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
Ash Thayer on Capturing the Squatters of the Lower East Side
Photo of the Day July 14, 2014
Quote of the Day: Ron Haviv on Photojournalist Fashion
Elena Dorfman’s Portraits of Syria’s Lost Generation
When Subcultures Converge: Oliver Sieber’s Imaginary Club
Photojournalism of the Month: March 2015
Photo of the Day July 10, 2014
What They Wore: Looking at Artifacts from Hiroshima 70 Years After the Bomb
Meet the Filmmakers Behind the Salt of the Earth Salgado Documentary
They’ve Got Spirit
Impossible Project ‘Hard Color’ Film Adds Color Borders To Black And White
Lynn Goldsmith’s Rock & Roll Stories
Insider Views of Life Behind Bars As a Teenager
Your Best Shot Finalists: March 2015
Interview: Francisco Negroni on His Volcano Lightning Photos
2013 Readers’ Contest Winners Gallery
Photographer Takes Underwater Images—Using A Desktop Scanner
The Winners Of Dronestagram’s First Drone Photo Contest Are Impressive
Your Best Shot Finalist Photo Gallery: June 2014
Peril in the Lower Omo Valley
2013 Readers’ Photo Contest Winners
Travis Rathbone, The Alchemist
Revisiting David Wojnarowicz in an Era of Conflict and Change
Mexico’s Morbid Landscapes
Instagram #Cliche Photo Contest: Food
Your Best Shot Finalist Gallery: July 2015
One to Watch: Matt Eich Can Do It All
Philip-Lorca diCorcia’s East of Eden Pictures America’s Fall From Grace
Photo Inspiration: Skiers Blast Through Clouds of Color in Slow Motion
Photographing the Birth of Hip-Hop
The Best Photojournalism of the Year
Wanderlust-Inspiring Views From Swampy’s Year Riding the Rails
April 2015
August 2014 Photo Challenge: Macro Photography
Official Rules: August 2014 Photo Challenge
Behind Mary Ellen Mark’s Final Assignment
The Spirit of Travel: Jake Stangel
Project Lives: An Insider’s Look at Life in NYCHA Public Housing
The Spirit of Travel: Christopher Testani
Traveling Photographer: Viewing Vermont
The Spirit of Travel: Emily Mott
Behind the Shot: Lighting a Car Through a Frozen Lake
My Project: Krista Long’s Photos of High Speed Water Slide Riders
My Project: Marisa Scheinfeld Photographs the Ruins of New York’s Borscht Belt
Watch Paul Graham Walkthrough his ‘Whiteness of the Whale’ Retrospective
January Photo Challenge: Trees HOME
Video: Martin Schoeller’s National Geographic Live! Talk
January 2014
1000 Photos by a Japanese-American WWII Draftee
In Focus: Tara Sellios’ Morbid Still Lifes
This Is How You Shoot a Photo of an Airplane Using 30 Strobes
The Spirit of Travel: Justin Mott
Meet Henry, The Flying Baby
Tod Seelie’s Bright Nights
I, Photographer: Lori Nix, Print Pro
This Japanese-American Took Over 1000 Photos During WWII While Drafted in the US Army
Enter Our August Photo Contests
10 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Photography
Magnum Foundation Announces Photography, Expanded Fellowship Winners
Photo of the Day December 31, 2013
Winner of Foam Paul Huf Award 2015 Revealed
New York Photo Festival Call For Entries
