Jamie Carter
Jamie has been writing about photography, astronomy, astro-tourism and astrophotography for over 20 years, producing content for Forbes.com, Space.com, Live Science, Techradar, T3, BBC Wildlife, Science Focus, New Scientist, Sky & Telescope, BBC Sky At Night, South China Morning Post, The Guardian, The Telegraph and Travel+Leisure.
As the editor of When Is The Next Eclipse and author of A Stargazing Program For Beginners, he has a wealth of experience, expertise and enthusiasm for astrophotography, from capturing the Northern Lights, the moon and meteor showers to solar and lunar eclipses.
He also brings a great deal of knowledge on action cameras, 360 cameras, AI cameras, camera backpacks, telescopes, gimbals, tripods and all manner of photography equipment.
Latest articles by Jamie Carter

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Review The Celestron Nature DX 8x42 is great value entry-level binocular that punches above its weight for daytime use

By Jamie Carter Published
Review This smartphone-operated Newtonian reflector has everything a beginner needs, but is limited for astrophotography

By Jamie Carter Published
Review These Canon 10x42L IS WP binoculars will instantly give you a steady image-stabilized view for stargazing, wildlife and more

By Jamie Carter Published
review A versatile sling for mirrorless and APS-C DSLR cameras with easy access, added security and plenty of room for accessories

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Review The Intelli ScoutPro Max 240W is a monster battery capable of 100W charging and up to five devices simultaneously

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Review The Insta360 ONE RS Twin Edition combines detailed and colourful 4K with 6K widescreen, 360º and 48MP photos

By Jamie Carter Published
News More megapixels and an all-new 2.35:1 aspect ratio mode star on the Insta360 ONE RS Twin Edition 360/action camera

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How to The ‘Horsetail Firefalls’ are now firmly on every landscape photographer's bucket list. Here’s everything you need to know about the annual event that occurred last week

By Jamie Carter Published
news Upgraded Niko 3.0 backpack takes a 16-inch Macbook Pro while its new Sling houses a full-frame DSLR and 70-200mm

By Jamie Carter Published
What you need to know before you set off on a wildlife photography cruise to Antartica, the Seventh Continent

By Jamie Carter Published
HOW TO Need some basic astrophotography tips? Or maybe you want to shoot something specific? Here are key guides

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review The Peak Design Shell protects a camera during a downpour, but it won’t help you take photos in the rain

By Jamie Carter Published
Features From eclipses to supermoons, there are lots of out-of-this-world long-exposure opportunities for astrophotographers in 2022

By Jamie Carter Published
Review The Manfrotto Befree Advanced Twist is a lightweight yet strong travel tripod ideal for full-frame camera gear

By Jamie Carter Published
Review The Celestron NexGo DX is a digiscoping kit for a telescope, spotting scope or binoculars; it impresses but comes with limitations

By Jamie Carter Published
news Vaonis Hyperia will be the world's most powerful automated ‘mini-Observatory’ – and it will cost $45,000

By Jamie Carter Published
news 10th edition of the flagship action camera is all about its new GP2 processor

By Jamie Carter Published
NEWS Astrophotography-centric eVscope 2 gets Nikon’s electronic eyepiece tech and claims a ‘new astronomy’

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TECHNOLOGY Here's why photographers and videographers are going to love the future of communications.

By Jamie Carter, Rod Lawton Published
feature AI is the new buzzword in photography, but how do machine learning, neural networks and computational photography help us get better photos?

By Jamie Carter Published
Review The Celestron NexYZ 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter is ideal for digiscoping through a telescope, spotting scope or binoculars

By Jamie Carter Published
Review The Zhiyun Smooth Q3 has a unique selling point – an integrated fill light adds appeal to this compact smartphone gimbal

By Jamie Carter Published
Review The Zhiyun Smooth 4 is a seriously solid prosumer-style handheld stabilizer for smartphones that impresses across the board
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