Photography

The winners of the 2025 British Photography Awards (BPA) have been announced, and one shortlisted image in the Birdlife category really jumped out at me for its striking combination of drama and detail.  Jayne Bond captured this Dalmatian Pelican floating on Lake Kerkini in Greece. Its distinctive head tufts are caught mid-ruffle by a gentle breeze, creating natural sculptural forms against the…

The Sony World Photography Awards 2026 has just announced that street, portrait and landscape photographer Joel Meyerowitz will receive the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Photography award at next year’s ceremony.  The American’s impressive body of work – including appearances in over 350 exhibitions and 57 monographs – makes him a formidable addition to the list of…

Are you born with a photographer’s eye or is it something you develop from years of experience? Blowing my own trumpet, I personally feel like I’ve always had a half-decent eye for this stuff, whereas I’ve met many amateur photographers on workshops who feel it’s an area they really need help with to: a) spot a shot, and b) compose correctly to capture it! So how do you spot a photo op?

I’ve done my fair share of focus stacking in my time. Not only is it a laborious process, but you’re never quite sure you’ve got it right until you reach the editing stage, at which point, it’s too late to fix any mistakes. Cameras have featured automatic focus-stacking functions for years, but I’ve always done it the old-fashioned way, so I thought it was high time I gave my Nikon…