Wild Sun sets off staggering light shows in annual aurora photo gallery

The Sun is at the most active stage of its 11-year cycle, producing stunning aurora. As expected, that means the latest Northern Lights Photographer of the Year collection captures some of the brightest and most intense light shows we’ve ever seen.

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Microscopic photo competition celebrates beauty of the tiny world

A photography competition celebrating microscopic images has unveiled this year’s winners. A startling cross-section shot of a flower was awarded the fifth annual Evident Image of the Year Award, leading a mesmerizing gallery of miniature marvels.

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Tricky tripod hangs in place using a built-in leg clamp

If you want to place a camera on a branch, signpost, railing or whatnot, there are already mini tripods with bendy legs that you can use. The Mambapod takes a different and in some ways better approach, as it sports a clamp which is integrated into one of its legs.

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Up close: Nikon Small World celebrates 50 years of photomicrography

For 50 years now, camera company Nikon has been highlighting microscopic marvels with the annual Nikon Small World photomicrography competition. Headlining this year’s winners is a groundbreaking view of mouse brain tumor cells.

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners go full-on animalistic

For the 60th year in a row, the Natural History Museum of London has held its Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards. And for the 60th year in a row, the images are guaranteed to stir your love of the natural world and the animals that live in it.

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Dragons and nature battles: The 2024 Capturing Ecology photography awards

This stunning image of a bearded dragon soaking up the rays in southern Australian has taken out the overall prize in the 2024 British Ecology Society's photography competition, an annual contest open to any nature snapper around the globe.

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‘Tardigrade rides a nematode’ – and other microscopic video award winners

From a baby tardigrade riding a nematode, to water droplets evaporating from the wing scales of a peacock butterfly, the winners of this year's Nikon Small World In Motion video microscopy competition let you see the unseen in astounding detail.

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Snappy device makes smartphones more like real cameras

Your smartphone may shoot great photos and videos, but it's still much more awkward to use than an actual camera. The Snappy is one of the latest gadgets to address that problem, as it brings camera-like functionality (including a shot-stabilizing gimbal) to your phone.

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Simply sublime: Minimalist Photography Awards 2024

The winners of the sixth annual Minimalist Photography Awards have been announced. These stunning images span 12 categories that capture the beauty, wonder and mystery of simplicity. Enjoy a selection of our favorites!

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Multifunctional housing turns GoPros into movie cameras

If you're paying up to $550 for a GoPro, you'd better be sure that you're allowing it to deliver the best footage possible. The ActionBox Cine housing is designed to make that happen, with an adjustable lens shade, quick-mount filters and more.

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