
Gareth Bevan
Gareth is a photographer based in London, working as a freelance photographer and videographer for the past several years, having the privilege to shoot for some household names. With work focusing on fashion, portrait and lifestyle content creation, he has developed a range of skills covering everything from editorial shoots to social media videos. Outside of work, he has a personal passion for travel and nature photography, with a devotion to sustainability and environmental causes.
Latest articles by Gareth Bevan

The Vivo X200 FE brings Zeiss cameras to a mini-flagship size
By Gareth Bevan published
NEWS Vivo and Zeiss team up again to create a new mini-flagship for photographers

OnePlus reveals the upcoming Nord 5’s cameras – and it is shaping up to be one of this year’s most exciting budget camera phones
By Gareth Bevan published
The Nord 5 won’t get its full launch until July, but OnePlus has teased some of the key details we can expect from its camera system

The Insta360 Flow 2 hopes to make pro-looking phone footage a whole lot easier – and cheaper
By Gareth Bevan published
NEWS Insta360's latest gimbal offers its most affordable way to improve your smartphone footage

Leica marks 100th birthday with retro D-Lux 8, Sofort 2, and a strictly limited Trinovid 10x40
By Gareth Bevan published
NEWS Now is your chance to grab a piece of Leica history, with special anniversary editions of some of its most popular cameras

The best iPhone power bank: portable chargers for your Apple device
By Gareth Bevan last updated
buying guide Top up far from home, with the best iPhone power banks.

The best film scanners in 2025: negative and slide scanners that will give your old photos new life
By Gareth Bevan last updated
Buying Guide The best film scanners make it easy to digitize your beloved 35mm negatives, slides, and cine film so there is no risk of losing them

It’s a Leica showdown! Can the Leica co-engineered Xiaomi 15 Ultra take on Leica’s own D-Lux 8 compact camera?
By Gareth Bevan published
FEATURE Can a smartphone beat a compact camera? I’m pitting the Xiaomi 15 Ultra against the Leica D-Lux 8 to find out!

Lightroom FINALLY supports native Fujifilm tethering
By Gareth Bevan published
NEWS Fujifilm joins the ranks of Canon, Nikon and Sony with native Lightroom Classic tethering – no plugins required!

The best GoPro accessories: get kitted out for your next adventure
By Gareth Bevan last updated
BUYING GUIDE Here are the best GoPro accessories for your next adventure, from mounts to memory cards, backpacks to batteries

Fujifilm X-E5 hands-on review: a return to form
By Gareth Bevan published
Not yet ratedReview Fujifilm has listened to critics, and the Fujifilm X-E5 might just be the best in the line yet

The best camera for video in 2025: find the best model for you
By Gareth Bevan last updated
Buying guide The best camera for video will depend on who you are, what you want to shoot and how much you want to spend

The best lenses for the Fujifilm X-T5: make the most of all those megapixels
By Gareth Bevan last updated
Updated Join me as I pick the best lenses for the Fujifilm X-T5, based on image quality, build quality, features and handling.

The best Panasonic Lumix camera: from mirrorless to point-and-shoots
By Gareth Bevan last updated
UPDATED Which is the best Panasonic camera? These are the top mirrorless, full frame, and compact cameras

The best camera phone in 2025: what's the best smartphone for photography?
By Gareth Bevan last updated
BUYING GUIDE The best camera phones take photos and video that can rival traditional cameras – these are the top smartphone shooters

Fujifilm X-E5 sample gallery: hands-on with Fujifilm's compact interchangeable lens rangefinder
By Gareth Bevan published
Sample gallery I took the Fujifilm X-E5 out on the streets of Valencia to see what it’s capable of – and it looks like a return to form for the X-E line

Fujifilm has a new pancake lens… but there’s a catch
By Gareth Bevan published
News The Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2.8 R WR pancake lens is here – but it's exclusive to X-E5 bundles for now

The Fujifilm X-E5 is an interchangeable lens X100VI
By Gareth Bevan published
News The new Fujifilm X-E5 marks the return of Fujifilm’s discontinued X-E line

The best APS-C compact cameras: top image quality in your pocket
By Gareth Bevan last updated
BUYING GUIDE Big image quality in a small package: here are the best compact cameras packing APS-C image sensors

The best Fujifilm GF lenses: prime & zoom GFX medium format lenses
By Matthew Richards last updated
Buying guide Here are the best Fujifilm GF lenses for the GFX 50S, GFX 50S II, GFX 50R, GFX 100, GFX 100 II & GFX 100s

After two months using this phone, I’m perilously close to leaving my compact camera at home
By Gareth Bevan published
Opinion I never thought a phone could actually get me to ditch my camera, but the Xiaomi 15 Ultra comes mighty close

Sony FX2 is Sony's most affordable full-frame cine camera yet!
By Gareth Bevan last updated
NEWS The FX2 is a mashup of some of Sony’s best stills and pocket cinema cameras – can it tempt hybrid shooters to Sony’s cine range?

I am so excited for the Ricoh GR IV – but I really hope its video spec is a typo
By Gareth Bevan published
OPINION Yes, it might be a photography-first camera, but how in 2025 are we still getting cameras with max 1080p video?

Fujifilm X Half sample gallery: real-world samples from this quirky little compact camera
By Gareth Bevan published
SAMPLE GALLERY Want to see what the Fujifilm X Half is capable of? Check out some hands-on samples from my testing
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