Photography

A stunning shot looking up at a pair of reef sharks during sunset has won the 2021 Underwater Photographer of the Year contest. The spectacular highlighted images this year span everything from surreal undersea wrecks to rare glimpses of little-seen sea creatures.

Better cameras are among the most compelling reasons to upgrade your phone every couple of years, and Samsung is throwing the kitchen sink at a new Isocell GN2 sensor it says takes big steps forward in resolution, autofocus, speed and dynamic range.

The Sony World Photography Awards has revealed an incredible selection of finalists and shortlisted shots in its annual competition, highlighting how unusual the last 12 months have been with images depicting the pandemic from creative perspectives.

Researchers have modified the material used in re-writable CDs to create a new optical lens that shifts its focal point in response to heat, with no moving parts. It could enable miniature zoom lenses for drones, cellphones, or night vision goggles.

Following a number of online leaks, Sony has now officially announced the FX3 full-frame video camera, which combines technology from the company's cinema shooters with imaging features from the Alpha range of mirrlorless cameras.

Nikon cameras have had excellent sensors in them for many years, principally because Sony's been making them. But this new sensor could be a game-changer, with super-slow motion, huge dynamic range, and exposure live-adjusted throughout the image.

Established in 2011, the Mobile Photography Awards is a unique contest; as much as chronicle of smartphone camera evolution as a celebration of the art of mobile photography. In its 10th year it presents an indisputable case for the power of modern mobile photography.

The first wave of winners in the prestigious 2021 Sony World Photography Awards have been revealed. These National Award winners include a number of gorgeous drone shots and some compelling perspectives on the ways COVID-19 has transformed the world.

Back in September 2020, we featured a London startup's interchangeable lens Micro Four Thirds camera prototype that used a smartphone as a controller and live viewfinder. Now the Alice Camera is making a production bid over on Indiegogo.

2020 was the worst year for travel in decades, but if this selection of images from the 2020 Travel Photographer of the Year awards is any indication, it's been an extraordinary year for visual creativity. Enjoy this vicarious feast of a gallery.

As it did with the Ivy Rec and PowerShot Zoom, Canon has launched a crowdfunding campaign to get an AI-powered camera called the PowerShot Pick into the hands of early adopters.

Back in mid-2019, Fujifilm turned concept into reality with the launch of the 102-megapixel medium format flagship, the GFX100. Now the company has squeezed much of that camera's functionality into a smaller body for the GFX100S.