If Wall-E and a Mars rover had a baby, it would look like LRU1. With its bulbous white “head” packed with cameras and a sturdy tracked body, this German Aerospace Center (DLR) rover looks like it wandered straight out of a Pixar animation studio. But don’t let its cuteness fool you. This robot is serious about photography, as comes equipped with some of the most advanced imaging…
I used a can of cheap spray snow and an old window to take these cozy Christmas photos
November 20, 2025
As a portrait photographer, I’m always looking for new props that don’t cost a fortune – especially when the holidays roll around. Last year, I bought a can of cheap spray snow, a vintage window from Facebook Marketplace, and I used it to frame cozy Christmas…
Upcoming show celebrates Joel Meyerowitz, the pioneering photographer who taught us to see in color
November 20, 2025
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…
I saw red and you should, too! Now’s your last chance to capture vibrant fall colors with your camera
November 19, 2025
The dictionary might define an arboretum as “a place where trees or shrubs are cultivated for their scientific or educational interest”, but I’d say it’s a place you can go to capture a variety of interesting photos, from landscapes, abstracts, and patterns to macro. The best time to go is, of course, fall, because of the red and yellow colors adding to the greens of the…
This Canon camera feature takes a photo before you've even pressed the shutter button! Now that's what I call magic
November 18, 2025
Even the best professional photographers can miss a shot sometimes. You can be in the right place, at the right time, and ready with your camera and lens to take that shot of your action subject – only to be a fraction too slow with the shutter button!
What you need is a…
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…
Taken with a Sony A7RV and 90mm macro lens, this extraordinary photo captures a lizard’s first breath
November 18, 2025
The winners of the 2025 British Photography Awards (BPA) have been announced, and one image captures a moment so fleeting, so intimate, that it seems almost miraculous the photographer was there to witness it at all. The photograph shows a Sakishima Grass Lizard taking its very first breath as it breaks through its egg, and it was shortlisted in the Macro category.
First Breath, by wildlife…
"It doesn’t matter if you are good or bad. Just enjoy it.” These stunning wildlife photos were shot by a 10-year-old with a bridge camera
November 17, 2025
Photographer Tyler DeVane has amassed thousands of followers on social media, where he shares his stunning shots of birds and wildlife. The kicker? DeVane is just ten years old – and he captures his wildlife images with a bridge camera.
DeVane has grown up around cameras…
I used Nikon’s Focus Shift Shooting for the first time –here’s why I’ll think twice before focus stacking manually again
November 17, 2025
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…
Despite heavy light pollution, this Nikon D780 and Tamron 24-70mm photo captures the Milky Way in astonishing detail
November 17, 2025
The winners of the 2025 British Photography Awards (BPA) have been announced, and for me, one image stood out from the pack – a shot that seems almost impossible. In fact, the photographer was as surprised as anyone else.
The photograph shows the Milky Way, captured in rich detail, despite being taken above the light-soaked seafront of Brighton, UK. The image, Milky Way over the West Pier, by…
