The circus is not what it used to be anymore. Back in the days, a few decades ago even, going to the circus was a great deal of fun and entertainment: acrobats, tamed wild beasts and funny clowns. They were all a source of celebration when the circus came to town. Then technology created new [...]

Still life drawings and paintings have a long history, back in time. Maybe because they seem to be easier to paint than a portrait or something in movement even. But still life is also nothing else but a portrait of usually a life-less scene. Most artists have a muse or a model, a few entities [...]

The Republic of the Philippines (most commonly known as Philippines) is an archipelago-country, situated in Asia, the South-eastern part. Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, Philippines is the home of heavenly landscapes, exotic flora and fauna and a relaxed people, who loves festivals and tourists. The following 50 images will reveal the splendor of these isles [...]

Week on week, month on month news photographers from different corners of the world work tirelessly to bring their stories to the public eye. They do so through news papers, magazines and more recently the internet. To select one image for a day from all the tens of thousands that made it to front pages, [...]

Photography in the mountains is a great opportunity to shoot awesome landscapes. Photographers have been shooting in the mountains for very many years, and it is a great way to bring back a memory of the mountains and also to visually showcase your trekking adventures to those back home. Here, we’ve handpicked 25 of our [...]

So you want to participate in one of the Pxleyes contests and don’t know where to start? Here’s a quick and easy introduction on how to get started. First you need to get yourself a free account here. Once your account is active, you can use this guide to upload your work to the contests [...]

Celebrated on the 31st of October, Halloween, or “The night of all saints”, translated from the old Scottish naming, is an annual holiday celebrated in many parts of the world. Americans, in particular, care a lot about this special day of the year and go “trick or treating” for candy, dressed up in scary costumes [...]

Ever since October 7, 2001, the land of Afghanistan is suffering constant change: the war started, people die, buildings explode, landscapes get altered. The following showcase depicts the overall images of before and after the war on the lands of Afghanistan. 50 impressive pictures: the beauty of nature and peace given to us as a [...]

We dedicate this post to the ones that love pure, untouched nature. The showcase delights us with 50 breath taking photos of flower petals and leaves in close-up. Simplicity is one of the most beautiful things in life if there are eyes to see it. A lot of talented photographers learned that focusing on one [...]

Using flash outdoors is a classic method photographers employ to create separation between the subject and background. A tricky technique to get started off on if you are a beginner, mixed lighting can give some fabulous results. We’ve put together an analysis of ten such images. We hope it will serve as inspiration and also [...]