In the COVID-era wedding boom, a wave of extravagant weddings is creating a windfall for wedding professionals who financially suffered during the pandemic.

Gray Malin and his crew shot the entire series in one day, lugging gear, props, and dogs all around New York City, the photographer said.

I've been photographing weddings for eight years, so I've witnessed plenty of mistakes, from overscheduling the big day to trying to please everyone.

Dennis Ariza has been visiting the California ghost town of Bodie annually for a decade. “I find something intriguing about the place every time I go,” the photographer told Insider. He describes a town so frozen in time there’s still homework on desks and plates on kitchen tables. Visit Insider’s […]

German photographer Tom Hegen started taking aerial shots of grounded planes at airports in April and May 2020. He said he was fascinated by how planes, once a symbol of globalization, have become a symbol of the pandemic. Once he started shooting, however, he also saw the beauty in the […]

Pete Souza served as the official White House photographer for President Barack Obama and President Ronald Reagan. For both administrations, Souza put his personal life on hold to follow the presidents for eight years, photographing history. Business Insider sits down with Souza to break down his most iconic shots and […]

People are sharing “The Setup vs. The Shot” photos on Twitter. As part of the social-media trend, photographers and creative directors post side-by-side pictures of their setups for photos alongside the stunning finished products. The pictures highlight the work it takes to create a beautiful image, and people who are […]

Cornell University started its fall semester on September 2, and Daniel Ra grabbed his camera to document the day. He spent a few hours wandering around campus and snapping photographs of the nearly deserted campus. He said most students are taking the precautions seriously by wearing masks and social distancing. […]

Josie Jones and Damon Coe took part in a blind date photo shoot that has captivated social media. Their electric chemistry was captured by Indiana photographer Lindsey McCaffry, who loves photographing total strangers. Jones and Coe told Insider that they felt an instant connection during the shoot. Now they’re talking […]

Seattle-based photographer John Barnes spent 2.5 years travelling the US and Canada in an RV searching for vintage neon signs. A form of advertisement, neon signage once dominated cityscapes in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s. Today, most have been replaced by cheaper plastic signs, and the vintage neon signs are […]

Daniel Allen and Karmon Waite took part in a blind date photo shoot that has captivated social media. Their pictures, taken by Indiana photographer Lindsey McCaffry, have been shared more than 68,000 times on Facebook. Waite and Allen told Insider that they instantly connected, and were laughing and joking around […]

Holly Breeden, a photographer based in Suffolk, Virginia, was doing a maternity shoot on the beach when she saw Daniel Ray and Anna Threats. Breeden was in the right place at the right time when Ray got down on one knee to propose to Threats, and she was able to […]

Spencer Tunick is known for photographing groups of naked people in public places. He’s done a nude group shoot every year since 1994. This year, he is taking the photos over a video-conferencing platform for his new project, “Stay Apart Together.” Subjects make the same pose in their respective homes […]

Ron and Bless Soliman are Delaware-based wedding photographers. Since the coronavirus pandemic started, Ron has been taking portraits of frontline workers with their families for free in Delaware, New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. “I want people to remember that these are frontline workers during a pandemic who made a […]

Sarah Wight Sayeed is a New York City photographer specializing in lifestyle portrait and wedding photography. During the lockdown, she’s been photographing couples over FaceTime to keep business and her passion alive. Couples set up their phones and the author directs them over FaceTime. Sayeed edits the photos within 48 […]

LA-based photographer, Caroline White, spent much of the last decade travelling to shoot clients. Once the pandemic hit and California went on lockdown, her business struggled. She got creative and pivoted to take pandemic portraits of sorts, capturing her clients through windows. Now, she’s getting hired by people all over […]

Molly Choma is a flight attendant for Alaska Airlines. As one of the remaining flight attendants still working, she’s documenting her experience through photography. Choma told Insider that the flights feel “pensive and empty,” which is the message she’s trying to recreate in her images. Visit Insider’s homepage for more […]