
Inspiration
From contests to features and our weekly Photo of the Day challenge, get inspired by what fellow photographers are capturing with their cameras.
Latest Inspiration Stories


Ash Thayer on Capturing the Squatters of the Lower East Side

Photo of the Day July 14, 2014
Quote of the Day: Ron Haviv on Photojournalist Fashion

Elena Dorfman’s Portraits of Syria’s Lost Generation

When Subcultures Converge: Oliver Sieber’s Imaginary Club

Photojournalism of the Month: March 2015

Photo of the Day July 10, 2014

What They Wore: Looking at Artifacts from Hiroshima 70 Years After the Bomb

Meet the Filmmakers Behind the Salt of the Earth Salgado Documentary

They’ve Got Spirit

Impossible Project ‘Hard Color’ Film Adds Color Borders To Black And White
Lynn Goldsmith’s Rock & Roll Stories

Insider Views of Life Behind Bars As a Teenager

Your Best Shot Finalists: March 2015

Interview: Francisco Negroni on His Volcano Lightning Photos

2013 Readers’ Contest Winners Gallery

Photographer Takes Underwater Images—Using A Desktop Scanner

The Winners Of Dronestagram’s First Drone Photo Contest Are Impressive

Your Best Shot Finalist Photo Gallery: June 2014

Peril in the Lower Omo Valley

2013 Readers’ Photo Contest Winners

Travis Rathbone, The Alchemist

Revisiting David Wojnarowicz in an Era of Conflict and Change

Mexico’s Morbid Landscapes

Instagram #Cliche Photo Contest: Food

Your Best Shot Finalist Gallery: July 2015

One to Watch: Matt Eich Can Do It All

Philip-Lorca diCorcia’s East of Eden Pictures America’s Fall From Grace

Photo Inspiration: Skiers Blast Through Clouds of Color in Slow Motion

Photographing the Birth of Hip-Hop

The Best Photojournalism of the Year

Wanderlust-Inspiring Views From Swampy’s Year Riding the Rails

April 2015
August 2014 Photo Challenge: Macro Photography
Official Rules: August 2014 Photo Challenge

Behind Mary Ellen Mark’s Final Assignment

The Spirit of Travel: Jake Stangel

Project Lives: An Insider’s Look at Life in NYCHA Public Housing

The Spirit of Travel: Christopher Testani

Traveling Photographer: Viewing Vermont

The Spirit of Travel: Emily Mott

Behind the Shot: Lighting a Car Through a Frozen Lake

My Project: Krista Long’s Photos of High Speed Water Slide Riders

My Project: Marisa Scheinfeld Photographs the Ruins of New York’s Borscht Belt

Watch Paul Graham Walkthrough his ‘Whiteness of the Whale’ Retrospective
January Photo Challenge: Trees HOME

Video: Martin Schoeller’s National Geographic Live! Talk

January 2014

1000 Photos by a Japanese-American WWII Draftee

In Focus: Tara Sellios’ Morbid Still Lifes

This Is How You Shoot a Photo of an Airplane Using 30 Strobes

The Spirit of Travel: Justin Mott

Meet Henry, The Flying Baby
Tod Seelie’s Bright Nights

I, Photographer: Lori Nix, Print Pro

This Japanese-American Took Over 1000 Photos During WWII While Drafted in the US Army

Enter Our August Photo Contests

10 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Photography

Magnum Foundation Announces Photography, Expanded Fellowship Winners

Photo of the Day December 31, 2013

Winner of Foam Paul Huf Award 2015 Revealed

New York Photo Festival Call For Entries
