David Clapp

David Clapp

Professional photographer

David Clapp has been a full-time professional photographer for 15 years and for the last 12 years has lead exciting workshops worldwide. He regularly works for Canon UK and is represented by Getty Images. He also writes a regular travel photo column for PhotoPlus: The Canon Magazine.

Latest articles by David Clapp

Follow fewer photographers, stop sharing all your photos - and four other less obvious tips for improving your photography in 2025

By David Clapp published

How to David Clapp's five leftfield tips for kickstarting your photography this year

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Some of David Clapp's medium format film cameras

Film cameras aren't just hipster jewelry; I believe they should still be used to take photos!

By David Clapp published

opinion I've now collected nine different film cameras – but they don't let them sit on a shelf, they all get used

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Canon EOS R5 and Hound's Tor, Dartmoor, at night

I bought a Canon R3 – but I've never used it for the camera's intended purpose!

By David Clapp published

Perhaps the answer to a different way of thinking about photography is to use different equipment!

Photo Technique
moscow

"I was almost arrested by the KGB in Moscow!" Photographer David Clapp channels his inner 007 as he manages to evade Russian secret police

By David Clapp published

How to "I was almost arrested by the KGB in Moscow!" says Canon photographer David Clapp

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david clapp dolomites

"The Dolomites are badass. The mountains are so spiky and aggressive, and to this day, I’ve photographed nothing like them." David Clapp shoots autumn in the Italian mountains

By David Clapp last updated

How to "The Dolomites are bad-ass mountains for autumn photography" says David Clapp

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