Take engaging photos using the rule of thirds
Photographers often talk about framing a photo when they compose a shot in the viewfinder, and for good reason. You can think of the act of taking a photo like taking an empty photo frame and hanging it in the air to capture a slice of reality. The decisions you make about what to include [...]
The Rules of Photography (and how to break them)
Stop. Go. Insert your card. Enter your pin. Remove your card. No entry. Wait here. Fill this out using ALL CAPS. Be nice. Be polite. Do unto others… and yada yada yada. The number of rules we deal with on a daily basis is quite exhausting. At what point do we get to make up [...]
Win a 2012 Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition Ticket
To celebrate it’s sponsorship of the 2012 World Photography Awards Sony is giving 10 lucky Photography Blog readers the chance to win tickets to the winners exhibition that will take place at Somerset House from 27th April – 29th April 2012. Marking the 5th Anniversary of the Sony World Photography Awards, the beautifully curated winners’ [...]
Photography awards: Monster image wins hands down
The winners of the Open and Youth categories in the Sony World Photography Awards 2012 were announced today. Billed as the global photographic event of the year, the awards celebrate the very best in photography from around the world, from the next generation of emerging photographers through to the established masters of the art. The [...]
In full: Sony World Photography Awards finalists
The finalists for this year’s Sony World Photography Awards have been announced, after judges whittled down the 112,000 entries (plenty of late nights, then) from 171 countries to the 42 pictures that will contest awards in the competition’s three categories. The great aspect of this competition is that it permits emerging talent to go head-to-head [...]

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