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Gifts & giveaways

Free e-book to download 101 Dream Travel Locations

TRÈS CHIC: NIKON GOES RETRO WITH THE Z FC

New Nikon Z system camera embraces the styling of decades past

STORY BEHIND THE STILL

Photographer’s name: Jürg Homberger Website: Photocrowd: Jürg Homberger

HIGH AND LOW

Richard Garriott has taken a Canon camera to space and the deepest place on Earth. He shares the power of photography to inform and inspire young people

The Gallery

Travel Photographer of the Year awards 2020

SHOT OF THE MONTH

Photographer: William Patino Location: Fiordland, New Zealand www.williampatino.com

THE BEST OF BEAUTIFUL GARDENS

The winners of our latest contest with Photocrowd have been revealed

THE BEST OF MAGICAL MACRO

The winners of our latest contest with Photocrowd have been revealed

KIT INTRO

The expert and independent reviews of gear we’ve bagged this issue

Minimalist seascapes

Claire Gillo shadows photographer Neil Burnell for a minimalist seascape photo shoot along the idyllic South Devon coastline

5 WAYS TO BOOST SOCIAL MEDIA

Social platforms a bit quiet? Re-energise your community

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WORKING WITH A SECOND SHOOTER

Claire Gillo chats to two pros in the industry and shares their top tips for working with another photographer

Career advice

This issue Claire Gillo answers more of your burning questions and shares her top tips for being professional on a budget

Why should I buy second-hand?

Andrew Unwin from MPB shares his top tips for buying used photography equipment and answers some of our key questions

UPGRADE YOUR KIT

Take a step up and unlock new image possibilities with the perfect kit

Lenses and accessories

Upgrade your glass and peripherals to build the perfect system for your photographic needs

50 pro photo tips

Discover surefire and savvy advice from the pros at Creator Circuit on everything from lifestyle to landscapes

Create an ethereal woodland scene

Shoot a landscape with a fairytale theme using complex lighting and layering techniques

SHOOT COLOURFUL LANDSCAPES

Manage exposure and colour when capturing scenes with bright, dominant hues

Cleaning up your photos

Create distraction-free compositions with advanced retouching

Balancing warmer and cooler tones

Add depth to your images with colour contrast

READY FOR YOUR CLOSE-UP?

You don’t need to spend a small fortune on own-brand lenses for macro photography. We’ve searched out the best of the independents

Nik Collection 4 by DxO

DxO has made some significant upgrades to its most popular plugins and added an interesting collection of ‘meta-presets’. Angela Nicholson takes a closer look

Canon

RF 85mm f2 IS Macro STM

Fujifilm

XF 70-300mm f4-5.6 R LM OIS WR

ACCESSORIES

A collection of ten fun-yet-functional products out there for photographers

THE GAME OF LIKES

Like or hate social media, my creative life would not be the same without it, says Verity Milligan