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The Fujifilm X100VI and its predecessors are among the world’s most sought-after cameras. So the idea of producing a larger medium-format version with the 102MP sensor from the GFX series is a very compelling proposition, especially if the upscaled camera is still compact enough to fit in a jacket pocket. This week Andy Westlake puts the new GFX100RF through its paces to see if it lives up to its promise. Also this week we showcase a selection of images from this year’s World Press Photo, and the private photo album of Queen Victoria’s daughter-in-law, Princess Alexandra. Finally our forthcoming Festival of Outdoor Photography is just two weeks away so grab your tickets now if you havent already done so. Details are on page 38. Our cover image is by Andy…

DxO has launched version 8 of the Nik Collection, a long-established suite of creative plug-ins for Lightroom, Photoshop and other programs that includes the popular Silver Efex for black & white conversion. The new Silver Efex enables you to view the original colour image while working in black & white, features new local adjustments (ClearView and Selective Tones), easier to use filters and sports a more streamlined interface. Furthermore, you can now import masks directly from Photoshop into any Nik plug-in and there is a new customisable Photoshop panel, replacing the traditional Nik Palette. ‘Your masks remain accessible at every step of the workflow, whether they originate from Photoshop or a Nik Collection plugin,’ DxO explained. Bringing edits back into Photoshop is easier, too. You can convert edits into a…

Zélie Hallosserie, a 21-year-old French photographer whose documentary work illuminates the urgent realities of migration and exile in northern France, has been named winner of the inaugural Saltzman-Leibovitz Photography Prize. The prize, set up by celebrated portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz and philanthropist and photographer Lisa Saltzman, awarded $10,000 to Hallosserie, with the other $10,000 going to runners up Elena Kalinichenko (Ukraine), Ka’Vozia Glynn (United States), Praise Hassan (Nigeria), Toma Hurduc (Romania), and Trâm Nguyen Quang (Netherlands). The shortlisted photographers will be exhibited at Photo London from 15-18 May.…

£50, Thames and Hudson, hardback, 208 pages, ISBN: 9780500029206 Few photographers possess the ability to blur the line between dream and reality quite like Paolo Roversi. His work, often described as ethereal and painterly, has defined decades of fashion photography. His new book, Paolo Reversi, offers an intimate exploration of his artistic vision, presenting familiar works and previously unseen images. Roversi’s long-standing relationship with Polaroid sits at the heart of his practice – a connection he once dubbed ‘Paoloroid’. Since the early 1980s, he has used large-format Polaroid film for most of his work, in both colour and black & white. Its soft tones and instant results lend his portraits their signature dreamlike quality. Often shot in the studio, his images strike a delicate balance between intimacy and theatre –…

It would be wrong to say that looking through the winning images and finalists from World Press Photo is a treat. Of course, it’s a showcase of some of the most striking, impactful and highly-skilled photojournalism, but it’s also harrowing, sad and at times disturbing. The important work of these brave photojournalists should never be underestimated. The power of the lens is arguably more needed than ever, and the photos on these pages – and from the overall winners – are just a fraction of what is put onto the pages and screens that surround us every day. This year, World Press Photo is in its 70th year, and is perhaps reflecting a world more divided than it has ever been – though it feels like we say that quite…

LETTER OF THE WEEK Thoughts on AI Despite predictions to the contrary, AI is not going to kill photography. Photography did not kill traditional art – we still get great paintings and drawings. AI may use others’ work to ‘learn’ from but so has photography copied images and styles of old artists. An Ansel Adams image still stands out as his work. I use the AI tools in Luminar Neo to speed up my photo editing, doing stuff that I would not attempt without it. As someone who sees photography as an art form, I am more than prepared to use these powerful tools to create an image I like. But personally, I draw a line at using the library of skies and images taken by other people to enhance…

ANDY WESTLAKE Technical Editor Andy tests the Fujifilm GFX100RF, a 102MP medium-format compact camera AMY DAVIES Features Editor Amy picks the best of the World Press Photo, and tests the Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.2 JOHN WADE Our expert on vintage kit tests the Chuzhao Retro Camera, a miniature digital TLR DAMIEN DEMOLDER Former AP editor Damien writes about new perspectives in Final Analysis JESSICA MILLER Dep Online Editor Our social media manager, Jessica picks out great reader images on page 42 BOB NEWMAN In his regular Tech Talk column, Professor Newman provides guidance on another technical issue…

Android smartphone maker TECNO has launched the Shot on Camon contest for 2025. One overall winner will receive the grand prize of $10,000 while each of the three category winners will receive a Gold Prize ($5,000), Silver Prize ($3,000), and Bronze Prize ($1,000). All winners also stand a chance to join an exclusive photography tour in London, organised in conjunction with AP. The closing date is 30 September and full details are at shotoncamon.com.…

A new edition of this book is a real treat for both photography and gardening fans. It shows off the quirky world of the postwar British gardening scene, beautifully captured by one of the people at its epicentre. Valerie Finnis was a noted alpine-grower and plantswoman, but she was also a skilled photographer, too. She is said to have created an unparalleled record of the gardening scene of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. She travelled around the UK to meet gardening greats and photograph them in their gardens. There’s Vita Sackville-West at Sissinghurst, Lady Birley at Charleston Manor, Roald Dahl at Great Missenden and more besides. The photographs are wonderfully composed, but there’s also a sense of cheekiness. I particularly liked the bright and garish colours that pop out from…

● £55 (on Amazon, prices vary elsewhere)● www.chuzhao.co The Chuzhao looks like a vintage Rolleiflex twin lens reflex (TLR). But, at a mere 9x5x4cm, it’s about half the size – and it’s digital. A true TLR uses two lenses, the lower one to shoot the picture on film, the upper one to reflect its image, via an angled mirror, up to a focusing screen under a hood on top of the body. The Chuzhao’s upper ‘lens’ does nothing. The lower lens shoots images to produce 3,456x3,456 pixel files, while displaying their images before, during and after exposure on a tiny 3.5x3.5cm screen under the top-mounted hood. Unlike a true TLR, whose mirror laterally reverses the viewfinder image, the Chuzhao image is correctly orientated. A slot for a micro-SD card sits…

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Car giant Peugeot has released images from the world’s first photoshoot powered entirely by plants, soil and water. The automobile maker, in collaboration with bio-design studio Nova Innova, used 30 microbial fuel cells to generate the power needed for the shoot of its new E-5008 electric car. These microbial fuel cells, buried in the soil, capture electrons, which are connected to batteries that are continuously charged. Ten of these cells were powered by organic waste from 11 individual plants, while a further ten were powered using a combination of 188 litres of mud and 94 litres of water. The final ten cells were powered by 60 litres of mud and two litres of used coffee grounds. Specialist car photographer George Williams took the pictures, and you can learn more about…

This article arises from another reader contribution, from Clifford Brown LRPS. Clifford submitted his analysis of the merits of different methods of using a normal lens for macro work and asked whether his conclusions were correct. Indeed they were, and the resulting suggestions are useful if setting up a macro rig without a specialist lens. In summary, using a combination of tele-converter and extension tubes, rather than the tubes by themselves, results in a larger effective f-number for a given magnification and therefore a dimmer image on the sensor. But it does provide a useful additional distance between the lens and subject as well as more depth-of-field. When plenty of light is available, this can make it the preferable option. I suspect that the full set of calculations would be…

‘Ah blimey! Why didn’t I see that shot?’ exclaimed Harry. ‘We were standing right next to each other, for goodness sake.’ Barry shoved the rear screen of his camera a little closer to Harry’s face so he could get a better look at his masterpiece. ‘That’s pretty annoying,’ muttered a despondent Harry with a dark cloud forming above his head. ‘Maybe I should be taking up woodwork instead.’ So, why didn’t Harry see the shot? Well there could be all number of reasons, but having met both these imaginary characters many times I’d say the most likely reason is that Barry just sees things differently. Be more Barry This sort of scenario plays out on almost every photography workshop I run. Usually there’s one person who goes out of their…