Green shoots
Verdant Leisure has launched a new photo competition celebrating the best of British wildlife.
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Wildlife on show
The 2025 British Wildlife Photography Awards exhibition is on tour! You can see the winning images at Nunnington Hall in North Yorkshire from 22 July to 7 September 2025 they’ll be on display at Nature in Art in Gloucester.
Aerial achievement
Congratulations to regular OP reader Chris Harrison who has been shortlisted in the inaugural International Aerial Photographer of the Year competition.
Capture motion in wildlife
Lowering your shutter speed may seem counter-intuitive when photographing fast-moving wildlife, but it’s a great way to capture more expressive images, says Ben Hall.
Shoot great summer landscapes
While summer may not be landscape photographers’ favourite time of year, there are numerous ways you can get creative, from using polarisers to shooting after dark, says Drew Buckley.
Shoot for the stars
Featuring a year’s worth of weekly assignments, Josh Dury’s new book is designed to build your confidence as a night photographer. He shares some ideas for taking breathtaking shots of lunar landscapes and the Milky Way.
Cornwall underwater
The cyclical nature of the seasons holds sway in the oceans just as much as it does on land. In OP 319 underwater photographer Martin Stevens explains how this affects the subaquatic wildlife around the UK’s southernmost county.
In conversation with Matt Oliver
Commercial advertising creative by trade and Peak District landscaper by vocation, Matt Oliver has the rare distinction of being both a professional and an amateur photographer.
Terra Silva
Dorin Bofan is a Romanian nature photographer and guide whose latest book explores his love of trees. In OP 319 he talks to Graeme Green about his favourite forests, dealing with bears and why it’s important to stay curious.
Wild isles
Although the main purpose of Lawrence Smith’s trip was to visit his daughter, the Falklands’ bleak but wondrous landscapes and abundance of wildlife presented him with the photographic opportunity of a lifetime.