Amateur Photographer

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

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Welcome
Sometimes it’s good to step back and consider our motivations for photography, and what we hope to achieve. So why do we photograph animals, for example? Huw Lewis-Jones, the author of Why We Photograph Animals, discusses this fascinating topic on pa
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This Week’s Contributors
The photography journalist talks to the author of Why We Photograph Animals The AP regular interviews prize-winning photographer Csaba Daróczi about his style The top pro on why AI-powered tools in photo editing can be a blessing and can be used ethi
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Sigma Unveils F/1.2 Fab Fifty At Great Price
DECIDING on a ‘fab fifty’ lens has just got that much harder, with Sigma announcing the 50mm F1.2 DG DN | Art for full-frame Sony E and L mount at a very keen price – £1,299. Price-wise, its nearest competitor is the Sony FE 50mm F1.2 GM (£2,099), wi
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Unique Chance To Show Your Work In London
LIGHT and Land, a photography tour company set up by veteran landscape shooter Charlie Waite, is marking its 30th anniversary by giving any photographer who signs up in time the opportunity to exhibit their work in London’s Mall Gallery. Depending on
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247MP Sensor, Anyone?
SONY has announced a 247MP medium format sensor, though it’s not yet clear if this is destined for Sony’s regular cameras as well as industrial use. The chip is described as a diagonal 64.84mm (Type 4.1) CMOS active pixel type image sensor with a squ
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Black And White Thinking
BLACK & White Minimalism magazine has announced the winners of its eponymous photography prize. Yvonne C Krystovsky took home the grand prize and $1,000 with a beautiful image entitled ‘In Great-Grandpa’s hands.’ This year’s competition attracted 1,3
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Viewpoint Nigel Atherton
News that The Photography Show (aka The Photography & Video Show) is moving from its long-time home at Birmingham NEC to London’s ExCeL exhibition centre next year has had mixed reactions, and I’m guessing that where you sit on the enthusiasm scale d
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Images To Inspire Action
Wildlife photography is one of the medium’s most popular genres. In fact, we’re fascinated by images of animals of all kinds: from cute pet cats and dogs to the most extraordinary and exotic creatures found on Earth. Wildlife photography attracts big
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Photo City: How Images Shape the Urban World
Until 29 October, V&A Dundee, 1 Riverside Esplanade, Dundee DD1 4EZ. Open daily except Tuesday, 10am to 5pm To mark ten years since Dundee was given the designation of UNESCO City of Design, the city’s V&A museum has launched an exhibition that celeb
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The Dream Team
In 1868 a reviewer for The Photographic News (the forerunner to this magazine) described a set of exhibition prints made by Julia Margaret Cameron as ‘altogether repulsive’. It seems laughable now, knowing what we do about Cameron’s influence on the
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OnePlus 12
OnePlus has long been a fantastic option for mid-price flagship smartphones, and the OnePlus 12 sits right at the top of its line-up. The company likes to boast of its high-end specs for less than high-end prices. As such, we get a superb triple-came
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OM System Tough TG-7
There aren’t many compact cameras available to buy new any more, and what’s left are usually high-end, large-sensor cameras, or waterproof compact cameras with smaller sensors. The OM System Tough TG-7 falls into the latter category, and is the seven
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Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN Contemporary
I’ve been reviewing lenses for over 16 years now, so it’s not often that I’m surprised when a new optic shows up for testing. But the Sigma 10-18mm F2.8 DC DN is an exception. It’s an ultrawideangle zoom for APS-C mirrorless cameras with a bright max
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Vanguard Alta Pro 3VRL 303CV 18
● £499.99 ● vanguardworld.co.uk Vanguard’s latest Alta Pro 3VRL range of tripods aims to bridge the gap between photo and video. The series employs a removable levelling base, named the Alta Pro 3VRL LVL, onto which the head is mounted. It mounts in
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The Gift Of Nature
Csaba Daróczi is a geography and PE teacher by trade. His passion for photography began in the 1990s and has been steadily growing ever since. He lives in Soltvadkert (a small town in Hungary) and likes to take pictures close to home. His main area o
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Using Artificial Intelligence Ethically
The use of artificial intelligence in photo editing may be a contentious issue, but it’s safe to say that it’s here to stay. While most ethical questions surrounding the use of AI in photography centre on the creation of entire images, most of the AI
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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 Acting Features Editor Ailsa McWhinnieActing Features Editor David ClarkTechnique Editor Hollie Lath
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Inbox
The Lego Polaroid OneStep SX-70 camera was given to me as a birthday present from my daughters, and my experience of building the camera mirrored the recent excellent review by Amy Davies. I could relate to her experience of putting it all together,
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Join the Club
When was the club founded? August 2022. The club came into existence after lockdown, to bring people together with similar interests and to make friends. What does your club offer new members? We are a very welcoming club. There are always coffee
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It's Good To Share
Leica Q2, Summilux 28mm F1.7 ASPH, 1/2500sec at f/1.7, ISO 100 ‘Amidst the clamour of a busy Sunday morning in London’s Primrose Hill, silently stood two iconic red phone boxes. And in the quiet of the phone boxes, art was to be found.’ Instagram: @
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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
In September 1992, Mark Power opened a kitchen drawer and pulled out a tea towel. On it was a map of the 31 sea areas covered by the Shipping Forecast. He’d bought it in the RNLI gift shop in Great Yarmouth in 1990 and had been musing on it a lot dur

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