Latest articles by Tom May
Magnum photographer Raghu Rai was cremated with a Nikon Z8 and a roll of expired Kodak film
News At the funeral of India's greatest documentary photographer, the two objects placed on his chest told his whole story
The best memory card readers in 2026: copy images and video to your computer
Buying Guide These are the best memory card readers to supercharge your SD, CFexpress & CompactFlash memory card image transfers
RIP Raghu Rai: India's greatest documentary photographer dies aged 83
A Magnum member handpicked by Cartier-Bresson, Raghu Rai spent 60 years documenting India with patience and courage
The best microscope in 2026: Perfect for students, kids and photographers
Buying guide Explore inner space, educate your children, and shoot macro images with the best microscopes
A prize potato and a horse-headed scarecrow: Martin Parr's final photos are pure genius
News The late photographer's last commision returns him to the village where photography itself was born
Best camera rain covers in 2026: keep your camera and lens dry when it's wet
Updated Don't let inclement conditions stop you! With the best rain covers, you can keep your kit safe and dry, whatever the weather
A century of American photography in one afternoon: this rare exhibition will be greater than the sum of its parts
News Bringing together more than 100 images, 38 photographers and hundred years of cities in motion, Dulwich Picture Gallery's landmark show opens this July
The best opera glasses: pocket sized binoculars for theater and stage
Buying guide Going to the opera, theater or a concert? Enhance your experience with the best opera glasses available today
This underwater photo turns a murky suburban pond into a cathedral of light, and a dead chick into one of the year's most haunting close-ups
NEWS Finding beauty in the macabre, Gaël Modrak dived beneath the surface of a pond near Paris with a fisheye lens, two strobes, and an eye for the extraordinary
The long road to being seen: one photographer's 90-day quest to portray what Muslim America really looks like
News British photographer Mahtab Hussain is setting out to discover what it truly means to belong in the United States
This clip of an astronaut chasing a memory card in space is hilarious… but it also makes me think seriously about storage
ARTEMIS II Most of us never think seriously about what our memory cards go through. A viral clip from NASA's lunar mission changed all that.
No stylist, no lighting rig… but passport photos make some of the best celebrity pictures. This new book helps me understand why with its mugshots of Joan Collins, Mick Jagger, Mohammad Ali and more
Opinion It documents how a modest Oxford Street studio, open for 66 years, assembled an astonishing archive of famous faces
Rebels & icons: why Janette Beckman didn't wait for permission to photograph music history
The British photographer spent four decades pointing her camera at the future. A new Seattle retrospective proves the best photographs aren't taken, they're anticipated.
A love letter to the contact sheet, and what 5,700 of them reveal about one of photography's most essential names
news Before Lightroom, there was the contact sheet. Peter Hujar's archive offers a masterclass in editing your own work
Two frames are better than one: this new show demonstrates what the diptych can do for your photography
news Pole dancers beside jellyfish, ancient statues beside contemporary nudes... it's all a compelling argument for one of photography's most underused formats.
Your archived photos may be slowly disappearing – but Lexar wants to do something about it
News The memory cards in your camera bag may be slowly losing your photos, but almost nobody in the industry is talking about it
A zebra that ran to the end: why Peter Beard’s unflinching photography of African wildlife still haunts us 60 years on
Book TASCHEN reissues the American photographer's landmark record of wildlife collapse in East Africa
Best boom arms in 2026: supports for your microphone when vlogging or filmmaking
buying guide Position your mic perfectly, with the best boom arms for vloggers, podcasters, filmmakers, streamers, and more
Zed Nelson photographs shock us all into seeing just how twisted our bond with nature has become
Six years, 14 countries and one big observation: as we destroy the natural world, we're replacing it with a very convincing illusion
The AI boom is making your memory cards more expensive – and Lexar doesn't bank on that changing any time soon
News My high-level access to Lexar's China operations shed light on why the price of your camera's memory cards is ticking up
From gold mine to auction house: what Sebastiao Salgado's latest print sale teaches us about making photos that really matter
News As signed prints attached six-figure sums, there are lessons for every photographer who's ever doubted the value of their work
Lexar confirms that CFexpress cards run hotter than SD cards in cameras – and says it's an industry-wide challenge
News The memory card giant confirms what Panasonic's controversial guidance implied: CFexpress cards run hotter than SD, and the industry knows it's a growing problem.
The art of doing nothing: what Michael Kenna can teach every photographer about composition and taking it slow
News His new book is a masterclass in emptiness, restraint, and the discipline of taking less from a frame, not more
