Feeding her passion

Food photographer Donna Crous cooks and captures her own creations. Niall Hampton gets a taste of her home‑based operation

Olympus M.Zuiko 12-45mm f/4 Pro £599/$649

As light as an apple, with macro capability

Nikon Coolpix P950 £799/$799

Its stupendous optical zoom will get you closer than almost any other camera

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 AF DG DN Art £1,049/$1,099

A new standard zoom for full-frame mirrorless

360° cameras

Shoot and film everything around you

Stephen Shore

Stephen’s Shore’s classic project American Surfaces has been updated in a new book. Steve Fairclough spoke to him to discover more…

Photo Active

10 things to shoot, edit or create this month, including pinhole vistas, messy paint and faux fog

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III £1,599/$1,799

The ultimate pro camera for general photography

Camera holsters

Cut the clutter and travel light with these top-loaders

How To Shoot Winter Wildlife

Hints, tips and practical advice on how to capture a wide array of wildlife close to where you live, using everyday camera kit

The art of seeing

Benedict Brain reimagines old photos into a fast-paced frame animation

Spice up shots with motion effects

Combine Motion and Radial Blurs in Photoshop

Shot of the month

Seminal collection now available in paperback

Perimeter

A rowdy tradition disturbs Quintin Lake’s photo walk as he heads towards Edinburgh

Shot of the month

Enter a neon dreamscape with Liam Wong

UNLEASH THE POWER OF RAW!

Master shooting and editing the best file format for photography, with James Paterson

The art of seeing

Benedict Brain develops his ‘camera vision’ for a shot taken without leaving home

Photo Answers

Befuddled by burst rates? Gone loco over a lens? Send your technique and camera questions to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

Sony E 16-55mm f/2.8 G - £1,199/$1,299

The new standard for APS-C Sony cameras

Perimeter

Quintin Lake prepares a fond farewell to the Scottish leg of his epic tour

Nikon D780 £2,199/$2,299

The last hurrah for the DSLR, or a sign of things to come?

Meet a master storyteller

Alec Soth is regarded as one of our leading contemporary visual storytellers, and helms the latest online course from Magnum Photos. Niall Hampton finds out more

Jeff Bridges

Actor Jeff Bridges has a passion for on-set photography with his Widelux camera. Steve Fairclough speaks to him about his latest book

Canon EOS-1D X Mark III - £6,499/$6,499

Meet the world’s most advanced camera

Take Your Best Ever Photos In 2020

Get off to a flying start this New Year (and new decade) with 22 tips to really progress your photography.

The art of seeing

Benedict Brain grapples with defining and categorising photography

Smart shooter

Claire Gillo joins Jo Bradford for an adventure-filled day of versatile camera phone photography on Dartmoor

Shot of the month

Dave Zdanowicz captures a frozen Yorkshire

Perimeter

The wild Highlands give away to modern industry on Quintin Lake’s photo walk

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mk III

An upgrade we’ve been eagerly anticipating for a long time