Cross-country skiing photo wins prize

How to tackle the busy season

Communication is the key

Be seen

The ultimate in action shots

A pre-wedding hike to find the perfect location

No. 1, prepare the client

To sell portraits, create images that people can't make themselves

Position yourself as an expert in consumers' eyes

Bearing witness

A guide to great goods

More than 100 wonderful images

Abstract flux

A PPA Loan Collection image travels the world

Exactly what products are consumers seeking?

As literally as she can

One bride had her bouquet image printed on a purse

"The trick is to remove as much visible light as possible."

"I had no idea it would be therapy for them."

Sometimes it’s just math

Consumers respect certified professionals

Make giving back a regular part of your business

What photography buyers really want

Some of the greatest photographers of all time

Dual-lens camera offers twice the fun

“I was a fly on the wall in the room."

To start, get everyone comfortable

Museum honors several PPA members

Discovering the past in the process

Sebastian Magnani's "Reflections"

"He could get into their heads."

Oh the beautiful fury

Team USA wins second place, and Mexico places third

A Micro Four Thirds that deserves pros' attention

He recorded 8,000 images in the aftermath of 9/11

Images feature real-life patrons

Introducing luminosity masking

Overcoming the single biggest threat to professional photography

Keith Barraclough's subjects are linked by their locks

Why Pete McBride goes minimalist

Waterfalls and black sand beaches are their playground

This shot had been dancing in his head for over a year

Photographer Andy Sweet’s body of work was nearly lost forever.

All he needed was a simple lighting setup and 30 minutes

Getting the lighting right was a big challenge

Photographer blends into her backgrounds

Move the client through a planned set of poses

Nish Nalbandian spent three years photographing the war in Syria

Sharon Green chases sailboats around the globe

Listen to an excerpt of our interview with Sandro Miller

Talk about fastidious!

Ralph Gibson writes music to accompany exhibited prints

"I don't want everyone to know my secrets, do I?"

Composites are printed and painted along with words of wisdom

To capture these photos, the door of the helicopter is removed

The depth of childhood experience

Drone images stitched together to look like tiny globes

Found beauty under the microscope

Every day for 366 days, Edi Chen made iconic images of New York's architecture

Thanking firefighters for a winter rescue

The vibrant colors in Brendan Pattenagale's landscapes defy reality

Chris Crisman's "Women's Work" photos series captures women at work in male-dominated fields

"I just fell in love with sloths"

Canines bring levity to ballet

The Marinos make wedding money off of portrait work

Joshua Holko has seen the effects of global warming firsthand

Get comfortable approaching strangers for street portraits

Aesthetically pleasing ingredients sell pots and pans

High ISO performance, focus accuracy, and lower noise top the list

General liability insurance protects you should your drone do harm while you're working.

Become an "art ranger" by donating your photos

A good, old-fashioned tintype portrait at the Beard and Mustache Championships

More about his "My First Selfie" project

Yulia Taits' props and backdrops create a milky fairyland

The top 100 images of the year

Jem Cresswell's "Giants"

Making much of a simple tool

Mistake No. 1: Success breeds complacency

Color these client families delighted

"I didn’t want the light to detract from his amazing facial expression"

Design your studio with the goal of selling more prints.

Long captures and the right equipment yield spellbinding results

Composited celebrity photos show duality

When a photographer's passion for helping others leads to so much more

Having spent 20 years on the sea, Joel Woods has learned hard lessons in life and photography.

Wildlife photographer David Yarrow shares his secrets to bagging dramatic shots

Refugee portraits are helping crowdsourced funding campaigns

Know the FAA and NTSB rules for reporting UAS accidents

Fine art photographer Matilde Simas teams up with Photographers Without Borders and HAART Kenya