Siobhán Doran

A series of images from the book Houses that Sugar Built gave this Irish photographer a category win at 2024's Sony World Photography Awards. Niall Hampton finds out more

Hotshots

Professional winners from the Sony World Photography Awards 2024

Photoshop's new generative AI tools explained

Get to grips with the new Generate Image feature and AI tools for jaw-dropping results

How to make eyes pop in portraits

If the eyes don't have it, then here's how to fix things using Lightroom Classic

Canon RF-S 10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

A tiny lens with a big field of view

Huw Lewis-Jones

With his latest book, Why We Photograph Animals, on sale now, its author is asked that exact same question by Niall Hampton

Scanning ahead...

As AI content hits the mainstream, Jon Devo believes its true potential is now being realised

Vive Loire Valley rally

An unexpected change in the weather forces a race against the sun to shoot Chambord

A place in the sun

Learn key Canon camera skills for stunning silhouette portraits, then stitch them together for a striking image that will turn heads

Go vintage with a Wet Plate effect

Sean McCormack shows you how to give your images a unique look by emulating the historic wet plate effect

Playing with shadows

Dan Mold’s three easy one-light B&W portrait set-ups to follow at home

MATTHEW PERKS

Matthew Perks is a talented lifestyle photographer whose passion has evolved next to his career in engineering. He sees processing photos as a balance of inspiration and instinct…

MASTER THE LIGHT

Learn how to work with different lighting conditions for more striking scenic shots with Canon professional photographer Jeremy Flint

Hit the streets with your Canon camera

Next time you’re in a big city be sure to try out these fun techniques for creative cityscape shots

Turn the noise down with Denoise AI

James Paterson shows you how to use Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw AI to fix noisy images and improve quality

Perfect your colours with HSL

James Paterson enhances colours in Affinity with HSL

PHOTOSTORIES

World Unseen - Canon’s incredible World Unseen campaign opens up the world of photography to the visually impaired

Speed up editing with recipes

Edit a single photo and apply processing settings to pictures taken at the same time

Fight club

How to capture the key moments when garden birds take to the air and go to war. Andrew Fusek Peters shares his set-up and techniques which are crucial to capture both flight and fight action

Specs versus design

It’s a common ailment for a particular type of photographer to be obsessed by specifications.

New Fujifilm GFX100S II - affordable medium format

Fujifilm has unveiled a new, relatively affordable medium-format camera, the Fujifilm GFX100S II.

Urban light

Rod Lawton demonstrates two editing techniques to intensify and dramatise the light in your urban life photography for striking scenes

Northern souls

Two years after a major retrospective that was intended to be his swansong, Ian Beesley is back with a new exhibition for the fans who still want more.

APOY Inspiration

If youre planning to enter our Urban Life round, take note of these tips from three of last year’s top ten photographers

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

With a large sensor, four lenses and Leica backing, is this the best smartphone for photographers?

UNDERSTAND COLOUR THEORY

Adam Waring takes you back to art class with a primer in colour theory

FAMILY BUSINESS

Pro portrait photographer Catherine O'Donnell passes on her top tips and techniques for capturing sponateous and engaging family photos in the studio

TTARTISAN'S MONSTER ZOOM IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DSLR

Affordable 500mm f/6.3 is released in Canon EF and Nikon F mounts

MEET THE YOUNGSTER WITH A EYE FOR A WINNING PHOTO

Jamie Smart won a top contest aged just eight, and she's only just getting started

HOW TO...GO MONO WITH PROFILES

James Paterson shows you how to create brilliant black-and-white images with ease using Profiles