Photography

During the total lunar eclipse, Saturn appeared bright near the Moon. The skies were mostly clear, enhancing the view.

10 Incredible Migratory Birds to Spot This Winter

Winter is the perfect time to witness the awe-inspiring journeys of migratory birds. These avian travellers cover vast distances, bringing vibrant colours and melodies. Here are ten incredible species to watch for during their winter migrations.

Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 from space: NASA astronaut shares stunning night images of largest human gathering in the World

NASA astronaut Donald Pettit shares breathtaking images of Prayagraj illuminated during the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, capturing the world's largest human gathering from space.

Lalit Mohan Sen at 4th Chennai Photo Biennale: Portrait of pre-independent India by an unsung hero of Indian modern art

Lalit Mohan Sen was the first Indian whose Gandhi & Tagore woodcuts were acquired by London’s Victoria & Albert Museum for permanent display. Kolkata’s Emami Art gallery director Ushmita Sahu talks about Sen and his first major exhibition of 70 monochromatic images that Emami brings to Chennai.

How 19th century photography fixed pre-colonial India's image in the world

An exhibition in Delhi makes a case to see 19th century photos of Indian monuments as 'objects to think with'.

Beaker Street Science Photography Competition 2024: Australian photographer wins with stunning shot of glowing frog and ghost fungus

A breathtaking photograph of a glowing frog has won the People's Choice award at the Beaker Street Science Photography Competition in Tasmania.

Delhi Contemporary Art Week & Histories in the Making (1855-1920) photography exhibition: 7 must-see artworks in central Delhi this weekend

Delhi weekend events: Two art exhibitions opened simultaneously in central Delhi. One looks at photos of historical Indian monuments, taken between 1855 and 1920. The second looks at contemporary artworks on the preoccupations of the 21st century.

Raghu Rai: ‘Let’s face it, half of India lives on the streets. That social thread of daily life, we can’t ignore’

'At least half of the works in this exhibition have never been seen by the public before,' says the award-winning veteran photographer and photojournalist about the ongoing retrospective of his works, 'Raghu Rai: A Thousand Lives — Photographs from 1965-2005', at Delhi's Kiran Nadar Museum of Art.

Instagram is making you a worse tourist – here’s how to travel respectfully

Instagram and TikTok have made it easy to find “hidden gem” restaurants and discover new destinations to add to your bucket list. But this democratisation of travel has had other consequences.

Photographer refuses top prize for image that he co-created with Artificial Intelligence

Boris Eldagsen questioned whether the umbrella of photography was large enough to include AI images, or whether this would be a mistake.

Sony launches full-frame FE 50mm F1.4 GM lens in India

Sony says the e-mount lens has a remarkably compact and lightweight design

Visual artist Craig Boehman: ‘Mumbai has been the most warm and welcoming place on the streets’

Mumbai-based American fine-artist, who specialises in street photography, is releasing a limited-edition run of fine-art prints, Aksa Collection, shot on Aksa Beach, this week.

The James Webb telescope captures a spiral galaxy billion light years away

The image will help astronomers understand how galaxies mature and form

In pics: Winners of 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photography awards, including one from India

Enjoy the funniest animal photos from around the world this year.

The best natural landscape photos of 2022

Here are the winners of 2022 Natural Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards.

Meet the photographer behind the viral ant face close-up

The photo was one of the images awarded distinction in a microscopic photography contest organised by Nikon.

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022 | A look at some of funniest animal photos from this year's finalists

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards announced the top 40 finalists of 2022 to recognise some of the funniest animal photos this year. From thousands of photos submitted by photographers from around the world, the organizers have revealed the shortlisted images chosen from a rich and varied smorgasbord of delightful entries. Let’s take a look at some of the finalists’ images of Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022 competition.

Terrifying close up of ant’s face wins photography distinction

A photo competition organised by optics and imaging giant Nikon has returned some fascinating results.

Superhero squirrel, farting zebra: Check finalists of 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards: The best silly and adorable photos of animals.

Bengaluru: Getting a read on photo books, with photographers from South Asia

An art object or a ‘niche’ book genre: what is the relevance of photo books in a digital world? We ask a few photographers.

From Vietnam war to Russia-Ukraine conflict: Can a powerful picture change the world?

This week was the 50th anniversary of Nick Ut taking the Pulitzer-winning 'Napalm Girl’ photo in Vietnam. We asked conflict photographers about the impact of their work on themselves and the world.

Napalm Girl: Why she never grows old

Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana said, ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war.’ The living, however, have nightmares to share.

The Beatles Bungalow in Rishikesh: award-winning photographer captures the decaying home in a shot at immortality

Photographer Michael Donald’s latest exhibition captures the bungalow, once home to the iconic British band The Beatles, before it gives way to the forest.

Mahatta & Co, India's longest-surviving photo studio, has framed 107 years of Kashmiri art, crafts, people and politics

In 1915, the Mehta brothers started a photo studio on The Bund, a Jhelum river embankment in Srinagar. The studio continues to run 107 years on.