These latest reads from the month of May are sure to inspire and educate you. Dive into our top article picks from this month for photographers!

10 Tips For Better Seascape and Beach Landscape Photography
If you live near a coastline or beach, then seascape photography can be both rewarding and beautiful. In this article, we’ll provide you with some essential beach landscape photography to get you started or help elevate your imagery to the next level!

Your Guide to Flash Modifiers for Photography
Flash modifiers in photography are used to alter the quality, color, shape, or direction of light.  The right modifier depends on your creative vision and intended use.  In this article, SLR Lounge provides readers with an overview of the different flash modifiers available so that you can determine which is right for your particular photographic style.

Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey will be the first movie shot entirely on IMAX film
The company had to develop entirely new film cameras to make the world-first possible.

How to protect your camera gear in your carry-on bag
While your carry-on bag won't have quite the journey a checked bag would, it's still important to pack carefully so you don't arrive at your destination with damaged gear.

Indian Wedding Photography Guide for Hindu Wedding Ceremony
While western weddings typically run their course in a single day, Hindu weddings usually unfold over several days and include many significant events designed to celebrate the union of the bride and groom, as well as Hindu culture. Photographers must familiarize themselves with a number Hindu wedding ceremony traditions in order to anticipate important moments and capture them as they occur.

Photographer Captures Hundreds of Adorable Baby Animals
Photo Ark is Joel Sartore’s famous photography project. It involves him attempting to document every species that lives in zoos, aquariums, and wildlife sanctuaries worldwide.

Ten Questions With Dixie Dixon
Dixie Dixon, the international fashion, lifestyle, and advertising photographer, is known for the glamorous images she creates for elite brands such as Disney, Virgin, and People magazine. She answered Fstopper's Ten Questions, telling us what gear she can’t do without, what inspires her, and why Vaseline is indispensable.

Where Dust and Water Dream Together
Returning to his homeland of Tunisia, Skander Khlif photographs the shifting relationship of people to their surroundings to explore the environmental crisis through a lens of connection and resilience.

Black and White Boudoir Photography Tips and Inspiration
 Black and white boudoir photography is a classic and timeless approach that adds depth, contrast, and a touch of elegance to the images. In this article, SLR Lounge explores tips and inspiration for creating beautiful black and white boudoir photographs.

Urbex Photographer Claims NYPD Went After Him Over Instagram Photo
Isaac Wright, otherwise known as “Drift” was arrested at the opening of his solo exhibition “Coming Home” at Robert Mann Gallery in Chelsea, New York City, on Thursday evening. At around 8 P.M., four NYPD officers stormed the opening and arrested the acclaimed photographer who is known for scaling iconic buildings without permission.

Stunning Photo Contest Celebrates the Power of Visual Storytelling
Photographers from over 40 countries submitted thousands of entries. The selected works — ranging from intimate portraits to urgent photojournalism — demonstrate photography’s continued role in documenting and interpreting the human experience.

Video of Wedding Photographer Getting Excited About a Rainbow Racks Up 20 Million Views
A hilarious video of a wedding photographer getting uncontrollably excited when a rainbow suddenly appears during a couple’s shoot has blown up on social media.

Adobe's North American Creative Cloud subscription is getting more expensive... and cheaper
Adobe is shaking up its Creative Cloud subscription tiers in North America, doing away with the current All Apps plan and introducing two tiers in its place: a 'Standard' plan, which will cost less, and a 'Pro' plan, which will cost more.

The Flower Moon Rises for Photographers Around the World and in Space
The May full Moon is known as the Flower Moon, a term that originated from Native American tribes that associated the springtime celestial event with the abundance of blooming flowers. Despite this month’s full Moon being a micromoon — a little dimmer and smaller than usual — photographers took advantage of the fine, cloudless conditions to capture stunning shots.