Amateur Photographer

Amateur Photographer is the world’s oldest weekly photographic magazine, established in 1884. It is the respected authority for news and reviews, with detailed tests and investigations on the latest equipment. The weekly contents include interviews and columns from many of the world’s leading photographers and practical technique to inspire and enthuse the devoted readership, to whom taking photos is far more than just a hobby. Essential reading for those interested in buying photographic equipment or wanting advice about improving their picture taking. Amateur Photographer is published 51 times a year. Subscribe now and save money on the retail price.

Welcome

THIS WEEK’S CONTRIBUTORS

Leica celebrates its centenary with Special Edition cameras

Major Meyerowitz exhibition

100 Leica Stories

The six-million-pound camera

Viewpoint Isabella Ruffatti • This is the reason I prefer budget phones for photography, Isabella Ruffatti explains

Frontier by Jim Krantz • Frontier, the latest cinematic sweep from American photographer Jim Krantz, lassos the myths of the cowboy and rides it straight into the dust-blown heart of the American West. This ain’t just a book – it’s a widescreen, sun-scorched dream of grit, heritage, and hallelujah light, says Peter Dench

Grace by Scott Offen

Small Museum by Simone Rosenbauer

Don, Dench and the French • It’s advised never to meet your heroes – but what about exhibit alongside them? Peter Dench heads to the French countryside to find out

Clean up your (raw) act • However good your camera and lens, raw files usually benefit from some processing and tweaking. Rod Lawton shares some essential enhancements

How should you save your processed raw files? • What is your editing workflow? Here’s how the process of cleaning up your raw files can fit in

Panasonic Lumix S1IIE • This 24MP camera promises the ‘essentials’, but is it just playing second-best to its higher-end S1II sibling? Andy Westlake finds out

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE • This mid-priced phone is a ‘Fan Edition’ of the S24 series, and offers a cheaper option than the S24/S25, writes Joshua Waller

Colbor CineFlare CF5 • Colbor’s first fog machine is low-cost and easy to use, says Damien Demolder

Professor Newman on…Match as match can • The RGB colour space, and the colour matching experiments on which ‘colour science’ is based

Round One: The Best of the Rest • The APOY judges choose their favourite images that didn’t make the top ten of our Black & White category

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Inbox • Write to the Editor at ap.ed@kelsey.co.uk and include your full postal address. Please don’t send letters in the post as there is no one in the office to receive them. Replies are from the Editor unless otherwise stated

THIS WEEK WE ASKED... • How do you organise your photos? You said...

It's good to share • Our favourite photos posted by readers on our social media channels this week

Join the Club • Conwy Camera Club, celebrating its 80th anniversary, is a friendly club for all lovers of photography

Best Buys • A round-up of the AP testing team’s favourite and most highly rated kit, including both cameras and all kinds of accessories, across a wide range of price points

Final Analysis • John Wade considers… Pattie Boyd by Michael Ward, 1964