National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) has recently announced winners of The Best of Photojournalism 2006.

1st Place: David Guttenfelder, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Afghan people run away as an Afghan military helicopter crashes in the Panjshir Valley after a memorial ceremony marking the 4th anniversary of rebel commander Ahmad Shah Masood on September 10, 2005. Two passengers were injured, but no one was killed, in the helicopter which was carrying military and government officials from the memorial events.

Antimethod (Cole Rise), of of my fave photographers at Flickrz, has just been interviewed by Flickrz.info;

Photograph by Cole Rise

“That photo, “One Would”, has been faved more than a thousand times now. Even by me. How did you do this? Any special photo manipulation tricks you could share with us?

…My brother did a running jump - this was the second of three snapshots of the motion. I added some texture I found in a week later in Seattle to give him an atmosphere in which to jump through, and adjusted curves slightly to bring out the color in the field and the sky in the background. I wanted to work on it more actually, but realized after an hour of tooling in post that it was better as is. I usually spend 8 or more hours on a photo - for this I think it was about three, the third being the extra hour of tooling…”

>> Visit ‘Antimethod - The Spiderman of Flickr‘ story at Flickrz.info

Obviously, Adam knows photography artistically and technically. Absolutely stunning - lyrical, sculptural - very moving, inspiring photographs.

Click on the image above to visit Adam Clutterbuck’s Shore Photo Gallery

A great set of Solar Eclipse photographs taken by Rogério Mariano at 29.03.06 between 5.20 AM- 6.20 AM in Olinda, Brazil.

Click on the image to visit Rogério Mariano’s solar eclipse gallery

Cherry blossom season in Japan shot by markal . Well done!

Vera has a unique view of the world, she really knows how to KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) which is often the best way to get strong and beautiful photographs.

Click on the image to enter Vera’s Minimalistic Photo Gallery

Excellent black and white family photo gallery by Bryan Miller. We really love the mood, the lights, and the composition. They’re just really warm and soothing, just what we need in our tough everyday life.

Click on the image to visit LIFE - the MOMENTS gallery by Bryan Miller

So.. Why do you need to spend so much time chasing the perfect moment everywhere else, while the most precious moments are where it counts the most, at home and in your heart?…

Beutiful nature photographs by Jeff Rester

Click on the image to visit Jeff Rester’s Online Gallery

Jeff is based out of Ocean Springs, Mississippi where his camera is a constant companion documenting his outdoor adventures. Jeff does not consider himself an artist, rather a documenter of the beauty that surrounds us everyday. He enjoys sharing his vision of the outdoors with others in hopes that they will appreciate the environment as much as he does and treat the environment with the respect it deserves.

Amazing underwater photographs with brilliant composition, colors and lighting by Danny..

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The photos in this gallery are fantastic. The lighting, the moment, and the angle really add drama and emotion to the photographs. Well worth a visit..

Click on the image above to visit Kok-Knia’s Boxing Kids Gallery at Flickr