Off-camera flash on a budget

From Lensbaby optics to binoculars and sandals, 27 photographers talk to CUPOTY co-founder Tracy Calder about their go-to gear for prize-winning close-up pictures

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This unusually shaped flash combines stacks of power and decent battery life in a very practical design. Damien Demolder tries it out

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