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Tips, insights, and resources for nature & wildlife photographers.

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  June 4, 2026 · Steffen Foerster

  What Could We Learn From Every Contest Entry, Not Just the Winners?

  We have galleries full of winners and no record of everything else. That gap is the most interesting problem in contest photography, and it's the one I'm building a new feature — ImageIQ — to close.

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  May 22, 2026 · Steffen Foerster

  Why Great Images Don't Always Win: The Psychology Behind Nature Photography Contest Results

  After years of entering and studying major nature photography contests, I've come to understand that judging is deeply human — and human evaluation follows patterns more complicated than we like to admit.