Here are the Shortlists & Category Winners of Sony World Photography Awards 2020 Open Competition. More than 100 photographers were shortlisted in the 2020 competition alongside ten category winners. Each winner receives the latest digital imaging equipment from Sony to develop their vision and will go on to compete for…
I am an avid birder and photographer who loves Latin America and its birds! If I had my way, I’d love to settle down near a tropical rainforest and just spend time with birds all my life. I finally quit my full-time, well-paying job last year and decided to jump…
Visiting Namibia was one of the best experiences in my life. In Africa is possible to have a very deep contact with nature and feel emotions that were lost in childhood. The landscapes of Namibia are very various and different, the Etosha National Park, the Spitzkoppen area, the ocean and…
In both life and photography, simplicity is very important. Life simplification techniques can also easily apply to your photography. If you observe that most unsuccessful photographs fail because they are too complicated. The photographer is unable to tell his thoughts clearly, and the resulting photograph illustrates his uncertainty and lack…
A Zen Proverb says, Mountains keep flowing while the river remains passive and stands tall midst the chaos around time and conscience. Landscape Photography is the most challenging and difficult genre of photography in my opinion. To travel endlessly to continents, is no weekend business here, a salute for all…
I love when families come to my studio when they’ve had their second or third baby. I love seeing siblings act like the “big kids,” helping and caring for the new baby! I tend to capture these moments on my flokati, as it’s safe (I don’t have to worry about…
I made this series of animal montages as an expression of self-therapy. I find calmness in nature and wildlife, and I wanted to draw attention to well-being, mindfulness, and nature conservation. The images take months to complete, with every detail carefully inspected. I travel around the world to capture the…
Here are some best crime and thriller TV series on Netflix. You can find a variety of thrillers like Pablo Escobar’s Narcos, Osho’s Wild Wild Country, famous Discovery channel feature Manhunt: Unabomber. Few series like An Innocent Man, Making a Murderer are documentary type TV series. Hope you guys will…
Frozen forms of an ever-changing world sculpted by the constant flow of water and wind. These images were taken inside one of the many ice caves of Vatnajökull in Iceland. The 2,500-year-old glacier is approximately 8,300 km2 and is about 1 km thick at its deepest point. Due to rising…
I am a great fan of Iranian Film Director Abbas Kiarostami, I still remember the first film I watched is “Where Is the Friend’s Home? ” the film was so good and I started browsing what are the other films by this director, I took the list and I watched…
It was about time to try the new Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III in the field. We experienced the best test environment as it was raining most of the time. Like our equipment, we were soaked until our underwear at the end of the day. But no big deal in…
Hello, my name is Sebastian Holmer. As a curious human being and a visual enthusiast, I do photograph landscape & nature, urban & city, and people. I highly believe in the deeply rooted interest in the unknown and alien. I do live and work in Munich, Germany. I have captured…
The greatest trial of Sweden. Not suitable for cycling. Or so they say. WHEN THEY SAY NO, I THINK TO GO It’s not forbidden, of course. It’s just stupid. Why make all the logistic more difficult and expensive? it would be so much easier with skis. And faster, on certain…
I’ve found these abstract river phenomenons on Google Earth while I was scanning through the Highlands of Iceland for new patterns and new locations for months. These rivers look like nothing else I’ve seen before – literally, they are dead ends of the riverbed while the nutrients-filled water still went…
Quotes We mean inspiring words, which would pronounce every letter of elegance and the noble way of doing photography. So many words with extreme clarity and intense synonym all making you march towards the undying passion for photography and whatnot. This post gives you some spellbinding quotes you always wanted…
A visual journey through the foggy Laurisilva forests of the island Madeira. Starting with otherwordly sceneries soaked with dense fog, strolling through fairytale forests and enjoying some unexpected cloud light at the very end of the day. It was such a magical experience to explore these unique landscapes. Due to…