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The Nature Photography Contest has unveiled its breathtaking 2025 winners, featuring everything from playful wildlife moments to urgent environmental messages. Thomas Vijayan's powerful image of an orangutan pleading for its vanishing forest home took the top prize.
A young photographer joined her local women's rugby team after watching the Red Roses compete, turning her newfound passion into a career-launching documentary project. Her work now captures the sisterhood and resilience of grassroots women's rugby while she pursues professional sports photography.
A groundbreaking project is putting cameras in the hands of young migrants, letting them share their journeys through their own eyes. The GRABS initiative uses photography and podcasts to showcase hope and resilience across borders.
A Gisborne sheep farmer has won her third international photography award for capturing the beauty of New Zealand's working farm dogs. Rebecca Williams beat 4,000 global entries with her documentary-style images of sheepdogs in action.
Over 50 events across four days brought thousands of visitors to Whanganui, New Zealand for a celebration of vintage culture that grew even bigger than last year. From steam trains to steampunk fashion, the community festival created a weekend of joy for locals and travelers alike.
A Nebraska photographer is transforming hospital hallways into galleries of natural beauty, offering patients and families moments of peace during difficult times. Chuck Starr's wildlife and nature photography now fills CHI Health Good Samaritan's Walkway Gallery through July.
A Dutch photographer invented a 35mm film camera that delivers stunning panoramic photos for under $800, making a format once reserved for wealthy collectors accessible to everyday photographers. The BeerPAN uses affordable standard film instead of expensive medium-format stock.
A Chicago real estate agent bought a box of old negatives for $380 in 2007, unknowingly uncovering over 100,000 photos by Vivian Maier, now considered one of the greatest street photographers in history. The nanny who secretly documented life for decades never showed her work to anyone.
A century after the first photo booth debuted on Broadway, passionate restorers are bringing vintage machines back to life and discovering that Gen Z loves them. The old analogue booths are becoming creative spaces where spontaneity trumps perfection.
A new Canadian study reveals that expert birders have denser brain tissue in areas linked to attention and perception. The same cognitive benefits likely extend to bird photographers who spend hundreds of hours honing their craft.
A growing movement of collectors is breathing new life into outdated tech like iPods, retro gaming systems, and dumb phones. Their passion is creating community events and helping people reconnect with more intentional technology use.
Visual artist Daniel Regan submerged Polaroid self-portraits in his ADHD medication to create stunning images that capture the chaos and calm of living with the condition. His innovative artwork opens a new window into understanding the ADHD experience.
Two sisters in Jaipur quit their corporate jobs to transform their grandfather's 1960s home into O'Baque, a café that serves continental cuisine in rooms filled with family heirlooms. The space preserves original Kota stone walls and vintage crockery passed down through generations.
Scientists around the world are capturing breathtaking images while doing groundbreaking conservation and research work. This year's winning photos from Nature's Scientist at Work contest showcase everything from extinct birds learning to migrate again to technicolor algae blooms from the sky.
Seventy years ago, an army of "little grey Fergie" tractors saved an Australian town from catastrophic flooding. Now, Wentworth has set a world record by gathering 110 of these iconic machines to honor the farmers who refused to let their community drown.
Scientists worldwide can now capture their research in action for a chance to win £500 and see their work featured in Nature magazine. The amateur photography competition celebrates the real, behind-the-scenes moments that make science happen.
A photography contest proving animals are hilarious is turning millions of people into conservation champions. The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards uses laughter to make people care about protecting nature.
A superfan surprised Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson with two rare wrestling magazines featuring his late grandfather, the inspiration behind his Moana character. The emotional gift was actually meant for Johnson's mother, who the fan had met months earlier at WrestleMania.
A photography community in Mumbai has grown to over 12,700 members by offering free personal mentorship and knowledge sharing instead of focusing on profits. MumbaiOgraphy hosts exhibitions, photowalks, and workshops that help amateur photographers develop their skills while building lasting friendships.
A New Zealand developer proved you can add homes to a neighborhood without erasing its character. By keeping original 1920s cottages and building behind them, Ross Quidilla created six new homes that feel like they've always belonged.
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