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Free ebook to download Learn to shoot stunning

“We have some incredibly exciting projects happening in 2025 that you’ve never seen from Digital Photographer before”

And just like that, another year draws to

SONY’S A1 II IS ANEW FLAGSHIP CAMERA WITH GAME-CHANGING AUTOFOCUS

The all-powerful new Sony A1 II is here –and it offers aglimpse into the future of the brand’s autofocus featuring automatic subject detection

Forget the nifty fifty, meet Hasselblad’s new ‘nifty fifty-nine’

© Hasselblad Hasselblad has launched its first standard

Nikon sets its sights on vloggers with the Z50 II

The new Nikon Z50 II has the same core specs as its predecessor, but is turbocharged with an Expeed 7chip for Z9-like performance

Meet the world’s first zooming shift lens

Laowa has launched its third shift lens in the past month –and it’s aworld-first ZOOMING shift!

More snippets of photography news from around the world

LOWEPRO’S NEW TACTIC Lowepro has announced an update

STORY BEHIND THE STILL

Crkva Svetog Marka (St Mark’s Church) “I

TIMELESS Beauty

Peter Fenech joins Thomas Speck on the streets of Paris to learn the secrets to capturing classic black-and-white city scenes

PART 2 BECOME A MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHER

Build lasting relationships with publications for regular lucrative assignments over many years

Photo CV

We profile an expert photographer’s career journey for insight on becoming established in the industry

Career advice

Claire Gillo speaks to agraphic designer and photographer plus offers her advice on the best sturdy tripods on abudget

How do I make a living from a creative career?

Professional photographer and graphic designer Rachael Ryder explains the pros and cons of balancing the demands of two creative careers

WHY SHOTS WORK

Name: Freezing in the Sun Date:

10 WAYS TO SHOOT SHARPER

Start shooting sharper shots in seconds with these top 10 killer tips

GET A WINNING APPROACH

Ignite your passion and elevate your photography in 2025 with expert advice from five IPA Photographers of the Year

AIM FOR ABSTRACTS

Architecture and Abstract POTY, Gleici Rufatto, explains how she creates new perspectives on urban landscapes

CRAFT CONCEPTUAL FRAMES

Fine art POTY, Paul Szimák, discusses his painterly imagery with amessage

DIVE IN!

Nature POTY winner, Ben Yavar, explains the beauty beneath the surface, the challenges of working underwater and his winning image ‘Sardines’

FOCUS ON THE SUBJECT

People POTY, Maryam Firuzi, offers insight into her winning IPA images and advice on documenting adiverse culture

CAPTURE THE MOMENT

Event POTY Chaz Niell describes what it takes to successfully capture political demonstrations

ENTER 2025...

…with motivational input and expertise from this year’s five POTY winners

HIGH-KEY WILDLIFE

Martin Goff explains how to enhance your wildlife images using the high-key technique to highlight the colour and detail in your subjects

Craft creative bokeh

Shape your aperture to create mesmerising out-of-focus backdrops

Blast golden hour into the Stratosphere

Accentuate the natural colours of golden hour with targeted masking in Photoshop

Three simple techniques to improve any photo

Apply Texture and Clarity reductions, add a vignette and create amatte effect in Lightroom

Let it snow!

Add snow to your all-year-round landscape shots

ABITTE FART

Zuzana Rainet tells Kim Bunermann about her innovative food imagery that crosses the boundary between photography and art

Zuzana’s equipment

Afood photographer’s kit picks

SUNRISE TO SUNSET

We joined up with online photography game GuruShots to print the winning images from the Sunrise to Sunset challenge

SHOT OF THE MONTH

Photographer: Liz Mitchell Title: Frozen Bubble Location: Eaton,

THE BEST OF MAGICAL HUES

The winners of our latest contest with Photocrowd have been revealed

CONSERVATION STATUS: VULNERABLE

Natalia Poniatowska on her Humanature project, which documents the current issues within nature conservation

Photo Kit Leaderboard 2024

Our real-time report on the very best gear available for you right now

BEST FULL-FRAME CAMERA

If you’re after maximum quality images, its larger pixels mean that afull-frame camera is the best place to start

BEST APS-C CAMERA

Alighter and more compact body

BEST MICRO 4/3 CAMERA

OM System OM-1 Mark II This Micro

BEST MEDIUM-FORMAT CAMERA

Fujifilm GFX 100 II

BEST EDITING SOFTWARE

DxO PhotoLab 8

BEST DSLR CAMERA

Old-school tech has life in it yet

BEST WIDE-ANGLE LENS

For even greater frame width Prime lenses Zoom lenses

BEST STANDARD LENS

Essential for all-round use Prime lenses Zoom lenses

BEST SPECIALIST LENS

Prime lenses Zoom lenses For something alittle different

BEST TELEPHOTO LENS

Zoom in closer to the action Prime lenses Zoom lenses

BEST LIGHTING

Take full control of the lighting conditions

BEST FILTERS

1Urth Magnetic Circular Polarizing (CPL) SPECIFICATION Price £49-135

BEST MACRO LENS

For capturing the world up close

BEST TRIPOD

Using atripod is the key to sharper shots

Fujifilm X-M5

Gareth Bevan discovers the ideal camera for content creators and casual shooters

Canon ImagePrograf Pro-1100

With better blues and bolder blacks, James Artaius says this pro printer has it all

Canon RF28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM

Dan Mold explores this standard zoom alternative, which lacks ared ring but packs in alot of features

Nikon Z 50mm f/1.4

This cost-cutting swift nifty fifty has plenty to offer Z-system users. Matthew Richards investigates

ACCESS RIES

Acollection of the best fun-yet-functional products out there for photographers