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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

Our pick of the best titles about photography published this year – each one will make an ideal festive season gift for lovers of the medium…

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