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THE SOCIETIES of Photographers has announced it will hold its annual London Photo Convention and Trade Show from Wednesday 15 March to Saturday 18 March 2023 at the Novotel London West, Hammersmith. The event will feature 100 exhibitors, alongside ov

Unless a lot of our readers are hermits, it won’t be news to many that we live in tough economic times – or that the market for second-hand cameras is booming. So this issue, we highlight some irresistible used best buys. Our opening feature reveals

CANON UK & Ireland has teamed up with broadcast product supplier CVP to launch the Stories in Motion film-making contest, which is now open for budding videographers aged 18-25. Entrants may submit a maximum of three films in the Music Video, Documen

www.markpassmore.com Instagram: @markpassmorepix I’ve been a full-time professional press photographer since 1998 for the Apex News and Pictures agency. I also like to take photographs on my travels. I bought a used Sigma 500mm f/4.5 prime lens from

Ever heard of Kylie Katich? I’m going to guess that’s a no. She’s a young American mother based in Utah, and a content creator on TikTok with 654,000 followers and 47.7 million likes for her short videos that cover everything from domestic life and p

Buying used mirrorless lenses can save a significant amount of cash, open up lens choices you wouldn’t otherwise have been able to afford, and gives you the chance to experiment with different angles of view and shooting styles. But which are the bes

● £229.99 ● www.vanguardworld.co.uk ALTHOUGH it may look understated, Vanguard’s VEO 3T 235CBP tripod packs features that make it a strong contender in the constantly evolving travel tripod class. The design is based around slim five-section carbon f

We’ve said this a lot, but it bears repeating – photography does not need to be expensive. Even if you’re shopping for interchangeable-lens system cameras, you can absolutely pick up a great camera and lens set for a minimal outlay. Whether you’re sh

With the shooting convenience of compacts combined with the creative and manual options offered by interchangeable-lens cameras, the bridge camera is a superhero of the imaging world with incredible potential in a relatively portable bodyform. Of cou

Keen photographers will travel with a system camera plus a couple of lenses and when it’s not practical to have versatile kit to hand, many will turn to the camera phone. However, while smartphones are incredible devices there’s something much more s

THE WORLD Photography Organisation has announced the shortlisted photographers in both the Student and Youth competitions of the Sony World Photography Awards 2023. ‘For this year’s competition, students were invited to submit a series of five to ten

The city of Kiev has been in the headlines for the best part of a year now, and not in a good way. I became aware of the name in the early 1970s when it was used for a whole series of disparate camera types made in the Soviet Union. Like so many Sovi

Top-of-the-line smartphones can set you back a pretty penny these days. If you want the latest and greatest technology then you can very easily find yourself shelling out in excess of £1,000 for flagship models. Smartphones generally have a much swif

Repeated messaging that directs us to ensure the subject stands out in our pictures has led to a world in which most photographs feature one point of interest. Efforts to ensure we have a main focus that’s clear and obvious often batter secondary and

NIKON UK has announced the death of Harry Collins, the founder of the British arm of the Japanese camera giant. Harry Collins, known to many in the industry as ‘Mr Nikon’, set up Nikon UK with the support of Nikon Switzerland in 1979. Responsible for

THE CATEGORIES and entry details have been announced for the 12th HIPA photography award, which offers a generous cash prize of $120,000 (just under £98,000) for the overall winner. The theme of this year’s award is Diversity, which also serves as a

The second-hand DSLR market is a fast-moving, exciting and competitive place. Many expert photographers will tell you that a second-hand DSLR from a few years ago is going to give you much better value for money than a brand-new mid-range for the sam