N-Photo: the Nikon magazine

Every month we bring you 132-pages of step-by-step advice on how to get the best results from your Nikon digital SLR. Our camera skills section will show you how to shoot great pictures and how to edit them to make them even better! You'll be inspired by the beautiful images shot by top photographers and fellow readers. And you'll learn the basics through our Nikopedia reference pages – picking up tips from the pros with our exclusive interviews and masterclasses. ****Note: This digital edition is not printable and does not include the covermount items or supplements you would find with printed copies***

Welcome to issue 166

Camera kits • Wildlife pro Andrew Mason takes our apprentice to a cemetery that’s become a safe haven for foxes

LIGHTBOX • Our favourite Nikon images from the Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year competition

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Festival photography • Summer events make for memorable times – and even more memorable photos. Pro photographer Matt Higgs shares his techniques for capturing the big occasion on your Nikon

Tap into the power of ‘why’ • There are a million answers out there to almost any situation: what to do, how to do it and when. But there not nearly as many about the ‘why’

Nikon Skills • Ingenious recipes for stunning shots

Wish you were here • Matt Higgs shows you how to create postcard-perfect images on your next getaway

Magnifique • Mike Harris uses a set of bellows to capture ultra-close-ups with a standard prime

Poetry in motion • Ross Hoddinott shares five ways to get creative with camera movement

Blend focal lengths in Affinity Photo • James Paterson creates a balanced landscape by blending two photos - one wide, the other slightly zoomed in - to enlarge distant scenery

Ahead of the curve • James Paterson gets to grips with the ultimate tonal tool for making creative colour shifts

The art of copying art • Photograph paintings the right way with James Paterson’s camera and lighting skills

FEED YOUR MIND

Konsta Punkka • Finland’s Konsta Punkka is a rising star in the crowded world of wildlife photography. The young Nikon Ambassador tells Keith Wilson why he owes his success to his obsession with foxes, sharing Instagram and working with some ‘old-school’ mentors…

Bear necessities • Artist LUAP explains why he travels the globe in the company of a life-sized pink bear, along with a back-breaking quantity of Nikon gear…

NIKOPEDIA • The only camera manual you’ll ever need…

Take control of colour • George Cairns shows you how to selectively adjust colours in Nikon’s free NX Studio software

Nikon F • Nikon’s first SLR went to war, summited Everest and was blasted into space. It introduced the world to F mount – and left an indelible mark on the history of photography

Ask Matthew… • Our resident Nikon expert Matthew Richards answers your questions and solves your problems. If you have a Nikon-related question, email it to mail@nphotomag.com

N Photo PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2024 • The search for the world’s best Nikon photographer of 2024 continues! Each issue the monthly N-Photo POTY 2024 photo contest’s top 10 images are selected by the N-Photo team. This issue’s competition has the theme of travel photography…

WIN! A Nikon Z f • The overall winner of N-Photo’s Photographer of the Year 2024 will receive the grand prize of a Nikon Z f!

Readers’ letters

Borneo voyage • Ian Jack sets off on a dream trip to Borneo, in search of wildlife and culture, and returning home with a memory card full of...