The year’s most incredible drone photography and videography

1st place, Sports, SkyPixel 7th Anniversary Contest. Ekaterina Polischuk The SkyPixel 7th Anniversary Contest award winners have just been announced. As you can probably guess from the name, the SkyPixel Contest, backed by DJI, is for aerial photography and videography shot with a drone. Let’s look at some winners. About the contest Now in its… Continue reading The year’s most incredible drone photography and videography

Thinking of entering that photo contest? Read this first

Dan Bracaglia Here at PopPhoto we love a good photo contest and feature them on the site most weeks. However, these contests don’t always have photographers’ best interests at heart. We’ve had to come to terms with this, even as we cover them. Let me explain.  Photo contests aren’t altruistic  Very few photo contests are… Continue reading Thinking of entering that photo contest? Read this first

Top 10 photography contests of 2021

Here at DIYP, we cover plenty of photography contests and their spectacular winning photos. Over the course of the year, they take us through a range of emotions: from laughing at Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards winners to crying at the winning photo of the Siena International Photo Awards. In this article, we bring you ten… Continue reading Top 10 photography contests of 2021

Breathtaking photo of a falling climber wins Red Bull Illume 2021 contest

If you like action sports photography, here is a real treat for you. The Red Bull Illume Image Quest has announced its 2021 contest winners, and there are truly striking. In this article, we bring you the overall winner, as well as the category winners that will take your breath away. Will Saunders from the… Continue reading Breathtaking photo of a falling climber wins Red Bull Illume 2021 contest

2021 BIFA photo contest winner warns us of the dangers of propaganda [mildly NSFW]

Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA) has announced its 2021 winners, and it includes magnificent images across different categories and from all over the world. This year’s overall winner is Svetlana Melik-Nubarov, and her work sure is thought-provoking. In the series titled Our Past, she reflects on the dangers of propaganda often imposed from early childhood.… Continue reading 2021 BIFA photo contest winner warns us of the dangers of propaganda [mildly NSFW]

International Wedding Photographer of the Year winners show wedding photography is creative and fun

The fifth International Wedding Photographer of the Year Awards has just announced its 2021 winners. If you think wedding photography is boring, this selection will prove you wrong and show you just how many fun and unique images you can get at a wedding. This year’s competition received more than 1,500 images across nine categories,… Continue reading International Wedding Photographer of the Year winners show wedding photography is creative and fun

The winners of this year’s Nature inFocus contest show nature at its most dramatic

In the middle of the pandemic and yet another hectic year, it’s always nice to turn to art and nature. Nature inFocus brings the two together in its annual photography competition. The 2021 winners have just been announced, and they’re as magnificent as only the natural world can be. The contest was founded in India… Continue reading The winners of this year’s Nature inFocus contest show nature at its most dramatic