Latest articles by Mike Harris
Trail camera films exceedingly rare jaguar encounter in southern Arizona
News North America’s largest big cat is filmed in southern Arizona – one of only five individuals recorded in the area over the past 15 years
Manual exposure won’t make you a better photographer – want to get off auto? Do this instead
Opinion Manual exposure isn’t a quick fix. Switch for the wrong reason and it’ll make your photos worse, not better! But if you long to be more active in your creative decision making, there’s a halfway house between auto and manual
Is your vintage film camera still telling the truth? Light meter watch could be more useful now than in film’s heyday
News Vintage cameras don’t always have reliable light meters – if they have one at all. Wearable light meter Kickstarter seeks to solve poor exposure, so you can stop wasting film and missing moments
Nikon Coolpix S9300 compact camera is Gen Z approved. Bright, bubbly, cheap and… heck now I want one, too!
Opinion The Nikon Coolpix S9300 is a 2012 compact camera that won’t deliver that ugly, over-processed smartphone aesthetic. It’s also refreshingly cheap and looks like a throwback to that oh-so vibrant and optimistic tech aesthetic of the post-Y2K era
DON’T buy a camera just because of its specs. You must physically hold it first!
Opinion The camera industry is all about specs, specs, specs nowadays, but you’ll regret buying a camera if you don’t gel with it in a physical sense
Viral Sony 14-800mm f/0.5 is a myth, but these ‘impossible’ camera optics are as real as it gets!
News Viral reports of a Sony 14-800mm f/0.5 aren’t going to pull the wool over our eyes, but there are plenty of lenses out there with specs that elevate them to a near-mythical status
Garden birds are dying and your bird feeder camera could be the unwitting accomplice
News The RSPB’s findings link flat birder feeders to the spread of a deadly disease that’s killing certain species of garden birds at a frightening rate. Here’s what you can do to help…
The prime lens photography myth: Why zoom lenses are NOT inferior and in fact better than ever
Opinion Primes might not be as light and portable as you think, f/1.8 is a hindrance not a help, and while zooming with your feet opens one door, it slams another shut
Multiple 40-minute exposures identified hidden moon that even NASA’s Voyager 2 couldn’t detect
News See the images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope that photographed a hidden moon orbiting Uranus by capturing 10 40-minute exposures over a six-hour period
Barmy mount adapter lets you put medium-format lenses on Nikon APS-C or full-frame cameras
News The Shoten Mount Adapter GXTZ allows you to put Fujifilm GFX-compatible lenses on Nikon Z-Series cameras. But would you really want to?
New AI camera (not as bad as you think?) Is medium format superior? Why use custom buttons? It's the new Bokeh Face podcast!
PODCAST James showcases the Caira AI camera, the Bokeh Face boys muse whether or not every photographer should aspire to shoot medium format, and Mike delivers a crash course on camera custom buttons
Nikon Hong Kong charges US$600 administration fee to repair gray import cameras and lenses (report)
News Nikon Hong Kong has reportedly clamped down on gray-market purchases by announcing a hefty administration fee in order to repair or maintain affected goods
From Trump’s controversial Chelsea moment to high-jump heroics, the world’s best sports photographers gather for Sports Journalists’ Association gala
News A first-time Canon Sports Photographer of the Year winner is announced alongside image highlights including Donald Trump and a high-flying Yaroslava Mahuchikh
How to photograph the 'Flower Moon' full moon
Tutorial Tips for getting great pictures of the full moon in 2026
Camera trap footage of critically endangered orangutan using vital road crossing is a world first and a huge win for conservationists
News It’s taken two years and constant camera-trap surveillance to finally film a Sumatran orangutan using a canopy bridge installed by conservationists to relieve trapped primates
Nikon Z9 II hopes dashed? New report labels rumored flagship a 2026 no-show
News Speculation suggests that we won’t see the physical release of the fabled Nikon Z9 II this year, but that doesn’t exactly surprise me…
Photo of Artemis II heat shield looks like an ethereal underwater world, but it's provided NASA with vital data
News Questions over the suitability of Orion’s heat shield have been answered following Artemis II’s successful splashdown, with a photograph showing “significantly reduced” charring
The mirrorless myth: A full-frame DSLR camera will get you the same results, you’ll just have to try a little harder
Opinion A full-frame DSLR won’t match a mirrorless camera in terms of tech, but when it comes to imaging prowess, they’re much closer than you might think. If you’re serious about photography and budget is a concern, a DSLR could be the better option
Poll: Rear Window, Civil War, Spider-Man 2? I want to know your all-time favorite photography-themed movies
Feature There are more photography-themed movies out there than you might think. I’ve created a poll with nearly 50 films so you can vote for your absolute favorites. Spider-Man 2 or not…
Watch what happens when a drone is flown directly into the center of a tornado
News A team of storm chasers thrust a drone into the eye of the storm in a bid to gather data on one of nature’s most extreme weather phenomena
My camera's SD card failed! Here’s how to prevent it from happening to you – or at least lessen the damage if it does…
Feature I’ve not had a lot of luck with memory cards over the years, but touch wood, I’ve managed to avoid a complete disaster by following these rules
Jaw-dropping slo-mo video of Artemis II launch captured with Nikon ZR and a borrowed US$16,000 lens!
News An impromptu moment landed Jared Sanders with a US$16,000 Nikon lens and the world’s most eligible subject matter, NASA’s Artemis II rocket launch
Best Lightroom alternatives in 2026: Switching doesn't have to mean sacrificing powerful editing tools
Buying guide These are the best Lightroom alternatives for anyone who wants an all-in-one editor without a subscription
For Earth Day, watch this breathtaking time-lapse video of our planet rotating beneath your feet under a beautiful starry sky
News For this amazing video, a star tracker was used to track the night sky while shooting a time-lapse, resulting in a fixed sky and a rotating Earth
Are you a full-frame snob or compact camera hipster? Take my personality quiz to find out what brand of camera you should actually be using!
Quiz We photographers proudly wear our camera brands like they’re a football jersey. But are you really a loyal Leica user or a phony Sony fan? There’s only one way to find out and that’s by taking my camera brand personality quiz
