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Why Shots Work – two dandelions backlit by the sun against a golden sky

Why shots work: Try a camera and a macro lens for creative shots

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SPONSORED Want to improve your photos? Here are 5 factors that make this stunning sunset macro shot work so well

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A lone tree under a pink sky.

This landscape photographer's lone tree images are solid as an oak

By N-Photo, Simon Lewis published

VIDEO Simon Lewis captures stunning landscapes, while enjoying the many mood-boosting benefits of the great outdoors

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Win a Nikon Z9 – N-Photo Photographer of the Year 2023

By N-Photo published

VIDEO N-Photo: The Nikon Magazine searches for the world’s best Nikon photographer of 2023!

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DJI Osmo 2 being used to video a Thai dancer with a smartphone

My smartphone produces stabilized video, so why on earth should I buy a gimbal?

By George Cairns published

opinion Despite optical and software smartphone stabilization, there are still so many advantages to using a gimbal

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GuruShots - Macro Marvels

GuruShots: Winning images from the latest Macro Marvels photo competition

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SPONSORED We teamed up with online photo game GuruShots to showcase the very best images from the 'Macro Marvels' challenge

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5 photographs that changed the world

By DCW team published

WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY On World Photography Day, take a look back at iconic images and examine 5 photographs that changed the world

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Daguerreotype photography was invented by the French photographic pioneer Louis Daguerre (1789-1851) and was made public in 1839. In the Daguerreotype process a picture made on a silver surface sensitized with iodine was developed by exposure to mercury vapour. Daguerre granted the right to make and sell daguerreotype cameras to a relative of his, Alphonse Giroux of Paris. Photography thus became available to the general public in 1839 and this was the first commercially available camera, which produced the first distinctive photographic positives. It took pictures 8.5 x 6.5 inches (21.6cm x 16.5cm), a size which became known as whole-plate when later cameras were built to take photographs a fraction of the size. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

Who invented the camera, and when?

By David Clark published

feature Wondering who invented the camera? This is how Louis Daguerre gave photography to the world

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The world's first photograph by Joseph Niepce. Taken from a window of his Le Gras estate at Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, France, it was produced by exposing a bitumen-coated pewter plate in a camera obscura. It took an exposure time of eight hours.

When was photography invented?

By David Clark published

feature Frenchman Joseph Niepce is widely credited as the person who invented photography, nearly 200 years ago

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1939: Ming the panda taking a photograph of photographer Bert Hardy's son, Mike. Original Publication: Picture Post

30 cameras that changed the world of photography

By David Clark published

Feature For World Photography Day, we pick out the most significant cameras from the first 200 years of photography

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50 best photographers ever: Ansel Adams in front of his picture Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

The 50 best photographers ever

By David Clark published

FEATURE These are the 50 greatest photographers the world has ever seen (probably)

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World Photography Day: How Ansel Adams changed photography forever

World Photography Day: How Ansel Adams changed photography forever

By Louise Carey last updated

WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY Ansel Adams is often considered the forefather of landscape photography – but there's more to the story…

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best books on street photography

The best books on street photography in 2023

By Sebastian Oakley last updated

Books Get advice and inspiration from our selection of the best books on street photography that are currently in print

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history of photography

The history of photography dates back to 400BC

By Hannah Rooke last updated

Feature Find out how photography dates all the way back to 400BC, and which moments revolutionized the practice

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The New Big 5 - a Bengal tiger moving at speed

Meet the New Big 5 – the world's favorite animals to shoot with a camera

By Adam Waring, Graeme Green published

Interview Wildlife photographer and author Graeme Green reveals the ‘new big five’ to track down and shoot – with a camera…

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Group of young people in office gathered around one of the best iPad alternatives

The best iPad alternatives in 2023

By Tom May last updated

buying guide Forget Apple: these iPad alternatives from Samsung, Microsoft, Amazon, and Lenovo provide better value and great specs

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Nikon Z8 vs Canon EOS R5 – the Z8 and R5 sit, side by side, on a wooden surface against a white background

Switching camera systems doesn't have to break the bank

By Sponsored published

SPONSORED Want to switch systems completely, or just add a different camera to your setup? It doesn't have to break the bank!

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K&F CONCEPT X284C2 Tripod

Do different tripods actually make a difference to your photography?

By Sponsored published

SPONSORED Does changing your tripod really make any difference to your shots? The answer might surprise you…

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Apple iPhone 13 Pro vs iPhone 13

Why I choose to shoot on the iPhone while my DSLR gathers dust

By George Cairns published

opinion As a dyed-in-the-wool DSLR user for decades, I now shoot almost exclusively on the iPhone. Here’s why…

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Leica M-A

It's been 1 year shooting without color – and I like my 50 shades of grey

By Sebastian Oakley published

Opinion I gave up color a year ago to only shoot black-and-white, and in that time I rediscovered my love for photography

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Canon EOS R100

Say goodbye to entry-level systems, and hello to feature-packed APS-C models

By Hannah Rooke published

Opinion What's the point investing in a cheap entry-level camera when your phone can probably do just as good a job?

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