Photography

A parasitic fungus exploding out of the body of its host has taken top prize in the BMC Ecology and Evolution photography competition, a unique contest run by scientists and designed to creatively highlight the relationships between different species.

In its third year, the Nature TTL Photographer of the Year contest has quickly become an impressive nature photo contest. This year’s highlights range from a glimpse at a caracal hunting in Tanzania to a shot of a moth covered in tiny balls of pollen.

Named after renowned photographer David Malin, the Southern Hemisphere’s most prestigious astrophotography competition has delivered a stellar collection of images celebrating everything from stunning deep space snaps to more earthbound nightscapes.

Now in its fourth year, each edition of the Minimalist Photography Awards continues to impress with its celebration of all things simple, and this year's winners carry this torch in awe-inspiring style.

The Urban Photo Awards is an always impressive street photography contest, reliably delivering a weird assortment of strange snaps highlighting oddball moments of spontaneity from around the world. Here's a handpicked selection of this year’s finalists.

Xiaomi has announced the mainland China launch of the 12S Series smartphones. Aiming to redefine what's possible with mobile photography, the range-topping Ultra model features a new 1-inch Sony sensor and imaging systems co-engineered with Leica.

Presented by the California Academy of Sciences, the BigPicture Competition annually delivers an incredible collection of nature photographs. This year’s shots span from a bizarre cactus bee mating ritual to a surreal glimpse at a sea star spawning.

Shenzhen-based mobile tech brand Vivo has announced the global launch of a new flagship series of smartphones. And like the previous generation, a partnership with optics titan Zeiss puts the focus on mobile imaging.

The Milky Way is one of the night sky’s most majestic subjects for photography, so it's the star of travel blog Capture the Atlas's annual competition. The 25 winning shots of this year’s Milky Way Photographer of the Year have now been unveiled.

For its latest flagship handset, Sony is again focusing on content creation with a triple camera array around back that includes the world's first "true optical 85-125-mm zoom lens." Other highlights include immersive audio and enhanced gaming.

Apple released its new iPhone 13 lineup last September and with it came first-of-a-kind macro functionality for the Pro and Pro Max models. An Apple-run photography contest has now demonstrated exactly the kind of stunning detail they're capable of.

Following several smaller announcements the Sony World Photography Awards has revealed its overall prizes. Adam Ferguson took the Photographer of the Year title with series of self-portraits of migrants waiting to cross the border into the United States.