Latest articles by Tom May
The best iPad alternatives in 2026
Buying guide Forget Apple: these iPad alternatives from Samsung, Microsoft, Amazon, and Lenovo provide better value and great specs
The best MacBook chargers in 2026: alternative chargers for MacBooks and laptops
buying guide The best MacBook chargers are lighter than Apple's official ones, and often cheaper too!
Edith Tudor-Hart was one of Britain's best documentary photographers and a soviet spy - so why have most people never heard of her?
History Bauhaus-trained and politically fearless, Edith Tudor-Hart was one of Britain's finest documentary photographers. She was also a Soviet secret agent. Now, a new book tells her astonishing story
The best keyboards for video editing in 2026
Buying Guide Avoid RSI and work faster, with the best keyboards for video editing
How do you photograph history that people would rather forget, or grief that has no shape? Two Japanese photographers give very different answers
News From postwar Hiroshima to pandemic-era Tōhoku, a landmark exhibition pairs two Japanese photographers who've spent careers turning trauma into art
John Baer grabbed a Leica from a captured German soldier in 1945. Nearly 50 years later, his son found the negatives – which were some of the best postwar street photographs ever
NEWS Meet the untrained amateur who shot postwar Europe and New York City like a Magnum master, then locked it all in a box
One of the world's most private photographers is finally showing his work
Discover what Steven Meisel saw in London in 1993, and why every photographer should pay attention
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
