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Photojournalist Jeroen Swolfs

We chatted to photojournalist and serial traveller Jeroen Swolfs about his seven-year journey to photograph every country in the world.

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Street photographer Emmanuel Cole

“You need to warm up. Just like an athlete. You can’t just go out and take the best shot of the day!” Emmanuel Cole on shooting cold, London’s most eccentric characters and dystopian Hong Kong.

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Action photography with Andrey Golovanov & Sergey Kivrin

Canon Explorers, Andrey Golovanov & Sergey Kivrin talk about their love of action sports photography and the advantages of working as a team.

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Portrait photography with Jörg Kyas

Jörg Kyas on portraiture, relaxation and moving with the times.

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Art in Action with Lorenz Holder

Lorenz Holder shares his ideas and inspiration on creating art and action.

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Shooting long exposure with Stephen McNally

Hairdresser and Canon enthusiast, Stephen McNally, only took up photography 8 years ago. Now, with his own long exposure black and white photography exhibition, it has all happened so quickly for someone who has mastered the art of taking it slowly.

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Using winter light cleverly with Sébastien Devaud

A film director and producer for over 16 years, Sébastien Devaud is, above all, passionate about images.

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Capturing 'smiling souls' by Nelson Lourenço

Discover how Nelson captures moods through silence and smiling souls.

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Shooting Colour with Quentin Caffier

Canon Explorer, Quentin Caffier is based in Paris, where he works with a group of professional artists under the name ‘Five Monkeys Studio’.

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Capturing fast action

Born and raised in Bled, Slovenia, sports photographer Samo Vidic started as an amateur photographer at the age of 17.

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Harnessing autumn light

The shift towards the colours of autumn means that now is a great time to take a walk with your camera.

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Using available light with Clive Booth

Clive Booth is a fashion, beauty and portrait photographer, and a filmmaker. He is known for his distinctive style of selective focus in natural, available, continuous and found light, which gives his work an atmospheric, intimate and ethereal quality.

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Your photos, our favourites

Take a look at our favourites of your Gallery entries, based around this month’s theme of My City. Each photo gives us a glimpse of a unique scene or emotion, bringing alive an unforgettable experience.

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Including people in compositions to add a new dynamic

Norwegian photographer Johnny Haglund has always had a passion for wild, isolated, mystic places. After training as an engineer, he quickly realised that he ‘was not made to spend life working between four walls.

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Perfecting the art of the portrait by Christian Anderl

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Timing is everything by Eddie Keogh

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Seascape and action photographer by Steve Deer

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Shooting for sharks by Franco Banfi

Canon Explorer and award-winning wildlife photographer Franco Banfi explains his love for underwater photography, and what it’s like trying to get the perfect shot when you’re surrounded by blue sharks.

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Abstract photography

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Learn

Make the most of your products with our selection of top photography tutorials

Take better portraits

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Take your action photography to the next level

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Close Up

Macro is the perfect photographic activity for the autumn and winter months as it can be done indoors as well as out when the days are shorter and weather is less predictable.

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Wildlife

One of the keys to great wildlife photography is understanding animals' behaviour and using the right equipment for the situations you're shooting in and to achieve the results you want.

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Action photography

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Capturing Motion

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View the Gallery

Capture ever changing cities by Beno Saradzic

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My Profile

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