Niall Hampton
Niall is the editor of Digital Camera Magazine, and has been shooting on interchangeable lens cameras for over 20 years, and on various point-and-shoot models for years before that.
Working alongside professional photographers for many years as a jobbing journalist gave Niall the curiosity to also start working on the other side of the lens. These days his favored shooting subjects include wildlife, travel and street photography, and he also enjoys dabbling with studio still life.
On the site you will see him writing photographer profiles, asking questions for Q&As and interviews, reporting on the latest and most noteworthy photography competitions, and sharing his knowledge on website building.
Latest articles by Niall Hampton

Enter your best close-up photo to win a top cash prize of £2,500 (US$3,280)
By Niall Hampton published
NEWS Close-Up Photographer of the Year is open now for close-up, macro or micro photography entries across 11 categories

Get 12 bonus gifts with the Spring issue of Digital Camera mag, including 9 photo tips cards
By Niall Hampton published
news Plus three video lessons, a camera buyer’s guide ebook and a Lightroom preset – another unrivaled selection from the world’s favorite photo mag

Own an Alec Soth print for $100/£100/€110 – Magnum Square Print Sale is on now
By Niall Hampton published
NEWS Works by over 70 photographers appear in the ‘Precedents’ sale, celebrating the agency’s 75th anniversary, until 20 March

Skylum calls for photographers to come to the aid of Ukraine
By Niall Hampton published
news Kyiv-based software brand Skylum is appealing for donations of camera drones, money and homes for Ukrainian refugees

See powerful photographs that document the effects of European coal mining
By Niall Hampton last updated
NEWS You’ll need to be quick, though – photographer Dan Wilton’s London show is only open until 12 March

100 year old photographs show the beauty of Shackleton's ship Endurance
By Niall Hampton published
UPDATE Centenary of legendary explorer’s death marked with new event at London’s Royal Geographical Society, until 4 May

Get 12 bonus gifts with the April issue of Digital Camera mag, including 9 photo tips cards
By Niall Hampton published
news Plus an image cataloging plugin for Lightroom, four video lessons and a camera buyer’s guide ebook – another unrivaled selection from the world’s favorite photo mag

Get 12 bonus gifts with the March issue of Digital Camera mag, including 9 photo tips cards
By Niall Hampton published
news Plus 61 minutes of video lessons, 16 texture images and a camera buyer’s guide ebook – another unrivaled selection from the world’s favorite photo mag

Pop-up London show curated by top photographer Rankin to highlight sanitation crisis
By Niall Hampton published
news Collaboration with WaterAid celebrates the ‘Best Seat in the House’ – a luxury denied to 1.7 billion people worldwide

Get 14 bonus gifts with the February issue of Digital Camera mag, including 9 photo tips cards
By Niall Hampton published
news Plus a software bundle worth $200/£150, 45 minutes of video lessons and a camera buyer’s guide ebook – subscribe before 17 Jan and get 3 issues for $3/£3/€3!

Is phone photography REAL photography? A day in the life of pro shooter Mike Kus
By Niall Hampton published
pro masterclass Phone photography – is it "proper" photography? Behind the scenes on a landscape shoot with camera phone pro, Mike Kus

Get 13 bonus gifts with the January issue of Digital Camera, including 9 photo tips cards
By Niall Hampton published
news Plus a retro action kit for Photoshop, 54 minutes of video lessons and a camera buyer’s guide ebook – another unrivaled selection of gifts with the world’s fave photo mag

Behind the scenes of Rankin’s London West End theater portraits photo shoot
By Niall Hampton published
news How the top photographer captured 150 images over five days for the ‘Performance by Rankin’ project at Fujifilm’s House of Photography

Amazing photographs of African wild dogs star in new conservation book
By Niall Hampton published
NEWS Remembering African Wild Dogs is an ideal Christmas gift – and you can bid in the project’s online auction, until 14 November

Get 12 bonus gifts with the December issue of Digital Camera, including 9 photo tips cards
By Niall Hampton published
news Plus a skies kit for Photoshop, 76 minutes of video lessons and a camera buyer’s guide ebook – another unrivaled selection of gifts with the world’s fave photo mag

London West End theatre stars pose for Rankin in post-lockdown photo fundraiser
By Niall Hampton last updated
news See 150 new images in the ‘Performance by Rankin’ exhibition at the Fujifilm House of Photography, until 30 January

Amazing insects montage takes top prize in Close-up Photographer of the Year 2021
By Niall Hampton published
NEWS Winning image nets $3,400 (£2,500) as celebration of macro, micro and close-up photography goes from strength to strength

Landscape Photographer of the Year 2021 winner announced!
By Niall Hampton published
NEWS “Beautiful composition” of Sussex footpath tops 14th year of prestigious competition and lands £10,000 ($13,600) top prize

Own a Bruce Gilden print for $100 – Magnum Square Print Sale is on now
By Niall Hampton published
NEWS Works by 110 photographers appear in the ‘On the Horizon’ sale, in partnership with Aperture, until 24 October

Get 12 free gifts with the November issue of Digital Camera, including 9 photo tips cards
By Niall Hampton published
news Plus a Mono FX Pack for Photoshop, 76 minutes of video lessons and a camera buyer’s guide ebook – another unrivaled selection of gifts with the world’s fave photo mag

Stunning frozen lighthouse shot tops world’s largest photo competition
By Niall Hampton published
NEWS Winning entry from the CEWE Photo Award 2021 Landscapes category bags German photographer a generous cash prize, plus photography kit and CEWE products

Get 12 bonus gifts with the October issue of Digital Camera, including 9 photo tips cards
By Niall Hampton published
news Plus 32 light leak effects for Photoshop, 55 minutes of video lessons and a camera buyer’s guide ebook – another unrivaled selection of gifts with the world’s fave photo mag

5 quick questions with The Photography Show 2021 speaker Mike Kus
By Niall Hampton published
TPS 2021 Catch his talk ‘The Pocket Photographer’ at the Behind The Lens theatre, 20 September at 2pm
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