Amateur Photographer
Year of the power compacts
As can be seen in Andy Westlake’s extensive camera roundup (starting on page 71), 2025 has seen the release of several high-end compacts designed specifically for photography, rather than video or content creators. It's another reminder that the formerly moribund compact camera sector is now in rude health!
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December 16, 2025
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Polaroid Flip
The Polaroid Flip is a great camera - it really shows how far we've come in terms of a brand that almost disappeared from existence.
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December 16, 2025
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Andy Westlake
AP's Technical Editor waxes lyrical about some lovely lenses from Sigma
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December 16, 2025
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Our images of the year
The AP team are fortunate to be able to view thousands of fantastic images each year. It's not easy to choose a favourite but here are a few that stuck with us during 2025
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December 16, 2025
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OM System OM-5 Mark II
The OM System OM-5 Mark II was a pleasing surprise when it arrived, as it solved all of my main complaints regarding the original OM-5.
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December 16, 2025
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7
For many years I just didn't really get the appeal of folding phones.
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December 16, 2025
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Great reads
2025 has been a bumper year for books. Peter Dench selects some highlights reviewed in AP
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December 16, 2025
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Sony Alpha A7 V
Sony has upped the ante again with its latest enthusiast-focused model, promising significant performance boosts.
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December 09, 2025
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Updated kit zoom
Sony has also updated its entry-level full-frame kit zoom, with the FE 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 OSS II gaining the ability to track focus while shooting still or video at 120 frames per second.
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December 09, 2025
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Honor toughens up
Leading Android smartphone maker Honor has released early details of its new budget smartphone, the Magic8 Lite, set to arrive in the UK early next year.
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December 09, 2025
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New photo-editing software for MacOS
ACD Systems has announced the release of ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac 26, the latest version of its photo management and editing software for computers running MacOS.
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December 09, 2025
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International landscape winners named
J FRITZ Rumpf from the USA has been named winner of the International Landscape Photographer of the Year 2025 competition.
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December 09, 2025
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A vision for fashion
Rodney Smith's photography was elegant, surreal and meticulously crafted. His often-overlooked work deserves greater acclaim, photographic historian and curator Anne Morin tells David Clark
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December 09, 2025
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Sony RX1R III
Sony's full-frame compact offers fantastic image quality in a tiny body, but it has its drawbacks too
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December 09, 2025
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The dream makers
Kahran and Regis Bethencourt, the husband and wife behind CreativeSoul Photography, create high-concept portraits of children across the African diaspora, allowing them to tell their unique stories, as Tracy Calder explains
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December 09, 2025
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Small Rig L-Shaped Mount Plate for Fujifilm X-E5
Angela Nicholson tests a custom-fit plate that enhances the grip for the Fujifilm X-E5
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December 09, 2025
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Final Analysis
Untitled, Nottingham 1974 by Tom Sandberg
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December 09, 2025
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Join the Club
Following some confusion with its name, Milton Keynes City PS was established in the 1980s
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December 09, 2025
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Click! Land's End to John o'Groats
RRP £21, Hardback, 352 pages, ISBN: 9781036930875
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December 09, 2025
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Boris Mikhailov: Ukrainian Diary
The Photographers' Gallery, London, UK, until 22 February 2026
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December 09, 2025
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Canon RF 85mm F1.4L VCM
This hybrid prime rounds out a series that includes 20mm, 24mm, 35mm and 50mm optics. Angela Nicholson investigates if it's the perfect portrait lens
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December 09, 2025
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Escaramuza by Constance Jaeggi: Poetry by Angelina Sáenz and Ire'ne Lara Silva - £50, GOST Publishing, Hardback, 128 pages, ISBN: 9781915423962
In Escaramuza, Swiss photographer Constance Jaeggi celebrates the fearless women of Mexico's all-female rodeo, capturing a culture balancing beauty, power and belonging
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December 09, 2025
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Purma Speed
John Wade reviews a strangely eccentric British-made camera
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December 09, 2025
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Stylish pouch from Billingham
BILLINGHAM has announced the availability of the Capsule 1. a stylish pouch with a wide 'doctors-bag' opening that is designed to fit inside your everyday camera bag.
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December 09, 2025
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26 PHOTO PROJECTS FOR 2026!
Wendy Evans serves up a platter of projects for you to tackle over the next 12 months
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January 2026
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Shot of the month
Wildlife photographer Thomas Vijayan spent hours lying on the ice before capturing this shot
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January 2026
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Scanning ahead...
From bumper camera sales to unwelcome Al slop, Jon Devo considers the trends of 2025
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January 2026
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Make your Golden Hour shots pop
Give your sunrise and sunset shots a stylish blast of effects in Photoshop to enhance those colourful skies
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January 2026
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Colour like Wes
Wendy Evans explains how to use Affinity to give your images a Wes Anderson vibe
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January 2026
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Mike Taylor
The award-winning photographer has just published a book about how to succeed in the medium.
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