Mike Harris
Mike studied photography at college, honing his Adobe Photoshop skills and learning to work in the studio and darkroom. After a few years writing for various publications, he headed to the ‘Big Smoke’ to work on Wex Photo Video’s award-winning content team, before transitioning back to print as Technique Editor (later Deputy Editor) on N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine.
With bylines in Digital Camera, PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine, Practical Photography, Digital Photographer, iMore, and TechRadar, he’s a fountain of photography and consumer tech knowledge, making him a top tutor for techniques on cameras, lenses, tripods, filters, and more. His expertise extends to everything from portraits and landscapes to abstracts and architecture to wildlife and, yes, fast things going around race tracks...
Latest articles by Mike Harris

By Mike Harris Published
A camera isn’t suitable for wildlife photography if it’s uncomfortable when using long lenses

By James Artaius Published
PODCAST Data from Japan puts Nikon out of the ‘Big Three’. Plus, two new Sigma lenses, and buying a camera from overseas: Is it ever really worth it?
By Mike Harris Published
Opinion A three-eyed cyclops illustrates how even simple details can still trip up genAI

By Mike Harris Published
News 255 miles above Earth, from a vantage point on the International Space Station, a NASA astronaut captured an incredible green-and-purple aurora tracing Earth’s curvature

By Mike Harris Published
Opinion While consumer tech has become a bland, incremental snoozefest, retro cameras are an intentional and tactile reminder that technology can still be fun

By Mike Harris Published
Opinion It’s tempting to blow your budget on cameras and lenses, but trust me, a quality tripod is worth its payload in gold

By Mike Harris Published
News Firmware updates mean modern mirrorless cameras change over time, and Nikon is particularly adept at providing long-term support

By Mike Harris Published
News The Nikon Tour is coming to five more cities across the United States and bringing with it the latest gear, Nikon’s talented Ambassadors, and advice for everyone from beginners to pros and photographers to filmmakers

By Mike Harris Published
News From brushing around the gum line to framing leading lines: how one photographer took an electric toothbrush on a photo walk

By Mike Harris Published
Features Fujifilm is all about the ‘Fuji look’, but not all Fujifilm X Series cameras have the coveted X-Trans sensor

By Mike Harris Published
News Vintage documentary goes behind the shutter curtain to lift the lid on Nikon’s manufacturing process during the heyday of the F-mount SLR

By Mike Harris Published
News 'Indiana Jones and the Great Circle' features a fictional camera that’s heavily based on a real-world 35mm relic

By Mike Harris Last updated
BUYING GUIDE This is the best photo editing software for improving your images and feeding your creativity

By Mike Harris Published
News The Champions League of photography, the Super Bowl of imaging, the Olympic Games for camera nerds can only mean one thing: the World Sports Photography Awards is back and open for entries

By Mike Harris Published
Opinion Nikon hasn’t had a true entry-level camera since it discontinued the Nikon D3500 in 2022. Could this be hurting its imaging business in the long run?

By Mike Harris Published
Opinion Pentax is arguably the last bastion of DSLR innovation, and according to the BCN Awards, it’s now enjoying a bigger slice of the Japanese market’s DSLR pie

By Mike Harris Published
News DaVinci Resolve embraces AI and expands its recent Photo page

By Mike Harris Last updated
Buying guide Handheld light meters aren't just a relic of the past – they do things your in-camera light meter can't

By Mike Harris Published
News Nikon’s first cinema camera is a mirrorless marvel, but a lack of open-gate recording has always been a downside. Well, maybe not for much longer…

By Mike Harris Published
Features Full-frame DSLR is trending; here’s why some people are still interested in the aging camera tech and what you can still buy from retailers

By Mike Harris Published
News Adobe Premiere and After Effects get big AI-infused updates, and according to Adobe, it’s what the people want

By Mike Harris Published
News We knew Nikon was working on a range of cinema lenses, but this development announcement proves it’s very real and hopefully not too far off

By Mike Harris Published
Opinion Forget the tiresome debate of which one’s better; think of APS-C and full-frame as different creative tools, and it might change how you shoot
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