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“A breathtaking year for British photography” –explore the very best imagery of Britain's prestigious photography awards

The winners of the 2025 British Photography Awards (BPA) have been announced. Founded as a non-profit competition, the awards shine a spotlight on the very best of British photography and celebrate both emerging talents and established image-makers – whether based in the UK (any nationality) or working abroad. This year’s shortlist featured 400 remarkable images, with 40 winners ultimately…
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Cheat sheet: What is white balance in photography?

Newcomers and veterans often ask what is white balance in photography – it’s a setting that’s often taken for granted and neglected, even by experienced shooters. In short, white balance in photography refers to the color temperature – how cool or warm the…
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Tickets for the Photography & Video Show 2026 are now on sale!

Tickets for the most exciting photography event of the year are now on sale. The Photography & Video Show 2026 kicks off at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, UK, on Saturday, March 14, and runs right through to Tuesday, March 17, 2026. It’s the UK’s leading event for visual storytellers, boasting over 500+ talks and live demos, opportunities to get hands-on with the latest…
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DxO brings raft of updates to PhotoLab 9, PureRAW 5, and Nik Collection 8

DxO has launched a raft of updates for a trio of its latest photo editing software suites: PhotoLab 9, PureRAW 5, and Nik Collection 8. The Parisian outfit’s had a busy few months, what with the release of both PhotoLab 9 and FilmPack 8 in September, and now, users of DxO’s mainline trio of software can benefit from a range of updates and tweaks, including enhanced AI Masks in PhotoLab 9, a…
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Andy Earl: The photographer who taught us how to look at music differently

If you’ve ever looked at an album cover or music poster and thought: “Wow!”, there’s a good chance the British photographer Andy Earl was involved. Across four decades, he has created more than 400 album covers and countless portraits of artists who shaped an era. Johnny Cash, Pink Floyd, Prince, Madonna, Robbie Williams: the list reads like a history of classic pop and…
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