A renowned photographer has captured the highest resolution shots of snowflakes ever using a homemade prototype described as one part microscope and one part camera. Nathan Myhrvold, an American scientist, inventor, photographer and ex-chief technology officer of Microsoft, took 18 months to build the 100 megapixel camera capable of capturing a snowflake’s microscopic detail. Using the camera, … Read more
An Italian photographer has spent two years travelling the world capturing pictures of people with albinism, in a bid to highlight the discrimination that still exists against them in many parts of the world. Silvia Alessi, 44, from Bergamo, took photos of people with the disorder, which is caused by pigment being completely or partially … Read more
Emotional moment photographer discovers stunning portrait of his mother in forgotten 34-year-old camera roll from when his parents were students in Ukraine Bogdan Grygorenko, 33, from Canada, found the old film roll in family camera He had the film developed and discovered picture of mother Olena from 1986 Picture was taken by Mr Grygorenko’s father … Read more
When it comes to creating incredible images of trains, Tamas Rizsavi is definitely on the right track. As is manifestly evident from his breathtaking portfolio. For the past five years, the 29-year-old, from Hungary, has travelled around Europe – sometimes by railway, but also by car and plane – snapping stunning photos of trains in … Read more
These incredible images were nominated as finalists for the Nature Photographer of the Year competition for showcasing the beauty of the natural world. Organised by Nature Talks, there are a variety of sections including landscape, underwater, wildlife and storytelling – with 19,547 images entered from 95 different countries. The overall winner was Italian photographer Roberto … Read more
An Irish photographer has launched a search to identify mystery couple after developing snaps from their romantic holiday in 1950s Switzerland and Italy. William Fagan, from Dublin, discovered a roll of undeveloped film when he bought a vintage Leica camera from 1935 in 2015 but set it to one side for five years. This August, he … Read more
The city of Fairbanks in Alaska is deemed the best place to see the stunning Northern Lights, but one photographer took it to the next level by observing the show from space. Nate Luebbe attached a camera to a weather balloon and launched it into the stratosphere, allowing him to snap images of the greenish … Read more
Now THAT’s a Big Gulp! Photographer catches amazing images of the moment a Great Blue Heron devours baby alligator whole Great Blue Heron feasts on adolescent alligator in Florida’s Lake Apopka Incredible images of the bird eating the gator were snapped by Danny Gilliam Photos were posted to Facebook, where they were shared 71,000 times … Read more
Talk about perfect timing! Street photographer captures images at exactly the right moment to create impressive optical illusions Edas Wong is based in Hong Kong and has over 19,000 followers on Instagram Photographer has impressed thousands of fans with his remarkable illusions He has become something of an expert in capturing perfectly-timed snaps By Jessica … Read more
On the whole, the architecture of the former Soviet Union was uniform and dreary – but a recently published photography book reveals that there were some gems, from a ‘flying saucer’ building to an office block that resembles a game of Jenga. Soviet Cities: Labour, Life & Leisure was created by Russian photographer Arseniy Kotov … Read more