Amateur Photographer

Amateur Photographer is the world’s oldest weekly photographic magazine, established in 1884. It is the respected authority for news and reviews, with detailed tests and investigations on the latest equipment. The weekly contents include interviews and columns from many of the world’s leading photographers and practical technique to inspire and enthuse the devoted readership, to whom taking photos is far more than just a hobby. Essential reading for those interested in buying photographic equipment or wanting advice about improving their picture taking. Amateur Photographer is published 51 times a year. Subscribe now and save money on the retail price.

Welcome

THIS WEEK’S CONTRIBUTORS

New full-frame Nikon Z compact zoom lens

Alarm over use of photo-editing software to get weight-loss jabs

Last chance to enter International Amateur Photographer of the Year

New Motorola flagship smartphone

Last chance to enter LCE contest

Viewpoint Gavin Stoker • Need a quick boost of your love hormone? Look at some photos, says our regular writer

Birds of a Feather, Particularly Parrots, Songbirds, Raptors, and Fowl • € 82,95 / $95, Warwick Editions and Workshop Arts, Hardcover, 208 pages, ISBN: 9798998563201

Books & exhibitions • The latest and best books and exhibitions from the world of photography

Elul • £75, Design by Wayne Ford, printed by Taylor Brothers, Softcover (Singer-Sewn Binding), 50 pages, ISBN: 9780995485631

Blended Families: A photographic conversation about family, memory, love and loss in 120 photographs • Flow Photographic Gallery, London, until 28 February, open by appointment Tuesday to Saturday. Visit: flowphotographic.gallery/contact/

A man on a mission • Andy Saunders has devoted years to restoring historic NASA space images. Steve Fairclough spoke to him about his new book on the Mercury and Gemini missions

Coal faces • The Ancestral Reverb project combines photography and other art forms to celebrate UK mining heritage – one of the photographers used vintage camera gear dating back to the 1860s, writes Steve Fairclough

Leica M EV1 • Leica’s first M-mount camera with an electronic viewfinder has the weight of history on its shoulders. Andy Westlake finds out how it stands up

Nikon Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S II • With a good size and excellent image quality, what is there to dislike about the newest generation Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8, asks Amy Davies

Benro QRB95 • Andy Westlake tests a bracket for easy switching between portrait and landscape shooting on a tripod

Canonflex • John Wade enthuses about Canon’s first 35mm SLR

Take your best ever night photos • The new flagship from leading Android smartphone maker HONOR, the Magic8 Pro, packs in a lot of features for photographers at a great price

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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

THIS WEEK WE ASKED... • What’s the photo you are most proud of?

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

Reader Portfolio • Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

Best Buys • A round-up of the AP testing team’s favourite and most highly rated kit, including both cameras and all kinds of accessories, across a wide range of price points

Final Analysis • Alíz Kovács-Zöldi considers… The Panthéon, 1924, by Eugène Atget