winners of the 2026 New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP) Iris Awards were recently announced and, in the Australian branch, …
Birds are among the most popular subjects in wildlife photography and powerful indicators of the planet's health. Now, the National Audubon Society …
After his previous success with a split-second wildlife shot showing a Eurasian hobby catching prey in mid-air, 16-year-old photographer Jack …
Most photography competitions offer a cash or equipment prize, but I’m sure many of us would trade that off for a job as a photographer with a dream …
Capturing the dream shot is on every photographer's list – but actually finding yourself in the right place at the right moment, after all that …
When professional nature photographer Liron Gertsman heard about white-tailed tropicbirds nesting in the caldera walls of an active volcano, he …
