Photography

October 30, 2025

A Rare Circular Rainbow Wins the 2025 Weather Photographer of the Year Contest

A perfectly circular rainbow has come away with the big prize at the Royal Meteorological Society’s Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year Competition. Geshuang Chen and Shuchang Dong took the unique photo that earned them the overall win in this 10th anniversary edition of the contest. Engineer and astronomy photographer Geshuang Chen flew his drone above a lake for the spectacular capture, which shows a rare full-circle rainbow.

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October 28, 2025

Rare Red Sprites, Milky Way, and Southern Liguts All Captured in One Spectacular Photo

We’ve seen some fantastic photos of red sprites, but photographer Dan Zafra has given us something we’ve never seen before—red sprites, the Milky Way, the Aurora Australis, and a comet all in the same image. Zafra, who runs the photography and travel blog Capture the Atlas, came upon the incredible moment while traveling in New Zealand.

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October 22, 2025

Photographer Captures the Chaos and Beauty of Egypt’s “Game of Warriors”

Every year, towns in and around Upper Egypt celebrate religious festivals like the Mawlid with a display of tremendous skill, heroism, and horsemanship called Al-Marmah. The traditional sport, which is often described as the “game of warriors,” sees riders maneuvering horses at high speeds, all while brandishing long staffs and dressed in flowing jalabiyas. It’s a cultural performance that has long fascinated Yasser Alaa Mobarak, both on a personal as well as an artistic level.

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October 20, 2025

Winners of Photo Contest Celebrate the Beauty of Color Photography

In celebration of the brilliant colors that surround us, AAP Magazine has named the winners of its photo contest focused on the hues found around the world. AAP Magazine #51: Colors is a look at the way 25 different photographers use color to produce stunning visual stories. Representing 16 countries and four continents, these images are a colorful look at life around the world.

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