
Inspiration
From contests to features and our weekly Photo of the Day challenge, get inspired by what fellow photographers are capturing with their cameras.
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May 2014
Interview: Reliving Joel Meyerowitz’s European Road Trip

Interview: The Fresh Perspective of Elon Ganor

I, Photographer: Poet Portraitist

2014 Sony World Photography Awards Announces L’Iris d’Or Winner

Five Under 20: Young Photographers You Should Know

The New Look of Lifestyle Photography

My Project: Scott Baxter’s Arizona Families
Official Rules: May 2014 Photo Challenge

Photojournalism of the Month: April 2014
Official Rules: Your Best Shot Photo Contest May 2014

Photo of the Day May 7, 2014

Legends in the Field: Sylvia Plachy

Fred W. McDarrah’s Pictures of Painters: de Kooning, Warhol, Johns, and Friends

Welcome to the Golden Age of DIY Photo Books

5 Female Photographers Capture the Clash of Life and Conflict in Beirut

Clever Dad Makes a Timelapse Showing His Daughter Aging 14-Years

Brian McCarty’s War-Toys

Legends in the Field: Sheila Metzner

Behind the Scenes Video: Annie Leibovitz Shoots Caitlyn Jenner

June 2015

The Dramatic Storm Photography of Mitch Dobrowner

Legends in the Field: Joel Meyerowitz

Legends in the Field: Mary Ellen Mark

Your Best Shot Finalist Photo Gallery: April 2014

Interview: Eitan Vitkon’s Thorns

Watching This Japanese Master Rescue an Old Photo Print Is Fascinating
Transitions Lenses: 2014 Must See Moments Photo Contest OFFICIAL RULES
Transitions Lenses: 2014 Must See Moments Photo Contest

See the Winning Images of the 2015 Deustche Börse Photography Prize

See The Photos That Changed Everything for Magnum’s Photographers

#TBT: Mary Ellen Mark Talks Process With American Photo, 1998

These Very ’90s Photos Capture the Thrill of Montauk Summers

Zack Seckler: Slightly Sarcastic Images

Formento & Formento: Through the Eyes of Global Nomads

Watch Juergen Teller Talk About Himself and His New Book On German Soccer Shenanigans

The 10 Best New Photography Books of Summer 2015

Gerd Ludwig Photographs Chernobyl’s Legacy

Tina Barney, Inadvertent Photographer of the Rich, Dissects The Concept of Value
April 2014 Photo Challenge: OFFICIAL RULES

Photo Inspiration: Surf Photographer Chris Burkard on the Art of Suffering

Rebecca Norris Webb: Rochester Reverie

Candida Höfer’s Immaculate and Unseen Abstractions
Your Best Shot Photo Contest: April 2014

Michael Lewis: Almost Famous

Gallery: 2015 iPhone Photography Award Winning Photographs

Photojournalism of the Month: March 2014

Sally Mann Chases Ghosts and Buries the Hatchet in New Memoir, Hold Still

Traveling Photographer: Sanibel and Captiva

Open Post: How Do You Feel About Colorizing Black-And-White Photos?

This Is How Getty Museum Does Adorable Animal Photos

Travel Photography Guide: Savannah, GA

April 2014

Interview: Alex Prager’s Nod to the Golden Era of Film

Meet the Photographers of Foam’s 2015 Talent Issue

Interview: John Maloof, Director of ‘Finding Vivian Maier’

Alex Sneiders’ River Run

Amazing Photographs of Deep Sea Creatures by David Shale

When Photographers Become Filmmakers: Behind Gillian Laub’s Southern Rites Documentary
Interview: Sara Lewkowicz on ‘A Portrait of Domestic Violence’

Vincent Brady Combines Long Exposures With Time-Lapse For Surreal Firefly Videos

One to Watch: Ashley Garner
