Mike Harris
Mike studied photography at college, honing his Adobe Photoshop skills and learning to work in the studio and darkroom. After a few years writing for various publications, he headed to the ‘Big Smoke’ to work on Wex Photo Video’s award-winning content team, before transitioning back to print as Technique Editor (later Deputy Editor) on N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine.
With bylines in Digital Camera, PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, Practical Photography, Digital Photographer, iMore, and TechRadar, he’s a fountain of photography and consumer tech knowledge, making him a top tutor for techniques on cameras, lenses, tripods, filters, and more. His expertise extends to everything from portraits and landscapes to abstracts and architecture to wildlife and, yes, fast things going around race tracks...
Latest articles by Mike Harris

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NEWS An incremental update for the Nikon Coolpix P1100 fixes a couple of rare but important issues

By Mike Harris Published
Opinion Versatility might seem like the obvious choice, but primes impose limitations and that makes me a more methodical and successful photographer

By Mike Harris Published
News Built-in camera and strobe enable Dyson toothbrush to precisely target plaque between teeth

By Mike Harris Published
News The sun can damage your camera’s sensor, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to treat it with kid gloves

By Mike Harris Published
News A Chinese manufacturer has made a series of FTZ Adapter covers to hide the unsightly gap between old Nikon lenses and the mirrorless Z-mount

By Mike Harris Published
AI masking, color grading, and Affinity support star in the latest version of DxO’s flagship RAW photo-editing software

By Mike Harris Published
News Knock, knock… Who’s there? A decade of chortling shots from the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards, curated into an immersive exhibition

By Mike Harris Published
News The RocXZoom is a portable AI-powered camera with a built-in gimbal and mammoth 2,000mm lens, but a larger gimbal attachment can even control your mirrorless or DSLR camera

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Tutorial Tips for getting great pictures of the full moon in 2026

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News EISA has named the Nikon ZR Photo/Video Camera 2026-2027, praising a whole raft of features and calling it “unique”

By Mike Harris Published
News Got an old Nikon 35mm SLR that needs fixing? Nikon Japan is bringing back its popular MF Old Product Maintenance Service

By Mike Harris Published
Opinion In light of the Home Office’s confusing stance on public photography, here’s how I work to capture street photography as safely and ethically as possible

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Opinion UK government brochure tells asylum seekers they “could be arrested” if they photograph people in public, even though the Metropolitan Police says otherwise

By Mike Harris Published
Opinion SD cards were old hat, but as the memory crisis deepens, they’ve become something of a storage life ring for photographers

By Mike Harris Published
News Pro videographer explains why shooting for vertical and horizontal video simultaneously will never reap the best results – and why open gate isn’t the answer

By James Artaius Published
PODCAST Polaroid's latest Go instant camera is under the spotlight, while James and Chris also discuss whether or not AF is just too good? And the pros and cons of lens hoods

By Mike Harris Published
News Are photographers and influencers more at risk? Rise in human-animal-related incidents suggests so

By Mike Harris Published
News Anyone hoping to photograph the on-track action at this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix will be sorely disappointed, unless they have official accreditation

By Mike Harris Published
Opinion Autofocus isn’t magic (yet). Sure, it’s incredibly good, but your hit rate depends on so much more than just AF algorithms

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News Researchers have managed to photograph and video dolphins performing ‘shelling’ off the east coast of Australia

By Mike Harris Published
News Nine years ago, Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen captured some of the most haunting wildlife imagery I have ever seen

By Mike Harris Published
INTERVIEW AI is still a driving force behind Skylum’s flagship photo editing software, but never at the expense of the photographer’s authorship

By Mike Harris Last updated
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