Conflict photography has been manipulated in a range of ways since the medium began, as Hilary Roberts reveals in her new book. She talks to David Clark

John Wade takes an instant liking to a folding Lomo camera

Self-portrait by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1896

Rob Read examines how advances in camera technology have revolutionised the way we capture images of birdlife

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Jon Stapley looks at the iPhones that changed everything for photographers, from the very beginning to the present day