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April 8, 2026

Winners of the Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2025 Celebrate Scotland’s Wild Beauty

The Scottish Nature Photography Awards (SNPA) just revealed the winners of its 2025 competition, showcasing a striking collection of images that celebrate Scotland’s natural beauty. The winning photos span 10 primary categories, including Environmental, Natural Abstract, Scottish Botanical, and Scottish Wildlife Portrait, among others. The overall winner and Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year 2025 is Toby Houlton from Invergordon, a small Scottish port town.

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April 1, 2026

This Icelandair Contest Will Reward the “Worst Photographer” With a Free Trip to Iceland and $50K

Do your photos always come out blurry? Or are you not quite sure what the rule of thirds actually means, or how shutter speed and ISO work? You might think that makes you a terrible photographer, but, in this case, that might actually pay off. Icelandair is inviting self-proclaimed “bad photographers” to take part in a competition designed to prove that, in Iceland, even the most amateur photographers can capture something beautiful.

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March 12, 2026

Adorable Elephant Seals Snatch Gold in 2026 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest

There’s something magical about underwater photography, allowing us to peer beneath the waves and discover an entirely new world. This ethos undoubtedly propels the Underwater Photographer of the Year competition (UPY), which has celebrated the medium’s artistry and those that champion it since 1965. For UPY2026, creativity and cuteness united in the contest’s winning entry, proving just how diverse underwater photography can be.

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