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.

7 days • A week in photography

This week in 1940 • TREASURES FROM THE HULTON ARCHIVE

The AP Christmas cover competition • Each year we give you the readers a chance to see your photo on the cover of the Christmas issue. AP Editor Nigel Atherton reveals the shortlisted entries

Geoff Harris recalls some of the year’s photographic highs and lows

What’s up

What’s down

A tough year, but signs of hope

Makers and retailers adapt to lockdown

A year of change for Olympus

Gone but not forgotten

Image-editing market strong & diverse

How has Covid-19 impacted the photography industry? • As with wider society, 2020 will be a year to remember for makers, retailers and photographers. Geoff Harris gives an overview of a still-unfolding saga

Latest results • A snapshot of how the big four makers have been faring in this uniquely tough year

From the archive • Nigel Atherton looks back at past AP issues

Creative isolation • Faced with a strict lockdown, Kristina Makeeva turned her attention towards creating something beautiful. These are the results

LETTER OF THE WEEK

Win!

Amateur Photographer

Inbox • Email 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. Thanks for your understanding.

Fragile nature • Renowned landscape pro Colin Prior wanted to say something new about the loss of so many birds’ habitats, so he turned to an extraordinary egg collection. Ailsa McWhinnie finds out more

Colin’s close-up process

FUJIFILM X Inspired by colour • Colour and tonality are vital ingredients in successful photography and Fujifilm knows them better than any other company

Great handling for all kinds of photographers • The new Fujifilm X-S10 brings DSLR-style handling to the X Series

A moment in time • During the first lockdown, Harry Borden wanted to use the abundance of time for something valuable. The result was this set of beautiful portraits – which he tells Amy Davies more about

Behind the print • Justin Minns shares how he prepared this stunning Yosemite landscape for the best possible print

PREPARING FOR PRINTING

Justin’s top tips

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Meet our GuruShots winners • We showcase all the winning images sent in by GuruShots members on the theme of Animal World

Review of the Year 2020 • It wasn’t all bad news – here are our photographic highlights of the past 12 months

Our images of the year • At AP we see thousands of images each year, so it takes something pretty special to grab our attention. Here are our favourites from 2020 and the reasons why

Pictures of the year 2020: contributors’ choices • Some of AP’s key contributors choose their most memorable images of 2020

Pictures of the year 2020: picture editors’ choices • We asked some of the UK’s top picture editors to explain the stand-out image they saw during a tumultuous 2020

Read all about it • Discover the AP team’s selection of...