Amateur Photographer

Jane from Shropshire tells us, ‘I recently retired and have always had an interest in photography. In recent years I have enjoyed photographing the beauty of flowers. This image was taken in my garden using a tripod to capture the beauty of the Helle

‘I took this photo in Bedford on the River Great Ouse. This is the view from the historic Embankment Bridge towards St Paul’s Church. The rowing teams, over which the birds fly, are trained on the river. In this photo, I used the Intentional Camera M

THE WORLD Press Photo Foundation has revealed the 2022 World Press Photo Contest global winners, with Canadian photographer Amber Bracken winning World Press Photo of the Year. There were 64,823 images and open format entries, by 4,066 photographers

Another example of the high-profile names working for The Picture Post during its heyday, this shot was taken by Bill Brandt (1904-1983). It shows Alice, a barmaid from Bermondsey, using her day off to go to the cinema, London, 1939. She is looking a

How welcome it was to read a piece on photo-vans ( AP 5 April). I bought my first van in 2004. I used it to shoot the pictures for my first self-published book on the hidden corners of Scottish Malt Whisky distilleries (available from www.broombankpu

It feels a little odd thinking and talking about a post-war period of British art when it seems recently that we might be in a pre-war state ourselves. In many ways though, our collective shift from relative security to the edge of our seats might be

This year’s Power of Photography award goes to a legend of photojournalism: Sebastião Salgado. Salgado grew up in Brazil and earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Paris before getting a job as an economist, but by 1974 he was freelancing a

Michael Putland had a long and storied career, photographing such stellar names as Queen, Bob Marley, David Bowie, Madonna and Michael Jackson. When he was starting out, the young Michael was so shy about approaching the staff of NME and Melody Maker

We created our Hero of Photography Award in 2020 to recognise people who have done something great within the world of photography for the benefit of others. This year’s recipient is Jemella Ukaegbu. The UKBFTOG community that she founded started out

This award was created in memory of our former news editor, Chris Cheesman who died in 2016. It is given to someone who has dedicated their life to the industry that he reported on for AP for 17 years. This year’s winner is Colin Wilkinson, founder o

● Simple to use ● Integrates well with other software ● Supports existing workflows ● Delivers fantastic image quality DxO is famed for its excellence in image processing, particularly its profiled lens corrections and AI-based PRIME and DeepPRIME d

● Well-featured ● Easy to use ● Compact size ● Affordable With film photography continuing to remain popular, one problem facing analogue enthusiasts is how to make prints at home. Conventional enlargers tend to be expensive and bulky, especially th

● Quick and easy to use ● High-quality build ● Uses protective filter frames ● Remarkably little vignetting Cokin was one of the first companies to popularise square filter systems. Now, with its new NX-Series holder, it’s gone back to first princip

● Excellent optical quality ● Versatile zoom range ● Effective stabilisation ● Moisture-resistant build Designed for use on APS-C Sony E-mount cameras, this versatile standard zoom lens offers a compelling mix of features. It combines a useful 25.5-

● Superb optics ● Impressively light weight ● Rapid autofocus ● Comprehensive controls With a significant head-start over the likes of Canon and Nikon in building up its full-frame mirrorless systems, Sony is now revisiting some of its older optics

● Superb image quality ● Weatherproof build ● Includes aperture ring ● Attractively priced Sigma’s Art-series f/1.4 primes have long been favourites of DSLR users, having gained a strong reputation for truly excellent optics. Now the firm has turned

● Unusually high magnification ● Stunning optics ● Rapid autofocus ● Effective image stabilisation In a year that saw the launch of several superb macro lenses, one stood out for its sheer ambition. Canon’s latest 100mm f/2.8 prime lens is designed

● Superb stills and video ● DNG raw recording ● Very easy to fly ● Long flight times Top of DJI’s consumer-focused Mavic line, this latest model distinguishes itself by having the best camera we’ve yet seen on this type of relatively affordable fold

● Lovely JPEG colours ● External manual controls ● Compact metal body ● Great value for money This follow-up to Fujifilm’s popular X-T30 doesn’t necessarily bring a whole lot of new features. It boasts a higher-resolution screen, an improved AF syst

● Excellent handling ● Robust IP53-rated build ● 50fps shooting with C-AF ● Superb in-body stabilisation It may be the last camera to bear the Olympus logo, and nostalgically named after a classic 35mm film SLR, but there’s nothing old-fashioned abo

● Excellent image quality ● Superb autofocus ● Refined interface and handling ● Fully articulated screen Sony’s latest enthusiast-focused full-frame mirrorless model counts as a significant upgrade over its predecessor. Its headline update is undoub

● Exceptional image quality ● Records 8K video ● Compact size ● Sensational viewfinder OVER the past couple of years, we’ve seen the emergence of a new level of high-end mirrorless hybrid cameras that employ stacked CMOS sensors to deliver both high

● Exceptional image quality ● Extraordinary continuous shooting ● Ground-breaking AI autofocus ● Pro-level build and handling WHEN it comes to talking about the Nikon Z 9, it feels like there aren’t enough superlatives to quite do it justice. Nikon

Whether in store or online, good specialist retailers play a vital role in helping photography to thrive as a hobby and an industry. That’s why we launched the Good Service Awards over ten years ago. Voted for by our readers, and the retailer’s custo

Peter Dench finds out more ‘If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough,’ is the famously over-quoted mantra by Hungarian-American war photographer and photojournalist Robert Capa. It has since been adopted by many photographers as

● 25.2-million-pixel Four Thirds sensor ● ISO 50-25,600 (extended) ● 3.68m-dot electronic viewfinder ● 1.84m-dot tilt and free-angle touchscreen ● 5-axis in-body stabilisation ● Up to 5.7K 60fps video recording After overshadowing Panasonic’s announ

The GH6 offers a broad range of codecs and formats, including Apple ProRes. The USB-C 3.2 port supports power delivery and high speed data transfer. The GH6 has all of the ports; Full-sized HDMI 2.1 TypeA, USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, 2.5mm remote socket, d

Photography can be a constant battle of convenience versus perfection and the inherent cost associated with the two. Travel zoom lenses, such as the Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD, are the perfect example of this. We all know there will be

● £110 ● uk.tenba.com We’ve long been fans of Tenba’s products, and particularly its stylish, functional shoulder bags. Here we’re looking at the smallest model in its recently revamped premium DNA range. Measuring 28cm wide by 20cm tall, this is a

When I first took up photography I was living in the beautiful medieval city of Edinburgh. Like many novices I believed that in order to improve my skills I should photograph every kind of subject available, from portraits to pets, landscapes to spor