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MASTERING SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY: TECHNIQUES FOR CAPTURING THE ACTION AND FREEZING THE MOMENT

Sport is such a broad and encapsulating term. People across the world love playing and watching a huge variety of sports – from tennis, through football and formula one; every sport will appeal to someone.

THE BENEFITS OF SHOOTING IN APERTURE PRIORITY MODE:

How Aperture Priority can help you achieve creative control over depth of field

THE LOWDOWN ON THE CANON EOS R50 MIRRORLESS CAMERA

An ideal camera for entry level photographers on a budget

EXPLORE YOUR CREATIVITY AND GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE

Whether you’re a professional photographer or just enjoy taking images as an amateur, it’s easy to fall into a comfort zone of always shooting the same thing.

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER: DAVID WRAGG

In this issue we featured David Wragg, an English automotive studio photographer. David caught our eye when he shared one of his images with us on Facebook where he captured the sleek curves of the front end of a classic Jaguar E Type.

DJI Mavic 3 Pro

DJI's Mavic 3 Pro adds a third camera to the Mavic 3's two to create an even more versatile, high-end drone. Angela Nicholson picks up the controller

Tamron 20-40mm F/2.8 Di III VXD

Andy Westlake tests a large-aperture zoom for Sony full-frame cameras with an unusual focal-length range

Amateur Photographer of the Year

Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Five, Portraits, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge

Ethics in street photography

Being an ethical street photographer can be a minefield. Peter Dench sources some essential guidelines from experts facing everyday conundrums

Swimmers

These dream-like underwater shots are an intriguing body of work, discovers Amy Davies

Say something or be beautiful

Damien Demolder talks to street photographer Alan Schaller, who says finding a strong, recognisable style that works for a wide range of subjects and places is critical for getting noticed and for keeping it fresh

Looking back

Chris Porsz's latest book is a retrospective of his greatest street photography hits. Here, he shares some advice with Amy Davies

The time is now

A new book celebrating unseen and underappreciated street photography from across the globe is a meticulously curated masterpiece. Amy Davies speaks to Matt Stuart to find out more

Canon PowerShot V10

Canon's new PowerShot V10 vlog camera may appear strange, but its design might just make sense. Andy Westlake and Joshua Waller take a look

LAOWA'S NEW MACRO LENS CAN GO UP TO 50X MAGNIFICATION

Single optic comes with four extension tubes for seriously extreme close-ups

DJI MAVIC 3 PRO

DJI brings three cameras to its flagship portable drone for creatives

TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT

Pro Tom started out by showing his namesake how to set up his camera to capture great landscapes

CAPTURE A BIG BANG

Tom Welsh shows you how to use a smart trigger to capture events that happen in a fraction of a second

MASTER YOUR CANON MODES

Boost your Canon camera confidence by learning to make the most of all your EOS exposure modes

Santorini domes and flower pots

During a summer holiday by quad bike, David spots a photo opportunity, enhanced with quick thinking and a terracotta flowerpot...

Explore Adobe's Adaptive Presets

James Paterson shows you how to use Adobe’s Adaptive Presets in Photoshop’s Camera Raw

Move in the right circles

James Paterson shows you how to create pixel-stretch effects in Affinity

High-octane action photos

Give your shots an extra boost with four simple steps in Digital Photo Professional

SIÂN ELIZABETH

Beauty, fashion and portrait photographer Siân Elizabeth is obsessed with strobes, but there’s more to her work than strong lighting. She talks to Lauren Scott about making mistakes and why you can’t compare yourself with others

No layer masks? No problem...

Sean McCormack explains Lightroom Classic CC’s masking feature

Urban abstracts

Embrace abstract techniques and transform everyday street scenes into evocative art with simple camera skills with James Paterson

Macro on a budget

Starting out in macro photography needn't break the bank. Tracy Calder asks three top photographers to share their best buys, and looks at lenses and accessories that will help you to create captivating close-ups

This is the Modern World

CIVILIZATION: The Way We Live Now is an ambitious, thought-provoking and visually stunning attempt to summarise contemporary society in photos. Nigel Atherton talks to curator William A Ewing

Datacolor Spyder X2 Ultra

Andy Westlake investigates Datacolor's latest monitor-calibration device

Samsung Galaxy S23

The S23 is cheaper and smaller than the flagship S23 Ultra, but is it a better option for photographers? Amy Davies finds out