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Record year for Focus on Imaging

This year’s Focus on Imaging exhibition at Birmingham’s NEC is reported to have attracted more visitors than ever before.

Amateur Photographer say 37,352 people attended Europe’s biggest annual imaging show – up 3,000 from 2009.

Panasonic, who were at the event for…

Philip Dunn’s Silliest Photography Assignment

Philip Dunn's silliest photography assignment - putting Will Carling's head in a cannibal's cooking pot in Fiji

Digital Economy Bill almost Law

The Digital Economy Bill gets its third and final reading in the House of Lords toady, March 15th. It is now almost certain that this Bill, which will seriously affect photographers’ copyright to their images, will become law within the next few weeks

Street photography on Menorca Photo Holiday

I made my living from travel photography for more years than I can count - mostly on assignments for The Sunday Times but for many of UK's top magazines and newspapers - it is an art that needs to be learned - and is best learned from experience. I am able to pass on countless tricks of the trade that can ensure you always get the picture you want

Happy Birthday Christian

It is my son Christian's birthday today

Loss of Photographers’ Rights – a personal view

The Digital Economy Bill is being railroaded though Parliament by the unelected Minister, Lord Mandelson. This and other government legislation will severely affect the rights and freedoms of photographers in Britain