Latest articles by Tom May
The day a 25-year-old photographer convinced Marilyn Monroe to go nude in a swimming pool: Lawrence Schiller's remarkable memoir of a movie icon
Book Re-released to mark what would have been Monroe's 100th birthday, Marilyn & Me is one of the most fascinating books about magazine photography ever written.
Defying the Myth: Carol Allen-Storey's decade-long documentary project is one of the most powerful photography books of the year
Books Spending more than 10 years embedded with three single mothers, raising children with severe disabilities, has resulted in a beautiful and technically assured piece of work
RIP David Hockney: the famous artist who also pushed forward photography, with a little help from Picasso
Obituary The celebrated painter translated the approach of Picasso into the world of the Polaroid collage.
Diane Keaton's photobooth strips match Abraham Lincoln's assassination hat at auction: here's what that tells us about the actress's photographic eye
News When the late actor's estate went up for sale, her photographic work raised far more than anyone expected
"To photograph reality is to photograph nothing": Duane Michals rejected the idea of the 'decisive moment' and did something wildly different
Obituary The American artist, who died this month aged 94, spent six decades proving that photography could tell stories and ask questions, not just record what was there
The Art of Street Photography: why Joshua K. Jackson and Sean Tucker's book wants you to stop chasing the shot with your camera
NEWS The authors argue that street photography isn't about technique or gear: it's about artistic vision
Best audiobooks for photographers in 2026
Features Moving memoirs and brilliant biographies, from some of the world's leading photographers, straight into your ears
Best external hard drives in 2026: clever drives for added storage and backups
Buying guide Store gigabytes of photos and videos with the best external hard drives for photographers
Best glue for scrapbooking and photo albums in 2026: stick 'em up!
BUYING GUIDE Your precious keepsakes deserve to be protected, so follow my guide to the best scrapbooking glue and photo adhesive
The best mat cutters for mounting and framing your photos in 2026
Updated Create professional mounts for photos and artwork easily, with the best mat cutters
Best scrapbooks in 2026: showcase your photos and memories in style
BUYING GUIDE Capture your memories in style, using the best scrapbooks
Chris Yan's photo series about a Chinese New Year festival is a masterclass in using color and framing to evoke meaning
This Beijing photographer documents Shehuo traditions with commercial expertise and visual precision
Ishiuchi Miyako photographs completely different things, yet her 50 years of work all looks unmistakably hers
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This remarkable wartime snapshot reveals an important truth about model-turned-photojournalist Lee Miller
A new exhibition of Lee Miller's work opens this week – and a single image tells you everything you need to know
Best microphone isolation shields in 2026: for podcasts, streaming, and more
Updated Want to sound clear, crisp and professional? Then you need the best microphone isolation shield!
When Shirin Neshat photographed Malala, she turned to calligraphy to say what the camera alone could not
News The Malala Yousafzai portrait that went beyond photography is now on show at a new immersive London experience
A New York gallery exhibited an AI version of a famous photo without getting permission, and I'm not surprised people are furious!
Opinion The Danziger Gallery hung an AI-generated version of an iconic image by Ansel Adams and offered it up for sale
The one photo of Nelson Mandela the world needed: why Jillian Edelstein went against the grain to shoot this portrait of the South African icon
The story behind the Mandela portrait that defied expectation, now brought to life at a new immersive London experience
The best bird box cameras
Updated Capture images and video of nesting birds you couldn't get by yourself, with the best bird box cameras
Ron Howard's new documentary movie, Avedon, reminds us why the greatest photographer of the 20th century didn't care what camera he used
Premiering at Cannes this week, the film shows us how the greatest images come from reading people, not mastering f-stops
Nan Goldin turns her camera onto art history, and the results are an inspiration for any photographer wishing to reinvent themselves
After five decades documenting lived experience, the American photographer is now shooting marble, myths and mortality
Oscar-nominated filmmaker is reinventing nature and landscape photography and this beautiful free ebook highlights how
News The writer and producer behind Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves has swapped the big screen for impressionist images of nature
The best thermal printers for printing labels, addresses and more in 2026
buying guide You don't need ink to print address labels, tickets and labels: just use the best thermal printers!
