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Amateur Photographer is the world's oldest weekly magazine for photography enthusiasts

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Welcome
Massive technological advancement rarely comes without some cost, and one downside of the digital photography revolution has been a reduction in the number of photos that get printed. It sometimes feels like a major creative part of our favourite art
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This Week’s Contributors
The expert contributor reveals the best printers and papers for making prints in your own home Want to be creative with giving your photos as Xmas gifts? Tracy recommends 15 online labs Dep. Online EditorJessica speaks to the shortlisted entrants for
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No Stopping The Secondhand Market: Report
NEW research by used-camera retailer MPB and Retail Economics reveals that almost three-quarters of consumers in the UK, US, France and Germany bought and sold used goods in the last year. The ‘recommerce’ market is set to grow by almost 80% in the n
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ViewSonic Contest Winners Announced
THE WINNERS of the annual ViewSonic photography competition are in, with the monitor and screen manufacturer choosing the theme of ‘Rise’ for this latest contest. First place went to Meric Aktar from Turkey, for a stunning image called ‘The Return of
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Harman Film First
HARMAN Technology has unveiled a limited-edition 35mm film, the Phoenix 200. The film is the first one to be made entirely from emulsion to cassette at Harman’s Mobberley factory in Cheshire. ‘It produces high-contrast images with strong, visible gra
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Major Wildlife Contest Seeks Your Picks
VOTING is now open for the People’s Choice Award from the 59th Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, the overall winners of which were announced in October. The public can pick their favourite from 25 shortlisted images, culled by the judgin
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Fun Camera For Kids
THE CAMP Snap, a new screen-free camera aimed at kids, has been released. The camera – which is designed to be simple and fun to use, and ‘help children stay present in the moment’ – takes 8MP images, and is able to store over 2,000 of them on a secu
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Get Shot By Rankin
TOP portrait photographer and TV regular Rankin is running his regular RankinLIVE event at London’s Carnaby Street until 7 January 2024. Rankin is nothing if not versatile, having photographed everybody from the late Queen to NHS heroes during the pa
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It's Good To Share
Canon EOS 500D, 1/580sec at f/1.8, ISO 50 ‘This picture was taken at Lambley Viaduct, near Haltwhistle, Northumberland. It is a Transport Trust Heritage Site and was completed in 1852. Brilliant setting and fabulous colours in autumn.’ Instagram: @l
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Pembrokeshire: Discovering the Coast Path by Drew Buckley
Bird Eye Books, £30, 192 pages, hardcover, ISBN: 9781802583267 Anyone who’s spent simply a day or two in the gorgeous surroundings of the west Wales coast will know what a treat the area offers up for landscape photographers – even if it was a wet we
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Get Yourself Into Print
The joy of photography is being out there with the camera and the great thing about digital is that you can shoot thousands upon thousands of shots at no cost. Of course, you won’t print out every picture you take, but you will occasionally strike go
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered, They’re Yours
Jim and Paul, founders of Inkifi, met in the 1990s in a surf town in North Wales and bonded over a love of the outdoors. After travelling the world together, they returned home and combined their photography, design and business skills to create a di
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Face Off
The prestigious Taylor Wessing Portrait Photo Prize competition showcases talented amateur and young photographers as well as established professionals. The diverse range of images often reveal inspiring and fascinating stories. From the 5,020 submis
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Email ap.ed@kelsey.co.uk Editorial Group Editor Nigel Atherton Deputy Editor Geoff Harris Technical Editor Andy Westlake Features Editor Amy Davies Technique Editor Hollie Latham Hucker Online Editor Joshua Waller Deputy Online Editor Jessica Mille
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Affinity Photo’s Live Depth of Field filter
Using digital depth of field tools, you can create pretty convincing simulations of the real thing. Affinity Photo’s Depth of Field Live Filter does just that. What’s more, it can be used to create elliptical blur around a single subject or a tilt-sh
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Inbox
I was fascinated by John Wade’s article on the evolution of the Mamiya into the Argus / Nikkorex / Ricoh in the 1960s. As one of your older readers (I featured in your longest readers feature back in 2019/20), I so recall these illustrious models. I
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Join the Club
When was the club founded? 1951. What does your club offer new members? We have maintained a loyal membership since 1951 through many difficulties including venue changes. The club has developed into a fully democratic organisation where our membe
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Lensbaby Double Glass II
Unlike the original Double Glass, there’s an aperture ring to control the aperture. The optic is compatible with Lensbaby’s magnetic aperture discs. Compatible with all of Lensbaby’s Optic Swap bodies, including the Composer Pro II, Spark 2.0 and Str
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Sigma Nikon Z Mount Lenses
Earlier this year, Sigma announced it would be making three of its ‘Contemporary’ prime lenses available for the Nikon Z mount – the first Sigma lenses to do this. The trio comprised the 16mm F1.4 DC DN C (£449), the 30mm F1.4 DC DN C (£349), and the
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The Nikon D800: Quality and Tradition
● Nikon F-mount DSLR● 36.3MP full-frame sensor● Supports a very wide range of Nikkor lenses from AI onwards● Excellent image quality, with good out-of-camera JPEGs● Versatile, all-round performer● Launch price £2,599, second-hand price today £450-650
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Crucial X9 Pro Portable SSD
● £65.99-£200.99 ● uk.crucial.com The Crucial X9 Pro Portable SSD comes in three capacities: 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB, and is capable of read and write speeds of up to 1050MB/s. It’s designed to work with USB 3.2 Gen 2 connections and comes with a short USB
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Buying Guide
Interchangeable lenses come in a huge array of types for shooting different kinds of subjects IN GENERAL, the easiest way to expand the kinds of pictures you can take is by buying different types of lenses. For example, telephoto lenses let you zoom
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Final Analysis
At a group meal in the south of France, I was fortunate enough to have been seated near to photographer Don McCullin. We discussed Finsbury Park, the then working-class neighbourhood in north London where he grew up. I live a short walk from Finsbury

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