Amateur Photographer - UK (2021-01-16)

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COVER PICTURES © LIAM WONG / © BEN HALL

Welcome to the first Premium

Edition of what I hope will be a

better year. We’re getting off to

the best start we can with an

issue dedicated to low-light

photography. We’ve got lots of

great tips for high-ISO and long-exposure shooting,

and for getting the best from image stabilisation.

We look at the best lenses and software for

low-lightshootersandBenHallshareshiswildlife

photography expertise. If it’s inspiration you seek

we have plenty: try Liam Wong’s stunning vision

of nocturnal Tokyo; David Sheldrick’s mesmerising

UV portraits; Nicolas Asfouri’s powerful reportage

of the Hong Kong protests; Ashok Sinha’s tribute to

LA’s roadside diners and Aishwarya Sridhar’s

amazing image of fireflies at night. We also reveal

our verdicts on the new Sigma 100-400mm DG DN

lens for mirrorless cameras, and the new DJI Mini 2

drone.Enjoy!NigelAtherton,Editor

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This week in 1968

In this issue TREASURES FROM THE HULTON ARCHIVE

3 7 days

14 Winter wildlife

24 Gas and glamour

28 Photo stories

32 Reader portfolio

36 Low-light tips

42 Sharp in the dark

46 Light up the dark

50 Photo insight

52 Neon nights

58 Noise-reduction

soware

62 Our guide to the

best lenses for

low light

68 Inbox

70 Join the club

73 Sigma 100-

400mm f/56.

DG DN OS | C

78 DJI Mini 2

80 Digital stars

84 Accessories

85 Tech talk

87 Best Buys

98 Final Analysis

This week’s

cover image

This beautiful photo of

Tokyo at night is by Liam

Wong. Read our interview

with him on page 52

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