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A small bird taking flight from a fallen tree that's emerging from a sea of ferns (left), a Sony camera's display showing the Pre Capture feature in the menu
How pre-capture photography works — and why wildlife photographers need it

By Timothy Coleman Published

When your reactions aren't up to speed...

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iPhone 18 Pro variable shutter test
It took exactly one photo for me to realize the awesome power of the iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture

By Lance Ulanoff Published

Here is the tale of my first day with the iPhone 18 Pro Max's new variable aperture and why it's such a game-changer.

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Nikon Small World in Motion 2026
Winning video from Nikon microscope competition shows airway cells dancing

By David Nield Published

We have the winners of the Nikon Small World in Motion 2026 competition, and they're all pretty spectacular.

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NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Taking A Selfie On Mars
‘I did not foresee at all the social-media application, nor its impact on society': Inventor of the CMOS-based image sensor on how a technology designed to take photos in space has changed the way we view the world

By Desire Athow Published

Exclusive The camera-on-a-chip changed the way we view the world

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Photograph of a swift flying underneath a 747
Why ‘it’s not the camera, it’s the photographer’ is photography’s biggest lie

By Timothy Coleman Published

The great photography debate: how much does your camera gear really matter?

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Closeup of the moon during the Lunar Eclipse 2026 (left), alongside an Oppo phone with teleconverter mounted a tripod, on a sandy beach at night, and the lunar eclipse is on the phone's screen
I bagged my first decent lunar eclipse photos using a phone — here’s how

By Timothy Coleman Published

I used the Oppo Find X9 Ultra phone and teleconverter lens to photography the 2026 lunar eclipse — here's how I got on.

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Photograph of a chameleon in a sandstorm
The most-used cameras by Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 shortlistees? Two Nikon DSLRs

By Jon Stapley Published

These spectacular shortlisted images for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 competition show that there's life in the DSLR yet!

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Red moon during lunar eclipse
How to photograph the lunar eclipse blood moon on August 27-28

By Timothy Coleman Published

North and South America are ideally placed for the 96.2% partial lunar eclipse on August 27-28, while viewers across Europe should see the height of the eclipse just before moonset and dawn.

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A damaged groyne on a UK beach, the high tide is smashing into it, with the moving water blurred using a long exposure photography technique
I shot this stunning long-exposure seascape on my 3-year-old Pixel — here's how

By Timothy Coleman Published

Long exposure is a popular technique among keen photographers, and Google Pixel offers a simplified mode in its camera app that creates the same effect.

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Black and white photo of the late David Hockney creating a 'joiner' photographic collage of the National Museum of Photography
Here's how Polaroids awakened legendary artist David Hockney to the possibilities of photography

By Jon Stapley Published

Hockney's cubism-inspired collages of dozens of Polaroid images are the perfect way to celebrate World Photography Day.

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