
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

A new exhibition of Paul McCartney’s own photographs reminds me that being in the moment is the overriding principle of great photography
By Mike Harris published
Feature Paul McCartney’s ‘Rearview Mirror: Liverpool–London–Paris’ exhibition provides an intimate glimpse into the world’s biggest band as ‘Beatlemania’ began to follow the ‘Fab Four’ across the globe

This photography general knowledge quiz will sort the casual camera snappers from the seasoned shooters. Which one are you?
By Mike Harris published
Quiz If you’re a Zeiss connoisseur and know the Sunny 16 rule like the back of your camera, you’ll breeze through my photography general knowledge quiz

Forget training AI Lightroom Presets with loads of images, Aftershoot claims its new Instant AI Profiles can be built in “less than 60 seconds”
By Mike Harris published
News Aftershoot’s new Instant AI Profiles simply require an Adobe Lightroom Preset in order to build an AI-powered profile you can intelligently apply to all of your images

Nikon just discontinued my favorite lens. Here’s why I’m struggling to find a Z-Mount replacement
By Mike Harris published
Opinion The Nikon AF-S 300mm f/4E PF ED VR is no more – I've been keeping my fingers crossed for a Z-Mount version for years. Pretty please, Nikon?

This mortal Canon compact camera has a sensor that’s on borrowed time, perhaps you still have one in your basement?
By Mike Harris published
Feature Many Canon IXUS 400 owners seem to be unaware that it was doomed the moment it left the factory

Are you using the right tripod head for landscape photography?
By Mike Harris last updated
FEATURE A quality tripod head makes it easier than ever to perfect your landscape compositions, but make sure you’re using the right one

Here’s how I’d start photographing soccer today
By Wendy Evans published
Tutorial Discover how to capture the high-speed action of a soccer game

Think you’re the queen or king of the camera nerds? Take my photography general knowledge quiz
By Mike Harris published
Quiz If you’re an Arca Swiss aficionado and know your superzooms from your super telephotos, then try out my photography general knowledge quiz

Want to be a better photographer? You should start entering competitions
By Mike Harris published
News Forget winning. The real reason to enter a photography competition is to sharpen your photographic skills

Torn between the Nikon Z5 II and the Nikon Z6 III? Here’s which one I’d choose…
By Mike Harris published
Opinion In many ways, the Nikon Z5 II and Nikon Z6 III are too close to call, but there’s a $1,000 price difference for a reason

Stock shortages and Trump tariffs… thank goodness for secondhand cameras!
By Mike Harris published
Opinion Secondhand cameras are a great way to save money and open up your options to devices that have been discontinued

Think your image processing unit is up to my fiendish photography general knowledge quiz?
By Mike Harris published
Quiz If you’ve heard of the Brenizer effect and can talk TIFFs like they're going out of fashion, then my photography general knowledge quiz should be a cinch
Videographer uses 55-inch on-camera monitor – handheld. Wait, WHAT!?
By Mike Harris published
News Cinematographer rigs up and uses a 55-inch on-camera monitor while filming a handheld video – claims it's the world's largest

12 incredible US national parks for landscape photographers you simply have to tick off your bucket list
By Jamie Carter last updated
FEATURE From sea to shining sea, these are some of the best photographic locations in the US

The Nikon Z9 is the most important Nikon camera of the mirrorless era (so far…)
By Mike Harris published
Opinion The Nikon Z9 changed everything for Nikon. Any successor has got a heck of a lot to live up to

I don’t pack up my camera when the sun goes down – here’s how I capture urban low-light photography
By Wendy Evans published
Tutorial Urban environments come alive after dark. Here’s how I capture dazzling light trails, neon-lit buildings, and more

“I recently just quit my corporate job and am going freelance,” says landscape photographer Sydney Smolla
By Mike Harris published
News Documentary landscape photographer Sydney Smolla is the subject of the latest episode of Adorama's 'Picture America'

The Fujifilm X-M5 finally delivers on the compact promise of the mirrorless camera
By Mike Harris published
Opinion The Fujifilm X-M5 boasts modern specs in a body smaller than the Sony A6400; it’s the compact mirrorless camera that we’ve always been promised

Huion Kamvas Slate 11 and 13 review: below-par display and drawing experience mars feature-rich standalone pen display
By Mike Harris published
Review The display and drawing experience is lacking, which is a shame, because the Kamvas Slate 11 and 13 are otherwise good value and versatile pen displays that double as consumer Android tablets

I wouldn’t buy a Kodak disposable camera, I’d buy this instead
By Mike Harris published
Opinion If I was just getting into photography or film, I’d skip buying a Kodak disposable camera and head straight for the Kodak M35

The Nikon Df doesn’t do video, but still costs US$1,000 used because it’s a beautifully awkward photography gem
By Mike Harris published
Opinion Nikon’s only retro-themed DSLR doesn’t look nearly as authentic as the retro cameras of today, but its bulbous form factor, optical viewfinder and stills-only design give it an appeal all of its own

Think you’re a camera nerd? See if you can identify all 6 cameras in my devilishly difficult quiz
By Mike Harris published
Quiz Think you’re a camera buff? See if you can guess the model of 6 cameras, each from a single close-up picture

The best photo editing software in 2025: retouch, fix and enhance your images
By Mike Harris last updated
BUYING GUIDE This is the best photo editing software for improving your images and feeding your creativity
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