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Welcome to issue 118

See the winners of our latest NPOTY competition

Air-to-air ace

Our Apprentice joins aviation pro Darren Harbar on an air-to-air sortie and photographs a vintage stunt plane

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Our favourite Nikon images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year

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Underwater Photography

Journey under the sea with underwater photographer extraordinaire Alex Mustard as he details the kit, tips and tricks he uses to tame the mighty briny deep

Shoot to sell

Turning professional means one thing above all others: the need to sell your photographs…

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Shoot portraits with flare

Project one: Core skills

Snap a kitty cat

Project two: Creative techniques

Can you feel the aurora?

Projec t three: Essen tial gear skills

Recolour your backdrops

Project five: Adobe CC

Pixlr perfect

Project six: Photo apps

Liquid motion

Project Seven: The big project

Tropical composite

Project four: Affinity Photo

Paint drops

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Picture within a picture

Just look a little deeper into your scenes and uncover the potential of compositions

GURCHARAN ROOPRA

More wildlife photographers than ever are jostling for position on Africa’s safari game drives, and Kenya’s Gurcharan Roopra is one of the newer faces gaining attention. Keith Wilson finds out what makes his photography stand out and succeed in a very competitive area…

Working high in the Tuscan hills

Photographer Michele Belloni documents the traditional – and sadly disappearing – trades of Amiata

Readers’ letters

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Porsche portraits

Paul Barlow tours the country in his beloved Porsche and photographs the stunning scenery he encounters along the way

In your face

Julie Voyer manages to capture the noise, atmosphere and aggression of heavy metal gigs in a still image, here’s how she does it…

FEED YOUR MIND

Ask Matthew...

Our resident Nikon expert Matthew Richards answers your questions and solves your problems. If you have a Nikon-related question, email it to mail@nphotomag.com

If you go down to the woods today

Tom Mason Wild Life

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2020

The search for the world’s best Nikon photographer of 2020 continues! Each issue the monthly N-Photo POTY 2020 photo contest’s top 10 images are selected by the N-Photo team. This issue’s competition has the theme of seascape photography…

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New gear

Here’s what caught our eye this month

Help me buy an L bracket

Shoot both horizontal and vertical compositions with ease – an L bracket allows quick switching between orientations for landscapes

Laowa 11mm f/4.5 FF RL £769/$799

This Laowa is a super-small, crazily compact ultra-wide – does its function match its form?

Fast tele-zooms

Fast telephoto zooms are a favourite the world over. Here are the best buys…

Longer, faster, better

Here’s how to pick out the fast tele-zoom that’s best for your needs

The winner is… Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

This Z-mount lens is the last word on fast tele-zooms

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You’ve earned it

Mike Harris thinks the notion that photography newcomers need to earn the best camera gear is a load of poppycock

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