Photography

Buddhist temples in Japan are major tourist attractions, and the most popular have been photographed literally millions of times. So if you’re entering an image of a temple into a competition, it’s going to be an uphill struggle to get noticed, especially within Japan itself. Nonetheless, awards judges were drawn towards this shot by Rintaro Ukon, who’s somehow managed to portray…

Modern mirrorless cameras have the advantage of reading out the on-sensor data and showing you an image on the back of the camera, called ‘Live View’. Compacts and smartphones are also technically mirrorless and work in much the same way. But I’m old enough to remember a time before Live View and I’m sure many of you who shot on film before digital came took over will be familiar…

New research from photo printing company Cewe has mapped Britain’s festive photography habits – and most of the findings, to be honest, aren’t that surprising. The data, drawn from a survey of 2,000 UK adults, shows that 45% photograph their Christmas dinner spread, 35% capture present-opening and 25% shoot extended family group shots. No huge shocks there. But here’s what…

I’ve just heard the news, and it’s hit me hard. Martin Parr, the photographer who made a career out of documenting Britain’s working-class holidays, village fetes and supermarket queues in gloriously oversaturated colour, died at his home in Bristol on Saturday. He was 73. I won’t lie, we’re all in shock. My editor Chris George saw him only a few weeks ago, at a talk…