Inspiration
From contests to features and our weekly Photo of the Day challenge, get inspired by what fellow photographers are capturing with their cameras.
Latest Inspiration Stories
Photo challenge: Show us your favorite shots of graffiti or street art
Venture high in the sky with the winners of the 2022 Drone Photo Awards
A dark matter camera will soon allow scientists to peer into atomic clouds
From majestic migrations to bullish brawls, these are the Bird Photographer of the Year winners
It came by happenstance: Reader-submitted photos of serendipity
A closer look at some of Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite cameras
Sweet serendipity: Show us your favorite unexpected photos
B&W Photo Award winners celebrate mastery in monochrome
JPEG jumble: the week’s best reader-submitted photos
Adventures in the outback: Winners of the 2022 Australian Geographic photo awards
‘Photography is a social skill,’ Atiba Jefferson on his road to bold
The state of AI in your favorite photo editing apps
Wildlife photographer David duChemin on finding your voice
Free falling: We want to see your favorite subject
See the tempestuous finalists of the Weather Photographer of the Year Awards
Summer swan song: Our favorite reader-submitted photos of the season’s end
Classic film camera review: Nikon FG, the SLR that irked everyone (but me)
5 defunct photo gadgets that were supposed to ‘change everything’
‘Shot by Orion:’ Meet the 23-year-old celebrity portrait photographer delighting the Internet
Photojournalist Susan Meiselas: How to be in the right place at the right time
Parasitic zombie fungus takes first prize in BMC Ecology & Evolution photo competition
See ya, summer: Show us photos that encapsulate the end of a season
More, more, more! Our favorite reader-submitted photos of chaos
How photography helped me understand my Blackness
Accidentally Wes Anderson: How Wally Koval built a photo community around the eponymous director’s aesthetic
Into the wild: a selection of the year’s best nature photos
Bring on the noise: How to save high ISO files deemed ‘too noisy’
Everything all at once: We want to see your best photos of ‘chaos’
Simply-splendid: Our favorite reader-submitted minimalist photos
9 famous photography books everyone should own
David Ulrich: How to be a more mindful photographer
Let there be light: Reader-submitted photos of light & shadow
Less is more: See the winners of the Minimalist Photography Awards
Photo challenge: Show us your best minimalist shots
Catch the action of the year’s best sports photography
How to shoot better car photos
A game of tones: Show us your best photos of light and shadow
Get rev’ed up: These are our favorite read-submitted car photos
Edit stronger, faster, better with custom-built AI-powered presets
Oh, snap! Meet the Polaroid street photographer using an old-school Speed Graphic
Thomas Hoepker’s ’63 road trip, plus four other fantastic photobooks to get you inspired
We can’t stop laughing at these hilarious pet photos
How to shoot redscale film
Rev your engines: Show us your best automotive images
Just look up: Reader-submitted sky and space Photos of the Day
How to be a conscientious travel photographer: Creating thoughtful images with Susan Portnoy
Hawaii-based photographer captures ethereal photos of rare planetary alignment
Sun, moon, and stars: Show us your best photos of the sky
Space rocks and fighter jets: NASA shares its photographers’ best images
All things avian: Our favorite reader-submitted bird Photos of the Day
Does bird detect AF really work?
The James Webb Space Telescope’s first 5 images deliver stunning views of the universe
Birds of a feather: Show us your best avian photography
Bruce Dorn on the importance of saying ‘yes’ and the joys of mentorship
Feast your eyes on these brilliant astronomy photos
Everything’s just beachy: Our favorite reader-submitted Photos of the Day
The year’s best bird photography highlights the humor, beauty, and fragility of avian life
Rankin’s flaming dandelions are a perfect metaphor for an exploding world
In a self-portrait series, Chinelle Rojas reclaims her identity
Surf’s up: Show us your best images of the beach
This week’s reader-submitted Photos of the Day are a tour around the world
Rats, coyotes, and raccoons, oh my! The year’s best urban wildlife photography
