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What a year it’s been! In the photography journalism business, we often say that camera and kit releases come along like buses – nothing materialises for ages and then suddenly you have to choose between four or five press conferences to attend. This

This month, our technique editor has put together a feature on using long exposures like the pros, for creative and practical effects. You can find this on p36 of the magazine. Meanwhile, she has also crafted a tasty natural light food shot tutorial

For photographers, light is essentially a paintbrush and the digital sensor inside our DSLR or mirrorless camera is the canvas. It’s therefore essential that we get the best from the light and use it to guide our compositions effectively. Pro photogr

Chilean photographer Benjamin Briones Grandi wins grand prize of $5,000 The International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2022 (ILPOTY) award has been won by Chilean photographer Benjamin Briones Grandi for his series of painterly images. Now in i

Not every year is the same in terms of camera launches. Some years, there is a flurry of industry news, causing photography journalists around the world to suffer from repetitive strain injury as their typing fingers struggle to keep up with the numb

The founder of RUBY LDN, Karyn Louise is a London-based multigenre photographer, covering still life, portraiture, events, live performances (music and theatre), headshots, fashion and documentary. She has had work featured in various publications, i

BEFORE Breaking some of the unspoken conventions of landscape photography can often allow you to capture more unique viewpoints that completely change the balance of the scene. Landscapes are often shot with the tripod set to a height between 50-150

Photography is more than just a means of documenting reality – with its technical possibilities, it can encourage creativity and inspire people to explore new paths. This is where longexposure photography comes in. With this method, movement is captu

Working with natural light has one great advantage: it gives photography a unique and natural atmosphere that is difficult to recreate in the studio. But daylight is anything but uncontrollable and, used correctly, it can have a great influence on th

James Abbott is a professional photographer and photography journalist, specialising in shooting and editing techniques. He recently released his first book, covering professional image editing skills in both Adobe Photoshop and Affinity Photo. @jame

To be a financially successful photographer these days, you need to earn money from a variety of different sources. One of the best avenues for this is through paid affiliate links, where you can potentially earn thousands by promoting products and s

Sharpening is one of the most crucial editing tasks in processing and can make or break your photograph. One common mistake is to take sharpness to the extreme, however, which can cause specific details to lose their effect and reduce the overall imp

It is common knowledge that Instagram’s algorithm is biased towards reels and video content. Despite this, the platform still has the potential to grow networks and build communities, so how can photographers make the most of it? As photographers, we

Location: Buckten, Switzerland Night photography tours/workshops Landscapes Travel To see more of Benjamin’s work: benjaminbarakat.com IG: @benjaminbarakat I’m an award-winning night photographer, and for the past two years, I’ve been named Milky Way

I would like to invest in some textured backdrops for my still life and food photography. Do you have any recommendations for a photographer on a tight budget? Jason Dixon There are many different textured backdrops out there that range in price. W

© Gill Prince x4 Left King of Spring This white stag with magnolia antlers is a particularly niche print Right Head above the clouds A fantasy giraffe with sunflowers, planes and clouds Hi Sarah, tell us about yourself and what you do I’m a British

Maria Munn is an awardwinning underwater photographer and a leader in teaching the genre with compact cameras, starting the UK’s first dedicated courses for beginners from her studio in Swanage, Dorset. Her first book, Underwater Photography for Comp

GuruShots is billed as the world’s leading photography game. It’s an online platform that gives global exposure to people who love taking photos. GuruShots members start as Newbies and compete with other photographers to win challenges, increase thei

Photographer: Ruth Kordtomeikel-Hiller Title: ‘Rübchen’ in the morning sun Location: Rietberg, Germany @ruthsgartenfreunde About the shot: “My garden friends regularly come over for breakfast and they are the perfect models to capture,” says Ruth

For our latest competition in association with Photocrowd, we challenged you to submit your best Indoor Portrait shots and, after working through all the entries, the winners have now been selected. Both crowd-voted and expert winners will win a lice

Let’s get something straight right from the start – there’s nothing wrong with DSLRs. Sure, all the fuss and frenzy has been about mirrorless cameras of late but let’s not forget, many of the most iconic images from the last 20 years have been shot o

Price: £1,199/$1,199 The OM System OM-5 may be the first ‘Olympus camera’ not to bear the iconic brand name, but the familiar logo is the only thing that’s missing here – this is a camera that lives up to the Olympus legacy and expands on it in sever

While all the buzz in the industry is around mirrorless cameras, DSLRs still offer plenty of lens options and great value for money. In this test, we review four of the finest DSLRs – two apiece from Canon and Nikon. The Olympus branding may have dis

Website: www.gopro.com Price: £550 (£350 with a one-year GoPro subscription costing £50) GoPro launched the Hero11 Black in September this year as its flagship action camera. It features a new 27.13MP 1/1.9-inch type sensor that has an aspect ratio o

Lauren Scott reviews this versatile long-zoom optic for the X-System DOWNLOAD TEST SHOTS https://bit.ly/3UhH0Ms PRICE: £899/$899 FOCUS DISTANCE: 0.46m WEIGHT: 460g Fujifilm extended its X-mount roadmap last year with four new optics, however, the Fu

Website: www.instax.co.uk Price: £130/$140 The Instax Square Link is a smartphone printer that produces, you guessed it, square prints. Download the Square Link app to your smartphone to enable images to be personalised with drawings, filters and s

As a portrait photographer, Barbara says she regularly hears self-deprecating comments from millennial and Gen Z women. “This concerns me on a societal level,” she says. “Especially since the advent of Zoom, people are staring at their own faces for