James Artaius
The editor of Digital Camera World, James has 22 years experience as a journalist and started working in the photographic industry in 2014, primarily for Olympus (now OM System) product testing, shooting ad campaigns, and training new and professional photographers. His professional clients include names like Canon, Elinchrom, Aston Martin Racing and L'Oréal, and he also shoots for a number of ethical and women-owned small businesses.
He has written for publications including Digital Camera Magazine, PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine, Digital Photographer and Professional Imagemaker. He has been invited to give talks around the world at events like The Photography & Video Show, and serves as a judge for both the Red Bull Illume Photo Contest and the Urban Photo Awards.
An Olympus / OM System, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, James has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and a fondness for vintage lenses and instant cameras. He is, however, glad to have escaped the 35mm film days. "Film is fun for nostalgia purposes, but I'd never go back to that analog workflow!"
Latest articles by James Artaius

By James Artaius Published
OPINION From imaging titan to TikTok camera, the Vivitar Popsnap compact digital camera is quite the fall from grace

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Updated We pick the best Olympus lenses (OM System) to get right now, from compact primes to professional constant aperture zooms

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BUYING GUIDE The best ring light enables vloggers, content creators, and influencers to create will-lit photos and videos

By James Artaius Published
NEWS Love football? Love film? Celebrate the World Cup with Ilford's new 35mm camera film, in collaboration with Expired Film Club

By James Artaius Published
NEWS So… Kodak just rebranded its camera film. Here's what you need to know

By James Artaius Published
OPINION For some photographers, the Panasonic Lumix L10 kills the Fujifilm X100VI for this one feature alone. Agree or disagree?

By Gareth Bevan Last updated
Buying Guide The best travel cameras are small, lightweight, easy to use and offer a range of features – here are the ones to look at

By James Artaius Last updated
Buying guide These are the best Canon lenses for DSLRs – and these EF and EF-S optics are still great to use on mirrorless cameras, too!

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BUYING GUIDE Check out the best Canon RF lenses for whatever you shoot, whether you're a full frame or APS-C shooter

By James Artaius Published
VERSUS There are now FOUR current models in the Canon EOS R6 family. So which one is right for you?
By James Artaius Published
NEWS This guy is hand-making his own Leica-mount body in pursuit of "the finest mechanical 35mm film camera" ever

By James Artaius Published
“The Leica of Japan”: Sigma's CEO discusses transforming the perception of the company

By James Artaius Published
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY If you're shooting street photography – especially if you're travelling or on vacation – avoid this basic mistake!

By James Artaius Published
DENNIS HOPPER Dennis Hopper would have been 90 this week – and the Hollywood antihero was perhaps as gifted a photographer as he was an actor

By James Artaius Published
OPINION The Canon EOS R100 is the only mirrorless camera that's truly beginner-friendly and affordable

By James Artaius Published
OPINION Everyone is going crazy over the Canon EOS R6 V. Is it all just hype, or are the creators and YouTubers right?

By James Artaius Published
Classic Batman graphic novel 'The Killing Joke' is getting a photographer-baiting "Avant Garde Edition"

By James Artaius Published
NEWS The Canon EOS R6 V is cool and all, but I'm WAY more excited by this Canon announcement that flew under the radar

By James Artaius Last updated
BUYING GUIDE Looking for a hybrid instant camera that can take pictures on the spot and also print photos from your phone? Look no further!

By Mike Harris Published
PODCAST The Bokeh Face boys come up with 6 cameras they want to see back from the dead. Plus, Mike waxes lyrical about the Nikon Z 70‑200mm f/2.8 VR S II, and Chris showcases the king of waterproof compacts, the OM System Tough TG-7

By James Artaius Published
NEWS The Illume – "the world’s most recognized adventure and action sports photography awards" – is open for entries

By James Artaius Last updated
REVIEW The Canon RF-S 14-30mm f/4-6.3 IS STM PZ is a cheap, compact and capable content creation lens

By James Artaius Published
Not yet ratedREVIEW The Canon EOS R6 V is the fourth R6 model, the fourth V-series camera and the second RV body. So… is it any good?
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