Into the Mist: Creating Atmosphere with Fog Photography - 500px
500pxby 500px Blog3d ago
Fog changes everything it touches. Familiar streets become mysterious, busy landscapes turn quiet, and cluttered backgrounds dissolve into soft grey.
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top 50%Beyond the Postcard: Fresh Approaches to Fall Foliage Photography - 500px
500pxby 500px Blog10d ago
Every October, the same image floods photo feeds: a wide hillside ablaze with color, shot at midday, saturation pushed to the limit. It’s pretty, and it’s forgettable.
From Everyday Scenes to Meaningful Stories - 500px
500pxby 500px Blog17d ago
The photographers whose work stays with you aren’t necessarily shooting in extraordinary places with exceptional subjects.
Using Color to Shape Emotion in Photography - 500px
500pxby 500px Blog24d ago
Every color in a photograph is doing emotional work, whether you intend it or not. A cool blue cast reads as distance or calm. A warm orange glow feels intimate and fleeting.
Eline Deckers: Black and White Street Photography in Antwerp | 500px Photographer Spotlight - 500px
500pxby 500px Blog26d ago
Eline Deckers works in hard light and is not afraid of the dark. The Antwerp-based photographer shoots under the name Studio EDX, and she makes black-and-white street photography with the contrast...
Honest Moments: Capturing Real Human Connection - 500px
500pxby Devon Steele10 Sept 2026
The most technically perfect portrait in the world can feel empty if nothing real is happening in it. Real human connection photography isn’t about the right light or the right lens.
Video on 500px Is Live: Everything New in This Update - 500px
500pxby 500px Blog10 Sept 2026
Photography doesn’t stand still. So today we shipped the biggest update to 500px in years, and video on 500px leads it. The site is faster. It fits any screen properly.
Andrew Shenouda: Featured Photographer Spotlight - 500px
500pxby 500px Blog8 Sept 2026
Andrew Shenouda trained as an architect before he ever picked up a camera professionally, and it shows in every frame.
Capturing the Shift from Summer to Fall Through Light - 500px
500pxby 500px Team3 Sept 2026
The change from summer to fall doesn’t arrive all at once. It comes in small visual increments: a softer quality to the afternoon light, a shift in the angle of shadows, the first warm tones...
Ricardo Lostanaw: Featured Photographer Spotlight - 500px
500pxby 500px Team1 Sept 2026
Ricardo Lostanaw does not introduce himself as a photographer. His profile says artista mexicano, and the range backs it up.
How Light Changes Color in Photography - 500px
500pxby 500px Team27 Aug 2026
Color in photography is never fixed. The same red wall photographs differently at sunrise, midday, and dusk. The same green field looks warm in afternoon light and cool under an overcast sky.
Lukasz Derangowski: Featured Photographer Spotlight - 500px
500pxby 500px Team25 Aug 2026
Lukasz Derangowski puts things in the center frame with intention. The Polish photographer is based in Bydgoszcz, and he builds his moody urban photography around hard symmetry and one strong...
Shooting in One Color: Building Strong Visual Identity - 500px
500pxby 500px Team20 Aug 2026
Most photographers think about color as something that happens in a scene and gets managed afterward. Monochromatic color photography flips that.
Martien Aerts: Featured Photographer Spotlight - 500px
500pxby 500px Blog18 Aug 2026
Martien Aerts knows exactly where to stand. The Dutch photographer works out of Eindhoven under the name M10foto, and he builds his portfolio in series rather than single frames.
Using Complementary Colors to Create Impactful Photos - 500px
500pxby 500px Blog13 Aug 2026
Some photographs stop you mid-scroll without being technically exceptional. The exposure is nothing special. The subject is ordinary. But something about the image holds your attention.
Žak Mogel: Featured Photographer Spotlight - 500px
500pxby 500px Blog11 Aug 2026
Žak Mogel spends his winters in the air. The Slovenian ski jumper was born in Celje in 2001 and competes for SSK Ljubno BTC.
Seeing in Orange: Capturing Warmth, Energy and Contrast - 500px
500pxby 500px Blog6 Aug 2026
Orange is the loudest color in the photographer’s palette. It carries warmth, urgency, and energy in equal measure, and it photographs with an intensity that few other colors can match.
Shooting Silhouettes: Turning Light into Shape and Story - 500px
500pxby 500px Blog30 Jul 2026
A silhouette is one of photography’s oldest tricks and one of its most enduring. Strip a subject of texture, color, and detail, and what remains is pure shape against light.
Holger Nitschke: Featured Photographer Spotlight - 500px
500pxby 500px Blog28 Jul 2026
Holger Nitschke works out of Oldenburg, Germany. He splits his time between analog and digital cameras, using both to feed the same instinct: strip a portrait down to light and shadow, and...
Finding Reflections in Water, Glass, and Everyday Surfaces - 500px
500pxby 500px Blog23 Jul 2026
The best reflection photographs rarely happen by accident. They happen when a photographer learns to see surfaces differently. A puddle after rain, a shopfront window, the polished hood of a car.