Inside this week’s issue 3 7 days 8 Books and exhibitions 10 Farewell to
Hong Kong 18 Greatest ever album covers 23 Fujifilm Instax
Mini Evo review 27 Colbor CL220R
review 31 Second-hand classic: Sony A7R III 34 Accessories 35 Tech talk 36 Close-up tips: CUPOTY Challenge 42 Mayflies 44 Inbox 46 It’s good to share 50 Join the club 53 Best Buys 66 Final analysis
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One thing we are not short of in the UK is water, as it’s been raining at almost biblical levels recently. The
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TRACY CALDER CUPOTY co-founder Tracy brings us tips from the winners of the latest
CUPOTY CHALLENGE
GRAEME GREEN Top photographer and author Graeme inter views Mikko Takkunen about his new book on
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STEVE FAIRCLOUGH Steve shares the stor y behind the Born in the U.S.A album cover, shot by Annie Leibovitz
MICHAEL TOPHAM AP’s former reviews editor reassesses the Sony A7R III
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ISABELLA RUFFATTI Online Writer Isabella tests the Mini Evo digital camera that gives instant prints
DAMIEN DEMOLDER Former AP editor Damien tests the Colbor CL220R, a useful, low-cost lighting head
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Our mesmerising cover image is by Sébastien Blomme and came third in the CUPOTY Water Challenge. See page 36.
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