CATEGORIES

Why You Need Insurance
Amateur Photographer

Why You Need Insurance

Whether you’re an amateur or semi-professional photographer, we know your camera kit doesn’t just stay safely locked up in your home or studio, so you need to be protected. Why not try insuring with us?

time-read
1 min  |
May 5, 2018
Video Star
Amateur Photographer

Video Star

When the Panasonic Lumix GH5S was launched, some people were puzzled. Jon Devo unpicks the diff erences between this new model and the GH5

time-read
6 mins  |
May 5, 2018
Customisation Of Controls
Amateur Photographer

Customisation Of Controls

Sony’s A7-series has gained an excellent reputation for offering photographers a high level of customisation in the past, and the A7 III is no different in this regard.

time-read
3 mins  |
May 5, 2018
Join Panasonic Lumix And The AP Team At Stowe
Amateur Photographer

Join Panasonic Lumix And The AP Team At Stowe

Come along between 10am-4pm on 19/20 May

time-read
1 min  |
May 5, 2018
Bold And Beautiful
Amateur Photographer

Bold And Beautiful

The paths, temples and lakes of Stowe provide plenty of opportunities for striking imagery

time-read
1 min  |
May 5, 2018
Take a View – Landscape Photographer of the Year
Amateur Photographer

Take a View – Landscape Photographer of the Year

Founded in 2006 by Charlie Waite, the total prize fund of Take A View - Landscape Photographer of the Year is worth more than £20,000. Winning images are published in a book as well as displayed in a touring exhibition.

time-read
1 min  |
May 5, 2018
Wildlife Photographer Of The Year
Amateur Photographer

Wildlife Photographer Of The Year

The world’s largest competition championing wildlife and environmental imagery has a huge number of entries – over 45,000 every year.

time-read
1 min  |
May 5, 2018
Pink Lady Food Photographer Of The Year
Amateur Photographer

Pink Lady Food Photographer Of The Year

Launched in 2011, Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year has a prize pool worth more than £20,000, with the overall winner receiving £5,000. In 2018, more than 8,000 entries were received from 60 countries across the world.

time-read
1 min  |
May 5, 2018
Amateur Photographer

Pioneers Of Victorian Photography Celebrated

A major new exhibition is set to showcase rarely seen examples of Victorian photography.

time-read
1 min  |
October 7,2017
Final Analysis - Roger Hicks considers...
Amateur Photographer

Final Analysis - Roger Hicks considers...

‘Other Way’, 2016, by Hamish Gill

time-read
2 mins  |
February 17,2018
Tony Kemplen On The...Bilora Radix
Amateur Photographer

Tony Kemplen On The...Bilora Radix

Tony tests the 68-year-old Radix, one of the first 35mm models made by Bilora

time-read
2 mins  |
February 17,2018
Viewpoint - Andy Westlake
Amateur Photographer

Viewpoint - Andy Westlake

With clear ambitions to become the market leader, Sony really needs to up its game to win over the hearts of photographers

time-read
2 mins  |
February 17,2018
Women In Focus National Museum, Wales'
Amateur Photographer

Women In Focus National Museum, Wales'

A year-long celebration of contemporary women artists, this exhibition also looks thoughtfully at past representations. Geoff Harris finds out more

time-read
2 mins  |
April 14,2018
Tony Ray-Jones
Amateur Photographer

Tony Ray-Jones

Ray-Jones’s near-anthropological documents of English life continue to inspire street photography

time-read
2 mins  |
April 14,2018
At The Water's Edge
Amateur Photographer

At The Water's Edge

The National Maritime Museum brings together four photographers who know britain’s piers, pebbles, and promenades intimately. Tracy Calder finds out more

time-read
6 mins  |
April 14,2018
Conquering Rio
Amateur Photographer

Conquering Rio

Andy Blackmore, former picture editor of the Metro, asks five sports photographers and picture editors to choose their favourite image from the Rio Olympics.

time-read
4 mins  |
December 17 - 24,2016
Why I Love My Noctilux
Amateur Photographer

Why I Love My Noctilux

On the 50th anniversary of Leica’s legendary f/0.95 lens, multi award winning photojournalist Edmond Terakopian shares his love of it.

time-read
8 mins  |
December 31,2016
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2000
Amateur Photographer

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2000

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2000 arrives with a fresh optic and an even stronger focus on video than its predecessor. Matt Golowczynski takes a closer look.

time-read
10 mins  |
December 31,2016
Final Analysis
Amateur Photographer

Final Analysis

Roger Hicks considers… ‘Fourteen-year-old cotton spinner (Matty Lott), Texas,’ 1913, by Lewis W Hine

time-read
2 mins  |
April 7, 2018
A History Of View Finders
Amateur Photographer

A History Of View Finders

Reflex, electronic, optical, hybrid – a fascinating look at the expanding world of viewfinders

time-read
2 mins  |
April 7, 2018
In Body Image Stabilisation (IBIS)
Amateur Photographer

In Body Image Stabilisation (IBIS)

The big point of discussion on the X-H1 is the implementation of a five-axis IBIS.

time-read
3 mins  |
April 7, 2018
Lewis W Hine
Amateur Photographer

Lewis W Hine

Hine used his camera as a tool to prompt social reform, and reveal shocking working conditions

time-read
2 mins  |
April 7, 2018
Mirrorless Bargains
Amateur Photographer

Mirrorless Bargains

Getting into mirrorless cameras, or upgrading, needn’t cost the earth. Audley Jarvis fi nds some of the best body and lens deals for your budget

time-read
1 min  |
April 7, 2018
Viewpoint
Amateur Photographer

Viewpoint

The design of the SLR camera body is something Mike has always taken for granted. Then, along came mirrorless

time-read
3 mins  |
April 21, 2018
Stately Views
Amateur Photographer

Stately Views

Visiting a formal garden off ers great opportunities for refi ning your compositional skills

time-read
1 min  |
April 21, 2018
Final Analysis
Amateur Photographer

Final Analysis

Roger Hicks considers… ‘The Last Indian Wars, Brezno, Czech Republic’, 2014, Naomi Harris

time-read
2 mins  |
April 21, 2018
Strange Light
Amateur Photographer

Strange Light

Amateur Photographer of the Year Penny Halsall talks to Oliver Atwell about what it takes to come out on top.

time-read
5 mins  |
December 3,2016
Fujifilm's AF-C Custom Settings
Amateur Photographer

Fujifilm's AF-C Custom Settings

We show you how to use the new Continuous AF Custom Settings feature on Fujifilm’s X-T2 and X-T20.

time-read
2 mins  |
May 20,2017
Local Heroes
Amateur Photographer

Local Heroes

If you’re stuck for a photo project idea look no further than your own neighbourhood. Here three photographers show us what’s on their doorstep.

time-read
7 mins  |
May 20,2017
The Collective Unconscious
Amateur Photographer

The Collective Unconscious

Sometimes a little self-reflection goes a long way. On the eve of his talk at Photo London 2017, photographer Roger Ballen reflects on his controversial career. 

time-read
7 mins  |
May 20,2017