These are my top 12 photography books published in 2025

Anyone wondering how to do just that will find plenty to learn in this book by Jason Ingram. One of the UK’s leading exponents of the craft, he takes the reader on a tour of some of his favourite gardens in the UK and abroad, illustrating his advice and insights with a selection of editorial and client photography. Pitched at all skill levels, this book’s aim is ‘beautiful images made simple’.

Landscape astrophotographer Josh Dury shares his expert tips and insights on how to shoot the night sky. Compact enough to fit in your camera bag, the book is structured into a year’s worth of weekly assignments so you can track your progress as you take your photography to new frontiers. Inspirational, clear and concise, this is the only astro photo guide you need.

The title needs no further elaboration, but this isn’t some dry assemblage of facts in date order. Instead, David S Young has penned an entertaining read, and his sprinkling of trivia and fun facts will keep you turning the pages. However well you think you know the history and evolution of photography, there’s plenty to discover in this engaging book. Covering all the major (and minor) historical events makes this a must for photo buffs.

David duChemin is one of the world’s leading photographers and educators, and his most recent book (full title: Light, Space & Time: Essays on Camera Craft and Creativity) is a series of workouts for the photographer’s mind. This, argues the author, is more important than a camera. It’s a treatise on keeping the mind optimized for being creative. Any photographer in need of a creative boost will find this a wise buy.

Subtitled Photographs of Africa’s Last Great Elephants, this is photographer Federico Veronesi’s visual homage to the species. Elephants are Federico’s favorite animal, and the viewer can see his love for them in the book’s 113 fine-art photographs, which were captured in locations in southern and eastern Africa. And it’s so immersive – you really are walking with giants as you turn the pages. With books like Walk the Earth, 2025 has been a great year for this genre.

Leading conservation initiative Remembering Wildlife recently published its tenth book. Part paean to pangolins and part retrospective of previous titles, the biggest volume in the series so far is packed with images from the world’s leading wildlife photographers, plus 20 readers of Digital Camera, who entered our Remembering Wildlife competition. Proceeds go to vital conservation efforts worldwide

Published shortly before his death in December 2025, Martin Parr looks back over his life and works. The book’s title is taken from one of his school reports as a teenager – through more than 150 of his photographs, with accompanying commentary on them captured by his friend Wendy Jones. Whether you’re a fan of Martin Parr’s photography or not, there’s a lot to enjoy in this book, and his observations on being an observer will be an inspiration for anyone who enjoys taking photographs.

Revised and updated for 2025, this is one of the seminal books on photographic composition. Author Michael Freeman takes a deep dive into the fundamentals of how to design successful photographs, with new sections dedicated to covering some recent technical developments, including the emergence of computational photography. If you have a good eye for a composition, but want to develop it further, this 194-page masterclass will be essential.

Quintin Lake walked the coast of the UK mainland with his camera between 2016 and 2020, and Digital Camera readers followed his progress through his monthly column. Now his epic walk is available in book form. Described by the author as a ‘road movie in a book’, The Perimeter is an epic showcase of photographic skill – and powers of endurance. Having studied architecture, Lake knows how to frame a landscape – so if you want to learn about composition from a master, this is the journey to take.

Best known for his war and conflict photographs, Sir Don’s other career has been making black-and-white photos in and around his home in Somerset – and this is a definitive collection of them. The majority of the still-life photographs and landscapes in this new book are previously unpublished. Produced to coincide with McCullin’s 90th birthday, The Stillness of Life offers a fresh perspective on a career spanning seven decades.

Looking to get some inspiration for projects to shoot in the coming months? Top up your technique knowledge with this this compendium of some of the best projects to appear in Digital Camera magazine between 2018 and 2024.

Ever wondered how to capture the look of celebrated American film director Wes Anderson? Then this book by Adam Woodward and Liz Seabrook is for you – learn what’s behind some of Anderson’s signature visual devices and how you can apply them to your photography.