Photography: Inspiration & Technique

GI's raising the American flag on top of Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945. Credit: Courtesy Library of Congress.

What's the real star of Antarctica? The penguins are adorable, the seals are spectacular and the whales have that Wow Factor that take your breath away when they pop up beside your zodiac. They could all easily be the stars of Antarctica.

The past seven days were unusually eventful, and the pictures on Twitter reflected a lively week of Grammy awards, fashion news, protests and grieving the loss of a pop superstar. Here are the top 10 Twitter pics.

Bokeh is Japanese-originated concept, which describes the appearance, or “feel,” of out-of-focus areas. It is a photographic technique in which images are made blur with round circles but still look pleasent to the eyes of the viewer.

National Geographic has been on the forefront of photography since 1888. Here is a HQ showcase of Landscape Photography Wallpapers from National Geographic for your inspiration.

For his project Vanishing Cultures, photographer Dennis Manarchy is traveling around the country documenting various cultures with a one-of-a-kind, 35-foot-long camera called "Eye of America"...

Telling the evident difference between day and night photography is surely useless. The former is a fight with the sunshine, while in the latter mode, you have to battle against the darkness. In either mode, the task of a photographer is to effectively exploit the surroundings to his advantage.

Being a travel photographer is considered as a dream job for most wanderlust. They get to travel around the world, take pictures and get paid for it too! However, because of the awesome perks that ...

I'm always fascinated to learn how people outside of the insular photo community interact with and relate to photography, especially photojournalism.

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I came across Traer Scott's portraits of dogs living in American shelters and was immediately taken aback by a mix of emotions.

The space agency's latest composite image of Earth offers a detailed view of North and Central America. It's one in a long line of "Blue Marble" shots since the original was taken by the Apollo 17 crew in 1972.

What you see above is the inside of the world's largest pinhole camera measuring 45x160x80 feet. It's an abandoned airplane hangar in Irvine, California that was converted over the course of two month...