Global Peace Photo Award Friday May 23, 2025
The Global Peace Photo Award, which recognizes and celebrates images that depict peace in the broadest sense of the word, has extended its deadline to accept entries until June 1, 2025. The award is open to both amateur and professional photographers, and there is no entry fee. The top five submissions will receive the Alfred Fried Peace Medal at the award ceremony in Vienna, Austria, in September; the winner of the Peace Image of the Year will be awarded a cash prize of €7,000 and have his or her image displayed in the Austrian Parliament for one year before being added to its Permanent Collection.
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David Schonauer Friday May 23, 2025
Adding a new twist to the controversy over who took one of the most famous photographs of the 20th century, the World Press Photo organization announced recently that it has suspended the attribution
of authorship for "Napalm Girl," the Pulitzer Prize-winning image from the Vietnam War long attributed to Associated Press photographer Nick Ut.The move came after a documentary film challenged 50
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DIYPhotography Thursday May 22, 2025
If you're making photos of the Milky Way, you may be interested in some new products from Starpoint Australis, an Australian company that makes purpose-designed astronomy equipment. Its two portable observatories, the Phoenix and the Octans, “are designed to provide astrophotographers with durable, weather-resistant shelters that are easy to transport and set up, ensuring optimal conditions for capturing the night sky," notes DIY Photography. Why not shelter under the stars as you photograph them?
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Capture the Atlas Thursday May 22, 2025
“While we can only see a small part of the Milky Way with our own eyes, photography allows us to uncover its hidden beauty—showing details, colors, and patterns in the night sky that usually go unnoticed.” So notes photography and travel site Capture the Atlas, which has revealed the 25 winners of its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest—photographs made in locations around the world, from Chad and Northern Argentina to Socotra Island, Namibia, Australia, New Zealand—and even outer space!
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