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Hotshots

Winning images from the International Portrait Photographer of the Year Awards 2023

Sony A6700

Taking on all challengers, Sony is back with a new crop frame champion to try to reclaim the APS-C throne

Andy Summers

The former Police guitarist has had a long-term passion for photography. Niall Hampton spoke to him about his new book A Series of Glances

Get nine looks from four techniques

Progressively build a look before taking advantage of Layer visibility to enjoy even more potential effects with minimal effort

Different strokes

Learn how to make amazing artwork in minutes by discovering the hidden depths of the Photoshop Brush tool

Shot of the month

Patience paid off for Kate Harvey with this enchanting capture of young owls

CAPTURE THE BEST OF AUTUMN

Step into the new season and capture amazing photos with these creative and fun camera projects. Dan Mold shows you how to get the most out of exploring forests and woodlands

SHOTS THAT ROCK

We throw a budding music photographer lens-first into the photo 'pit' with pro Matt Higgs

THE NEW GOPRO HERO 12 BLACK GOES BIG ON AUDIO

The iconic action cam gets an external mic and dual-channel audio

DAVID VS GOLIATH IN THE SKY AS FALCON BATTLES PELICAN

Dramatic mid-air duel wins Bird Photographer of the Year 2023

BLEND WITH BRIGHTNESS

Forget selections and masks, says James Paterson: use Blend Options to create incredible composites

NIKKOR Z DX 24MM F/1.7

Own-brand prime time for Nikon's APS-C format Z system cameras

VILTROX LAUNCHES 27MM F1.2 LENS FOR FUJIFILM X MOUNT

New super-fast prime looks ideal for bokeh portraits and low-light shoots

CANON POWERSHOT V10

The vlogging camera that could actually replace your phone

HOW TO... CREATE A WET PLATE EFFECT

Replicate the look of a 19th-century wet plate image in Affinity Photo with editing tricks and our free borders

CAPTURE CONFETTI

Wedding photographer Ben Davis share his tips on timing and technique to capture perfect confetti photos

TOP GUN

Pro aviation photographer Philip Stevens teams up with an enthusiast who shares his love of planes for a day of shooting fast jets at the RAF Valley training base on Anglesey, off the north-west coast of Wales

KEEP IT NATURAL

Capture great portraits with James Paterson's step-by-step guide to using window light

TOP OF THE CROPS

James Paterson explores the powerful features that lurk within the invaluable Crop Tool

LEICA Q3

Beautiful, simple to use and takes incredible photos

TTARTISAN'S NEW 100MM F/2.8 PUTS THE BUBBLE INTO BOKEH

Get the distinctive look of 'soap bubble' bokeh for an equally attractive price

KITTEN AMBUSH SNAP WINS COMEDY PET PHOTO AWARDS

Playful pair steal the show in the fun-packed photography competition

GO WILD THIS WEEKEND

Jon Adams and Andrew James present 10 great ways to capture amazing wildlife shots - no safari needed!

Capture the coast

Drew Buckley shares his favourite pearls of wisdom for coastline scenes

You spin me right round

Dan Mold shows you how to safely create amazing fire spin images at night with basic camera kit and household items

KAV DADFAR

As a photographer, writer, speaker, magazine publisher, and guide, Kav Dadfar is a true multi-skilled professional. Despite the rise of Instagram and travel photographers, he believes there's always new and unique photo opportunities...

South Africa Panoramics - Cape Town, South Africa. 18:41pm. 13 September 2016

Two completely different panoramas and such little time, but surprisingly they're both next to each other in Cape Town

Perfect people pictures

Tony shares some of his favourite portraits of interesting subjects

The perfect blend

Choose from 15 free textures and learn how to blend them with your portraits using clipping skills in Affinity Photo with James Paterson

Heal the noise

James Paterson finds out which are the best noise reduction tools in Photoshop, and those you shouldn't let anywhere near your Canon images