
Niall Hampton
Niall is the editor of Digital Camera Magazine, and has been shooting on interchangeable lens cameras for over 20 years, and on various point-and-shoot models for years before that.
Working alongside professional photographers for many years as a jobbing journalist gave Niall the curiosity to also start working on the other side of the lens. These days his favored shooting subjects include wildlife, travel and street photography, and he also enjoys dabbling with studio still life.
On the site you will see him writing photographer profiles, asking questions for Q&As and interviews, reporting on the latest and most noteworthy photography competitions, and sharing his knowledge on website building.
Latest articles by Niall Hampton

Remembering Wildlife reveals incredible results of conservation photo competition
By Niall Hampton published
NEWS 20 winners will appear in Wildlife Photographers United's next fundraising book – available for pre-order now!

Get 14 bonus gifts with the May 2025 issue of Digital Camera
By Niall Hampton published
news 9 photo tips cards, 27 minutes of video lessons, 30 software extras and two ebooks – another unrivaled selection from the world’s favorite photo mag

"This book should be in every photographer's library, but then I'm biased!" Author David Young on 'A Brief History of Photography'
By Niall Hampton published
INTERVIEW With so many key photo facts at your fingertips, this new book will help you ace every photo trivia quiz

Win prizes worth over £1,000 in Cobalt's Capture A Moment photo competition
By Niall Hampton published
12 photographers will have their work printed in the UK medical charity's 2026 calendar – and displayed in an exhibition later this year

Get 15 bonus gifts with the Spring 2025 issue of Digital Camera
By Niall Hampton published
news 9 photo tips cards, 27 minutes of video lessons, 30 software extras and two ebooks – another unrivaled selection from the world’s favorite photo mag

Beautiful black and white shot of boys fishing wins 9th Xposure International Photography Awards
By Niall Hampton published
News 10,000 entries from 162 nations were submitted and the winners collected their trophies at a ceremony in Sharjah in the UAE

Dog photographer Kaylee Greer traveled 10,000 miles to find owners for dogs that deserve a second chance
By Niall Hampton published
How photography is transforming the lives of long-forgotten shelter dogs in the US

Get 14 bonus gifts with the April 2025 issue of Digital Camera
By Niall Hampton published
news 9 photo tips cards, 25 minutes of video lessons, 24 software extras and an ebook – another unrivaled selection from the world’s favorite photo mag

9th Xposure photography festival gets under way in Sharjah, UAE
By Niall Hampton published
news The Middle East’s largest photography trade and imaging show runs for one week, until February 26

"Great work always stands out because it has depth" insists landscape pro Colin Prior
By Niall Hampton, Digital Camera published
INTERVIEW He started off his photography career in the depths of the ocean but now is more often found on the tops of mountains, as Colin Prior will detail in his forthcoming Photography & Video Show talk

12,220 photos on 70 nights over four years. That's a combined exposure of 2.2 million seconds (plus 4,000 hours of post-processing)!
By Niall Hampton published
Photo of the Day Photo of the Day: Samy Al Olabi's astrophotography portfolio earned him HIPA Photographer of the Year. And his 12,220-image deep-sky panorama is a breathtaking highlight

"Photography is much more than taking photos," says portrait photographer and educator Sujata Setia
By Niall Hampton, Digital Camera published
INTERVIEW Known for her dreamy portraits, Sujata Setia started off shooting photos of family and managed to make a career of it, and will share her secrets in her upcoming talk at The Photography & Video Show

"Often, the unexpected turns out better than what I had in mind," reveals outdoor photographer Courtney Victoria
By Niall Hampton, Digital Camera published
INTERVIEW Landscape photographer and YouTube sensation Courtney Victoria tells how she harnessed social media prior to her engaging talk on the subject at The Photography & Video Show

"You have to create a look that’s your own," reveals photographer and educator Scott Kelby
By Niall Hampton, Digital Camera published
INTERVIEW 'The Photoshop Guy' Scott Kelby gives his thoughts on the importance of creating your own look and how to harness AI ahead of his upcoming appearances at The Photography & Video Show

"I traveled to Kenya and captured this powerful image to convey the plight of the southern white rhino"
By Niall Hampton published
Photo of the Day Rahul Sachdev’s golden silhouette of a southern white rhino earned him gold in the prestigious HIPA photography competition's General Colour category. Here's its story...

Get 15 bonus gifts with the March 2025 issue of Digital Camera
By Niall Hampton published
news 9 photo tips cards, 25 minutes of video lessons, 24 software extras and an ebook – another unrivaled selection from the world’s favorite photo mag

Bending Light is Eric Meola's love letter to color photography
By Niall Hampton published
Celebrated US photographer's latest book showcases his use of colorful images in a career spanning five decades

Do you have photos of these animals? Remembering Wildlife is calling for images for its 10th anniversary book
By Niall Hampton published
Want to feature in the next book in this leading conservation series? Then enter your best wildlife shot before March 09

I don’t often shoot with a telephoto lens and had only purchased my Sigma 100-400mm a couple of weeks before this frosty landscape was taken
By Niall Hampton published
Photo of the day Photo of the Day: When the Peak District displayed a winter wonderland of photographic potential, Andy Gray was standing by to immortalize it with this award-winning image

I’m mesmerized by this award-winning drone photograph of swimmers in the sea, it looks like a real-life fractal
By Niall Hampton published
Photo of the day Photo of the Day: Drone pilot and photographer, Hüseyin Karahan, captured this award-winning aerial shot of tens of swimmers splashing in the sea

“I saw my girlfriend diving towards them…” Freediver’s awe-inspiring underwater photo steals the shoal
By Niall Hampton published
Photo of the day Photo of the Day: Pro freediver, Benjamin Yavar, captured this award-winning underwater photo of the sardine run in Chile

"The Accidentally Wes Anderson community sees beauty in the world" says its official photographer
By Niall Hampton published
INTERVIEW Marjorie Becker takes us behind the scenes of the social media sensation that has just published its latest book

Get 14 bonus gifts with the February 2025 issue of Digital Camera
By Niall Hampton published
news 9 photo tips cards, 25 minutes of video lessons, 24 software extras and an ebook – another unrivaled selection from the world’s favorite photo mag

"The single most important part of the camera is the 12 inches behind it" says wildlife photographer David duChemin
By Niall Hampton published
Renowned photographer David duChemin will appear at The Photography and Video Show in March to discuss why it's so important to think about making pictures
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