Amateur Photographer

The FINAL round of International Amateur Photographer of the Year 2025 is now open, and the theme is OPEN! 📷 Submit your entries before 2nd February 2026: photocrowd.com/photo-competit… #APOY2025 📷 Peyman Naderi

New issue on sale! If you’re looking for ideas for things to do in 2026, we’ve got 40 great ideas for free or cheap photo days out. Meanwhile we look at Art Deco cameras from the 1920s and ’30s and test an impressive Sigma superzoom. Get your copy: shop.kelsey.co.uk/single-issue/a…

The quirky and charming SnapRoll ultra-compact camera looks like a roll of film, similar in some ways to the Kodak Charmera keychain camera. Would you try one? amateurphotographer.com/latest/photo-n… 📷 Escura Camera

Congratulations to Phil Bishop for being selected as our final Picture of the Week of 2025! ‘This beautiful robin landed nearby... His quirky pose and bright personality are always a joy, robins never fail to make me smile!’ Instagram: philbishop.photography @thispicture_com

🌟 VOTE NOW! 🌟 Reward your favourite retailers in our Good Service Awards! Who has given the best customer service, advice and support this year? Give them the recognition they deserve by casting your votes here before 11:59pm GMT 18th January 2026: smartsurvey.co.uk/s/JFLR25/

What are your photography goals for 2026?

Show us your best photo taken during 2025! 👇📷🎉

🌟 VOTE NOW! 🌟 The AP Readers' Choice awards are open, and this is your chance to have your say on the best kit, retailers, community group, content creator, book, exhibition, and more! Cast your votes here before 11:59pm GMT 18th January 2026: smartsurvey.co.uk/s/JFLR25/

This is your last chance to get Festival of Photography tickets in our Christmas sale! If you're looking for a last minute gift for a loved one, or yourself, then you have until 11:59pm GMT on Boxing Day (26 December) to get tickets for just £25.99: kelsey.events/FestivalofPhot…

Winter is here in the northern hemisphere! 🥶 What are you looking forward to photographing?

Autumn in the northern hemisphere is coming to an end - let's see your best photo taken from the last few months!🍄🍂

New issue on sale - and it's the big one! In our Review of the Year, we reflect on the past 12 months: the best kit, images and books of 2025. We also share the top ten greatest photographers as voted for by a panel of experts shop.kelsey.co.uk/single-issue/a…

Describe your photography style in 2 words 👇📷

What’s better: an expensive camera and cheap lens, or a cheap camera and expensive lens? amateurphotographer.com/buying-advice/… 📷 Angela Nicholson

What's one thing you always forget to pack in your camera bag?

Congratulations to Chris Kinch for being selected as this week's Picture of the Week with 'Formerly Feral' of Nona the kitten mid-yawn 🐈 Instagram: LonelyKoiCamera @ThisPicture_com

Round Nine of International Amateur Photographer of the Year 2025 is now open, and the theme is Urban Life! 🏙️ Submit your urban and street photography here before 5th January 2026: photocrowd.com/photo-competit… #APOY2025 📷 Tommaso Carrara

New issue on sale! Andy Westlake takes a first look at the new Sony A7 V to see if it was worth the wait. Our big feature profiles the work of late US fashion photographer Rodney Smith, a name that is not as well known as it deserves to be. Get your copy: shop.kelsey.co.uk/single-issue/a…

Ever since the early days of the iPhone, Craig Grannell has been using it as his camera instead of 'real' cameras. Here's why: amateurphotographer.com/latest/opinion… 📷 Craig Grannell

What inspires your photography the most?