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High Performance Resin Cases

The 3500 is an injection-molded backpack of Batsuit specifications. Crushproof, air- and watertight, this is a camera case built for active professionals, and rugged tours of duty.

The new Canon EOS R system

Canon’s first full-frame mirrorless camera is one of the company’s biggest product launches in 10 years. Along with the cutting-edge EOS R camera body, the company are also releasing a range of high-performance lenses suited to the new RF mount. Canon are also introducing new EF-EOSR mount adapters, meaning that more than 70 EF and EF-S lenses are compatible with the new system.

Sigma DG Art Prime Lenses for Sony FE

This range of seven prime lenses for Sony E-mount cameras with full-frame image sensors is a welcome addition to Sigma’s Art line. Spanning ultra-wide angle to long telephoto, these lenses not only maintain the attributes that make the Art line so popular, but also offer improved functionality with a range of newly developed features.

I AM New Zealand

With its I Am New Zealand campaign, Nikon is inviting everyday New Zealanders to share their little corner of the country through photography. These images may give us a window into the landscape and culture, and, at their best, evoke the photographer’s connection with the place and what it means to them.

Opening night: 2018 Amateur Photographer of the Year

The exhibition for the 2018 Sigma D-Photo Amateur Photographer of the Year competition opened Thursday 26 July at Metro Gallery in Auckland and saw many from the photographic community come together in appreciation of our new winners.

A unique perspective on Japan

Japan is often amongst photographers’ top destinations to visit, and Rees Photography offers an itinerary designed to introduce you to the exciting world of travel photography, including everything from ancient temples to cityscapes; Tokyo street photography to wildlife.

Amateur Photographer of the Year shortlists

The 2018 Sigma D-Photo Amateur Photographer of the Year has achieved unprecedented success, with 13,329 photographs entered. The judges have had the mammoth task of sifting through these images, making some very tough decisions along the way. We have narrowed it down to the top ten images in each category — and here they are.

Ilan Wittenberg wins Grand Prize at 2018 Sony Alpha Awards

If you follow D-Photo, you are no doubt familiar with the beautiful black-and-white portrait that graces the cover of issue 84. The image, taken by photographer Ilan Wittenberg in his Auckland studio, won the Portrait category at the 2018 Sony Alpha Awards, and went on to take out the Grand Prize.

Event overview: Auckland Festival of Photography

With over 110 exhibitions and events across 60 venues citywide, the festival is certainly bountiful, but it can also be a little overwhelming. We have picked some of our favourite events in this year’s line-up to help you plan your own festival experience.

Alex Plumb: The Luring

Featured in issue 84, and recipient of the sought-after Auckland Festival of Photography commission, Alex’s work is not to be missed.