When Zak van Biljon found himself needing inspiration he turned to the world of near-infrared photography, and the result is a major new book that explores an alternative world full of psychedelic colours and mystical landscapes. Feast your eyes on some amazing photos as Zak explains how it's done.| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: London is one of the world’s great capital cities, rich in history and home to an eclectic mix of historic and cutting-edge modern architecture. Aerial specialist Ben Moore’s new book offers a fresh and revealing new perspective on some very familiar landmarks.| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: A murmuration, the incredible sight of thousands of starlings flying in intricate patterns in what appears to be perfect synch, is one of nature’s most spectacular sights, and it’s a spectacle that’s entranced photographer Kathryn Cooper, who never tires of capturing its transient beauty.| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: Every good pro knows that you should always be investing in training and personal development, and the Thrive events organised by Photography Farm provide wedding photographers with an opportunity to learn from the very best while enjoying some serious networking!| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: Innovative software specialist Evoto AI has used its first-ever branding event, Evoto One, to debut a new range of AI-powered products and features for digital creatives, while expanding into new audiences with mobile and video solutions.| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: SOFTWARE GIANT DxO has announced the launch of PhotoLab 9, said to offer the biggest upgrade to the company’s flagship editing software in the last twenty years. Version 9 introduces masking powered by AI that guarantees supremely accurate selections, allowing photographers to create local adjustments with more precision than ever.| Professional Photo
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Pro Photo Mag: Asus has updated its hugely popular ProArt 16 laptop with the addition of the formidable Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 GPU, and it’s further improved an already top-end performer that’s been designed very much with the professional creative in mind.| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: Given the opportunity to share his photographic impression of a P&O European cruise, Rankin used the gloriously wide-open brief of this dream assignment to produce a series of lively images that are being exhibited this month at Battersea Power Station.| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: Birds have served as an enduring inspiration to contemporary photographers, and a new book reinforces the point by bringing together over 200 stunning images as it seeks to dig deeper to find out why this subject has proved to have such wide universal appeal.| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: Following the acquisition of RED by Nikon last year, further confirmation of the increasingly close collaboration between the two companies has arrived with the news of the launch of the latest addition to the Z Cinema range, the ZR.| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: If you love the visual arts there’s no better place to work than in a busy photo retail store where you’re handling the latest kit on a daily basis and meeting others who share your passion. For David Johnson, a sales consultant at Wex in Cambridge, it’s proved the perfect foil to his second life as a passionate and involved sports photographer.| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: The perfect antidote to files sitting on hard drives gathering digital dust is the rise of the printed photo book, and an 80-strong collective is determined to provide the self-help needed to ensure that this trend continues its impressive upwards trajectory.| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: The work of iconic photographer Bruce Weber might be familiar, but much less is known about his personal life and motivations. All that is set to change, however, following the publication of his immense new Tashen book, ‘My Education,’ and we’re giving the chance to win a copy in our latest Friday Fix giveaway!| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: London is getting set for its first-ever FUJIKINA event, which will see two long weekends celebrating creativity, community and, of course, photography. Tickets are selling fast, so be sure to book your place at an immersive, hands-on festival that’s designed for photographers of all levels.| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: There’s a big new pro-spec camera in the market in the form of the newly announced Hasselblad X2D II 100C, and it’s accompanied by a freshly launched 35-100mm standard zoom, backpack and filters.| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: In a highly competitive field, those wedding photographers who can add video production to their offering are in a position to not only give clients something they appreciate but it can also add a useful extra revenue stream to the business without requiring huge amounts of training or investment.| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: With more and more professionals having to consider adding video to their output, the introduction of a lightweight portable LED unit from Elinchrom is big news. Bjorn Thomassen took the 100C out on a professional shoot on a local beach to see how it performed in the field.| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: Gurvir Johal takes the inspiration for his wedding photography from some unusual sources, including old masters such as Michelangelo and Caravaggio, and it’s given him a unique and fine-art based look that’s proved hugely popular with his Asian and Indian wedding clientele.| Professional Photo
Pro Photo Mag: CEWE HAS NAMED its first-ever UK winner at the world’s largest photography competition, the CEWE Photo Award, which this year attracted more than 650,000 entries globally, the highest in its history.| Professional Photo
Need juice on the go? Then check out Acer’s versatile Portable Power Station, and the current offer of a free solar panel worth up to £399 with every purchase! Dive in and confidently head off-grid, safe in the knowledge that Acer’s outstanding range of products will have you covered.| Professional Photo
You might feel secure having wedding bookings going forward several months but there’s always the possibility of a cancellation coming along to mess up the cashflow. Why do they happen, and is there anything you can do to soften the blow when it does?| Professional Photo
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway, with upcoming celebrations including The Greatest Gathering, the world’s largest-ever congregation of historic and modern trains. It’s an event top specialist Jack Boskett can’t wait to attend, and we caught up for some tips on how to create railway imagery that can stand out from the crowd.| Professional Photo
All wedding photographers should be aiming for good, a level that can be enough to keep the work flowing into your business. But if you really want to progress you need to be looking to take the next step, and to give yourself the creative space you need to become truly great at what you do.| Professional Photo
Samsung memory cards are highly regarded by the professional, and the company’s latest PRO Plus MicroSDXC cards offer a stunning performance, with Class 10-rated read/write speeds of up to 180/130 MB/s. Enter our latest pop-up competition for a chance to win one!| Professional Photo
There’s nothing like visiting somewhere fresh and exciting to fire up the urge to shoot some pictures, and now we’re in the season where travel is very much on the agenda why not dig out some of your best shots and enter them into the latest World Travel Photography Awards?| Professional Photo
Freshly launched, PureRAW 5 is the latest version of DxO’s formidable RAW processing software, and it promises even better noise reduction, more control over adjustments, new tools for X-Trans sensors and a cleaner interface. Amy-Leigh Atkins takes a closer look.| Professional Photo
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AI - Artificial Intelligence - has been making waves in photography in recent years, revolutionizing the way we approach the art of capturing images. But how does a modern photographer approach this area, what is the way forward for exif data and competitions? And how are the regulations developing for AI?| Professional Photo