Photography

February 11, 2026

A Photographer’s Mission To Reveal the Authenticity Beneath Hollywood’s Glamour

There’s something timeless about black-and-white photography, its tones, depth, and contrasts are as intimate as they are atmospheric. But, aside from this, there’s another element that intrigues Dennys Ilic: monochromatic images remind him of classic Hollywood. “The images that moved me most were 1950s Hollywood portraits and the lighting in the movies that I watched as a child,” the Los Angeles-based photographer tells My Modern Met.

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February 9, 2026

Voting Now Open for the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award

The world’s largest wildlife photography competition has revealed the finalists for its 2025 People’s Choice Award. Organized by the Natural History Museum, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition continues to spotlight nature through powerful visual storytelling. This year, 24 images are vying for the public’s vote. Each shortlisted photograph captures a moment that feels both intense and urgent. Together, they reflect the beauty, tension, and vulnerability of life on Earth.

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January 30, 2026

Society of Photographers 2025 Contest Announces Its Astounding Winners

Throughout 2025, members of The Society of Photographers had the opportunity to submit their work to a Monthly Image Competition. And each month, photographs would be judged, with the cream of the crop marked as a Gold Award-winning image across one of the 28 categories. This acknowledgement then shortlisted a photograph for the 2025 Photographer of the Year competition, where the winners were just announced.

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January 23, 2026

Hazy Dreamlike Photos Reflect Humankind’s Complicated Relationship With Nature

There are several words that could describe the work of Lynn Geesaman, but perhaps “magical” is the most apt. Across her decades-long practice, the late photographer, who died in 2020, pioneered a distinct visual language, rooted not in clarity, but in abstraction. Now, new life is breathed into her photographs through a definitive, career-spanning survey, currently on view at Yancey Richardson Gallery in New York.

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