PHOTOGRAPHY

Australian Liz Loh-Taylor named best travel photographer at Sony World Photography Awards

April 28, 2011

AN Australian has been named “Travel Photographer of the Year” at the Sony World Photography Awards in London overnight. Liz Loh-Taylor, from Melbourne, won the category with her series of pictures documenting a native tribe shot in Southern Ethiopia. Loh-Taylor was one of 13 professional category winners presented with an award held at the...
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Millions of spiders ‘cocoon’ trees in Pakistan

April 8, 2011

Millions of spiders have cocooned entire trees across Pakistan in a thick coating of web.PHOTOS: Tree ‘cocoons’ rise from floodwaters The arachnids apparently were forced into the branches by last year’s devastating monsoon floods. They climbed into the trees in late July last year when monsoon rains flooded the regions of Sindh, Punjab, Khyber...
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STUNNING photographs of India’s Holi Celebrations (Spring Festival of Colours)

March 23, 2011

This set of photos, via Getty Images, show Hindu devotees playing with coloured powders during Holi celebrations at the Bankey Bihari Temple on March 21, 2011 in Vrindavan, India. Holi, the spring festival of colours, is celebrated by Hindus around the world in an explosion of color to mark the end of the winter. ...
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‘Sometimes we sit for hours staring at a sea shell’: Couple meticulously recreates Mills and Boon covers

March 22, 2011

Overly-romantic pictures of couples gazing at a sunset or leaning into a kiss have often provoked ridicule and laughter. But Alex Holder and her boyfriend Ross Neil’s photos will have you giggling for all the right reasons. The London-based couple have hilariously recreated slushy covers from Mill and Boon books – complete with sea...
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Kaleidoscope in the sky: The swirling star trail taking centre stage high above Mount Everest

March 4, 2011

It looks like an Artex paint finish so beloved by suburban households in the 1970s. But this amazing images is actually a swirling star trail above Mount Everest in the Himalayas. Photographer Anton Jankovoy spent months camping at the foot of the world’s highest peak patiently waiting for the right weather conditions. Swirling sky:...
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Chameleon creatures: Photos of Orchid Mantis and camouflaged pretenders

January 22, 2011

By GRAHAM SMITH Sitting on a plant, this Orchid Mantis blends into its background as it patiently waits for its prey. The Malaysian insect in one of several chameleon creatures photographed by Alex Hyde, a teacher of Biological Photography at the University of Nottingham. The 27-year-old’s close-up pictures reveal the mysterious world of creatures...
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Last roll of Kodachrome film developed as digital revolution brings 75 years of camera history to a close

January 1, 2011

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It was a photographic breakthrough that helped capture some of the 20th century’s most iconic images. But now Kodachrome, the first commercially successful colour film, has become history itself after it was developed for the last time yesterday. Dwayne’s Photo, a family-run business in Parsons, Kansas, was the last place in the world where...
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Eye-catching: Incredible pictures that for the first time reveal the human eye in all its glory

December 30, 2010

These pictures are a sight for sore eyes. For while they may resemble the dramatic surface of the Red Planet they are actually the eye-catching images of the human iris in all its glorious detail – each one as unique as a fingerprint. Each as unique as a fingerprint, the human eye is captured...
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The hidden beauty in Britain’s freezing winter weather

December 9, 2010

While most of Britain has been scraping snow off their car windshields and front drives, one man has been busy taking incredibly detailed photographs of the heavy falls. Seeing beauty where others see delayed commutes and freezing temperatures, Brian Valentine captures remarkable snaps of frost, ice and snowflakes. Using a specialised macro-photography lens, Mr...
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Pop art: High-speed photography captures moment water balloons explode

December 7, 2010

Caught on camera at an incredible 1/40,000ths of a second these photos show the spectacular moment water balloons pop – at speeds normally too quick to see. Edward Horsford spends hours in his back garden in London at night and snaps the intricate patterns created by the ever-different reactions with split-second timing. One image...
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