Alan Palazon
I’ve been writing professionally since 2021 and joined Digital Camera World as a staff writer in 2026. My previous role was as a junior editor for a careers advice publisher and I’ve freelanced in the sustainability and travel and tourism niches.
In 2025, I became a qualified journalist completing my training remotely while traveling through Latin America. The experience melded my love for words and photography, and expanded my photographic interest into international photojournalism. Capturing the world’s incredible landscapes and cultures through the lens is what most inspires me.
I started out on a Nikon D3500, which was the ideal entry-level digital camera, but have since upgraded to Sony’s Alpha system. My go-to setup is the A7III (and later A7 models) paired with the 24-105 F4 G lens. In all honesty, cameras are so advanced these days that I don’t think it matters what make or model you use.
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News The photo sharing and creative editing platform VSCO has launched a new campaign to reaffirm its commitment to photographers and stave the proliferation of AI anxiety

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Historical Today, on Dylan Thomas Day, we examine portraits of the Welsh poet, whose enigmatic persona shifted between obscure writer and erratic rock star from frame to frame

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News Luxurious cars helped define Helmut Newton’s fashion photography. Now, for the first time, an exhibition of his automotive-focused work is coming

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News Godox has launched the FL15Bi, a compact, waterproof handheld fill light aimed at mobile content creators and budget-conscious filmmakers

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News Godox has unveiled the RS100Bi and RS100R, a new series of “all-in-one” LED fixtures designed to bring high-intensity studio lighting to remote shoot locations

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News A signed 1863 portrait of Abraham Lincoln sold for $139,200, while an autographed 1862 photo of assassin John Wilkes Booth fetched $107,950

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VERSUS Going mirrorless? The A6400 and X-T3 are affordable and still respectable APS-C options – but which should you go for?

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News Sony has published its report for FY2025, with semiconductor sales leading the charge – but slumped consumer electronic demand is slowing the chariot

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Features Ed Westcott was assigned to the top-secret Manhattan Project and immortalized the "father of the A-bomb"

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OPINION Sony’s recent acknowledgment of the growing APS-C market has some speculating that we may see big upgrades to its cropped-sensor lineup — but I don’t think so

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Features On May 07, Sony celebrates 80 years since its founding, so let’s dive into 8 of the most interesting cameras ever released by the Japanese camera giant

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NEWS The results of a survey to find out which of the UK’s national parks is the most photographed are in, and you’ll love these images of it

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News Newly surfaced NASA tests carried out on both mirrorless and DSLR cameras prior to the Artemis II mission reveal just how robust modern digital cameras are

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News NASA has published a new image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope depicting a nearby spiral galaxy “glittering” with clusters of stars

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News The space agency has released over 12,000 images taken by the astronauts and onboard automated cameras during the 10-day mission, ranging from candid portraits to awe-inspiring scenes of the dark side of the Moon

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Opinion Instagram is testing the ability for AI content accounts to label themselves as an “AI creator” but I think the platform needs to enforce it

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OPINION A number of athletes have been stepping into the role of photographers at sporting events, but pairing them with experienced pros would be a better approach

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News In Civics, William Meyers presents a 25-year visual record of New York City as a “microcosm of America,” paying homage to the everyday acts of public service

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Opinion While I’ve never been a fan of spending hours in front of the computer working on personal images, I’m the first to say it’s a necessary slog to become recognized

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News US-based photographer Melonie Bennett’s new book, Holy Cow!, captures the “emotional rollercoaster” of life for a Maine dairy farming family in nostalgic black and white

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News Photography student Tom Liggett sent film to 121,000 ft in a helium balloon, where cosmic radiation from black holes “billions of light-years away” burned abstract patterns

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News A New York art gallery is exhibiting a collection of luxurious golden prints developed using a historic artistic technique known as orotone

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News A YouTuber captured footage of a giant ray and a shark species never before seen in the wild at the depths of the Indian Ocean below Nusa Penida, Bali

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News A renowned dog photographer is celebrating our beloved four-legged friends and promoting rescue dog adoption with an exhibition at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
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