Have you ever heard of zoophobia? That is the medical term given for the general fear of animals, from the roots “zoo,” meaning animal, and “phobia,” meaning dread or fear. Around six percent of all ...

The finalist and shortlisted images of this competition by Sony World Photography, chosen from over 419,000 entries, are amazing visual records of the stories shaping our world today.

There is very little clinical literature about this condition, but on message boards and social media groups, people living with this phobia report very real symptoms resulting from sidonglobophobia.

During this time, he has been hands-on with all the latest camera gear, attended most of the leading photography shows, including CP+, and written countless explainers. He says, "Japan is the home ...