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Google Pixel 7 Pro
Joshua Waller finds out whether this new flagship smartphone can deliver when it comes to image quality and photographic features. Does it offer enough to tempt you away from the likes of Samsung and Apple?
Cold snaps
Images from Nansen’s polar expedition of 1893-96 remain influential for scientists, explorers and photographers today. A new book showcasing them all is a fascinating read. Author Geir O Kløver tells Amy Davies all about it
Buying Guide
Our comprehensive listing of key specifications for DSLR lenses
Flickr Foundation to preserve important images
ONLINE photography-sharing platforms SmugMug and Flickr have set up the Flickr Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to keeping billions of historic and culturally significant photographs safe and accessible for future generations.
10 tips for great winter landscapes
Professional landscape photographer Peter Eastway gives you the lowdown on how to achieve the highest-quality photos of the world around us
Our images of the year
At AP we see thousands of stunning images each year, so it's a challenge to pick out the best. Here are our favourites from 2022 and the reasons why we like them so much
Smile please, Your Majesty
Steve Fairclough discovers the stories of how top photographers photographed HM The Queen over the decades
Second-hand remains strong
AS YOU'D expect in tough and uncertain economic times, more and more customers are choosing to buy a secondhand camera or lens with a warranty, rather than splashing out on new kit.
Showing what it's made of
THE PHOTOGRAPHY Show, held on 17, 18 and 20 September, built on the success of last year's event after Covid restrictions eased.
Remembering the greats
Sadly, too many great photographers passed this year. Here's our tribute - as photographers, we are always standing on the shoulders of the giants who've gone before
Amateur Photographer of the Year
Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Ten, Action, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge
Fright night
Photojournalist Peter Dench takes a 'ghost hunting' camera out on a chilling walk into the bowels of London's haunted alleyways
Four decades on
John Swannell's latest book celebrates his 40 years in the business, and showcases the breadth of his immense talent, says Damien Demolder
Shelf life
Amy Davies presents her pick of the best photography books featured in AP over the past 12 months
AP out and about
The AP team loves to take photos and our interests cover a wide range of genres. Here are our favourite shots that we have taken during 2022
Supply issues easing amidst economic angst
THE MAIN headline in our news round-up last Christmas was, 'Retailer challenges remain, but positive signs, and in many ways it's a similar story this year.
Following the (mirrorless) money
AS ANDY Westlake's in-depth round-up of the best cameras and lenses on page 75 reveals, it's been a strong year for mirrorless camera and lens releases, and demand for higher-end kit remains robust.
HOW TO...BLEND IN A POINT OF INTEREST
James Paterson shows you how to add a focal point using basic compositing skills
OM SYSTEM OM-5
Everything great about Olympus lives on in this camera
TTARTISAN BRINGS ITS BUDGET FISHEYE TO EF AND F MOUNTS
Manual-focus 11mm F2.8 is now available for Canon and Nikon DSLRs
CAPTURE GRACEFUL LOW-LIGHT CITYSCAPES
Jason Parnell-Brookes explores the creative art of low-light cityscapes using long-exposure techniques
MASTER RAW!
Dan Mold shows you how to transform your captures with just 10 essential edits in Adobe Camera Raw
23 Fantastic Ways to Improve Your Photography in 2023
Claire Gillo shares some top techniques to master over the next 12 months - give them a go and make 2023 your best-ever photo year!
CANON RF 135mm F1.8L IS USM
26 years after the EF 135mm, Canon’s resurrected this classic portrait focal length in a new RF mount
CANON EOS R6 Mark II
The new R6 Mark II is the fastest EOS ever, shooting at 40fps! Plus updated AF tracking for trains, planes and automobiles
CANON EL-5 Speedlite
Canon launches its first Speedlite specifically designed for the latest EOS R mirrorless cameras
Primed for wildlife
Learn the benefits of using a pro-super-telephoto 500mm prime lens to take better photos of small and wary wildlife subjects with Peter Travers
Winter wonderland
June headed to Yellowstone National Park to capture the great scenery and big bison transformed by magical snowy conditions
Master the Clone Tool
James Paterson fixes distractions, removes messy details and clones in perspective with these tricks
Light orb images
Dan Mold shows you how to add mysterious orbs of light to your landscapes with this fun and fascinating light painting technique