"Mostly what I hope to capture is a bit of humanity. The moment when someone lets their guard down and reveals a little something about themselves."

A keen London-based photographer (known as "Challenge" on Blipfoto), Juliana Johnston has taken a portrait shot every day for over a year. Come July, it will be two years, consecutively (give-or-take a couple of days).

We continue our series of Blip Blog profiles that turn the spotlight on the Blippers themselves and catch up with Juliana to find out how she captures a portrait every day - from approaching a potential subject to the inspiration that drives her image making. Read the full post...

Do you want to win something really cool? Something money can't buy? Well, we've teamed up with UK Athletics to give you the chance to become an accredited photographer at the Aviva 2012 Trials in June. But the deadline is approaching fast... Read the full post...

Photographer Vivian Mailer recorded some of the most interesting marvels and peculiarities of Urban America in the second half of the twentieth century.

But what makes Mailer's story (and pictures) all the more fascinating is that she was a full time nanny and her archive of photos and negatives only came to light in 2007 when her work was discovered at a local thrift auction house in Chicago. Read the full post...

Animals. You've got to love them. Cute, funny, cuddly, photographic animals... And here's a chance to capture them in all their fluffy glory. The 2012 Dog Photographer of the Year competition is now open to enter. Read the full post...

"Plugging that memory card into the PC is like unwrapping a shiny present. You don't want to get too excited in case the shots are the gift equivalent of a six-pack of socks, but you can't stop your heart beating slightly faster bacause you might have the gift equivalent of that lens you'd find difficult to justify but really want."

How does Blipfoto make every day feel like Christmas? Read the full post...