Beyond the Frame Directory

My ten best-loved books of 2024 and an opportunity to win your favourite.

Independent journalism is imperilled. Threats to democracy are intensifying. What can we do?

Photographing Chinese New Year at Bangkok’s largest and most important Chinese Buddhist temple, Wat Mangkon Kamalawat. Plus my podcast highlights of 2024.

Download a free Cyanometer, two TV storytelling highlights from 2024, Travel Photographer of the Year winners announced, and the reason why a two-week writing break lasted three months.

The perfect place to sit, Nizammudin, the sacred music of Qawwali, Nusrat, Jeff Buckley, and The Lifeboat Station Project.

The unexpected benefits of isolation and Mark Hollis on the value of silence.

Putting a spring in your step with a love letter to dance and the art of Jumpology.

A magazine assignment with three award-winning filmmakers, an essential colour calibration tool and, best of all, remembering The Champions!

Reasons to be cheerful and expressions of gratitude. Plus new photography zines, competitions and workshops.

“Make more photos of fewer things.” A reminder that photography should be dynamic; a ballet of observation, movement and timing.

Touching tales from photographers on a Desert Island, news of the Lee Miller biopic, and announcing the winner of our Shipping Forecast competition.

Storytelling: The Opening Frame and why it’s such an essential ingredient for a photo essay.

A love letter to a poetic institution and details of a special competition.

In this Lightroom tutorial, I explain how you can apply dynamic noise-reduction settings to all images, regardless of exposure settings or ISO, with a one-click preset.

I’m trying to come to terms with the end of summer, reigniting a long-held affection for the Mekong, watching a thought-provoking documentary, and announcing the result of my Focal Length competition.

Searching for sisters after an earthquake in Nepal PLUS how to optimise Lightroom Classic for maximum efficiency.

In this edition (deep breath) Darkroom prints, Focal lengths extra, a Prize Competition, a Photo-sharing app, a superb Photography Documentary, and how to recover $25,000 of stolen camera gear.

Focal lengths. What are they and how do we use them?

Join me on a leisurely summer walk, plus Conkers! (Also documentaries, a photo contest, and a new Leica iPhone app.)

Answers to: Why is Milan Man spinning around? Is there really a monk on the Cathedral roof? Which part of the Milanese bull has been reinforced? Plus, What’s a Splash Screen and can I make one?

An audio journey to Bhutan with much giggling, singing and chanting plus an introduction to the must-watch, Oscar-tipped, Netflix documentary, Mountain Queen.

How to photograph lightning and how to process photos of lightning in Lightroom Classic.

For the love of the Zine. An elusive pink tram. Plus news of “Foto”, a new photo-sharing platform dedicated to photographers’ interests.

What is your camera’s "Serendipity Rating" and how to improve it — plus when to use a watermark and how to make a custom watermark in Lightroom.

Why my favourite photography book is not what you might expect and lessons learned from blind photographers.

Slow shutter-speeds at Mumbai Railway Station and an essential Lightroom Identity Plate hack.

How still images can show the passing of time, Keanu Reeves, Marmite, Hedonic Adaptation and the dark arts of people who sketch.

The Signature Photograph — Finding the key image for a story on assignment and how to make digital Contact Sheets in Lightroom.

Tish Murtha — The life and work of the British Social Documentary Photographer

On assignment in Bangladesh, Journalistic Ethics of Child Protection and a Pro Guide to Data Backup.