Best laptop backpacks of 2022

Peak Design Best for photographers Peak Design Backpack V2 Check Price One of the best camera bags around can conveniently carry a laptop. Best overall Timbuk2 Authority laptop backpack  Check Price A lightweight, sturdy option with enough space for your everyday carry. Best for travel Fjällräven Kånken Laptop 15” Backpack for Everyday Check Price It’s… Continue reading Best laptop backpacks of 2022

Migrant self-portrait series wins the 2022 Sony World Photo Awards

Photographer of the Year. From the series “Migrantes,” by Adam Ferguson. 2022 Sony World Photography Awards. © Adam Ferguson A couple of months ago, we introduced you to the finalists in all ten categories of the Sony World Photography Awards, not to be confused with the smaller but still very prestigious World Press Photo awards… Continue reading Migrant self-portrait series wins the 2022 Sony World Photo Awards

How Getty covers championship basketball with a small army of cameras—and robots

Jalen Wilson #10 of the Kansas Jayhawks shoots the ball as Brady Manek #45 of the North Carolina Tar Heels defends in the first half of the game during the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament National Championship. Jamie Squire/Getty Images Jamie Squire has been shooting for Getty Images for 27 years. Now a Senior Staff… Continue reading How Getty covers championship basketball with a small army of cameras—and robots

10 photojournalists to follow to stay informed on Ukraine

“We have to fight, but fight for life. You can’t fight for dust when there is nothing and no people. That’s why it is important to stop this war,” Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the Associated Press. Evgeniy Maloletka As the war continues in Ukraine, an influx of information swarms social media. Amid the feeds,… Continue reading 10 photojournalists to follow to stay informed on Ukraine

Vital Impacts’ Ukraine relief print sale features work by 100 famous photographers

“This was taken on May 30, 2018 in Kiev, Ukraine. After the Last Bell ceremony in schools, students from around the city come to Podil area of Kiev by the Dnepr river to bathe in a fountain. This is the most popular area for the students to hang out in”. Dina Litovsky / Courtesy of… Continue reading Vital Impacts’ Ukraine relief print sale features work by 100 famous photographers

Amplifying voices and causes through NFTs

As the world watched the invasion of Ukraine, artists worldwide rallied together to help, with many using NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, to provide aid. In early March, UkraineDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization, released an NFT of the Ukrainian flag, raising $6.7 million for relief. In 72 hours, the sale drew more than 3,200 individual contributions.… Continue reading Amplifying voices and causes through NFTs

NFT Trends: How experimental photography is expanding into the NFT space

In the spring of 2020, at the height of the pandemic, a Sotheby’s auction sale reached $3 million, breaking the existing record for an online sale of photography at the famed auction house. The sale included 227 images by legendary photographers, including Ansel Adams and Henri Cartier-Bresson, with the top lot going to a 1922… Continue reading NFT Trends: How experimental photography is expanding into the NFT space

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

An epic photo of a leopard seal eating a penguin wins the 2021 World Nature Photography Awards

Grand Prize winner, World Nature Photography Awards 2021. © Amos Nachoum The winners of the World Nature Photography Awards 2021 have just been announced and many of the winning shots are absolutely incredible. Like the organizers of the competition, we here at PopPhoto believe taking photographs is one of the best ways to highlight the… Continue reading An epic photo of a leopard seal eating a penguin wins the 2021 World Nature Photography Awards

Celebrating creativity with spring-inspired minimalism

From Vincent van Gogh’s delicate almond blossoms, set against the clear blue sky, to Katsushika Hokusai’s vivid prints of birds and cherry blossoms, artworks have, for generations, heralded the coming of springtime. You might remember that in the spring of 2020, at the height of the pandemic, the artist David Hockney even released a series… Continue reading Celebrating creativity with spring-inspired minimalism