Photography

Latest in Photography

Adult otter biting pup
Environment

8 animals being naturally hilarious

By Popular Science Team

A photograph is being taken with an iPhone.
Environment

Your Flickr photos could help scientists keep tabs on wildlife

By Charlotte Hu

Soldier termites marching
Science

These photos are proof that evolution is wild and wondrous

By Popular Science Team

bulge-dots-illustion
Science

Want art you can’t look away from? These 5 visual illusions will entrance your mind

By Maridel Reyes

three-framed-photos-on-wall
DIY

The scientifically best way to create a photo gallery wall

By Maridel Reyes

Anthotype images on wooden table
DIY

Spice up your art with turmeric, sunlight, and a 19th century photography technique

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A scientist looks through a microscope.
Science

This may be the highest resolution microscope we’ll ever get

By Rahul Rao

Super Moon rise over a valley
Science

How to photograph the moon like a pro

By Stan Horaczek

a portrait photo of a woman
DIY

6 common photography mistakes to avoid

By Harry Guinness

Sea lion swimming in green waters with N95 mask floating by
Science

14 hypnotizing photos that captured the world in and beyond the pandemic

By Popular Science Team

Photo in which the Bidens look huge
Science

Understanding the weird Biden-Carter photo could help you take better selfies

By Stan Horaczek

Venus Crater Farm image taken by the Magellan spacecraft for NASA
Science

The hellish Venus surface in 5 vintage photos

By Amy Shira Teitel

A tawny frogmouth bird.
Environment

On Instagram, this quirky bird soars above the rest

By Hannah Seo

The surface of Mars as photographed by NASA's Ingenuity helicopter
Science

New NASA photos show the rusty surface of Mars in full color

By Emily Cerf

A hand holding the DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone
Technology

DJI Air 2S drone: A pro-grade aerial camera for under $1,000

By Stan Horaczek

hand holding a phone
DIY

Tips and tricks to help you take better smartphone photos

By David Nield

The best hidden Instagram tricks
DIY

The best hidden Instagram tricks

By David Nield

The first-ever image of the magnetic fields of a black hole.
Science

Astronomers used telescopic ‘sunglasses’ to photograph a black hole’s magnetic field

By Charlie Wood

Super Resolution in Photoshop
Technology

Photoshop’s new Super Resolution feature makes images bigger, not blurrier

By Stan Horaczek

Hand inserting SD card into DSLR camera
DIY

How to recover deleted photos from a memory card

By Whitson Gordon

Oppo X3 Pro smartphone
Gear

Oppo put a digital microscope in its new flagship smartphone

By Stan Horaczek

Washington Memorial at night with rows of lights along a pool
Health

12 months of pandemic life in 12 photographs

By Purbita Saha

Old printed photos scattered around a table.
DIY

How to colorize your old black and white photos

By David Nield

A person holding their phone and looking at a photo on Instagram.
DIY

How to shoot great Instagram photos

By Harry Guinness

a boat captain tries to pull a plastic barrel from a debris island
Environment

A trip down the Ohio River reveals the oil and gas industry’s next big move

By Teake Zuidema/Nexus Media News

Night sky photography
DIY

Cold weather is the best time to look at—and photograph—the night sky

By Stan Horaczek

iPhone 11 Pro Donut
Gear

The iPhone 11 Pro camera is still a powerful option for photos and videos

By Stan Horaczek

A front view of the Fujifilm GFX 100S camera with the new short portrait lens.
Gear

Fujifilm’s new 102-megapixel camera is the size of a typical DSLR

By Stan Horaczek

Badly edited photo of a pier during sunset
DIY

How to use advanced editing tools without ruining your photos

By Harry Guinness

Sony Alpha 1 flagship mirrorless camera on white.
Gear

Sony’s pro-grade Alpha 1 is the first in a whole new category of cameras

By Stan Horaczek

A Hirox digital microscope capturing images of a famous painting.
Technology

Check out this 10-billion-pixel, 3D panorama of an iconic painting

By Stan Horaczek

A lunar rainbow or moonbow stretching over the mountains at night in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Environment

In perfect conditions, rainbows can come alive at night

By Purbita Saha

large forest tree
Environment

Behold the world’s tallest trees

By Sara Kiley Watson

Canon R5
Gear

The best new photography gear of the year

By Stan Horaczek

Colorful spools of fiber optic glass.
Technology

An inside look at how fiber optic glass is made

By Stan Horaczek

a photo of Dasht-e Kavir, the Great Salt Desert, in Iran
DIY

Use Google Earth and Street View to explore the planet from your couch

By David Nield

A holiday decoration photo shot in Apple ProRAW and edited in Lightroom mobile.
Gear

How and when to shoot with Apple’s hidden new photo format

By Stan Horaczek

Pin hole beer can photo
Science

Creating this photo of sun trails took eight years and a beer can

By Stan Horaczek

Person shooting photo
DIY

Google Photos is better at image editing than you think

By Harry Guinness

a woman holding an umbrella
Science

What really happened during the ‘Kentucky meat shower’?

By Popular Science Team

photography lights
Gear

Photography lighting kits for beginners

By PopSci Commerce Team

Clownfish embryo in growth
Science

Can you guess the tiny objects in these zoomed-in photos?

By Popular Science Team

cave spelunking
Environment

Look inside the hidden world of Earth’s most beautiful caves

By Purbita Saha

Adobe Photoshop Neural Filters
Technology

Photoshop’s Neural Filters can alter people’s expressions in convincing—and nightmarish—ways

By Stan Horaczek

An Amur tigress rubbing herself against a Manchurian fir tree
Environment

Check out the breathtaking winners of the 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest

By Rachael Zisk

iPhone 12 Pro Max
Gear

Planning to buy an iPhone 12 Pro Max? You may want to brush up on your photography skills.

By Stan Horaczek

Adoble photoshop sky replacement tool
Technology

Photoshop will soon use AI to add dramatic skies to your boring photos

By Stan Horaczek

Sea turtle. Queensland, Australia.
Environment

9 goofy, award-winning animal photos to turn your day around

By Popular Science Team

Sony A7C
Gear

Sony built a tiny mirrorless camera with a full-frame sensor inside

By Stan Horaczek

Black model in grayscale
Technology

Why do beauty filters make you look whiter?

By Candice Wang

Hasselblad 970X 50C
Gear

This $6,400 camera system works with gear from 60 years ago

By Stan Horaczek

TikTok Will Smith
Technology

Go ahead and use TikTok all you want

By Rob Verger

A buck in a grassy field
Gear

How to pick the right wildlife trail camera

By Joe Genzel and Rich Howell/ Outdoor Life

Beetle with camera on back.
Environment

Scientists strapped tiny cameras to beetles to get a bug’s-eye view of the world

By Sara Kiley Watson

Sony A7S III Camera
Gear

Sony’s long-awaited A7S III is built for shooting high-res video in the dark

By Stan Horaczek

bowling ball interior
Science

The insides of pro bowling balls will make your head spin

By Stan Horaczek

Person taking picture with smartphone
DIY

Edit gorgeous photos right on your phone

By Harry Guinness

Blackmagic URSA Mini 12K
Gear

Blackmagic’s new camera shoots cinema-quality 12K footage for just $9,995

By Stan Horaczek

Leica M10-R
Gear

Leica’s new $8,300 M10-R still feels like a camera from the ‘50s

By Stan Horaczek

Least bittern
Environment

15 bird photos that will make your heart sing

By Candice Wang

Canon EOS R5
Gear

Canon’s new 8K-shooting EOS R5 is the most powerful mirrorless camera yet

By Stan Horaczek

Lightning strikes over Stamford, Nebraska. June 17, 2017.
Environment

This photographer chases the Midwest’s most dramatic storms. Here are some of his favorite shots.

By Hannah Seo

A mural in Minneapolis, Minnesota, commemorates George Floyd, who was killed while being restrained by city police officers in May.
Health

Resharing videos of violence against Black people can spark more trauma

By Candice Wang

Google Photos udate
Technology

The latest Google Photos redesign comes with handy new ways to navigate your endless photo collection

By Stan Horaczek