Photography

December 21, 2025

Photographer Explores the Rich Complexity of Africa’s Great Rift [Interview]

For millennia, humans and animals have coexisted in Africa’s Great Rift Valley, a vast geographical trench often considered to be the cradle of humankind. Home to some of the earliest hominid fossils and countless habitats, the topographical scar stretches across 11 countries on the African continent and into the Middle East, complete with deep valleys, rivers, volcanic mountains, and a chain of lakes.

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December 16, 2025

Dancing Gorilla Wins Top Prize in the 2025 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards

Get ready to giggle. Just like kids, animals do the darnedest things—and some photographers were lucky enough to capture it with their camera. The 2025 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards have announced this year’s finalists and winners, and the lauded images show us just how silly these wild creatures can be. Amateur wildlife photographer Mark Meth-Cohn took home the top prize as the ultimate winner of the competition.

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December 9, 2025

Royal Photographic Society Announces 2025 Winners of the World’s Longest-Running Photo Prize

The world’s longest-running photography prize has recently announced its winners for 2025. The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) was founded in 1853—when photography was brand new—with the mission to make the art and science of the medium available to all. It’s kept that tradition for well over a century and a half; through its 2025 competition winners, the various possibilities of the format are highlighted and celebrated.

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November 29, 2025

This Pilot Captured Stunning Footage of Daybreak While Landing a Plane in Munich

Just as the day was breaking on a quiet morning in January, a pilot saw an opportunity. He was flying a plane onto runway 08L at Munich Airport when he realized he should film the descent. Months later, the pilot, who goes by Air Principito on Instagram, shared the final footage on social media. The result is a snapshot of a stunning, almost heavenly landscape, shrouded in a delicate mist.

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