This Free to Enter Photo Competition Has a $70,000 Total Prize Fund

On the left, a close-up of a blue plant surface with yellow dots. On the right, five people in hats and traditional attire examine something outdoors, with one woman holding a small device.
Previous winners of the Wellcome Photography Prize. | Jander Matos and Joaquim Nascimento, left, and, Ciril Jazbec, right.

A photography competition has put out an open invitation for photographers across the world to submit their images that depict how health is experienced, represented, and understood.

The Wellcome Photography Prize 2027 has a generous total fund of £52,000 ($70,000) for winners. There are three main categories: striking solo photography, a storytelling series

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Are These Photographers Too Close to This Wild Puma?

A group of people on a dirt road watch and take photos as a wild cougar calmly walks past them. There is a vehicle parked on the left and dry grass and bushes in the background.

An incredible video of a well-known puma moving through a crowd of photographers as she stalked her prey in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile prompted criticism online — but the photographers have defended themselves.

Dania is a famous and well-documented wild puma that lives in Patagonia. A video has gone viral after Dania ignored the photographers as she targeted a nearby guanaco.

Tour guides in Torres del Paine can easily recognize Dania thanks to a distinct cut on her left ear. The region is a famous ecotourism destination and Dania

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Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max Hands-On: A Promising Phone for Photographers

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Huawei is back — sort of. The brand that once looked like a serious market disrupter in multiple markets only seven years ago is launching its photography-focused flagship phone for global users. The Huawei Pura 90s Pro Max nomenclature is an obvious reference (at least to me) to competitors but the imaging focus is what the Pura models are about.

For me, this is the first Huawei phone I’ve tested since 2020 when I had the P40 Pro. It’s a

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Meta Smart Glasses Owners Too Scared to Wear Them in Public

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Last week, Meta announced it will disable the camera on its smart glasses if it detects a user concealing the LED recording light — in what was a clear response to criticism of the wearable tech.

Dubbed online as “pervert glasses,” Meta’s partnership with Ray-Bans has been a successful one for Mark Zuckerberg’s company — selling more than seven million pairs last year. But some users, mainly men, engaging in predatory behavior, like recording people without consent and posting the footage online, have prompted


‘The Odyssey’ Actors Needed a Mirror System to See Around Gigantic IMAX Camera

Actors in medieval costumes stand near a large film camera outdoors on a grassy set. Crew members adjust equipment while one actor holds a bow and another has arrows on his back.
Tom Holland, left, and Jon Bernthal, right, acting in ‘The Odyssey’ with the aid of mirrors to see around the IMAX camera that has its blimp system attached.

Director Christopher Nolan has shed more light on what it was like shooting the first-ever feature film entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras.

In an interview on the Letterboxd YouTube channel , Nolan explained that hauling around the 300-lb IMAX system on location was “like going back to an older era of filmmaking when cameras were


Tom Murphy Has Photographed Yellowstone’s Bison for Over 40 Years

Left: A bison covered in snow lies in a snowy field. Right: Several bison graze in a grassy plain with mountains and blue sky in the background.

While fine art wildlife and landscape photographer Tom Murphy has traveled all around the world, capturing exceptional photographs, he is perhaps best known for his prolific and acclaimed work in and around Yellowstone National Park, where Murphy has called home for over 50 years.

Murphy’s illustrious career has included numerous beautiful photo books , including a new one in conjunction with the conservation organization, Yellowstone Forever, and even a United States Postal Service stamp offering Murphy’s work.

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Polar Pro’s Luna Ultra ND Filters Might Be More Obtainable Than Insta360’s

Three rectangular ND camera lens filters with silver edges, labeled ND8, ND32, and ND128, are arranged in a staggered row on a white background.

When Insta360 launched the Luna Ultra last month, it seemed to have plenty of stock to address demand. However, the same couldn’t — and still can’t — be said about its accessories, namely its neutral density filters.

Insta360 has not successfully rolled out widespread availability of its Luna Ultra ND filter set and didn’t even have any available for reviewers during the launch window. Now, nearly a month later, the stock remains out directly from Insta360 (


This Customizable E-Ink iPhone Case Displays Your Photos

A person wearing black carries a white crossbody bag shaped like a smartphone with camera lenses and a small round screen displaying a cartoon face.

The Xtrem Inno smartphone case for iPhone combines stylish protection with a clever integrated e-ink display that lets users show off their favorite graphics, logos, or photos. It’s an interesting take on personalized phone cases.

The Xtrem Inno Instant Custom Case utilizes an e-ink display, so it doesn’t require a built-in battery. Photographers may already be familiar with e-ink, as the displays have been utilized in new photo frames thanks to recent advancements in color e-ink display technology.

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NASA Photographer Soars Over Washington in a Fighter Jet

A person in a flight suit and helmet takes photos from an aircraft above Washington, D.C., with the Washington Monument and cityscape visible below. An American flag pattern is seen on the aircraft’s wing.
NASA photographer Jim Ross flies above the Washington Monument in Washington on Saturday, July 4, 2026, in an F-18 aircraft, as part of a flyover to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

NASA photographer Jim Ross recently flew over Washington, D.C. while seated in an F-18 aircraft and took photos of the capital on America’s 250th birthday.

Ross was in one of four fighter jets that flew over the Great American State Fair

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Patreon Blocks AI Crawlers From Copying Content: ‘Creators Deserve Compenstion’

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Patreon has announced a new update that blocks AI crawlers from hoovering up content on the platform for training purposes. CEO Jack Conte took to Instagram last week to announce he has a “kickass product update for you all.”

“Patreon has partnered with an internet infrastructure company called Cloudflare to block AI training crawlers from using the work you publish on your Patreon to train their AI models,” the post reads.

“This is live and happening at the network level on all posts published on Patreon. Creators deserve credit,