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Far from the Crowd: Japan in Detail

Gábor Erdélyi

Taking a break from his commercial work, Gábor has been working on a personal project finding joy and beauty in the less photographed parts of Japan.

Filming the Serengeti with the Alpha 7S III

Chris Schmid

Wildlife professional Chris Schmid tests the new Sony Alpha 7S III in Tanzania

The World Through Your Eyes

Instagram competition entries

From pets at home to vast landscapes under the Milky Way… Click to see some of the fantastic entries from α Universe Instagram competitions over the past year!

Creating a Universe Through Fashion

Sandra Åberg

Pro fashion photographer Sandra Åberg reveals how her Sony Alpha kit helps her to focus on emotional connections and telling a story

A Bride in Focus

Cristiano Ostinelli

Cristiano Ostinelli takes us backstage at a wedding shoot on Italy’s Lake Como

A Break From Wedding Traditions

Jorge Miguel Jaime Báez

Specialising in candid style wedding shots, Jorge’s unconventional wedding photography is storytelling at its best.

Legendary Sports Pictures

Thomas Lovelock

Thomas tests the new Alpha 1 and finds it the perfect match for his high-speed images.

Fast and Wide: 20mm f/1.8 G

Four Sony ambassadors share their first impressions of the FE 20mm f/1.8 G

Speed and Agility

Chris Schmid

Chris puts the Alpha 1 through its paces in his favourite habitat, photographing big cats in the Serengeti

Finding the One

Cristiano Ostinelli

Cristiano tests the new Alpha 1 on a wedding shoot at lake Como

The Unseen Photographer

Jan Tichy

For Jan Tichy, street photography is a passion, a source of artistic expression, and something else besides. It’s a training camp.

Costume Staging

Mathias Kniepeiss

Mathias Kniepeiss relives his Venetian costume project and how the Sony Alpha 7R III helped him to pass his wardrobe test.

Moving to the Next Level

Frank Doorhof

Frank Doorhof talks about the vital ingredient of movement and how he captures dynamic shots with his Sony Alpha 7R IV

Creativity from Adversity

Mathias Kniepeiss

Mathias Kniepeiss on how the Alpha 7R IV matched his own creative versatility in a very special lockdown project

Ahead of the Game

Bertrand Bernager

Parisian street specialist, Bertrand Bernager, on how Sony’s latest compact G prime lenses are helping him document the city

Deep Freeze

Tolis Fragoudis

Tolis Fragoudis tells us about his journey to the hidden glacial caves of the Swiss Alps, and how he captures their dramatic beauty with his Alpha gear

Zapper | A Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Short Film

Alan Stockdale

Alan Stockdale tests the new FE 50mm f/1.2 GM on his playful short film, Zapper

Number 6 | Shot on Alpha 7S III

Antonio Morais

António Morais shares his experiences using the new Sony Alpha 7S III on a commercial short film

Sky on Fire | A Sony FX6 Short Film

James Matthews

Filmmaker James Matthews tests the new Sony FX6 on the island of Madeira

Make The World Your Playground

Uros Podlogar

Awe inspiring landscapes are great, but for Uros Podlogar photographing people doing incredible things in incredible places takes his images to another level

Natural Selection

Chris Schmid

Chris Schmid discusses how he started telling the story of wildlife subjects with a more ‘environmentally friendly’ approach.

FE 35mm f/1.4 GM: Whatever the Light, Whatever the Weather

Stefan Liebermann and Dennis Schmelz

Stefan Liebermann and Dennis Schmelz on how the new Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM gives creative photographers and videographers more options in challenging places

The Wilderness Nearby | A Sony FX6 Short Film

James Glancy

Wildlife filmmaker James Glancy tests the new Sony FX6

Walden – A Sony FX3 Cinematic Short Film

Dennis Schmelz

Join Dennis on the set of his latest short film, Walden, as he tests the new Sony FX3

Alpha 1 | Wildlife Diary in the Serengeti

Chris Schmid

Chris Schmid on his experiences with the new Sony Alpha 1

Alpha 1 | Sport Emotions

Thomas Lovelock

Thomas Lovelock on his experiences with the new Sony Alpha 1

Alpha 1 | The Big Day

Cristiano Ostinelli

Freedom's in Fashion

Lidia Popiel

Lidia Popiel on how working with the Sony α7R III helps both her and her models to find freedom and expression on a fashion shoot.

Variety Show

Terry Donnelly

Terry Donnelly on the advantages of shooting diverse subjects, and how exposure to one area often makes him better at others.

Two-Wheeled Photography

Russ Ellis

Cycling enthusiast Russ Ellis reckons he has the best job in the world – travelling the globe and getting paid to take pictures of his favourite sport.

Turning Passion into Photography

Alex Farinelli

Alex Farinelli explains how he combined his two passions of motorcycles and photography

Travel Light. Capture Flight

Petar Sabol

Photographer Petar Sabol is proof that using a bridge camera isn’t a compromise. In fact, Petar’s images show that there are many advantages.

Time is the Key

Laurent Baheux

Laurent takes us behind the scenes for an exclusive glimpse into the life of a professional wildflife photographer

Ski Touring with Sony

Kyle Meyr

Join Kyle and his friends as they head for the slopes just outside Oslo

New York State of Mind

Ron Timehin

Viewing Manhattan through a landscape photographer’s eyes helped Ron Timehin’s project stand out from the crowd

Image is Everything

Peter Neill

In the music business, how you look is as important as how you sound. Peter Neill reveals how he works with musicians to get the photos they want

Editorial and Advertising Photography

Kenton Thatcher

Kenton Thatcher reveals the planning and preparation that goes into the making of the iconic advertising and editorial images that we see every day

Who's Afraid of the Dark?

Mike Will

Mike Will tells us how he’s overcome the challenges of low-light shooting to produce a portfolio of captivating night-time shots

The Speed of Light

Frederic Schlosser

Using his Sony Alpha kit, Frederic has found the cameras that can keep up with his creative visions.

Frozen Filmmaking

Dennis Schmelz

Filmmaker Dennis Schmelz tells us about how he captured the frozen sights of Greenland using a pair of Sony Alpha cameras.

The World's Best

Bob Martin

Bob Martin gives his thoughts on the new Sony FE 600mm f/4 and FE 135mm f/1.8 G Master lenses

Ice Gold: Following an Olympic Snowboarder

Jaakko Posti

Jaakko Posti reveals how his lightweight and compact α7R III is a heavy hitter for hybrid shooting on the slopes

A Misty Morning in the Dutch Forest

Albert Dros

Albert Dros visits the 'Forest of the Dancing Trees' to try and capture the magical early morning light

A Wild Life

Chris Schmid

Chris Schmid talks about how his Alpha cameras give him the opportunity to take pictures he could never take before

Go with the Flow

Tolis Fragoudis

Tolis Fragoudis is an experienced traveler who loves going with the flow. His photography kit must adapt his style. Sony α7S II and α7R II are the perfect matches for him.

A Feast for the Eyes

Pablo Gil

To make images of food stand out you have to do much more than simply point your camera at some food on a plate

Maximum Impact

Frank Doorhof

Frank Doorhof, tells us about his strikingly creative fashion images and how turning impact up to 11 defined his look

Conquering the Extremes

Andrea Frazetta

Andrea Frazetta tells us how his Sony Alpha gear helps him keep up with the most extreme of assignments

Capturing Italy with the Alpha 7R III

Maki Galimberti

Maki Galimberti’s ‘Casting Italy’ portrait project is all about giving everyday subjects cover-star treatments.

Catching the Moment

Danas Macijauskas

Danas Macijauskas on how capturing winning moments in high adrenaline sports comes down to a mix of the right skills and the right gear

Fighting for Paradise

Tomas Wüthrich

Reportage photography takes time, and it can test you to the limit. But as Tomas Wüthrich’s ‘Doomed Paradise’ project shows, it’s also incredibly rewarding.

Trust in Me

Brendan de Clercq

In his latest project “One-minute portraits”, Brendan de Clercq shot a striking series of monochrome portraits using the eye AF feature of Sony α7R III.

Picture Perfect Precision with the Alpha 9 II

Francis Bompard

Ski World Cup regular Francis Bompard travels the globe to capture some of the best skiers as they perform at the highest level

Fine Art Landscapes

İlhan Eroğlu

İlhan Eroğlu on using the beauty of light and the power of his camera to add even more magic to his images

My Land, Iceland

Páll Stefansson

Páll Stefánsson discusses the stories behind some incredible images he has captured of his homeland

The Eyes Have it

Robert Wolanski

How does Robert Wolanski make such compelling portraits? It’s all about reading the eyes, and waiting, he says…

Discovery and Wonder

Andrea Frazetta

Join Andrea as he visits Stromboli island in Sicily, a place owned by the volcano 'Iddu' as the locals call it

A Different Landscape

Páll Stefánsson

Photographer Páll Stefánsson embraces the amazing light that can be found during bad weather to present his unique view of the world.

Burning Down Barriers

Luigi Baldelli

Luigi Baldelli tells us about how his project on the charcoal burners of Italy’s Calabrian mountains brought the best out of him and his Alpha 7R III.

Travelling Europe with the α6600

İlhan Eroğlu

Smaller, lighter and crammed full of features, the Sony α6600 has proved to be the perfect companion for landscape photographer İlhan Eroğlu

Photographing Great Grey Owls with the Sony α9

Floris Smeets

With rich Norwegian forest on his doorstep, Floris Smeets is able to get up close to photograph Great Grey Owls.

Nature. Up Close

Gustav Kiburg and Alexander Heinrichs

Photographers Gustav Kiburg and Alexander Heinrichs tell us how the flexibility of the Sony RX10 IV enables them to take incredible wildlife images, without compromising on image quality

Shooting Squirrels with the Alpha 7R IV

Gustav Kiburg

Full of colour and character, red squirrels were the perfect subject for wildlife photographer Gustav Kiburg to test the abilities of the Sony α7R IV.

The Night Lights of Singapore

Guillaume Ruchon

Wandering the streets of an unknown city may not be everyone’s idea of an adventure, but for Guillaume Ruchon, the dark street and neon lights of Singapore presented an exciting blank canvas.

Second to None: Shooting Sports with the α9 II

Diego Souto and Aleksandra Szmiegel

Sports photographers Diego Souto and Aleksandra Szmigiel have been getting to grips with the new Sony α9 II

Time to Thrill

Daniel Ronnback

Daniel Ronnback on capturing the dizzying heights of the Lofoten Islands through the different seasons, and how his Sony Alpha kit helped him do it.

Seeing Something Special

Andreas Hemb

Pro photographer Andreas Hemb takes a different approach to create out-of-the-ordinary wildlife images with his Sony Alpha gear

Deep Learning

Alexis Rosenfeld

Pro photographer and Sony Alpha user, Alexis Rosenfeld, describes his journey of undersea discovery and adventure

First Adventures: Exploring Greenland with the α7R IV

Albert Dros

With the midnight sun creating beautiful soft light, Greenland was the perfect place for Albert Dros to shoot with the new Sony α7R IV.