PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine new May issue no.178 now on sale!

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New May issue no.178 of PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine is on sale now – as well as being delivered safely to subscribers homes.

We’re getting out with our Canon cameras even more, enjoy The Great Outdoors photography guide, take better photos of local wildlife with Canon pro Ben Hall, fast and furious car photos tips, Canon School, new Canon gear tests, new photo projects with video guides, plus free B&W Photography eBook!

Another month, another round of UK restrictions have gratefully been lifted, and ‘normal’ life is slowly but surely returning; which means it’s easier for all of us to thankfully get out in the great outdoors with friends and family again! 

Here at PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, we’re all about giving you confidence with your Canon gear, and this issue we have multi-award-winning Canon pro photographer Ben Hall to show you can to capture fantastic photos of your local wildlife. 

We show our Apprentice how to take great car photos! Whether you’re taking static shots of classic cars, or intense action images of supercars, our experienced Canon pro will show you how it’s done.

Our Canon Skills section is packed again with some enjoyable photo projects for you, including picture-perfect panoramas and creative time-slice landscape photos, plus new Photoshop Elements, Photoshop CC, Lightroom and Affinity Photo tips and tricks, all with free video guides.

The best photo-editing laptops in 2020 for photographers

Documentary photographer Laura El-Tantawy talks to us from her home in Cairo about her personal perspective of photography and more.

Our Canon School section helps you master the art of working remotely with your Canon gear.

Great Canon gear

Plus we test Canon’s RF 70-200mm F4L affordable telephoto zoom lens, and we reveal which is the best A4 and 3+ printers from Canon and Epson.

Also see how to download your FREE Black & White Photography eBook, it’s 196 pages and worth £14.99!

We thank you for sticking with us during these times. Our PhotoPlus and Canon community continues to grow, and we continue to support each other. 

PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine is packed with essential Canon techniques, tests, tutorials and inspiration – out now at all good newsagents and supermarkets, or make sure your copy is delivered to your door every month by subscribing at our online shop from just £13.50 for three issues!

In 2021 we’re also doing our best to help the environment, and to show our commitment, UK subscribers will be receiving their copies in paper envelopes from now on.

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PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine is the world’s only 100% Canon-focused title on the newsstand. Launched in 2007, for 14 years it has delivered news, reviews, buying guides, features, inspirational projects and tutorials on cameras, lenses, tripods, gimbals, filters, lighting and all manner of photography equipment. 


Aimed squarely at enthusiast photographers who use the Canon DSLR or mirrorless camera systems, all content is tailored to Canon users – so everything from techniques to product tests are tailored to those using the EOS camera system.


Editor Peter Travers brings 14 years of experience as both a journalist and professional photographer, with Technique Editor Dan Mold shoring up the magazine with his 6 years of expertise.