World Photography Day mini-challenge For World Photography Day on August 19, we gave our readers a simple mission: go out and photograph the world around you, wherever you happen to be, all on the same day.
Mission accomplished.
The DPReview community is filled with incredibly talented photographers, as we've learned from our Editors' Photo Challenges. This time was no different; you all delivered some truly stunning work. While we can't feature every entry here, we encourage you to check out the forum thread to see all the great photos your fellow readers submitted.
You'll find our editors' favorite photos on the following pages, presented in no particular order. And if your photo wasn't chosen, don't be discouraged. We'll be holding more spontaneous mini challenges in the future, so keep an eye out!
Birds and blossoms
Using a Nikon D7100, Larry Khan captured this image of a juvenile Ruby Topaz hummingbird as it fed from a Chaconia flower in Trinidad and Tobago.
Ominous clouds
When Ryan Schwartz saw our call for photos, he went outside to shoot the first thing he came across, gravitating toward the clouds as he likes to shoot skyskapes, thunderstorms and aurora. To make World Photography Day even more fun, he decided to use his first DSLR, a Nikon D5000, that's still going after 15 years.
Sensual harvest
After two years of research, JeanPierre Martel developed a new style of infrared photography called "Yellow 3629 infrared. " Its unique feature is that it reveals the secondary pigments of the plant kingdom responsible for the vivid colors that deciduous trees adopt in autumn, resulting in a unique vegetal polychromatism in infrared photography. This photo was taken using a full-spectrum infrared Olympus OM-D E-M5.
Everton
ian_harris had spent the entire day shooting headshots of his colleagues for a company website. At the end of the day, the company cleaner, Everton, came in and asked what he was doing. When Everton told Harris, "I haven't had my photo taken in 20 years," Harris put him in front of the camera and captured this powerful photo using a Nikon Z7 II.
Lilly macro
HemingJ108 wanted to shoot a landscape or a seascape, but got off work late and couldn't go far. The lily in the front yard was at its peak, providing a perfect subject. To capture this stunning beauty, the photographer took 15 frames using focus stacking with a Nikon Z7 II.
A gray day
Stuck at home on a gray World Photography Day, Eduard began goofing around on the patio, capturing this colorful leaf with a Fujifilm X-E5 and a Viltrox 15mm lens.
Abby Road
Photographer Bob Janes used World Photography Day to channel The Beatles. Friends visited on the anniversary of the last day of recording the Beatles' Abby Road album, and three of them recreated the album cover.
Stunning still life
Frenchfx recently took a still life master class and captured this painterly image on World Photography Day using a Canon R6 Mark II.
Sensual harvest
Farmers' markets are full of amazing fresh produce, including this interesting specimen above, but as User7201588310 explains, big ugly tomatoes don't have to be ugly; if one looks carefully, they can be quite sensual, as evidenced by this image inspired by the works of Group f/64, captured on a Sony a7 IV.
Sensual harvest
DPReview Editor Abby Ferguson belongs to a local photography group that celebrated World Photography Day with an evening photo walk. The orange glow of these lights, contrasted with the blue hour light and water, caught her attention and became the perfect target for her Sony a7 III.
A beautiful day!
Par Mims Books captured this impromptu selfie using a Samsung AG13 smartphone to celebrate World Photography Day. We can't argue with the title.
A beautiful day!
Despite rumors of being haunted, DixonLau felt picturesque vibes upon entering this old abandoned building called Crag Hotel in Penang Hill in Malaysia, and captured this perfect morning sunlight filtering through this room using a Sony a7R III.
Fifteen-love
DPReview Managing Editor Dale Baskin was inspired by other photographers who shared photos captured with older digital cameras, so he grabbed his trusty Panasonic LX7 for an evening walk around his neighborhood. Determined to get a picture on World Photography Day, and with light fading quickly, he framed the shapes and colors on this tennis court to create an abstract shot.
Green lizard
DrummerJim caught this small lizard peaking its head out from the undergrowth and captured it with an Olympus OM-1.
Alps view
This World Photography Day image of the Alps was captured by Serieux on a flight from Paris to Milan using an iPhone 15.
Owl in flight
CheeYong took this photo during an evening walk using a Sony a1 to capture this great horned owl leaving a barn.
Simple street
Thirdmort didn't even know about our World Photography Day challenge when taking this photo, where clear lines in the sidewalk and street to draw the eye. We love the colors and the evenly spaced trees, which create a sense of rhythm and order. Captured with a Fujifilm X100V using a Kodak Portra 160 film recipe.
Aerial arts
World Photography Day came at just the right time for hschnee, the official volunteer photographer for Upside Aerial Arts & Fitness in Burlington, NC. Unsatisfied with photos captured using basic lights in the studio, the photographer brought in a recently acquired pair of monolights and softboxes to try out. If this photo is any indication, those lights passed the test with flying colors.
Right side of the tracks
DPReview Editor Mitchell Clark headed for the Spokane River in Spokane, Washington, searching for inspiration but found nothing special. Thinking he had run out of time, he packed up his camera, climbed back up the embankment and got on his bike just in time to notice a train about to cross this bridge. He pulled the OM System OM-5 II back out of his bag just in time to catch the train cross.
It's a dog's world
Having the time of its life while hunting in beach grass, a dog named Blue became the central character of this photo by sbruni, creating an image of subtle light and story.
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