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Biodiversity in focus: These photos just won £1,000 at the RSB Photography Competition

The winners of this year’s Royal Society of Biology (RSB) Photography Competition have just been unveiled, and the images are stunning. The competition is about more than just pictures; it’s a vital celebration of biodiversity and habitat restoration, showing how our planet can recover when given the chance. This year’s Photographer of the Year 2025 is Matthias Rueger from Vienna, Austria…
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28mm, 35mm, or 50mm? The focal length debate every street photographer faces

Street photography has always sparked debate about which focal length is “best.” The truth, as I’ve found over years of walking city pavements and narrow alleyways with a camera in hand, is that there is no universal answer. It depends as much on who you are as a photographer as it does on the pictures you want to create. For me, two focal lengths have become indispensable: the classic 50mm…
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This is the most valuable skill I learned during my degree in photography

We’re told that the best way to grow as photographers is to shoot more. Go out every day, rack up the frames, keep your finger on the shutter and your head down. There’s truth in that – practice matters. But there’s a trap in it, too. If all you ever do is shoot, without looking back, you’re not improving. You’re just repeating the same mistakes, faster. I learned this the hard way.
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This pro exclusively shoots with Fujifilm to create this timeless black-and-white street photography

What does it take to break into the industry? I’ve been exploring the journeys of a number of seasoned street and documentary photographers to find out. I had the chance to chat with Andy Parker – who works exclusively with Fujifilm gear – to hear how he carved out a name for himself behind the lens. Andy Parker (Image credit: Andy Parker) Specialisms: Street, urban, documentary.
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