Amateur Photographer

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Amateur Photographer is the world's oldest weekly magazine for photography enthusiasts. With its unique weekly format, it is the first for news and events, plus features on techniques, equipment tests and darkroom advice. It appeals to those interested in buying and learning about digital and film photographic equipment, wanting advice on improving their technique, and learning about the greats in photography. Regular features on reader portfolios, darkroom, digital, black & white and photographer profiles ensure all areas of photography are covered. With an audience of dedicated photography enthusiasts.

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THIS WEEK’S CONTRIBUTORS

Keenly priced sports zoom from Sigma

Major photo competition furore

Pentax brand’s ‘shock’ return

Eco-friendly pinhole camera released

Viewpoint Damien Demolder • Content Credentials might stop malicious fakes, but only if the system is widely adopted

Port Talbot UFO Investigation Club by Roo Lewis £40, GOST Books, hardcover, 136 pages, ISBN: 9781910401989 • A touching long-term documentary project takes a closer look at an oft-overlooked Welsh town, discovers Amy Davies

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

Is the Sony Alpha 9 III really a game-changer? • The new Sony A9 III is the first camera with a global shutter sensor. It’s technically very exciting, says Andy Westlake, but beware of getting caught up in the hype

One camera, fixed lens: infinite possibilities • Premium compacts are professional-level cameras that are typically used for street photography, yet can be used to shoot a much wider range of subjects than you might expect. We speak to photographers who use the limitations of their cameras as a catalyst for creativity and a sense of liberation…

Collaboration? • A new book looking at the relationship between photographer and sitter is an engaging and complex study, finds Damien Demolder

Capturing the moment • An exhibition that claims to explore the relationship between painting and photography fails to deliver on its promise, says Tracy Calder. However, if you like great art and you’re willing to ignore the brief, you’re in for a treat

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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

How to layer images with blend modes • In Affinity Photo 2 you can turn your photographs into textured illustrations and artwork. Rod Lawton explores the power of blend modes

Join the Club • The need for a postal club was the basis of this society forming in 1931

Leica M11-P • Leica adds Content Credentials hardware to the M11-P for tracking the manipulation history of its images. Damien Demolder takes a look

SECOND-HAND CLASSIC Canon EOS 80D • Canon’s double-digit DSLR is a bargain when you consider that good-condition used examples can be bought from £399

Xiaomi 13T Pro • Xiaomi’s latest model is the most affordable Leica-branded phone on the market. But can it live up to the name? Joshua Waller reviews it

Tony Kemplen on the … Kodak Brownie Cresta 3 • This Brownie camera was picked up for £3 at a flea market in Chesterfield

Buying Guide • Our comprehensive listing of key camera specifications

Final Analysis Damien Demolder considers... • Sycamore Gap Tree on Hadrian’s Wall Now Lies on the Ground, 2023