Photography

Wales features three national parks consisting of the Pembrokeshire Coast, Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) and Snowdonia (Eyri) National Park. They are home to sandy, coastal walks with sparkling, clear waters and white sand beaches out west, and also tall, rugged mountains surrounded by vast forests, lakes and a mass of waterfalls, wherever there may be a river. This makes Wales an incredibly…

The 40th AOP Photography Award winners have been announced, marking four decades of recognising the very best in photography. This year’s ceremony, held in London on 9 October 2025, showcased a diverse mix of still and moving imagery, highlighting both technical talent and creative storytelling across commissioned, personal, and emerging work. In a modern world where AI-generated images are…

If you live in a region that isn’t blessed with wall-to-wall sunshine, then making a trip to the beach, even in the middle of summer, can be a frustrating exercise. I set off for a traditional vacation resort, armed with a camera and enough spare change for the dubious arcade machines, but when I got there, despite it being in the middle of June, it was cold, rainy, and windy. No wonder the…

I’ve been experimenting with using my phone for different genres of photography lately, and this time I’ve taken it to the streets. I must preface this article by stating I don’t consider myself a street photographer – and in fact, I slightly disagree with the naming of the genre. However, what is considered ‘street photography’ has always been about speed, instinct and…