Peter Macdiarmid has recently celebrated 30 years as a top news photographer. Steve Fairclough spoke to him about his career thus far
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Blue Planet II: New photography book showcases the diversity of ocean wildlife
Blue Planet II was a stunning BBC TV series documenting the amazing wildlife in our oceans. Steve Fairclough spoke to two of the stills photographers involved
Top tips for Christmas Day photography
If you’re the designated family photographer when the big day rolls around, be prepared to take Christmas Day photos which are truly album worthy.
Greenland into White: Shooting on film in the Arctic
Losing sensation in your fingers and being pelted in the eyes by icicles is all in a day’s work if you choose to shoot film in the Arctic, as Paolo Solari Bozzi discovered. Tracy Calder hears his story
Christmas Photo Project: Candlelight Portraits
Make complicated studio lighting set-ups a thing of the past with this simple technique, says Phil Hall. All you need is a few candles and a fast lens...
Essential tips for winter landscape photography
When the weather turns cold, moodiness and atmosphere increase tenfold. James Abbott shows you how to take stunning winter landscapes with minimal kit
Christmas Photo Project: Wildlife through your Window
Have you always wanted your own nature reserve? The truth is, you may already have one, as gardens provide a welcome oasis for birds, especially at Christmas. Luke Massey explains...
New street photography project aims to capture society’s smartphone obsession
It’s a common sight around the UK to see people staring at their phones as they walk along the street, narrowly avoiding potential collisions. Now, Ritzo ten Cate’s street photography project is capturing people on their phones with the aim…
Lightroom tips: Landscape photography editing
Learn how to enhance your outdoor photos with James Paterson’s 20 essential Lightroom techniques for stunning landscape results
How to capture the 20 toughest photography subjects
However good your gear, some subjects are just hard to get right. James Paterson shows how to get around the photographic challenges
Top autofocus tips for pin-sharp results
James Abbott shares 20 autofocus tips that will revolutionise the way you use AF, for accurate focusing and pin-sharp results every time
Working from the top: Sanwal Deen on how he takes his top-down photos
Amy Davies talks to Sanwal Deen about his top-down images of workspaces that reveal shared human connections
Photo editing tips: How to apply a selective colour adjustment
Photoshop guru Martin Evening sorts out your photo-editing and post-processing problems. Here he looks at how to apply a selective colour adjustment
Buying a tripod: What do you need to consider?
James Abbott offers some tripod wisdom to help you choose the best one for your photography - and use it to its full potential
Persons of Interest: Harry Benson’s famous portraits and photojournalism
Harry Benson’s latest book, Persons of Interest, showcases the Scottish photographer’s famous portraits and powerful photojournalism. He discusses his career with Steve Fairclough
Lost in LA: Christopher Thomas’ captures ghostly Polaroids for new book
In a series of ghostly Polaroid images of Los Angeles, Christopher Thomas shows us a haunting landscape of striking architecture, as Oliver Atwell reveals
Supermoon 2017: How to capture the perfect photograph
With the next supermoon only days away, Andrew Fusek Peters explains all you need to know about capturing epic lunar events
Darkroom toning tips: How to get terrific tones
Darkroom toning is one of the core skills of film photography. World-famous printing expert Tim Rudman reminds us how to get beautifully toned prints
Tim Flach’s new book documents weird and wonderful endangered species
For his new book on endangered species, Tim Flach had to sidestep poachers and got stranded in Gabon. As he tells Tracy Calder, it was all worth it if it makes us value our precious world more
Adobe teases new update to make Photoshop selection easier
Adobe has released a teaser video for an improved Photoshop selection tool which will be available in an upcoming CC update. The new ‘Subject Selector’ tool allows users to select the part of the image that they want to crop…