Amateur Photographer

Give me a break

Leave time in your schedule for long exposure shots at the blue hour, before sunrise or after sunset

Geoff Harris

As well as being AP’s deputy editor, Geoff is a keen travel photographer who loves city breaks as much as longer-haul trips. In 2016, he reached the finals of the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year with a travel image (before joining the staff of AP).

The world has really shrunk over the past couple of decades, and thanks to competition between budget airlines, flying to Rome or Barcelona can be cheaper than getting the train to London, Manchester or Aberdeen. City breaks have never been more popular, and most AP readers will want to take along at least some of their camera gear for photo opportunities. However getting to that wonderfully photogenic European city, or a

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