Every week we round up what matters in photography: the awards, the exhibitions worth a trip, and the competitions still open for entries. Watch the episode, or read it below.
01 · British Photography Awards winners revealed
AWARD WINNER — The British Photography Awards 2026 winners are out. Josh Dury took low-light with Summer Nights. Marc Lock won drone with That Dam Road. Ethan Fraser won sports with The Ring of Fire, and Brad Wakefield won documentary with The Seaweed Farmer. These winners pick an unusual hour or angle on familiar UK places. Study that before you shoot close to home.
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- The British Photography Awards 2026 winners were announced on November 02, 2026.
- The Ring of Fire by Ethan Fraser won the sports category and That Dam Road by Marc Lock won the drone category.
- Summer Nights by Josh Dury won low-light, Morning Rise by Emily Endean won landscape and The Seaweed Farmer by Brad Wakefield won documentary.
Josh Dury's low-light winner and Marc Lock's drone shot show how much the UK's familiar places still give photographers who pick an unusual hour or angle. Worth studying before you shoot close to home.
Source: www.britishphotographyawards.org · www.thenationalnews.com · Photos: That Dam Road by Marc Lock / British Photography Awards 2026; The Ring of Fire by Ethan Fraser / British Photography Awards 2026; The Seaweed Farmer by Brad Wakefield / British Photography Awards 2026
02 · Mould shot wins European wildlife title
AWARD WINNER — Hungarian photographer Imre Potyó is GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026. His image, Hidden worlds, shows a pin mould growing on bat guano, with hibernating lesser horseshoe bats behind it. It's the first overall winner from Plants and Fungi in the competition's 26-year history. More than 26,000 images competed. Careful light and composition on a tiny subject can win. Try macro in your local patch.
- Hungarian photographer Imre Potyó won the overall title with 'Hidden worlds', which shows a pin mould growing on bat guano with hibernating lesser horseshoe bats behind it.
- This is the first time in the competition's 26-year history that the overall winner came from the Plants and Fungi category.
- More than 26,000 images were submitted by 1,239 photographers from 46 countries.
A mould on bat droppings beat every big-animal shot, which shows that careful light and composition on a tiny overlooked subject can win the top wildlife prize. Try a macro project in your own local patch.
Source: www.gdtfoto.de · www.gdtfoto.de · Photos: Imre Potyó (HU), Hidden worlds / GDT EWPY 2026; GDT EWPY 2026, Lorenzo Shoubridge; GDT EWPY 2026, Jan Wieczorek
03 · Masao Gozu opens at MoMA PS1
PHOTOGRAPHER — Masao Gozu's Windows and Bars opens today at MoMA PS1. It's his first US museum exhibition. He shows work from the 1970s through today, centred on his Windows and Harry's Bar series. Look for his Mott St., Chinatown pair, shot in 1972 and again in 2025. Keep returning to one spot, and street photos become a record of time. It runs until March 15, 2027.
- Windows and Bars is the first US museum exhibition of Masao Gozu (Japanese, b. 1946).
- It shows a focused selection of his photographs from the 1970s through today, centred on his Windows and Harry's Bar series.
- The show runs November 5, 2026–March 15, 2027 at MoMA PS1 and is organized by Jody Graf, Associate Curator.
His Mott St., Chinatown pair, shot in 1972 and again in 2025, shows how returning to the same spot over decades turns ordinary street photos into a record of time passing.
Source: www.momaps1.org · www.momaps1.org · Photos: Masao Gozu, Mott St., Chinatown, May 1972 (left) and Mott St., Chinatown, March 2025 (right). Courtesy the artist
04 · Paris Photo returns to Grand Palais
EXHIBITION — Paris Photo returns to the Grand Palais from 12 to 15 November 2026, for its 29th edition. For photography's bicentenary, the fair hosts Revealing, Photography Collection of the Centre Pompidou: around one hundred works by nearly thirty historical and contemporary artists. It's the best place to see what galleries and collectors value right now. Doors open 1pm to 8pm, closing at 7pm on Sunday.
- Paris Photo, the leading international fair dedicated to photography and image-based art, celebrates its 29th edition at the Grand Palais from 12 to 15 November 2026.
- For the bicentenary of photography, the fair hosts Revealing, Photography Collection of the Centre Pompidou, with around one hundred works by nearly thirty historical and contemporary artists.
- The Elles × Paris Photo programme is curated by Aldeide Delgado.
It is the single best place to see what galleries and collectors value in photography right now, and the Centre Pompidou show is a crash course in two centuries of the medium.
Source: www.parisphoto.com · www.parisphoto.com · Photos: Paris Photo 2025, Grand Palais © Grégoire Grange; Sophie Ristelhueber, POGGI gallery, Paris Photo 2025 © Grégoire Grange
05 · WPY winners on show in London
EXHIBITION — Federico Veronesi is Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026, for The Aftermath, an elephant with its deceased calf. Oscar Whitfield, a young British photographer living in Zimbabwe, is Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year for Labour of Love. The winners are on show at the Natural History Museum until 11 July 2027. See it full size. It tells its story with restraint and timing, not spectacle.
- Federico Veronesi was named Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 for his image The Aftermath, of an elephant and its deceased calf.
- Oscar Whitfield, a young British photographer living in Zimbabwe, was named Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 for Labour of Love.
- The exhibition runs at the Natural History Museum in London from 16 October 2026 to 11 July 2027.
Seeing the winning prints at full size shows how The Aftermath tells a story with restraint and timing, not spectacle, which is worth studying before you enter the next round.
Source: www.nhm.ac.uk · www.nhm.ac.uk · Photos: © Federico Veronesi, courtesy Wildlife Photographer of the Year; The Aftermath by Federico Veronesi, Italy; © Oscar Whitfield, courtesy Wildlife Photographer of the Year
06 · WPY entries open, new category
OPEN FOR ENTRIES — Wildlife Photographer of the Year is open for its sixty-third competition. Entries close Thursday 3 December 2026, at 11:30 GMT. It's £35 for up to 25 photos across 19 categories, and Young WPY is free. A new category, Positive Action, encourages hope and positive action for the natural world. The 2027 winner can take up to £15,000. You've got four weeks. Pick your best 25 frames.
- Entries for the sixty-third competition close on Thursday 3 December 2026, 11:30 GMT.
- The entry fee is £35 for up to 25 photos across 19 categories; Young WPY is free to enter.
- A new category, Positive Action, seeks to encourage hope and positive action for the natural world.
You have four weeks to pick your best 25 frames, and the new Positive Action category gives conservation and hopeful stories their own route to a win.
Source: www.nhm.ac.uk · www.nhm.ac.uk · Photos: © Federico Veronesi, courtesy Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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