Winning images

Sridhar Sivaram's wildlife conservation photography won him a Nikon Z 611, which he took on a tour of India's National Parks

Spray & bray

Our apprentice has been champing at the bit to meet horse photographer Astrid Harrisson

Polarized opinions

Mike Harris adds punch to the sky and removes glare using NiSi's True Color NC circular polarizing filter

Making waves

Surf, sea and shore photographer Clark Little tells how a life by the ocean led to a career shooting in, on and under the big blue briny...

Rocky road trip

Tom returns to his native America to explore the red rock formations of Utah, and captures an evocative sunrise at Bryce Canyon

Give it some time

Take your long exposures beyond your Nikon's 30 sec limit. Adam Waring explores Bulb and Time modes

Christy Lee Rogers

After a childhood spent in Hawaii, Christy Lee Rogers moved to the mainland United States to create her unique underwater fantasy images. Keith Wilson finds out how she keeps her head above water, in more ways than one...

Project two: Creative techniques - Motion pictures

Mike Harris embraces the Z series' advanced AF abilities to capture a sequence of action shots

Extended reach

The endless white stretches out in front of Tom, but with the Nikon Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S in his arsenal, things get that little bit easier

One with nature

When an accident nearly caused Marco Tancredi to lose his sight, his relationship with photography became more pertinent than ever

Chris McLennan

All images: Chris McLennan Nikon New Zealand Ambassador Chris McLennan photographed motorsports, ran an independent photo studio and worked as a butcher before embarking on a full-time career as a commercial travel photographer

Baby sitters

Our apprentice visits the studio of maternity pro and trained midwife Tianna J-Williams

How to shoot... Your best-ever travel shots!

Travel to far-flung and exotic destinations is looking more possible than it has at any point in the past two years. Steve Davey dusts off his passport and tries to remember just what to do...

Project five: Adobe CC - Add starbursts to shots

Jon Adams shows how to use this issue's brush kit to pep up low-light shots, or create your own starbursts

Project four: Affinity Photo - Perfect patterns

James Paterson demonstrates how to map a pattern onto clothes and get to grips with Affinity Photo's powerful Displace filter

Project one: Core skills - Delayed reaction

Mike Harris explains how to reduce bad vibes and capture super-sharp long exposures every time

Project Six: The big project - Drive-by shooting

James Paterson shows you how to shoot portraits in a car, safely, with beautiful blurred motion

Project three: Essential gear skills - Level-headed landscapes

Ensure your horizons are perfectly horizontal with a levelling base. Adam Waring gets his head around it…

Project five: Adobe CC: Magic mushrooms

Craft a fantastical composite and learn key compositing skills in Photoshop CC with James Paterson

Far from the madding crowd

Sometimes you need to break from the crowds of photographers to find peace and tranquillity

Project four: Photoshop CC: Create black-and-white masterpieces in seconds

Jon Adams shows you how to produce a variety of classic mono A4 or A3 prints with our custom-made templates

Project two: Crea tive techniques: Here come the swirls

Mike Harris uses a torch, some string and coloured filters to ‘paint’ mesmerizing geometric patterns

Project three: Essen tialgear skills: Top tips for using filters

Mike Harris tells of seven tricks that will help ensure your filter collection is used to its full potential

Project Six: The big project: The ultra-macro bug

James Paterson demonstrates how to shoot detailed insect photos using extension tubes and focus stacking

Project one: Core skills: Freeze fast subjects

Mike Harris details the basics to capturing speeding subjects and proves camera kit needn’t be a barrier

George Karbus

George Karbus has become one of Europe’s best-known photographers of underwater wildlife. He tells Keith Wilson about the joys of surfing, freediving and making a film about a very special dolphin…

Creative minds

Photography guru James Paterson treats our apprentice to a crash course in creative lighting

Off the beaten path

Anju Mishra prefers the road less travelled as she uses her camera to both document and experience an India that’s seldom seen

50 ways to...Shoot spring!

GET OUT AND ABOUT WITH YOUR CAMERA WITH ROSS HODDINOTT’S 50 HAND-PICKED TIPS TO SHOOT THE MOST COLOURFUL OF SEASONS…

Paul Wilkinson's Top 25... Portrait tips and tricks

Taking perfect portraits can be hard work and there’s so much information out there, but pro photographer Paul Wilkinson guides us through this huge genre with his pearls of wisdom