The Best Articles in Photography
The most useful articles in Photography from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Photography Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Photography by Refind users.
- Photography Composition: The Definitive Guide
- Technicalities Behind Image Relighting
- How to go viral with your photography
- The Unphotographable: Jack Kerouac’s Soaring Diary Entry About Self-Understanding and the Elemental Vastness of the Windblown World
- Photographer Captures Joyful Personalities of Playful Pups and Shows How You Can Too
Videos
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The Business of Photography, Part 1: Getting Started
In this 3-part series, Sony Artisan of Imagery Tony Gale will lay the foundation for taking your photography from a hobby to a business. In part 1, Tony will...
What is ...?
New to Photography? These articles make an excellent introduction.
An Introduction to Light in Outdoor Photography
Photography is all about light. To be more precise, photography is all about the quality of the light. This can be a particular challenge for
A Beginner's Guide to Landscape Photography
Landscape photography is the type of thing in which there is always something new to learn, a new technique to try, or a new creative approach with which to experiment. If you are new to the genre and…
What is the Best Camera Mode for Landscape Photography?
For more than 30 years, I tried different camera settings for my landscape photography. With the settings I use today, I don’t only feel more flexible, but they allow me to nail each of my photographs…
Real estate photography: The essential guide for beginners
Real estate photography is a rewarding and challenging genre of photography—dive into it with this essential guide for beginners.
How to ...?
How to go viral with your photography
A social media presence is now a must for aspiring professional photographers – here's 5 top tips for getting noticed
How to Get Your Photography in an Art Gallery
A photographer's guide to submitting and selling fine art photography through an art gallery, from proposal to planning the exhibition.
How to take charge of color in your photography
Using color skillfully and intentionally is crucial to color photography. Here are some tips and inspiration to get you started!
How to take great macro photos on a smartphone
Some high-end smartphones are well-equipped to tackle tiny subjects – Amy Davies discovers how you can do macro photography with a smartphone
How To Get Stunning Light Each Daytime for Landscape Photography
One of the biggest mistakes in landscape photography is to think that the best light appears just around sunset or sunrise. You could get the best light you have ever seen in your life straight around…
Trending
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Winners of the 2022 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest
Some of the top images from the 14 categories of underwater photography in this year’s competition
Giovanni Mourin photographs the real Miami
In 'Homestead', Giovanni Mourin turns his lens towards his Cuban roots.
3 Quick Tips To Improve Your Street Photography
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These Gorgeous Photos Capture Life Inside a Drop of Seawater
A passion for the infinitesimal leads a photographer to discover the countless creatures that live unseen in the ocean
Animated Chart: The Smartphone Effect on the Camera Market
Have smartphones fully replaced cameras? This video charts 70 years of camera sales and how smartphones have affected the market.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Photography—all under 10 minutes.
The Unphotographable: Jack Kerouac’s Soaring Diary Entry About Self-Understanding and the Elemental Vastness of the Windblown World
Sometimes, a painting in words is worth a thousand pictures. I think about this more and more, in our compulsively visual culture, which increasingly reduces what we think and feel and see — …
Technicalities Behind Image Relighting
The technicalities behind our image relighting app
Photographer Captures Joyful Personalities of Playful Pups and Shows How You Can Too
Getting a dog to sit still for a photo is hard enough, but to also be able to capture their personality? That is an expert skill!
AP's top 2022 photos capture a planet bursting at the seams
Taken together, they can convey the feeling of a world convulsing — 150 Associated Press images from across 2022, showing the fragments that make up our lives and freezing in time the moments that…
2022: The Pictures of the Year
We sent our photographers around the globe to document our world and our times. Here are 49 of their best photos.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Photography.
A biography of the pixel, the elementary particle of pictures
An exact mathematical concept, pixels are the elementary particles of pictures, based on a subtle unpacking of infinity
«Why do so many think that pixels are little squares? Apps have fooled us with a cheap and dirty trick»
50+ Camera Angles, Shots, and Movements: A Complete Guide
Have you ever been overwhelmed at the possibility of every camera angle, framing, and shot type available as a filmmaker? Us too. So we provided a cheat sheet with definitions for you!
Apple unveils the best photos from the Shot on iPhone Macro Challenge
Today Apple revealed the 10 winning Shot on iPhone Macro Challenge photographs shot all over the world on iPhone 13 Pro.
Climate crisis: 50 photos of extreme weather around the world
As temperatures rise and pollution increases, wildfires, floods and extreme winds have battered many parts of the world in the last six months
Photography Composition: The Definitive Guide
The most comprehensive free Photography Composition tutorial on the internet. "Rules" explained, tons of examples, charts and food thought. Time to step up!
Thought Leaders
We monitor hundreds of thought leaders, influencers, and newsletters in Photography, including:

Nancy Young
Photographer, blogger, and curator at http://photodoto.com - Photography tips & tuts to make 'em green with envy!

Beate Chelette
Focused on women leadership and business development because you can't have one without the other. Learn how balance in leadership brings a big ROI to your org.

Samuel Zeller
Freelance photographer from Geneva, Switzerland. Fujifilm ambassador and editor of Fujifeed. Sharing photography+social media articles.

Rosh Sillars
I'm a photographer, marketing strategy consultant, author, blogger, podcaster, speaker & dad. http://youtube.com/roshsillars

Sidetracked Magazine
Print and online journal. Inspiring photography and stories of adventures, unique journeys, expeditions and exploration. Tweets by @John_Summerton and the team
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Photography, including:
fstoppers.com
The photographer's community with daily news, behind-the-scenes videos, gear reviews and more.
PetaPixel
The leading independent publication covering photography at the nexus of technology and art.
Digital Photography School (dPS)
Digital Photography School: Photography Tips, Tutorials and a Community of over 5 Million Photographers.
@colossal@mastodon.art
Art and visual culture since 2010. Newsletters: http://thisiscolossal.com/newsletters/ Mastodon: http://mastodon.art/@colossal
Photofocus
The official Twitter account for the http://Photofocus.com site. Get free news, reviews, tips and tricks pertaining to photography.
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