If you had told me back when I was in high school that I would one day be shouting at large groups of people, I probably wouldn’t have believed you. But my decision to pick up a camera hasn’t just given me the ability to freeze time – it has given me the confidence to speak up as a soft-spoken introvert.
I’ve long been described as a quiet, shy personality type. If you want to crank up my…
Sony dominates EISA Awards with Lens of the Year
August 19, 2025
Sony’s winning streak at the 2025 EISA Awards didn’t stop with the cameras.
After taking Camera of the Year for the Sony A1 II, it also claimed Lens of the Year with the FE 50–150mm f/2 GM – a fast telephoto zoom designed to deliver prime-like sharpness and creamy…
Let’s be honest: everyone wants to look their best. When you wake up in the morning, you rub the sleep out of your eyes, remove anything green dangling from your nose and brush your teeth (or at least, I hope you do).
If your eyes are bloodshot, you might use eye drops. If…
I’m worried we’re in another big tech bubble…. and it’s about to burst all over your photography business
August 18, 2025
If you run a photography business, chances are that AI hasn’t impacted your bottom line yet. Because although AI is able to do things like generate studio-quality headshots, it’s still a long way from being able to replicate the work of wedding photographers, sports photographers or fashion photographers, for example. For now, at least.
However, there is a different, more indirect way that AI…
Sigma, the Japanese manufacturer renowned for its precision-engineered cameras and lenses, is opening its first-ever UK pop-up store in the heart of Bloomsbury, London.
Running from 13 to 22 September 2025, the store arrives at a perfect moment. Overlapping with London…
How to shoot architectural photography that reveals a city's unique and changing identity (Part 1)
August 15, 2025
Architectural photography has this unique way of pulling you into a city’s story – that’s one of the biggest reasons I’ve been drawn to it for years now. The more I explore it, the more I realize it’s not just about photographing buildings; it’s about…
Few photography commissions hold as much significance as TheCal.
Since 1964, the Pirelli Calendar has been more than a date-tracker; it’s a cultural artefact, photographed by photography icons such as Helmut Newton, Annie Leibovitz, Peter Lindbergh and, last year, Ethan James Green. Each photographer is given near-total creative freedom and the results have ranged from sultry to subversive…
BREAKING: Kodak hits back at "misleading" bankruptcy rumours
August 15, 2025
Kodak has moved to quash rumours that it is on the brink of collapse, issuing a strongly worded statement clarifying its financial position after what it calls “misleading media reports”.
The company said speculation that it was ceasing operations, going out of business…
Shutter speed makes or breaks a photo. It’s the secret behind crisp, sharp images – and the magic of dreamy motion blur. But there are some myths about shutter speeds that you might have heard before, so let’s clear the air.
First of all: What even is shutter speed?
The National Portrait Gallery has announced the shortlist for the 2025 Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize, one of the world’s leading awards for contemporary portrait photography.
The annual prize celebrates outstanding portrait photography from around the globe, encouraging entrants to interpret the term ‘portrait’ in its widest sense. Open to professional, amateur, and emerging…
