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Knowledge is power. Discover MPB advice to help you advance your visual storytelling.

Northern lights landscape with a house and trees with snow in the foreground

31 October 2025

Learn: How to Shoot the Northern Lights

Resident photographer Ian shares his advice for capturing the best possible imagery of Aurora Borealis.

16 October 2025

How To: Create a Wildlife Camera Trap

Learn to create a wildlife camera trap with Vishal Subramanyan’s tips for capturing elusive animals in nature.

Wide image from the back of the crowd of a Phish concert. Taken on a Nikon D800.

13 October 2025

Guide to Concert and Live Music Photography

James Joiner shares decades of live music experience. Nail the setup, settings & strategies to help you score an encore.

10 October 2025

Guide to Sports Photography

Our full sports photography guide with in-depth advice, recommended camera gear and interviews with the experts.

A towering rubber figure rises from the mud in Stephan Gladieu’s Homo Detritus, turning Kinshasa’s market chaos into raw environmental art.

8 October 2025

Learn: Top 6 Tips for Conceptual Photography

Build your own world with intent—conceptual photography tips from Stephan Gladieu.

Forest shot with bare trees and shrubs with orange leaves in the foreground, shot by Vivienne Arnold with a Fujifilm X-H2S

24 September 2025

Learn: 5 Tips for Forest and Woodland Photography

How to improve your tree photos: Vivienne Arnold shares her advice and recommended setup for shooting green landscapes.

US Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher saves a shot during the England vs USA Women’s World Cup semi final in Lyon, France, on July 02, 2019.

23 September 2025

Diary: Women’s World Cup Photography with Elsa Garrison

Follow sports & football photographer Elsa Garrison covering the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia & New Zealand.

A person in a bright red dress lying peacefully in a small blue rowboat on dark water, surrounded by tall green reeds. Shot by Alina Rudya on a DJI FC220.

23 September 2025

Learn: Top 10 Tips for Natural-Light Portraits

Portrait photographer Alina Rudya shares her advice on using natural light to elevate your portraiture.

Lady with green hair resting head on a pillar eyes closed

28 January 2022

MPB Meets: Portrait Photographer Karli Evans

Photographer and director Karli Evans translates the vibrancy of Miami seamlessly with her lifestyle visuals.

Photo of a snowboarder riding in the sun.

25 April 2022

MPB Meets: Extreme Sports Photographer Hannah Bailey

Interview with award-winning sports photographer Hannah Bailey on shooting skateboarding and snowboarding worldwide.

A person with a camera on a boat with their hand covering their eyes from the sun

19 September 2025

How to Film a Feature-length Wildlife Documentary

‘The Eagle with the Sunlit Eye’ team on making their film about reintroducing white-tailed eagles to Britain.

Three egrets standing in a pond, surrounded by mist, one egret is in the foreground looking to the right and the others are in the background on either side, looking to either side of the frame

19 September 2025

Guide to Wildlife Photography and Filmmaking

MPB's comprehensive look at how to create wildlife imagery, camera recommendations, advice and interviews with experts.

Wave hello high-five | World Sports Photography Awards Amateur Winner 2022

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Photo of Hannah Bailey with her Sony taken by photographer Rupert Shanks.

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Photo of MPB's Sophie Davies-Patrick and Becci Edmondson at MPB Brighton

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