He stopped to take the snap on the way to see his girlfriend The photographer behind the world’s “most-viewed” picture was on his way to visit his now-wife when he snapped the iconic image. Rather than spending days, weeks, or even years trying to snap the perfect frame, Chuck O’Rear just happened to be at […]

1 year ago

Who knew zooming into an ant would be so terrifying? No, this is not the villain of a new horror movie but just a tiny, tiny insect. A close-up photograph of an ant was sent in as a submission to the 48th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition — and the results are freaky. The […]

3 years ago

He won for his image capturing waves crashing against the west coast of Ireland. Irish man Felix Sproll has been named World Landscape Photographer of the year for his image “Atlantic Winter Storm meets Ireland”. Sproll, an outdoor photographer who grew up in Mayo, was chosen as the overall winner – beating out more than […]

5 years ago

Brought to you by Huawei Snappy out. Calling on Irish Huawei users who love to use their smartphone to take uplifting and inspirational images and videos, the global Huawei NEXT-IMAGE 2020 photography and video competition is open for entries. The competition has received a record number of submissions, with a total of 882,000 entries globally, […]

6 years ago

Free photography classes? Sign us up… Nikon has announced it will stream online photography courses for free for the entire month of April. Now through 30 April, all 10 classes available at the Nikon School can be viewed for free with classes ranging from 15 minutes to well over an hour. The classes usually cost […]

6 years ago

Brought to you by Huawei After beating over 11,000 entries for the Huawei Creatives, Peter O’Doherty will get to travel the world taking photos, the jammy divil… A few months back, we told you about an opportunity to win a free trip anywhere in the world. It was for the 2019 Huawei Creatives competition, where amateur […]

7 years ago