Latest articles by Tom May
Annie Leibovitz launched a new prize for emerging photographers, and it's already producing remarkable work
News Only in its second year, the Saltzman-Leibovitz Photography Prize is shaping up to be one of the most interesting awards in the field
The best teleprompter in 2026: present content like a pro
buying guide Make eye contact using the best teleprompters when shooting with your camera, phone or tablet
This famous photo of New York workers eating lunch on a steel girder has been seen by billions, but the daredevil story of how it was photographed can only now be told
History A new book unpacks the untold story behind Lunch on a Beam, the 1932 publicity photo that became a 20th-century icon
The world's greatest photography flea market returns to this small French town this June
A small town south of Paris will transform into a photographers' paradise: part flea market, part festival, part pilgrimage
These 4 awe-inspiring photos show just what it takes to stand out amongst 10,000 images
NEWS These shortlisted images from the RPS exhibition reveal what separates good from great photography
Revisiting Dorothea Lange's lost Californian valley: 3,200 photos from an almost-forgotten 1950s project just went free online
News A Texan rainstorm killed one of the greatest photo essays you've never seen. Now you can download every frame, including the ones Lange chose not to publish
Britain in full color: why photographer Sophie Green refuses to make her subjects look grey
NEWS Championed by the late Martin Parr and 11 years in the making, Tangerine Dreams is a vivid love letter to overlooked communities
This glowing turtle is unlike any wildlife photo you've seen before
NEWS Environmental photography's most prestigious prize goes to an image captured not in the great outdoors, but in a lab
RIP Jack Thornell: the press photographer who captured James Meredith's assassination attempt, but worried he'd be fired for not getting the photo – only to go on and win a Pulitzer
Obituary We look back at the late photojournalist's extraordinary career
The best slide viewers in 2026: the easy way to rediscover your old slides
Buying guide Whether you wish to view old pictures or are shooting on film afresh today, these are the best slide viewers
Magnum photographer Raghu Rai was cremated with a Nikon Z8 and a roll of expired Kodak film
News At the funeral of India's greatest documentary photographer, the two objects placed on his chest told his whole story
The best memory card readers in 2026: copy images and video to your computer
Buying Guide These are the best memory card readers to supercharge your SD, CFexpress & CompactFlash memory card image transfers
RIP Raghu Rai: India's greatest documentary photographer dies aged 83
A Magnum member handpicked by Cartier-Bresson, Raghu Rai spent 60 years documenting India with patience and courage
The best microscope in 2026: Perfect for students, kids and photographers
Buying guide Explore inner space, educate your children, and shoot macro images with the best microscopes
A prize potato and a horse-headed scarecrow: Martin Parr's final photos are pure genius
News The late photographer's last commision returns him to the village where photography itself was born
Best camera rain covers in 2026: keep your camera and lens dry when it's wet
Updated Don't let inclement conditions stop you! With the best rain covers, you can keep your kit safe and dry, whatever the weather
A century of American photography in one afternoon: this rare exhibition will be greater than the sum of its parts
News Bringing together more than 100 images, 38 photographers and hundred years of cities in motion, Dulwich Picture Gallery's landmark show opens this July
The best opera glasses: pocket sized binoculars for theater and stage
Buying guide Going to the opera, theater or a concert? Enhance your experience with the best opera glasses available today
This underwater photo turns a murky suburban pond into a cathedral of light, and a dead chick into one of the year's most haunting close-ups
NEWS Finding beauty in the macabre, Gaël Modrak dived beneath the surface of a pond near Paris with a fisheye lens, two strobes, and an eye for the extraordinary
The long road to being seen: one photographer's 90-day quest to portray what Muslim America really looks like
News British photographer Mahtab Hussain is setting out to discover what it truly means to belong in the United States
This clip of an astronaut chasing a memory card in space is hilarious… but it also makes me think seriously about storage
ARTEMIS II Most of us never think seriously about what our memory cards go through. A viral clip from NASA's lunar mission changed all that.
No stylist, no lighting rig… but passport photos make some of the best celebrity pictures. This new book helps me understand why with its mugshots of Joan Collins, Mick Jagger, Mohammad Ali and more
Opinion It documents how a modest Oxford Street studio, open for 66 years, assembled an astonishing archive of famous faces
Rebels & icons: why Janette Beckman didn't wait for permission to photograph music history
The British photographer spent four decades pointing her camera at the future. A new Seattle retrospective proves the best photographs aren't taken, they're anticipated.
