Beyond the Frame Directory

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.

Ukraine — Stories of two years of war, a children’s charity in Ukraine and Portraits of new UK Members of Parliament.

Images from India's Pushkar Camel Fair and a guide to Importing/Ingesting images in Adobe Lightroom Classic.

This week's newsletter, inspired by two limited-edition photographs which hang on my office wall, is a tribute to singer Sinéad O'Connor.

The unexpected benefits of personal photography projects

Answering the questions: Where is Tom's Diner? Why is Kate Winslet in Hitler's bathtub? And what's the best food photograph of 2024 (according to Pink Lady)?

A photography newsletter from Gavin Gough

On assignment for UN ESCAP in China