Latest articles by Tom May
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
Why Pen Densham photographs waves at dusk on a 400mm lens at f/40
The Oscar-nominated filmmaker-turned-photographer explains the technique behind his impressionist pictures
She wrote the history of photography. Then they cruelly erased her from it
Ironic, much?
All about women: AAP Magazine's 55th issue puts female photographic vision front and centre
news For its latest issue, All About Photo invited photographers to explore the subject of women. Here's what rose to the top.
These astonishing American Civil War photos are 160 years old – but some of them feel surprisingly contemporary
News The National Gallery of Art just acquired 35 images that remind us that tech changes, but the rules of good composition are eternal
Someone bought this photo at a yard sale: it could now be worth $1 million!
The extraordinary provenance of Edward Steichen's image tells us something profound about how photography gets valued
Car photography without the stress! Allen's new suction mount lets you know if your camera isn't actually safely secured
News Every photographer who's ever fixed a camera to a car bonnet knows the knot-in-the-stomach feeling. Allen's new Smart Suction Snap finally does something about it
Our favorite April Fools for photographers ever - from fake news to dream cameras
APRIL FOOLS These news stories all had photographers reaching for their wallets... before checking the calendar
One app, two aspect ratios: DualShot Recorder ingeniously solves video's most annoying modern-day problem
The portrait-versus-landscape dilemma has plagued video shooters since TikTok took over social media. A $6.99 iPhone app may now have cracked it.
This new 5G phone reinvents the Blackberry for 2026: here's why photographers should be interested
Remember how the BlackBerry phones gave you physical keys to type with? Unihertz thinks it was onto something, and I think they have a point
Noctourism: the new safari travel trend that's changing the wildlife we can photograph in Africa
After dark, another Africa wakes up... and a new travel movement offers a window onto this fascinating world
The truth behind the Oasis reunion headlines, captured in one photographer's 1,000 secret images
After capturing the reunion image seen around the world, here's what the British photographer did next
The photographer who shot 500 album covers for the likes of Bob Dylan and Barbra Streisand died at 41, then his legendary work vanished for decades. Don Bronstein's astonishing lost images make me ponder: what happens to our work when we're gone?
opinion He shot 500 album covers and won a Grammy, but after he died, his work quietly disappeared
Phone cameras were meant to help us capture our lives, not consume them. So what went wrong?
New data reveals Britons now spend a staggering extra month each year on their phones. For photographers, that's 31 days of not pressing the shutter
Samyang's new 35mm lens is slower than its sibling – but that's the whole point
News Less aperture can mean more freedom
