Seljalandsfoss is one of the most popular waterfalls in Iceland, and for good reason. Its origins are in a volcano glacier, and visitors can actually walk behind a waterfall into a small cave. Thanks to this, photographers can get really beautiful images with unique perspectives of the fall. Photographer Ben Strauss took the following image […]
Morning hours can really be fruitful for a photographer—if you’re able to leave your bed early, that is. Albert Dros’s image truly supports this statement: Dros actually loves to shoot in these kind of conditions: early morning with a pink sky, lots of ground fog, and spring flowers. As his photo title suggests, the windmill does look […]
It’s like staring at the Tree of the Dead from the gothic movie Sleepy Hollow. Except the perspective is almost from the inside of the tree—and it’s full of life. This image by wilderness photographer Marc Adamus is a stunning example of how life can survive in some of the most barren places on the […]
This is one determined little dog. Diving into a swimming pool to fetch its orange tennis ball, the dachshund is all in — eyes bulging, mouth open, paws reaching — that ball is his. Part of photographer Seth Casteel‘s “Underwater Dogs” series, this photo is just one of many that captures the comical antics and […]
Believe it or not, rainy day conditions are a great time to be walking around a city taking photographs. Of course, the flexibility will be limited but this limitation is what will force you to think creatively. Then, there’s also the advantage of being able to photograph the moody side of the city. Everything about […]
In photography, you can’t stress enough how much of an important role lighting plays to make an image successful. This is the prime reason why many landscape photographers give priority to golden hour. But again, lighting alone is not always enough. A great image has to have several other factors complementing the light. Consider the […]
Nathaniel Merz, an elementary school teacher working in South Korea, was driven away from his workplace due to the chaos of the pandemic. However, in this time of uncertainty, Merz was able to offer a small slice of tranquility in the form of today’s serene shot. Trekking a mountain off the beaten path with his […]
How many times do you look at a landscape shot and think about how calm everything looks? Other times, you can see the action, whether it be wind, animals, or cloud coverage moving across the image. In this case, the purple flowers calmly stand in unison as the dark clouds approach from the once illuminated […]
More long exposure greatness here—this one is a 10 minute single exposure of The Twelve Apostles at night, Port Campbell, Australia. Photographer Axil Lonergan captured this cool shot at the end of a late evening drive down the Great Ocean Road. The Twelve Apostles is a popular Australian tourist attraction on the coast in the […]
When out to photograph the sunrise, the window of time slightly before and after the sun actually rises matters a lot. The same principle applies when photographing sunset. Those are the points in time when the real magic happens. Since the light changes rapidly during those periods, you can expect to witness some drama in […]
