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Expressive Kolkata image earns major recognition, captured with "one of the best full-frame mirrorless cameras for travel photography"

January 8, 2026
Wrapped in dense morning fog and charged with stillness, Maidan by Italian photographer Andrea Bettancini has won First Place in AAP Magazine #53: Travels. Captured in Kolkata, India, the image depicts a mounted Indian Army soldier sitting on a horse in front of a bare tree, surrounded by an arid landscape: a winning combination of emotional restraint, cinematic atmosphere, and silence. This…
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France set to stage a year-long celebration to mark 200 years of photography in 2026

January 7, 2026
France is preparing the most ambitious celebration of photography ever staged, with a year-long bicentenary programme running from September 2026 to September 2027 to mark two centuries since the medium’s invention. The French Ministry of Culture has unveiled plans to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the first permanent photo, taken by Nicéphore Niépce in 1826-1827 at his estate in…
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I judged my local photo competition – here are my top tips to climb up the ranks

January 6, 2026
During my time as deputy editor for PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, I had the privilege of ranking the images in our monthly photography competitions on Photocrowd. It was, however, a rather different affair when I was asked to judge the entries of my local camera club, live in front of the entrants. With the club members sitting just a few feet away from me while I was giving my critique on…
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This is the camera I almost bought in 2025 (but didn’t)

January 6, 2026
It’s only natural for us photographers to fantasize about upgrading to that new shiny piece of camera kit, with all the latest bells and whistles, that is inevitably way out of budget. As somebody who loves street photography, I’ve been searching for what seems like…
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10 must-shoot events for astrophotographers in 2026

January 5, 2026
Digital Camera World //HEADLINE// 10 must-shoot events for astrophotographers in 2026 //SELL// After a thrilling 2025 filled with spectacular auroras, planet parades and two bright comets, astrophotographers have much to look forward to in 2026. In the year ahead, expect another total solar eclipse — this time over Europe — the final “blood moon” for a few years, an unusual partial lunar…
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