We're happy to announce the winner of December's competition, “Cultural Expressions.” Wendy shared a photo from a cultural celebration in Mexico "Day of the Dead" showcasing a portrait with traditional dress and make-up. Congratulations Wendy on this beautiful cultural expression portrait! The post December 2025 Photo Contest Winners: Cultural Expressions appeared first on Light Stalking.

Black and white photography is something that has been loved by all photographers since the start of photography, and even after colour photography was invented. In this digital age when we have the convenience of recording all the colours, we still incline more towards black and white photography for many genre. One of those is street photography and for many reasons, black and white works great for this genre. Here are some photos, that show the beauty of street photography in black and white. The post 30 Photos That Show The Beauty Of Street Photography In Black And White appeared first on Light Stalking.

Street photography can be intimidating, both for the photographer and the subject and it is one of the most challenging and rewarding genre. Street photography is about capturing candid everyday moments in the streets and this can be done with or without people (more on this in an article below!) in the frame. In this article, we have put together tutorials, that will help you to master street photography. The post Ultimate List Of Tutorials For Beginners In Street Photography – Part 1 appeared first on Light Stalking.

The humble 85mm has long been regarded as the go to portrait lens. I have one, a Sony 85mm f/1.8, it’s my favourite lens and yet I do not use it to take portraits with. The post A Portrait Lens Without People appeared first on Light Stalking.

Welcome to our weekly community wrap-up.  It's been another amazing week on the Light Stalking forums with great photography by the community and the discussions in the forums have been engaging and very inspiring in the recent weeks. We've had more members joining the community the last few weeks, making the forum experience even more exciting. The post Natural Rhythms, Fading To Black And Everyday Moments – The Weekly Community Roundup appeared first on Light Stalking.

Capturing perfect iceberg photos can be a challenge depending on the weather and the light that you are shooting in. Keep an eye on the histogram and take care of the dynamic range in the scene. Bracket shots if needed and remember to shoot raw so you can bring the right blue/bluish green tones of the iceberg if that's what you witnessed when photographing the scene. Here are some magical photos of icebergs that will inspire you to shoot them when you visit a place that has icebergs in the Arctic or Antarctic region. The post Magical Photos Of Icebergs From The Arctic And Antarctic Regions appeared first on Light Stalking.