Photography
Maximilian Mann Captures a Disappearing Lake & Other Casualties of Climate Change
Lake Urmia was once the second largest salt lake in the world, but its surface area has now shrunk by 80 percent.
Gear
15 Essential Products Every Photographer Should Have
Professional photographer Tim Swallow shares the items he doesn’t leave home without.
Photography
How to Develop Your Own Film at Home
Find out just how easy it is to develop film with this step by step method.
Photography
Photography Composition: Essential Knowledge for Better Photos
Improve your photography with composition techniques like the rule of thirds, the golden ratio and leading lines.
Gear
Getting to Know Graduated ND Filters – Soft vs Hard-Edge
Find out everything you need to know about this unique landscape photography filter.
Photography
“The results were incredible”: Chiara Zonca Finds Inspiration with a Filter Kit
Photographer Chiara Zonca shares how she overcame a creative block with the right tools and an open mind.
Photography
How to Master ISO in Your Camera
Learn how ISO affects your images and find out which ISO settings you need for astro photography, night photography and more.
Gear
The 5 Best Polaroid Cameras for Creative Experimentation
Forget Instagram, forget digital workflow and editing photos. Point and shoot with a Polaroid, a famed camera used by world-renowned artists and hobbyists alike.
Photography
Lilli Waters’ Evocative Photos Are a Reminder to Care for Nature
Award-winning Australian photographer Lilli Waters reflects on the fragility of life in her dark and brooding photos.
Gear
Carrying Your Gear? The Do’s and Don’ts for Choosing a Camera Backpack
Here’s how to choose one that’s portable, compact and crafted with photography gear in mind.
Photography
4 Tips for Taking Photos with an Extremely Shallow Depth of Field
Urth ambassador Chiara Zonca shares actionable advice for pushing your gear to the limits and shooting with stunning selective focus.
Gear
The Must-Have Lens Filters for Capturing Nature’s Details
Shooting with the right lens filters can make all the difference to your wildlife and nature photography.
Photography
These Photos Depict the Universal Longing for Summer
Missing summer? Dimtry Bayer’s photo series will transport you to afternoons by the coast with the sun on your skin.
Photography
A Quick Guide to F-Stops: Examples & Photos
F-stops: What are they and what do they do? Find out how they affect your field of view through some simplified explanations.
Photography
“This Is Hope”: See How Nature Survives Development in Sebastian Wolf’s Photo Series
The photographer captures suburban development and the spread of cities as a testimonial to nature’s vitality and resilience.
Gear
Denisse Ariana Pérez Reviews the ND8: “It Became a Great Ally”
“It also brought more depth to the details in the images, like in the water reflections and the clouds in the sky.”
Gear
How to Protect Your Camera Gear With Our Clever Camera Case
Our camera cases have been thoughtfully crafted to keep your camera gear safe, whether at home, work, or stored in your backpack.
Gear
5 Features That Make This Backpack Perfect for Creative Professionals
Urth’s Arkose backpack has been thoughtfully designed by creators, for creators. Discover five standout features that make it an essential accessory.
Photography
10 LGBTQIA+ Photographers Pushing the Envelope of Diversity and Equality
Discover pioneering LGBTQIA+ photographers channelling their creativity to push boundaries and tell their stories. Listen up.
Photography
JPEG vs RAW: What’s the Difference?
Find out the fundamental difference between RAW and JPEG in this helpful look at photography’s main image formats.
Photography
Experimenting with Self-Portrait Ideas
Self-portraits don’t need to be tacky, and they don’t need to be shot with a top-of-the-range camera. Learn how to take thoughtful self-portraits from the comfort of home.
Gear
The 11 Pieces of Gear Chiara Zonca Uses For a Photoshoot
Chiara shares her favourite analog and digital cameras, lenses, filters and equipment for a day of taking photos.
Photography
How to Turn Vintage Lenses Into Macro Photography Powerhouses
Urth ambassador Carla Step shoots beautiful close ups of flowers by combining unexpected combinations of lenses and camera bodies.
Photography
Camera Modes Explained: What to Use & When
Whether you’re a beginner or an intermediate photographer, knowing how different camera modes work is essential for getting the most out of your camera.
Photography
The Greats: How Slim Aarons Captured the Inner Circle of High Society
Slim Aarons documented celebrity culture like no one else. Discover how he helped define the way modern photographers capture people in their environment.
Gear
How to Use Infrared Filters for Stunning Photos
Make the invisible ‘visible’ with infrared filter photography.
Photography
Long Exposure Photography: An Expert Guide to Getting it Right
Lift your photography game by learning how to master long exposure. From recommended gear to ideal camera settings, this guide is filled with expert tips.
Photography
Behind the Image: How Carla Step Captured This Timeless Photo
On her first trip to Berlin, Carla asked her Instagram followers if anyone was interested in having a photoshoot, and this classic photo came into being.
Photography
Woody Gooch’s Images Invite You Into Dreamlike Worlds
Urth ambassador Woody Gooch talks about capturing stunning photos that need no explanation to be understood.
Photography
Neha Hirve Confronts Mortality in These Moving Photos of Her Grandparents
We talk to Neha Hirve about her highly personal lockdown series 'both your memories are birds'.
Photography
4 Famous Portrait Photographers to Inspire Your Next Portrait Project
Take a look at these portrait photographers and learn about their career and era-defining work.
Gear
Sarah Pannell Tests Our Newest Outdoor Filter Kit – The Explorer Kit
Photographer and Urth ambassador Sarah Pannell shares with us how she uses the three versatile filters in the Explorer Kit.
Photography
Exercise Your Creative Muscles with Photography Props
Imaginative photos are within reach even when travel is not. Using every day props at home can help add depth and meaning to your work.
Photography
Aaron Chapman’s Latest Photos Show How Our Homes Shape Our Lives
Artist and writer Aaron Chapman shares insight into how he created this deeply personal body of work.
Photography
Denisse Ariana Pérez Uses Water as an Equaliser in Her New Photobook Agua
The photobook is ready for pre-order, and 10% of profits will be donated to Face Africa, bringing clean water and sanitation programs to rural communities.
Photography
5 Famous Female Photographers That Changed Photography For the Better
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2021, we’re highlighting some of the pioneering female photographers that we love.
Gear
The 3 Best Filters for Landscape Photography, Ranked
Your guide to understanding and buying lens filters for landscape photography.
Photography
Creativity & Healing: After Suffering a Stroke, Robert Darch Photographed Fictional Worlds
Through photography, Darch began to reset his narratives, his place in the world, and the expectations of his youth.
Photography
Behind the Image: How Tim Swallow Shot This Effortlessly Fun Portrait
Tim Swallow shares the ingredients of a spontaneous, high energy photoshoot with a portrait subject.
Gear
5 Photos Shot with the Duet Kit Plus+ by Chiara Zonca
Our best selling filter kit meets the dreamy landscapes of Chiara Zonca.
Gear
A Complete Guide to Shutter Speed: Examples & Photos
Learn how to master all types of shutter speed photography and create motion blur in your photographs.
Photography
Abigail Varney Photographs How Extreme Weather Plays With the Psyche
From mango madness to barren streets, Abigail Varney’s ongoing series reveals how extreme weather tension has a tangible impact on our lives.
Photography
The Greats: How Nan Goldin Photographed ‘A Record of Real Life’
Nan Goldin’s intimate imagery changed our perception of countercultures, with her unflinching perspective on life’s ebbs and flows.
Photography
Carla Step Transformed Self-Taught Talent Into a Flourishing Commercial Practice
We chat to our newest Urth ambassador Carla Step about how she found creative freedom in her commercial work.
Photography
Photos of Australia’s Bushfires & Brumbies Explore Our Role in Ecological Destruction
How do we perceive our own responsibility in ecological disasters? Tom Goldner’s latest series suggests an introspective shift is required to find a way forward.
Photography
See Photos From Fabien Voileau’s Stunning New Photobook ‘No Title Yet’
All of the photos in the book were shot with an Urth CPL Filter Plus+
Gear
An ND Filter Helped Me Out of a Creative Slump
Photographer Linus Bergman shares his recent rediscovery of ND filters and how he's using them to awaken a creative spark in his photos.
Photography
Aboriginal Artist Wayne Quilliam Shares Cultural Stories Through Psychedelic Landscape Photos
We talk to award-winning photographer Wayne Quilliam about how he has been sharing stories around community and Country for over three decades.
Photography
Marissa Marino’s Fashion Photography Takes a Stance Against Fast Fashion
We chat to Marissa Marino about working with sustainable fashion brands that advocate for a change to the way we consume.
Photography
How Photographer Brendan George Ko Captures the Spirit of Nature
How do you photograph the memory of a place? We talk to Brendan George Ko about his otherworldly nature photography.
Photography
Our Most Read Photography Stories of 2020
Sinking islands, camera recommendations and a lesson in phone photography.
Gear
5 Photos Shot with the Urth Duet Kit Plus+
Urth ambassador Sarah Pannell tested our best selling filter kit in Black Range State Park, Victoria.
Photography
How to Get Your Photos Published In Your Favourite Magazines
As a photographer, getting your photos published in your favourite magazines is an achievement as well as a career enhancer. Find out how to do it.
Gear
How Chiara Zonca Makes Digital Photos Look Like Film with a CPL Filter
A first look at Urth's CPL Plus+ and a how-to guide for using one from ambassador Chiara Zonca.
Photography
What Happened to Gobe? A Letter From the Founders
Christian, Chris and Minnie are still heading up the same passionate team, only now with a new name and a bigger vision for the business.
Photography
We’re Changing Names – What to Expect & Questions Answered
Here’s everything you should know ahead of the name announcement on November 24th.
Gear
How to Choose a Camera Lens
Choosing the right equipment can be an overwhelming challenge. In this article, find out the best camera lenses for beginner photographers and those on a budget.
Photography
The Greats: How Edward Weston Pushed Photography into Modernity
Edward Weston proved photography could be something far more than just a nifty trick, as he helped lay the medium’s creative foundations.
Photography
How Mandy Sham Shoots Vibrant Colours in Her Photos
In this how-to guide, Mandy Sham takes us on a journey through Sri Lanka — and the process of her own artistic evolution.
Photography
Inka & Niclas Lindergård Take Dazzling Photos of Nature to Challenge Our Expectations Of It
We talk to the creative couple about how they shoot their captivating and surreal landscape photography.
Gear
Detailed Portraits of Mexico City Shot With a CPL Filter
Armed with a Leica Q2 and a CPL filter, Fabien Voileau captured gorgeous details of Mexico City's multifaceted neighbourhoods.
Photography
How Denisse Ariana Pérez Uses Water to Photograph Marginalised People
Denisse Ariana Pérez seeks out the connection between nature and people to disarm Western stereotypes and overcome harmful cultural clichés.
Photography
The Painted Hills Offer Geological Insights Into the Planet’s Past & Future
Marissa Marino photographs the many layers of coloured terrain that tell stories about prior eras and climates.
Gear
The 3 Best DSLR Cameras for Beginners
Find out which DSLR cameras balance both price and performance.
Photography
Take a Digital Holiday to Menorca with Andrea Urbez’s Transportive Photos
Travel with Andrea Urbez as she finds pockets of beauty all around the Mediterranean island.
Photography
The Greats: How André Kertész Helped Define European Photography
Few artists can match the output of André Kertész. Discover how he paved the way for today’s photojournalists and fine artists.
Photography
Gerard Bosch Photographs an Indonesian Festival Inside a Volcano
Yadnya Kasada involves climbing Mount Bromo to make offerings to the Gods of the volcano, and a battle between two Indonesian communities.
Photography
A Photo Project Turning Trees Into Heroic Explosions of Green
Trees are often overlooked and underappreciated, but not in Hugo Livet’s latest photo project that transforms them into stunning fireworks of nature.
Gear
The Packing List: Road Trip Edition with Chiara Zonca
The packing list we've all been waiting for, from the Queen of otherworldly landscape photography.
Photography
The 5 Best Photography Books of 2020 So Far
Feast your eyes on our favourite recently published photography books that show how landscapes define us.
Photography
The Greats: How Eliot Porter Captured Nature’s Most Colourful Landscapes
Eliot Porter’s colourful environmental images helped bring people closer to nature.
Gear
How to Store Lens Filters – Do’s & Don’ts
Find out the best way to store lens filters for your next photography trip.
Photography
Sara Meinz’s Photos Capture the Quiet Resilience of Nature
The Spanish photographer is fascinated by nature's ability to take care of itself.
Photography
Mark Mahaney’s ‘Polar Night’ Shows a Town Being Swallowed By Snow Storms
Utqiagvik, the northernmost town of Alaska, is known as ground zero for climate change.
Photography
6 Creative Portrait Ideas You Can Try at Home with Dino Kužnik
Urth ambassador Dino Kužnik teaches a lesson on creating psychedelic portraits using household items.
Photography
Hashem Shakeri Captures Iran’s Arid & Isolated Satellite Cities
Hashem Shakeri depicts the daily lives of those living on the fringes of utopia across a series of remote cities built to house Iran’s working class.
Gear
The Definitive Guide to Stacking Lens Filters
Stacking lens filters feels like a bit of a line in the sand. Some people say no way! Others say, why the frig not?
Photography
Txema Salvans Photographs Coastal Destruction in Spain’s Resort Towns
What do holiday destinations say about us? Txema Salvans’ series Perfect Day poses this question as Spain’s resort towns erode the natural landscape.
Photography
Nick St.Oegger Photographs the Albanian Mountain Communities Battling a Hydropower Boom
We chat to the photographer about the 3000 dams under construction in the Balkan peninsula and their effects on the people who live near them.
Photography
Isabel Okoro Imagines a Black Utopia In Her Newest Work
The Nigerian creative's work focuses on the black experience and visualises a world to look forward to.
Gear
The Packing List with Ambassador Tim Swallow
Tim shares his must-have gear and some pro tips on how he packs it.
Gear
The Best Vintage Lenses for a Film Aesthetic with a Digital Camera
Five of our favourite vintage lenses for achieving the faded, dream-like aesthetic of old film cameras on a digital camera body.
Gear
What Lens Adapter Do You Need? How to Find Out
Expand your lens options with this quick step-by-step guide to making sure you find the right lens adapter.
Photography
The Tree of Life: Photographer Elisabetta Zavoli is Speaking Up for Mangroves
Zavoli documents the bloodshed of one of our biggest hopes for the planet: mangrove forests.
