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78 Life in the wild
How much does kit play a part
in creating top quality images?
Laurie Campbell invest igates80 Photography guide
Laurie’s nature highlights for
this month, plus world wildlife
sp ect acles and great places
to photograph snowdrops83 A moment with nature
James Roddie embraces
sp ontaneity and catches
an unusual image of a shag84 On the wing
Thinking back to a rare sighting
more than 30 years ago causes
Steve Young to refl ect on how
the birding world has changed88 Gearing up
With so many great bits of kit
out for the new year, we’ve got
a sp ecial, bumper edition
of gearing up this month8 Newsroom
Keeping you up to date with the
latest photography, outdoor
and conservation st ories10 Out there
Our select ion of the latest
photography and nature books12 The big view
The latest photography
exhibitions, adventure events
and winter navigation coursesYOUR OP
14 Social hub
Your feedback, thoughts
and musings on all things
photography-related60 Next month
A sneak peek at the March
issue of Outdoor Photography70 Your chance
Discover how to get your work
published in OP73 Reader gallery
Our pick of this month’s best
readers’ images104 If you only do one thing
this month...
The winners of our lakes
and rivers photography
competition, plus details
of our next challenge112 Where in the world?
Correct ly identify the location
featured and you could win
a pair of Merrell Chameleon
boots, worth £145!NEXT ISSUE ON SALE 8 FEBRUARY 2018
In conversation with adventure photographer Ben Tibbett s
Our favourite images from Travel Photographer of the Year
The winners of our ‘One thing this month...Low light
landscapes’ competition28 36
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