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Funding for Photography Projects: RPS Bursaries Closing Soon
The Royal Photographic Society’s 2026 Bursaries are still open for submissions. RPS Bursary funding supports a wide range of project costs, including research, travel, equipment, and publication. In addition, both bursaries offer the unique opportunity to have the finished work published by the award‑winning RPS Journal team and The Guardian. Discover their available bursaries below: Joan Wakelin Bursary In partnership with The Guardian Closing Soon 14 July – £2000 An annual £2000 bursary to support a photographer with a compelling proposal for a photographic essay addressing an overseas social documentary issue. We are seeking applicants with a strong creative vision and a clear plan for how their images will be used to tell impactful, visually…
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,586)
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,586): Today’s photo comes from the talented @kosmou.self highlighting the best mobile photography and art. With ‘Pic of the Day,’ we aim to create a space that crosses borders, languages, and cultures. We connect through the shared language of visual storytelling, allowing us to appreciate the beauty and diversity of our world. Mobile photography has shown its power throughout our journey. As smartphones and their cameras continue to improve, the opportunities for artistic expression grow. This openness enables creators to share their vision with a global audience, inspiring others to explore their creativity. For a full breakdown of the best tools available this year,…
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,585)
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,585): Today’s photo comes from the talented @danielwencel highlighting the best mobile photography and art. With ‘Pic of the Day,’ we aim to create a space that crosses borders, languages, and cultures. We connect through the shared language of visual storytelling, allowing us to appreciate the beauty and diversity of our world. Mobile photography has shown its power throughout our journey. As smartphones and their cameras continue to improve, the opportunities for artistic expression grow. This openness enables creators to share their vision with a global audience, inspiring others to explore their creativity. For a full breakdown of the best tools available this year,…
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,584)
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,584): Today’s photo comes from the talented @alice1280 highlighting the best mobile photography and art. With ‘Pic of the Day,’ we aim to create a space that crosses borders, languages, and cultures. We connect through the shared language of visual storytelling, allowing us to appreciate the beauty and diversity of our world. Mobile photography has shown its power throughout our journey. As smartphones and their cameras continue to improve, the opportunities for artistic expression grow. This openness enables creators to share their vision with a global audience, inspiring others to explore their creativity. For a full breakdown of the best tools available this year, see…
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,583)
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,583): Today’s photo comes from the talented @luison_street highlighting the best mobile photography and art. With ‘Pic of the Day,’ we aim to create a space that crosses borders, languages, and cultures. We connect through the shared language of visual storytelling, allowing us to appreciate the beauty and diversity of our world. Mobile photography has shown its power throughout our journey. As smartphones and their cameras continue to improve, the opportunities for artistic expression grow. This openness enables creators to share their vision with a global audience, inspiring others to explore their creativity. For a full breakdown of the best tools available this year, see…
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,582)
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,582): Today’s photo comes from the talented @krimzenphotography highlighting the best mobile photography and art. With ‘Pic of the Day,’ we aim to create a space that crosses borders, languages, and cultures. We connect through the shared language of visual storytelling, allowing us to appreciate the beauty and diversity of our world. Mobile photography has shown its power throughout our journey. As smartphones and their cameras continue to improve, the opportunities for artistic expression grow. This openness enables creators to share their vision with a global audience, inspiring others to explore their creativity. For a full breakdown of the best tools available this year, see…
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,581)
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,581): Today’s photo comes from the talented @tintoftina highlighting the best mobile photography and art. With ‘Pic of the Day,’ we aim to create a space that crosses borders, languages, and cultures. We connect through the shared language of visual storytelling, allowing us to appreciate the beauty and diversity of our world. Mobile photography has shown its power throughout our journey. As smartphones and their cameras continue to improve, the opportunities for artistic expression grow. This openness enables creators to share their vision with a global audience, inspiring others to explore their creativity. For a full breakdown of the best tools available this year,…
Best Photography Competitions and Awards to Enter in 2026
As someone who has worked within photography, journalism and publishing since 1997 and spent almost two decades building and editing TheAppWhisperer, I am often asked whether photography competitions are worth entering. My answer is usually the same: the right competition can be transformative, while the wrong one can be an expensive disappointment. Over the years, I have interviewed hundreds of photographers, reviewed portfolios, followed careers as they developed and watched photographers move from relative obscurity to international recognition. In many cases, a respected competition or award provided the breakthrough that helped their work reach a much wider audience. At the same time, I have seen photographers spend considerable sums entering…
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,580)
Greatest Mobile Art Pic of the Day (2,580): Today’s photo comes from the talented @reneelynnimages highlighting the best mobile photography and art. With ‘Pic of the Day,’ we aim to create a space that crosses borders, languages, and cultures. We connect through the shared language of visual storytelling, allowing us to appreciate the beauty and diversity of our world. Mobile photography has shown its power throughout our journey. As smartphones and their cameras continue to improve, the opportunities for artistic expression grow. This openness enables creators to share their vision with a global audience, inspiring others to explore their creativity. For a full breakdown of the best tools available this year, see…
From My Bookshelves: 10 Photography Books That Continue to Influence My Practice
Looking back through almost two decades of writing for TheAppWhisperer, reviewing photobooks, interviewing photographers and studying photography myself, I recently realised I had reached a rather practical problem: I had run out of room for my photobook collection. The solution was the installation of yet another set of bookcases, a reminder not only of how many photography books I have accumulated over the years, but also of how frequently I return to them. As I was unpacking and reorganising the shelves, I found myself revisiting old favourites and rediscovering books that had influenced my thinking at different stages of my photographic journey. The titles included here represent only a small…
