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August 05, 2025

Once you realise you're never going to be a great photographer it gets a lot easier, Peter,' a friend once succinctly explained.

- Peter Dench considers...

Final Analysis

They could've said, 'Once you realise you're never going to be Zed Nelson, it gets a lot easier, Peter.'

Nelson's seminal book Gun Nation (Westzone Publishing, 2000), a disturbing reflection on America's deadly love affair with guns, is widely considered to be the definitive body of work on the subject. I concur. It's a book I often show to developing photographers as an example of how to construct a thorough, breathtaking reportage mixing portraiture and reportage. His brilliant 2009 book Love Me (Contrasto) acutely dissects the insidious power of the global beauty industry and societies' collective insecurity, vanity and fear of aging.

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Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG II Art

Sigma says that this is its best ever 35mm f/1.4 lens. So it should be, and so it is, reports Damien Demolder

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6 mins

June 02, 2026

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Summer's here – celebrate with the Fujifilm X-E5

Deputy Editor Geoff Harris spent a day shooting a colourful May day festival with the versatile Fujifilm X-E5. Did it leave him full of the joys of spring?

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3 mins

June 02, 2026

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Toy Stories 2

What can a child's favourite toys tell us about the world they're growing up in? In Toy Stories, Gabriele Galimberti turns playtime into a powerful study of culture, privilege and identity. Peter Dench finds out more...

time to read

5 mins

June 02, 2026

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Emerging Photographer Tom Weller

Tom Weller is the overall winner of the inaugural Canon Emerging Talent award, part of World Sports Photography Awards competition, with a portfolio spanning Basketball to Winter Sports. He tells Jessica Miller more about his work and inspirations...

time to read

2 mins

June 02, 2026

Amateur Photographer

Amateur Photographer

DJI Mic Mini 2

This compact wireless microphone system is designed for anyone shooting video. Angela Nicholson investigates whether it can deliver high-quality sound without adding the hassle or bulk of high-end systems.

time to read

4 mins

June 02, 2026

Amateur Photographer

Amateur Photographer

Viltrox AF 50mm F1.4 Pro FE

Angela Nicholson takes a closer look at Viltrox's budget-friendly f/1.4 standard prime to find out whether it can really rival the big names without the big price tag.

time to read

5 mins

June 02, 2026

Amateur Photographer

Amateur Photographer

Picture Perfect

One genre. Three photographers. Three standout images. AP invited three photographers working in the landscape genre of photography to share one image they consider a 'hidden gem' of a location in the UK. Each pro reveals how vision, timing and technique come together in a single frame, says Peter Dench

time to read

8 mins

June 02, 2026

Amateur Photographer

Amateur Photographer

Canon EOS C50

It’s the entry point to Canon’s cinema camera lineup, at an affordable price. Richard Sibley finds out what it offers for videographers, as well as those who want to shoot both photos and video.

time to read

8 mins

June 02, 2026

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Amateur Photographer

Walking the North

A culmination of more than 4000 images made while traversing carefully planned routes along North-East England

time to read

1 mins

June 02, 2026

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Amateur Photographer

A busy month for Thypoch

Chinese lens maker Thypoch has announced its first autofocus zoom lens, the Voyager 24-50mm f/2.8.

time to read

1 min

June 02, 2026

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