Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2022
The shortlisted candidates for the internationally-renowned Leica Oskar Barnack Award photo competition, that will be granted this year for the 42th time, are set.
PHOTOS
Lonely Man, Wetland Park – Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong Wetland Park is a conservation, education and tourism facility, located at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai, in Yuen Long. It was to be an ecological mitigation area (EMA) for the wetlands lost due to Tin Shui Wai New Town development.
Statue and Photographers, Art and Culture Centre – Bangkok, Thailand
You can see the feet of a giant statue who was installed in front of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, just beside the BTS station National Stadium.
Magic Gondola in Burano – Venice, Italy
The gondola is the most emblematic symbol of Venice. Before a major means of transportation, it’s now a touristic – and expensive! – attraction.
The first picture taken on a Leica
The picture above is thought was taken in 1914, in the historic Eisenmarkt in the centre of Wetzlar. It is the first image taken on the first Ur-Leica built. Barnack snapped a crowd of shoppers in front of the Binding am Eisenmarkt. It is an ordinary moment frozen in time.
23 Funny Finalists from the 2021 Comedy Pet Photo Awards
The Comedy Pet Photography Awards have announced the finalists for its 2021 photo contest which aims to celebrate the positive and vital role that pets have on our lives and to encourage and raise awareness about animal welfare in general.
Nong Khai Railway Station – Shower on the Track
Nong Khai railway station is located 623.58 km from Bangkok Railway Station and 1.5km from the border with the Laos. It’s the terminus of the northeastern railway line from Bangkok, via Khon Kaen and Udon Thani.
Gorilla Surrounded by Butterflies Wins 2021 Global Photo Contest
After a one-year hiatus, The Nature Conservancy has resumed its Global Photo Contest and revealed the winning images of this year’s competition. The grand prize of the competition was awarded to Anup Shah from the United Kingdom for his photograph of a female western lowland gorilla walking through a cloud of butterflies.
Central Pier 8, Maritime Museum – Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong Maritime Museum is a non-profit educational institution funded by the international shipping community and the government in Hong Kong.
Drone Photo Awards 2021
Drone Awards is the most important worldwide competition about aerial photography and video. The competition is open to the aerial photography and videos whose platforms also include fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, balloons, blimps and dirigibles, rockets, kites, and parachutes.