Brilliant nature photography requires patience, precision, luck, and a love of the creatures that we share the planet with. Here, Popular Science showcases some of the award winners from the 2024 Nature’s Best Photography International Awards, including a fierce scuffle between leopards, a mother tiger teaching her cub how to fight, and a close-up shot of curious and vocal belugas.

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#Photography #NaturePhotography Nature #Animals

Research suggests that viewing pictures of nature can lower stress levels — so if you're feeling overwhelmed today for any reason, take a look at these prizewinning waterfall images from @Smithsonianmag, which show a sunset over Niagara Falls, a dramatic black-and-white shot of Skogafoss falls in Iceland, and a maple-leaf-sprinkled shot from Canada.

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#Photography #Photos #Travel #ElectionAnxiety #Stress #MentalHealth

Tomorrow's Halloween — meaning it's time to adjust that camera for night time, eerie lighting, and creepy characters. This collection has basic tips and ideas, shots and apps to try, and a bit of history and nostalgia too.

https://flipboard.com/@photographers/halloween-photography-special-hm74tcs3vtharb8f

#halloween #photography #photographytips

Nikon's annual Small World competition is a beautiful mashup of art and science, celebrating the best images taken through a light microscope. This year's winner shows mouse brain tumor cells and was taken by Bruno Cisterna, a faculty member at Augusta University's Medical College of Georgia. Take a look at it, and other winning images of an electrical arc between a pin and a wire, a cannabis plant leaf, and more.

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#Photography #Science #MicroPhotography #Culture #Photos #SmallWorld

Here's a lovely little Q&A with our #photography resident this fall, @Photowalks

https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/jefferson-graham-photography-resident-fall-24/

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What better way to start Wednesday than with some serene jellyfish photos? @Smithsonianmag shares 15 images of these undersea beauties, from pacific sea nettles to a translucent creature swimming near the snow-capped Mount Vesuvius.

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#Photos #Photography #NaturePhotography #Jellyfish #MarineLife

In the Northern Hemisphere, #autumn officially begins on Sunday. For some photographers, that means getting out and capturing the season's changing leaves. This collection features a 2024 foliage prediction map, fall projects for a macro lens, tips for getting better colors in your photos, and more. 🍂

https://flipboard.com/@photographers/how-to-take-fall-foliage-photos-like-a-pro-tlgbqc1m5q1mjheu

#fall #equinox #photography #naturephotography #trees

Minimalist Monday, anyone?

Renaissance-inspired portraits by Eva Chupikova win 2024 Minimalist Photography Awards. The other category winners, selected from 3,400 submissions, are also quite striking...

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via @mymodernmet@mastodon.art

#minimalism #photography #art

Taking pictures is such a low-stakes endeavor that now the problem is dwindling storage space, overwhelming digital clutter, and treasured memories lost to time.

How to keep up with it all so that your photos work for you and not the other way around?

This collection has a few suggestions. ⤵️

https://flipboard.com/@photographers/photo-management-in-an-era-of-overwhelm-ekco179s9ps9bagd

#photography #digitalphotography #photos #organizing #declutter