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Elephant Trunk Nebula

Michael Senn — Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for May 13th, 2026

Elephant Trunk Nebula

by Michael Senn

5 hours of exposure on IC 1396, also known as the Elephant Trunk Nebula. Taken with the ASI2600MC Pro astro camera, 250mm focal length scope.

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Timber & Stone Lamb Chops Social

Christine Kennedy — Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for May 12th, 2026

Timber & Stone Lamb Chops Social

by Christine Kennedy

Shot this for a local farm to promote lamb chops. I did it in exchange for some chops. I shot it with my Canon R5 and used my 35mm 1.4

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Opacarophile

Yong Lei van Barlingen — Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for May 11th, 2026

Opacarophile

by Yong Lei van Barlingen

Puppy Kiki running on the beach during golden hour and she loved it.

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Hintersee

Ivo Matějů — Sun, 10 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for May 10th, 2026

Hintersee

by Ivo Matějů

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The misty mountains

Cliff Fawcett — Sat, 09 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for May 9th, 2026

The misty mountains

by Cliff Fawcett

The light in Pedras Negras, Angola is unlike anything else. As the sun comes up, it sculpts these ridges and turns the whole landscape into this incredible rhythmic pattern of light and shadow interspersed with an ethereal mist

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The Final Frontier

Eric Thiessen — Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for May 8th, 2026

The Final Frontier

by Eric Thiessen

The landscapes of the far north are some of my favorites. the contrast between the golden hues of the tundra fooliage, to the ominous peaks coated with talus scree make for an otherworldy landscape.

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Cluster Fly

Fred Schaffer — Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for May 7th, 2026

Cluster Fly

by Fred Schaffer

I took this MFT photo with a 90mm macro lens + 2x teleconverter; flash and diffuser. The photo is composed of 159 stacked images.

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Joe Cokanasiga

Patrick Khachfe — Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for May 6th, 2026

Joe Cokanasiga

by Patrick Khachfe

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The Golden Gate Bridge

Dubi N. — Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for May 5th, 2026

The Golden Gate Bridge

by Dubi N.

The Golden Gate Bridge

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The Volcano

Daniel Viñé — Mon, 04 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for May 4th, 2026

The Volcano

by Daniel Viñé

After almost a month and a half without posting anything—between trips to Morocco and Chile—it was time to ease back into things… and what better way to do it than with this corner of northern Chile 🇨🇱.

Getting here took some time. Many hours by car, 3 days and 3 nights at an altitude of 4,500 meters, and so on.

Parinacota, at 6,348 meters, and Pomerape, at 6,282 meters right next to it, dominate the entire landscape as if they’ve been there forever (which is basically the case). And we, just passing through, trying to take a little bit of that moment with us.

In the end, more than the photo, what stays with you is everything that came before. Don’t you find that sometimes the journey is almost the best part? ✨

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

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Northern Gannets In Love

Ralf von Samson — Sun, 03 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for May 3rd, 2026

Northern Gannets In Love

by Ralf von Samson

I tried to photograph these birds in the setting sun, but the sun did not play with me. So I used the clouds to make this photo without colors.

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Glassy echoes of Mt. Fuji

Hugo Valle — Sat, 02 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for May 2nd, 2026

Glassy echoes of Mt. Fuji

by Hugo Valle

There are places that demand to be witnessed in silence, and this sunrise was undoubtedly one of them. Getting to the shore before the world woke up, escaping the crowds and the usual hustle and bustle, was a true privilege. The only sound was the gentle lapping of water against the shore; not a single noise besides that. It was just us: the wooden boats, the morning mist, and the silhouette of the giant waking up. That absolute stillness completely changes the experience.

Standing there, wrapped in that almost surreal atmosphere, it's easy to understand why this volcano is surrounded by so much mysticism. The ancient legend of Princess Kaguya (the Moon Princess) tells that before returning to her heavenly home, she left her beloved Emperor an elixir of immortality. Broken-hearted by her departure, he ordered the elixir to be burned on the highest peak in Japan, the one closest to the heavens. It is said that the name "Fuji" comes from fushi (immortality), and that the mist or smoke that often veils the mountain is the memory of that eternal fire.

Today I didn't feel fire, but rather an unbreakable peace.

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Kate

Hanna Wimmer — Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for May 1st, 2026

Kate

by Hanna Wimmer

Snowy fantasy potrait.

Photographer: @lilithseye
Modelka: @_kata_n_photo
HMUA: @darinavizazist

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Wing Rocks

Juergen M Zeidler — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 30th, 2026

Wing Rocks

by Juergen M Zeidler

Dusk in the Bisti Wilderness area, New Mexico, USA

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Controlled Velocity

Steve Gunn — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 29th, 2026

Controlled Velocity

by Steve Gunn

Maserati MC20 - Poster size print 24x36

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The last Teshuta sail of Bengal.

Md. Arifuzzaman — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 28th, 2026

The last Teshuta sail of Bengal.

by Md. Arifuzzaman

This is the last colossal sail—crafted from handmade Te Shuta Markin cloth, spanning 2,700 square feet—that I witnessed with my own eyes, mounted on one of Bangladesh’s largest traditional wooden hulls Malar. It served faithfully for over 20 years. Now, it stands retired and archived, no longer usable. With the passing of its carpenters, their craft and generational knowledge have also faded—taking with them a vital part of Bangladesh’s cultural heritage. In a fleeting moment, as the boatmen pulled the sail into place, their shadows danced across its vast surface—transforming labor into poetry.

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Tim

Yong Lei van Barlingen — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 27th, 2026

Tim

by Yong Lei van Barlingen

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𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏𝐖𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍.

Unai Larraya — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 26th, 2026

𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏𝐖𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍.

by Unai Larraya

This photograph is part of an exhibition for the Lharrun-E project by the DRMA of the Government of Navarra, which we carried out last year. It has been one of the projects I’ve enjoyed the most and feel most attached to in recent years.

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Textures of Senegal

Cliff Fawcett — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 25th, 2026

Textures of Senegal

by Cliff Fawcett

• Looking straight down from a drone changes how you see a landscape. These salt pools in Senegal looked like a painting from the air—just a beautiful, repeating pattern of colors that you’d never realize were there from the ground.

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Through the mountains

Valentin Ilas — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 24th, 2026

Through the mountains

by Valentin Ilas

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Iceland

Maria Sustelo — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 23rd, 2026

Iceland

by Maria Sustelo

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Amee

Tasos Anestis — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 22nd, 2026

Amee

by Tasos Anestis

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Fee

Justin Manders — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 21st, 2026

Fee

by Justin Manders

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See the light

Thomas Retterath — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 20th, 2026

See the light

by Thomas Retterath

Hyena in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

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Yellow

Markus van Hauten — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 19th, 2026

Yellow

by Markus van Hauten

Yellow

Tulips, this spring.
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At Its Peak

Alex Hill — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 18th, 2026

At Its Peak

by Alex Hill

Plakat View in Sarkisoy village, Lofoten Islands, Norway

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Rundle Ignited

Celso Mollo — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 17th, 2026

Rundle Ignited

by Celso Mollo

There are places a landscape photographer returns to with expectation, and others that quietly exceed it.
Vermilion Lakes, beneath the unmistakable silhouette of Mount Rundle, is one of those places.

Long before dawn, a small group of us stood along the frozen shoreline. The air was sharp, the kind that settles into your bones, and the lake was still, partially locked in ice, breathing just enough mist to hint at the warmth beneath. We were hopeful, as photographers always are at that hour, but grounded in experience. Most mornings offer something, few offer everything.

Mount Rundle rose in front of us, its long, slanted face carved by time, sediment, and unimaginable pressure, a mountain built layer by layer over millions of years. It has watched seasons come and go, watched glaciers retreat, watched forests rise at its feet. It does not perform. It simply exists.

And then, without warning, the sky changed.

What began as a faint glow turned into something far more intense, the horizon igniting in deep reds and oranges that climbed rapidly into the sky, stretching into long, radiant streaks. The lake caught it instantly, doubling the moment with a reflection so clean it felt unreal. Ice, water, mountain, and sky aligned for a brief window where everything was in balance.

There was no prediction for this, no forecast that could have prepared us. Just a shared realization, quiet at first, then unmistakable, that we were witnessing something rare. Cameras clicked, but almost reluctantly, as if interrupting the scene felt inappropriate.

This is the privilege of landscape photography.

To stand in a place shaped by history far beyond our own, and, for a moment, be present when it reveals itself completely. Not because it was planned, but because we showed up, waited, and were fortunate enough to be there when it happened.

Moments like this do not belong to us.
We simply bear witness.

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Farmer

Fuad Sakar — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 16th, 2026

Farmer

by Fuad Sakar

Beautiful Bangladesh

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Natalia 1

Pawel Zietek — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 15th, 2026

Natalia 1

by Pawel Zietek

D850 with 105mm f1.4 shot at f2, iso 64, 1/2 sec., flash, Lightroom, no AI used.

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Elegance in Motion

mahmoud ahmed sayed — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Fstoppers Photo of the Day for April 14th, 2026

Elegance in Motion

by mahmoud ahmed sayed

A black and white fashion portrait exploring movement and contrast. Flowing fabric creates a sculptural frame around the subject, blending elegance, strength, and minimalism. The image focuses on shape, light, and motion to create a timeless fashion moment.

Photography: @mahmoudaphotography

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