Sebastian Oakley
For nearly two decades Sebastian's work has been published internationally. Originally specializing in Equestrianism, his visuals have been used by the leading names in the equestrian industry such as The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), The Jockey Club, Horse & Hound, and many more for various advertising campaigns, books, and pre/post-event highlights.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, holds a Foundation Degree in Equitation Science, and holds a Master of Arts in Publishing. He is a member of Nikon NPS and has been a Nikon user since his film days using a Nikon F5. He saw the digital transition with Nikon's D series cameras and is still, to this day, the youngest member to be elected into BEWA, the British Equestrian Writers' Association.
He is familiar with and shows great interest in 35mm, medium, and large-format photography, using products by Leica, Phase One, Hasselblad, Alpa, and Sinar. Sebastian has also used many cinema cameras from Sony, RED, ARRI, and everything in between. He now spends his spare time using his trusted Leica M-E or Leica M2, shooting Street/Documentary photography as he sees it, usually in Black and White.
Latest articles by Sebastian Oakley

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News From the streets of Mexico to photographic immortality, Leica honors Graciela Iturbide's extraordinary career

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Buying Guide Want to know what the best film you can buy in 35mm, medium format, and large format is? Read on!

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Buying guide Protect the provenance of your photography with the best C2PA-enabled cameras

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News Leica just awarded €40,000 to a former professional wrestler turned photographer, and his story is remarkable

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BUYING GUIDE A must-buy for any backyard twitcher, here are the best bird feeder cameras available today

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News Lomography’s new Petzval Métamorphose might be one of the strangest 35mm lenses of the year

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Buying Guide We pick the best YouTube cameras for indoor presenting, travel vlogging, adventurous thrill-seekers, and more

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News HikMicro just upgraded one of the most impressive pairs of thermal binoculars I've ever tried

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buying gude Perfect whether you're out for a walk or watching sports, these are the best compact binoculars available today

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News This new DxO and Affinity partnership could finally make switching between RAW editing and retouching seamless

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buying guide The best thermal imaging binoculars let you spot wildlife and people in darkness or camouflaged using their heat signature

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Review A brilliantly built smart bird feeder that makes watching your garden visitors genuinely addictive

By Sebastian Oakley Published
Review The Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100 f/2.8 combines outstanding macro performance with the versatility of a superb medium telephoto.

By Sebastian Oakley Published
Opinion This 1.6MP Kodak keychain camera shouldn't be this lovable – but that's exactly the point

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buying guide The best camera for film students needs to be easy for beginners to use but advanced enough to last the course

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Buying guide Going to the opera, theater or a concert? Enhance your experience with the best opera glasses available today

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Buying Guide Choosing the best binoculars is easy when you know what the specs mean and what to look for

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News Leica LUX 2.0 brings Steve McCurry’s colors and a new camera experience to the iPhone

By Sebastian Oakley Published
News Simon King captures the strange, obsessive and brilliant world of London street photography in this new documentary

By Sebastian Oakley Published
Opinion I put the Leica-engineered Insta360 Ace Pro 2 against my Leica camera – and I wasn’t expecting this
By Sebastian Oakley Published
Opinion Affinity is free, increasingly powerful and coming to iPad – photographers should be paying attention

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Buying guide Looking for the best Leica SL lenses? Leica’s full-frame L-mount lenses aim for optimum performance
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