Photography Fuse

In 2019, when the French model Camille Cerf collaborated with Brand Pommpoire on a new lingerie line, the Instagram influencer Sandrine P., now in her early fifties, was one of thousands of women to enter an open-call modeling contest for the collection. She tells us, “I remember I wrote, ‘We don’t see many ladies with

At the age of twelve, Taya Iv first discovered photography. But at the time, she was shy about asking people to model for her. Still, she remained undeterred, immersing herself in the art of self-portraiture. She studied different kinds of light and framing, all while making do with a simple camera phone. She connected with

Antoine Martin is a documentary photographer, living in the suburbs of Paris, France. Antoine’s work is adventurous and authentic, capturing humanity in the connection between friends or the marvel of urban expansion. Antoine is the recipient of Prix du Public – Grand Prix du Photoreportage Paris Match, his work has been exhibited as part of

For some photographers, a mere fifteen minutes of sunset is worth a lifetime of traveling. Take, for example, Paul Reiffer, a UK-based photographer who spent years journeying across the globe to capture sunsets over Bonsai Rock, the Empire State Building, the Moeraki Boulders, Pulpit Rock, the Tokyo Tower, and beyond. In Torres del Paine, Patagonia,

Consider this: the 500px collection on Getty Images contains well over 2.5 million photos. The entire Getty Images archive is home to more than 350 million. Many of these photos will be bought by commercial clients ranging from major brands to small businesses. They’ll appear on website banners and social media ads; some will be

500px is committed to providing photographers with opportunities to participate in evolving trends within commercial advertising. We not only want to provide an authentic look at global experiences, but redefine representation and drive inclusivity within commercial photography. To do this, we launched the 500px Commercial Grants program to help develop content representative of evolving trends

Getting Started To begin with in water drop photography you don’t need a lot of equipment. Before you spend hundreds of dollars on something you think you would like to do, and a certain machine is the magic solution to get perfect water drops, try it out to see if this is for you. I

“Authenticity” has long been a buzzword in the marketing and commercial photography industries, but what does it actually look like? Well, according to a survey commissioned by the WordPress hosting company, WP Engine, in 2020, a whopping 82% of Gen Z customers say they trust a brand more if it uses images of real customers

A few months ago, a technician at the University of Hertfordshire’s Bayfordbury Observatory discovered an old pinhole camera created using a beer can and photo paper. The astonishing part of the story wasn’t the camera itself but what they found inside: in 2012, a photographer named Regina Valkenborgh had set up the camera and then

The last year has changed the way brands connect with customers, increasing the demand for online marketing and strong images. As more companies and publications turn to royalty-free stock photography, shutterbugs around the world have turned their passions into passive income by Licensing their work through platforms like 500px. Plus, with Google Images recently rolling

For years, Tara Tanaka has photographed the extraordinary biodiversity of the Florida panhandle—all from her backyard. She lives on a cypress swamp and wildlife refuge, home to Great Blue Heron, Anhingas, Great Egrets, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Roseate Spoonbills, Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks, and more. A few years ago, she and her husband, a retired state park naturalist, were

Landscape photography may be a popular subject among photographers, but it takes a lot of mastery, patience, and a certain frame of mind to capture imagery that will really stir the viewers’ emotions and minds. Just ask photographer Iurie Belegurschi, whose own jaw-dropping landscapes never fail to amaze us. In this 500px ISO exclusive, Iurie

For many of us, the COVID-19 pandemic brought with it more than its fair share of mental health challenges, with an estimated 10 million people thought to need additional or new mental health support as a result of the crisis. 2020 was a difficult year, but there is hope: for many, it was also a

On the internet, first impressions are everything; in fact, according to research, people judge whether or not a website is beautiful within just 1/50th to 1/20th of a second. If you don’t capture their attention within that time, they might move onto another site, and you’re out of luck. Luckily for photographers, building a beautiful

We teamed up with the amazingly creative 500px Ambassador, Dina Belenko for a Quest that asked the 500px community to submit their food photos that use bold tones and color blocking. Dina is an expert when it comes to creating photos that tell a story. Her images are unique, creative, and leave viewers feeling inspired.

Last year, PepsiCo’s Mountain Dew made headlines by spending 40% of their marketing dollars to reach a niche audience: gamers. Since then, video games have skyrocketed in popularity, spurred in part by the stay-at-home orders associated with the COVID-19 crisis; in fact, over the summer, Nielsen found that 82% of global consumers played video games

A broken door inside the U.S. Capital in Washington D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The crowd of President Trump advocates that stormed the Capitol on Wednesday to object the checking of selecting ballots that would certainly accredit President-elect Joe Biden’s win left behind a path of damages for a whole globe to see.

The last year might have been a challenging one, but over the past months, we’ve seen photographers pivot their businesses and market their work in unexpected, creative ways online. For example, Dina Belenko released a book filled with creative at-home photo tutorials, while Ryan Longnecker sold new signature presets, and Jovana Rikalo offered fine art

When Ansel Adams died in 1984, he notoriously left a gold mine of 40,000 pictures. Inside a concrete as well as steel safe, managers found work of arts, a lot of which had actually never ever been published. Amongst Adam’s legendary black and also white landscapes were shade images as well as pictures– a testimony