
Instead of focusing on the amazing shortlisted entry for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 (and the spritely age of the photographer), comments focused on the camera gear. So, we ask: How much does your camera gear really matter?

I used the Oppo Find X9 Ultra phone and teleconverter lens to photography the 2026 lunar eclipse — here’s how I got on.

These spectacular shortlisted images for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 competition show that there’s life in the DSLR yet!

North and South America are ideally placed for the 96.2% partial lunar eclipse on August 27-28, while viewers across Europe should see the height of the eclipse just before moonset and dawn.

Long exposure is a popular technique among keen photographers, and Google Pixel offers a simplified mode in its camera app that creates the same effect.
Hockney’s cubism-inspired collages of dozens of Polaroid images are the perfect way to celebrate World Photography Day.

This week’s solar eclipse promised to be a spectacular celestial event. Here’s the unusual — and safe — way I viewed it.

Phone, camera, or just with your eyes, the Perseid meteor shower is a spectacular celestial show to take in this week, and the conditions are perfect

Missed photographing the 2026 solar eclipse? Here are some of my favorite images from the celestial event.

Tonight’s solar eclipse, August 12, promises to be a spectacular celestial event, just make sure your camera gear (and your eyes) are suitably protected