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
Video: Playgrounds Around the World Photographer On His Own Recess Experience
Your Best Shot Finalist Gallery: February 2014
My Project: Laura Glabman Remembers Hurricane Sandy’s Destruction
June 2014
The Third Dimension: Rollin Leonard’s Digital Photography
June Photo Challenge: Pet Portraits
Official Rules: June 2014 Photo Challenge
This Time-lapse Video Shows the Process of Creating a Fantasy Portrait Photoshoot in the Woods
Captivating Portraits of Texan Women and Their Guns
Selections from Dennis Hopper’s Trove of Drugstore Camera Photos
Sex and Revolution in Latin American Photography
See The Streets Turn Surreal At Night In Photos By Victor Cobo
Corey Arnold, Creature of the Sea
National Geographic’s Cory Richards Explains The Value of Not Getting Too Comfortable As a Photographer
5 New Documentaries About Photography Worth Your Eyeballs
Video: LaToya Ruby Frazier On Photographing Inequality in her Hometown
New Books: Peter Beard’s Collages, Builder Levy’s Appalachia and Nan Goldin’s Children
Sony World Photography Awards Announce Youth, Open, National Winners
Foodography Dinner Workshops Aim to Teach Perfect Instagram Food Photography
You’ll Never Believe These Photographs of New York Are Actually Paintings
Gear Trend: The Gold Standards For Street Photography
Photojournalism of the Month: May 2014
Parting Shot: Party of One
Hollywood Talent, In the Raw
Interview: Julian Sander’s Family Business
On the Road with Victoria Sambunaris
Photo of the Day June 9, 2014
Charlie Kwai’s Cuba Street Portraits
Daniel Boschung’s “Face Cartography” Shows the Insane Detail of 900-Megapixel Portriats
My Project: Miguel Vallinas’s Animal Instinct
Where is the 9-year-old smoker photographed by Mary Ellen Mark?
Tips from a Pro: Cristina Mittermeier On Mastering Environmental Portraits
How “Urban Exploration” Almost Netted One Photographer a 15,000 Euro Fine and Jail Time
Josh Newton Captures Wedding Photos Against a Raging Wildfire
July 2015
Interview: Gregory Crewdson, Mystery in Everyday Life
Dream Assignment: Annie Leibovitz Photographs The Cast of the New Star Wars
How Instagram Changed Street Photography
Photo Challenge Finalists: Dramatic Multiple Exposures
Behind the Photo: Dustin Snipes’s Portrait of a Sumo Champion
Paolo Pellizzari’s Panoramic View of the World of Sports
Interview: Meryl Meisler on Disco Era Bushwick
May 2015
Photo Challenge Finalists: Star Photography
2014 Popular Photography Readers Photo Contest
On the Wall: July & August 2014
Off the Grid: Kevin Faingnaert’s Magical Photos Document a Mountainside Eco-Village
IPPAwards 2014: The Best iPhone Photography
Topographics Anew: Picturing the Incredible Human Impact on the Landscape
Rob Tringali Creates Historic Sports Images
Peggy Sirota Doesn’t Play By the Rules
Mentor Series Travel Photo Contest: The Finalists
Pick the Keeper Photo: The Five Minute Tattooist Portrait
March Photo Challenge: Action Shots With Beautiful Backgrounds HOME
Curator Sarah Greenough on 25 Years of Photography at the National Gallery of Art
March Photo Challenge: Action Shots With Beautiful Backgrounds OFFICIAL RULES
Your Best Shot Photo Contest: March 2014
Photojournalism of the Month: February 2014
Video & Interview: Roger Ballen’s Asylum of the Birds
March 2014
Interview: Daniel Berehulak on Afghanistan, India and Pakistan
U.S.A. Landscape Photographer Awards Names 2014 Winners
