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CORPORAL Rebecca Brown, a 29-year-old
from Yorkshire, has become the fi rst female
soldier to win the top title of British Army
Photographer of the Year in the Army Film
and Photographic Competition. This image is
from the Professional Portfolio category,
where she was also the runner-up. She alsoBIG
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British Army Photographer of
the Year Award revealedBy Geoff Harris and Andy Westlake
New Sony development kit
Sony is releasing a camera software development kit, Camera
Remote SDK, which enables third-party developers to develop
apps and other software tools. Camera Remote SDK will only
support the Sony Alpha 7R IV and Sony Alpha 9 II to begin with, but
will eventually work with more models in the range.New Canon photo cloud service
Canon is launching a new cloud service for storing images and
syncing them with mobile devices. The service, which replaces the
recently closed irista.com, is called image.canon and offers 10GB
of long-term storage and full social media connectivity; from the
EOS R5 onwards, Canon cameras will also automatically upload
images to the service via Wi-Fi. Full details at image.canon/st/en/.Versatile Vanguard
VEO 2X tripod range
Vanguard has released a new
‘4-in-1’ VEO 2X range, designed
for photography, vlogging, video
and sports scoping. The tripods
feature a ball head with an Arca
Swiss compatible quick release
clamp, with the option to add a
pan handle. Three sizes are
available, ranging
from 134cm to
151cm in height,
with each coming in a
choice of aluminium or
carbon fibre. A low
level adapter is
included, and one
leg can be used as
a monopod.
Prices start at
£149. See http://www.
vanguardworld.
co.uk.Mouse-sive attack
An image of a dispute between two mice on a London Tube station
platform has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Lumix
People’s Choice award for 2019. The picture, named ‘Station
squabble’, was taken by Bristol-based photographer Sam Rowley.
The image will be displayed in the Wildlife Photographer of the
Year exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum until 31 May.Mixed bag of results
f o r F u j i fi l m
Fujifilm’s latest financial report
for October to December 2019
reveals tough trading
conditions, with operating
income from its Imaging
Solutions division falling by
42.8%. Sales of the Instax
range of hybrid instant cameras
also declined, but sales were
‘solid’ for the high-end Fujfilm
GFX100 and X-Pro3, according
to the company report. You can
read it at bit.ly/fujiresults.© SAM ROWLEY/ WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR