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As well as working on a weekly magazine, running a website and our social media platforms, we’re often out taking photos, whether for gear reviews or just for pure enjoyment outside of work. Here’s a selection of our favourite photos taken in 2025

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Like many artists, I often develop designs for paintings from photographic reference, despite its still being thought of by many as cheating. They argue that it is only by working directly from the su

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