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VAULT Creator Highlight with pamelaloud

VAULT is an NFT space created by creators for creators, your go-to place for high-quality, curated, digital art from top creators around the globe. The VAULT highlight series focuses on the creators that are part of our NFT Community. This week we are excited to introduce you to pamelaloud. Pam Lau is an independent photographer based… Continue reading VAULT Creator Highlight with pamelaloud

Antigone Kourakou’s surreal exploration of nature & humanity, plus five other photo books for summer 2022

From Antigone Kourakou’s “Transfiguration”. © Antigone Kourakou In this month’s photo books selection, we take a look at an expansive annotated selection of Alec Soth’s work; a collection of images by famous photographers all shot on “the other film” (Polaroid); flowers in contemporary photography; Antigone Kourakou’s surrealist B&W images of women and nature; Curran Hatleberg’s… Continue reading Antigone Kourakou’s surreal exploration of nature & humanity, plus five other photo books for summer 2022

Cedrine Scheidig explores notions of home, place, and the Afro-Caribbean diaspora

Reading Time: 3 minutes Each year, British Journal of Photography presents its Ones To Watch – a selection of emerging image-makers, chosen from a list of nearly 450 nominations. Collectively, these 15 talents provide a window into where photography is heading, at least in the eyes of the curators, editors, agents, festival producers and photographers we… Continue reading Cedrine Scheidig explores notions of home, place, and the Afro-Caribbean diaspora

Summer’s ‘here’ and we want to see your best photos of warm-weather fun

Marissa Wu Although the official start of summer is still a few weeks over yonder, let’s just agree that Memorial Day Weekend is the unofficial kickoff of sunny season. We fire up the grills, add a new pool noodle to the collection, and put root beer floats back on our menus. To celebrate, this week’s… Continue reading Summer’s ‘here’ and we want to see your best photos of warm-weather fun

VAULT is unlocked!

Introducing VAULT Beta 500px from its origins has striven to make art accessible, provide opportunities to creators, and offer a diverse selection of content to its audience.  VAULT is more than an NFT marketplace, it is a community built by creators to enrichen the creative community; creators and collectors alike. It provides a new opportunity… Continue reading VAULT is unlocked!

Licensing Contributor Lukas Klima shares his process for taking exceptional nature photography

At 500px amazing photography is at our core, but these photos would not be possible without the talented people behind the lens. The 500px Spotlight series highlights the global and diverse photographers that are part of the 500px Community. This week we are excited to introduce you to Licensing contributor Lukas Klima. Lukas Klima is an Austrian… Continue reading Licensing Contributor Lukas Klima shares his process for taking exceptional nature photography

Quintin Lake on walking and photographing all 11,000 kilometers of the British coastline

Scottish sublime. North Morar in the foreground with Knoydart behind the rainbow over Loch Nevis. Quintin Lake In April 2015, Quintin Lake set out to walk the entire perimeter of the coast of Great Britain, photographing the edges of the land where it intersects with the sea. He didn’t plan to do this uninterrupted, but… Continue reading Quintin Lake on walking and photographing all 11,000 kilometers of the British coastline

Capturing motherhood in commercial advertising

Last year, the parenting products company Frida released its first TV commercial during the Golden Globes. Featuring moms in real life, the ad highlighted the moments we rarely see in commercial media: the clogged ducts, the cabbage compresses, and other lactation hurdles. Within a few days, the original version of the ad had racked up… Continue reading Capturing motherhood in commercial advertising

How to Take DNG Photos with Open Camera on Android — Free, Open Source App

Open Camera is an open source, free camera app for Android devices. Cameras on smartphones have come on leaps and bounds, even just in the last five years. Open Camera aims to give you additional options that you might not have with your pre-loaded camera app, opening up functionality and generally giving you more control… Continue reading How to Take DNG Photos with Open Camera on Android — Free, Open Source App