Photography
Creativity & Healing: After Suffering a Stroke, Robert Darch Photographed Fictional Worlds
Through photography, Darch began to reset his narratives, his place in the world, and the expectations of his youth.
Photography
Behind the Image: How Tim Swallow Shot This Effortlessly Fun Portrait
Tim Swallow shares the ingredients of a spontaneous, high energy photoshoot with a portrait subject.
Gear
5 Photos Shot with the Duet Kit Plus+ by Chiara Zonca
Our best selling filter kit meets the dreamy landscapes of Chiara Zonca.
Conservation
7 Ideas for How to Live a Sustainable Lifestyle on a Budget
All of these changes are sustainable for your pocket too.
Photography
Abigail Varney Photographs How Extreme Weather Plays With the Psyche
From mango madness to barren streets, Abigail Varney’s ongoing series reveals how extreme weather tension has a tangible impact on our lives.
Photography
The Greats: How Nan Goldin Photographed ‘A Record of Real Life’
Nan Goldin’s intimate imagery changed our perception of countercultures, with her unflinching perspective on life’s ebbs and flows.
Photography
Carla Step Transformed Self-Taught Talent Into a Flourishing Commercial Practice
We chat to our newest Urth ambassador Carla Step about how she found creative freedom in her commercial work.
Photography
Photos of Australia’s Bushfires & Brumbies Explore Our Role in Ecological Destruction
How do we perceive our own responsibility in ecological disasters? Tom Goldner’s latest series suggests an introspective shift is required to find a way forward.
Learn
A Complete Guide to Aperture: Examples & Photos
Have an eye for photography but not the technical know-how? Unlock your photographic potential with this informative look at aperture.
Photography
See Photos From Fabien Voileau’s Stunning New Photobook ‘No Title Yet’
All of the photos in the book were shot with an Urth CPL Filter Plus+
Gear
An ND Filter Helped Me Out of a Creative Slump
Photographer Linus Bergman shares his recent rediscovery of ND filters and how he's using them to awaken a creative spark in his photos.
Conservation
A Geology of Feelings: Lessons to be Learned from Elena Cremona’s Rock Collection
Photographer Elena Cremona and writer Joanna Cresswell come together to reflect on the emotional weight we place on things we pick up from the ground.
Culture
8 Aboriginal Artists to Look to for Creative Inspiration
Let the creativity and sheer talent of these artists inspire your next creation.
Photography
Aboriginal Artist Wayne Quilliam Shares Cultural Stories Through Psychedelic Landscape Photos
We talk to award-winning photographer Wayne Quilliam about how he has been sharing stories around community and Country for over three decades.
Photography
Marissa Marino’s Fashion Photography Takes a Stance Against Fast Fashion
We chat to Marissa Marino about working with sustainable fashion brands that advocate for a change to the way we consume.
Photography
How Photographer Brendan George Ko Captures the Spirit of Nature
How do you photograph the memory of a place? We talk to Brendan George Ko about his otherworldly nature photography.
Film
Behind Urth’s Latest Campaign Video with Creative Director Minnie Piccardo
The energy on set was magical.
Photography
Our Most Read Photography Stories of 2020
Sinking islands, camera recommendations and a lesson in phone photography.
Gear
5 Photos Shot with the Urth Duet Kit Plus+
Urth ambassador Sarah Pannell tested our best selling filter kit in Black Range State Park, Victoria.
Photography
How to Get Your Photos Published In Your Favourite Magazines
As a photographer, getting your photos published in your favourite magazines is an achievement as well as a career enhancer. Find out how to do it.
Gear
How Chiara Zonca Makes Digital Photos Look Like Film with a CPL Filter
A first look at Urth's CPL Plus+ and a how-to guide for using one from ambassador Chiara Zonca.
Conservation
We Have a Plan to Plant 1 Billion Trees by 2032
Our mission is to show the world that business can be a powerful force for conservation.
Photography
What Happened to Gobe? A Letter From the Founders
Christian, Chris and Minnie are still heading up the same passionate team, only now with a new name and a bigger vision for the business.
Photography
We’re Changing Names – What to Expect & Questions Answered
Here’s everything you should know ahead of the name announcement on November 24th.
Gear
How to Choose a Camera Lens
Choosing the right equipment can be an overwhelming challenge. In this article, find out the best camera lenses for beginner photographers and those on a budget.
Photography
The Greats: How Edward Weston Pushed Photography into Modernity
Edward Weston proved photography could be something far more than just a nifty trick, as he helped lay the medium’s creative foundations.
Photography
How Mandy Sham Shoots Vibrant Colours in Her Photos
In this how-to guide, Mandy Sham takes us on a journey through Sri Lanka — and the process of her own artistic evolution.
Conservation
How the Philippine Eagle is Reclaiming its Habitat and Saving the Forest
On the brink of extinction, these eagles might just be able to save the Philippine forests.
Film
A Vibrant Short Film That Notices What Makes Brazil, Brasil
Filmmaker Luiza Herdy tells us why the country sells itself short, and how she's using her creativity to change that.
Photography
Inka & Niclas Lindergård Take Dazzling Photos of Nature to Challenge Our Expectations Of It
We talk to the creative couple about how they shoot their captivating and surreal landscape photography.
Gear
Detailed Portraits of Mexico City Shot With a CPL Filter
Armed with a Leica Q2 and a CPL filter, Fabien Voileau captured gorgeous details of Mexico City's multifaceted neighbourhoods.
Photography
How Denisse Ariana Pérez Uses Water to Photograph Marginalised People
Denisse Ariana Pérez seeks out the connection between nature and people to disarm Western stereotypes and overcome harmful cultural clichés.
Travel
A Road Trip to the Untouched Landscapes of Tasmania in Photos
Sara and Cristina Guerrero take us on a visual journey through the protected and isolated wilds of Tasmania.
Conservation
The Creative Duo Morphing Rubbish Into Stunning Sculptural Homewares
The idea of the circular economy has never looked so aesthetically pleasing.
Photography
The Painted Hills Offer Geological Insights Into the Planet’s Past & Future
Marissa Marino photographs the many layers of coloured terrain that tell stories about prior eras and climates.
Gear
The 3 Best DSLR Cameras for Beginners
Find out which DSLR cameras balance both price and performance.
Photography
Take a Digital Holiday to Menorca with Andrea Urbez’s Transportive Photos
Travel with Andrea Urbez as she finds pockets of beauty all around the Mediterranean island.
Photography
The Greats: How André Kertész Helped Define European Photography
Few artists can match the output of André Kertész. Discover how he paved the way for today’s photojournalists and fine artists.
Photography
Gerard Bosch Photographs an Indonesian Festival Inside a Volcano
Yadnya Kasada involves climbing Mount Bromo to make offerings to the Gods of the volcano, and a battle between two Indonesian communities.
Photography
A Photo Project Turning Trees Into Heroic Explosions of Green
Trees are often overlooked and underappreciated, but not in Hugo Livet’s latest photo project that transforms them into stunning fireworks of nature.
Gear
The Packing List: Road Trip Edition with Chiara Zonca
The packing list we've all been waiting for, from the Queen of otherworldly landscape photography.
Photography
The 5 Best Photography Books of 2020 So Far
Feast your eyes on our favourite recently published photography books that show how landscapes define us.
Photography
The Greats: How Eliot Porter Captured Nature’s Most Colourful Landscapes
Eliot Porter’s colourful environmental images helped bring people closer to nature.
Gear
How to Store Lens Filters – Do’s & Don’ts
Find out the best way to store lens filters for your next photography trip.
Photography
Sara Meinz’s Photos Capture the Quiet Resilience of Nature
The Spanish photographer is fascinated by nature's ability to take care of itself.
Photography
Mark Mahaney’s ‘Polar Night’ Shows a Town Being Swallowed By Snow Storms
Utqiagvik, the northernmost town of Alaska, is known as ground zero for climate change.
Photography
6 Creative Portrait Ideas You Can Try at Home with Dino Kužnik
Urth ambassador Dino Kužnik teaches a lesson on creating psychedelic portraits using household items.
Photography
Hashem Shakeri Captures Iran’s Arid & Isolated Satellite Cities
Hashem Shakeri depicts the daily lives of those living on the fringes of utopia across a series of remote cities built to house Iran’s working class.
Gear
The Definitive Guide to Stacking Lens Filters
Stacking lens filters feels like a bit of a line in the sand. Some people say no way! Others say, why the frig not?
Photography
Txema Salvans Photographs Coastal Destruction in Spain’s Resort Towns
What do holiday destinations say about us? Txema Salvans’ series Perfect Day poses this question as Spain’s resort towns erode the natural landscape.
Photography
Nick St.Oegger Photographs the Albanian Mountain Communities Battling a Hydropower Boom
We chat to the photographer about the 3000 dams under construction in the Balkan peninsula and their effects on the people who live near them.
Photography
Isabel Okoro Imagines a Black Utopia In Her Newest Work
The Nigerian creative's work focuses on the black experience and visualises a world to look forward to.
Film
A Cinematic Video of India’s Chai Wallahs Shot With a Variable ND Filter
Videographer Luiza Herdy talks to us about her latest project and why the Variable ND2-400 is her secret weapon for shooting in bright light.
Gear
The Packing List with Ambassador Tim Swallow
Tim shares his must-have gear and some pro tips on how he packs it.
Gear
The Best Vintage Lenses for a Film Aesthetic with a Digital Camera
Five of our favourite vintage lenses for achieving the faded, dream-like aesthetic of old film cameras on a digital camera body.
Gear
What Lens Adapter Do You Need? How to Find Out
Expand your lens options with this quick step-by-step guide to making sure you find the right lens adapter.
Travel
Behind Closed Doors of Colombia’s Biggest Tribe in La Guajira Desert
By venturing to the northernmost point of South America, travellers can help the indigenous tribe forgotten by the rest of the world.
Conservation
Sustainability is Failing Us: Why We Need to Focus on Regeneration Instead
The term regeneration suggests the need to focus on not just sustaining, but replenishing the planet’s resources.
Photography
The Tree of Life: Photographer Elisabetta Zavoli is Speaking Up for Mangroves
Zavoli documents the bloodshed of one of our biggest hopes for the planet: mangrove forests.
Photography
The Greats: How Mary Ellen Mark Captured the Marginalised with Compassion
Mary Ellen Mark spent decades humanising society’s most vulnerable people.
Gear
The 3 Best Medium Format Film Cameras
A handful of cameras to help you find the right fit, from the most affordable to the best for portrait and street photography.
Photography
How to Make a Camera Obscura at Home
Artist Aaron Chapman shows you the joy in making a camera obscura from the comfort of your bedroom.
Gear
Sarah Pannell Creates Closeness in Her Photos Using ND Filters
In her latest photo series, Sarah Pannell documents the magic and intimacy of country living.
Photography
Sushavan Nandy Photographs Climate-Induced Flooding on India’s Islands
Sushavan Nandy documents the disappearing Mousuni, Ghoramara and Sagar islands in India and how losing your home can be the same as losing your identity.
Photography
How Racquet Film Became an Important Hub for Film Photographers
As Brisbane's foremost photo lab, Racquet Film's success can be traced back to the team’s long-term desire to build a community.
Photography
Will Travel Photography Be A Viable Career Post-Pandemic? 4 Photographers Share Their Plans
We asked them how isolation has changed their approach to photography, and what the pandemic means for the travel industry.
Film
The 5 Best Cameras for Filmmaking on a Budget
Filmmaker Dominic Gould shares his favourite cameras for filming music videos, events, interviews and more on a budget.
Conservation
How Can We Make Sure Covid-19 Benefits the Environment Long Term?
There’s always the option to return to the same system, but this time our CO2 budget isn’t giving much remaining leeway.
Photography
The Greats: How Gordon Parks Used Photography as a Force for Change
Gordon Parks’ powerful depictions of injustice and poverty played a vital role in America’s civil rights movement.
Photography
Behind the Image: How Mandy Sham Shoots Captivating Wildlife Photography
Mandy shares her tips on the best gear, camera settings and mindset for taking captivating wildlife shots.
Conservation
Does Tourism Help or Hinder Conservation? A Look at Tasmania’s Wild Places
Tasmanian tourism is booming, but how do we strike a balance so economic benefit doesn’t compromise fragile ecosystems?
Photography
Dino Kužnik Photographs Abandoned Cars & Forgotten Dreams in America
The idealised American lifestyle crumbles before your eyes in Dino's latest photo series.
Gear
A Buyer’s Guide to UV Filters
Your guide to understanding which UV filter to buy, to protect your lenses and cut out haze from your images.
Photography
The Greats: How Alex Webb Found His Street Photography Style
Alex Webb’s use of colour, light and layers has positioned him as one of the top street photographers working today.
Conservation
One of the Last Remaining Unburnt Koala Sanctuaries is Being Logged
After last summer’s extreme fires, the sacred indigenous Gumbarynggirr territory is set to be logged to make room for 180 housing lots. Here’s how we can help.
Photography
Robin Hinsch Photographs One of the Most Polluted Regions in the World
Travelling across the Niger Delta, Robin Hinsch captures the human and environmental cost of the global demand for fossil fuels.
Photography
A Photo Print Sale Donating to the Black Lives Matter Movement
The sale has already raised over £100,000 in its first 5 days for bail funds and social justice charities.
Culture
15 Black and Indigenous Voices We’re Following to Be Better Antiracist Allies
Follow them on social media and listen to what they have to say.
Photography
Fabien Voileau Blends Street Photography with Still Life to Capture Modern Israel
Perfectly framed shadows and silhouettes show the beautiful corners and contradictions of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Gear
A Comprehensive Buyer’s Guide to ND Filters
Your guide to understanding and buying the best ND filter for the right conditions.
Photography
Chiara Zonca’s Visual Diary of Time at Home During Covid-19
Chiara Zonca shares the photos she's taken during the pandemic, as well as her daily routine and how she's staying inspired.
Film
How to Get Funding for a Film: Advice from Emmy-Winning Filmmaker Lisa Russell
A candid conversation about finding your path as a filmmaker, the various ways to fund films and common mistakes to avoid.