Photography

November 4, 2025

Incredible Finalists of the 2025 Close Up Photographer of the Year Contest

Over 12,500 photographs were entered into the 2025 Close Up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) competition, which encourages photographers to take a closer look at the world. After 20 hours of discussion, the photo contest’s 22 judges decided on a spectacular shortlist across 11 categories. From fascinating portraits of insects to new ways to explore the landscape, these images give a unique perspective of our world.

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November 3, 2025

Photographer Spent Five Years Capturing the Surprising Ways His Community Used a Ping-Pong Table

Public spaces rarely behave the way their designers imagined. In cities, people carve new paths, claim unlikely meeting spots, and reshape the built environment to match their routines. In his TTP (Tischtennisplatte) series, photographer Hayahisa Tomiyasu captures this beautifully, documenting a Leipzig community that turned a public ping-pong table into a multi-purpose object. Tomiyasu created the series when he was studying photography at the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig.

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October 29, 2025

Astronaut Captures Breathtaking Images of an Aurora From the International Space Station

Throughout the years, NASA astronauts have captured amazing shots from the International Space Station (ISS). For example, Don Pettit wowed us with his shots of comets, auroras, and cities from above before his return to Earth. Now, another astronaut seems to have followed his lead. Kimiya Yui, from Japan’s national space agency JAXA, has been posting top-notch astrophotography to social media.

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October 22, 2025

Cinematic Photos Look Like Hyperrealistic Paintings With Mysterious Stories To Tell [Interview]

Artist Summer Wagner is a storyteller, and lenses are the vehicle through which she shares her tales. The narrative imagery and video, both of which are cinematic in nature, possess a distinct aesthetic. Her photographs feature a desaturated color palette with a contrast and depth of field that makes each composition feel more like a hyperrealistic painting than something shot with a camera.

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