photography

I’m a guy “in real life,” but I’ve always played female characters in video games. More and more people say this means I’m either secretly gay/trans or a total creep. Am I allowed to just prefer it? —Gender PlayerDear Player,It sounds…

The arrival of the total solar eclipse in the US has brought with it an impressive array of photographs as well. If you weren't able to find a spot to view the eclipse in person—or if it was stuck behind uncooperative clouds—you can at…

For weeks now, the world has been awash in conspiracy theories spurred by weird artifacts in a photographic image of the missing Princess of Wales that she eventually admitted had been edited. Some of them got pretty crazy, ranging from…

Fujifilm introduced a new app with the Mini 12 called Instax Up (Android, iOS). The key function is that it will "scan" (photograph) your Instax prints, allowing you to store and share them online. If you have photos in any other Instax…

Each episode starts with a specific assignment and then goes deeper into the personal lives of the photographer. Mental health is a frequent topic. Love, too: love of family, the ocean, the thrill. Love for that exact moment when they…

Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, needs to brush up on her Photoshop skills, apparently.Over the weekend, the royal family released the first image of Middleton since her abdominal surgery in January. As the photo of her and her…

smartphone cameras have only gotten better with time, but there’s an impermanence to digital photos that simply can’t compete with instant, physical photos, like the Polaroid pictures of old. There’s a wealth of printing cameras on the…

You know what's the least important part of taking a great photo? Gear. The vision you have and the work you put into realizing it are far more critical.That's not to say gear doesn't matter, just that it's best used in service of…

It's not all words here at WIRED. Every one of our stories is brought to eye-popping life on the web and in print by our newsroom's photo desk. Each year, this award-winning team of photo editors compiles a list of their favorite…

We're living in a golden age of mobile photography. The gear in this guide will up your game for making content at home or out and about, using just your smartphone. Our favorite Android phones and iPhones have outstanding cameras, but…