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WildPhotos 2024 is a celebration of the best nature photography The wild(life) west WildPhotos 2024, a one-day event dedicated to wildlife photography, is taking place at the Bristol Aquarium on 13 October, organised by conser vation charity/creative community Wildscreen and the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The event, which is pitched as ‘the biggest global gathering of natural world stor ytellers’, includes talks and panels from more than a dozen leading wildlife photographers, with headline speakers including the National Geographic’s Thomas P Peschak, British photojournalist Charlie Hamilton James, regular AP contributor and wildlife-crime activist Britta Jaschinski and other luminaries. ‘As the home of natural histor y (TV) production, it’s fitting that WildPhotos will be coming to Bristol, bringing world-class inspiring photography to the city,’ said Wildscreen’s CEO, Lucie Muir. WildPhotos 2024 is timed to follow the announcement of the winners of the 60th Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition on 8 October, and the opening of the subsequent exhibition at the Natural Histor y Museum on 11 October (see stor y, right). Selected winning images from Wildlife Photographer of the Year will also be exhibited on Bristol’s College Green to mark WildPhotos 2024. Tickets for the event are on sale now at bit.ly/wildphotostickets, star ting from £25 for an online-only pass. You can also check out out the full programme for the day by visiting bit.ly/wildphotoschedule. New smart telescope lightens the load Smart-telescope specialist DwarfLab has announced the Dwarf 3, featuring a periscopic design that, it’s claimed, shrinks the traditional telescope into a compact, dictionar y-sized device which only weighs 1.3kg. The Dwarf 3 has a 35mm telephoto lens The Dwarf 3 smart telescope weighs 1.3kg and a 3.4mm wideangle lens, offering equivalent focal lengths of 737mm (tele) and 45mm (wide), along with AI-powered automatic tracking. AI is used for automatic image processing and noise reduction too. ‘This setup allows for versatile shooting, from capturing the vastness of the Milky Way to zooming in on distant celestial objects with precision,’ said DwarfLab, which is also pitching the new telescope to bird and wildlife photographers. The Dwarf 3 is controlled by an accompanying iOS and Android app, which facilitates image transfer, astrophotography planning and more. The new unit is based around a Sony Star vis 2 sensor and also offers 4K video recording at 30 frames per second (via the telephoto camera), plus Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The device has 128GB of built-in storage, as well. The Dwarf 3 is available now for £400 – see dwarflab.com O F T H E Y E A R I L D L I F E P H O T O G R A P H E R F O R T E S C U E / W I L L I A M W© A roaring success Following on from our lead stor y, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has released a selection of Highly Commended winners in each of this year’s categories, including this shot by William For tescue. The overall categor y winners, plus the Grand Title and Young Grand Title awards, will be announced on 8 October at a ceremony hosted by TV presenters Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin. The Natural Histor y Museum in London organises Wildlife Photographer of the Year; this year’s contest attracted a record-breaking 59,228 entries from 117 countries and territories. 4 www.amateurphotographer.com
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‘Stormy Scene’ by UK photographer William For tescue, taken in the Serengeti Natonal Park – Highly Commended in the Behaviour: Mammals Categor y of WPOTY WhiteWall’s magnetic attraction German printing specialist WhiteWall has expanded its frame range with the Changeable Magnetic Frame. As the name suggests, it features a magnetic locking system which allows pictures to be changed quickly, without tools. The new aluminium frame, which is available in matte silver, matte white and matte black, can house picture formats ranging from 21x21cm to 140x120cm. Prices star t from £59.95 – visit www.whitewall.com/uk Inser t prints into the frame from the front www.amateurphotographer.com F ilm proces sing with less faf f The AGO Home Film Processor, described as the first compact semiautomatic home film processor available to UK photographers, has been released by Capix. The AGO can develop B&W, C-41, E-6 and ECN-2 films: fur thermore, it ‘intelligently’ agitates films, reminding users when to change chemicals, and includes pre-set programs for different film-developer combinations. The AGO home film processor The AGO is available now for £450. For more information, go to vintagevisual.eu/ago-film-processor 5

‘Stormy Scene’ by UK photographer William For tescue, taken in the Serengeti Natonal Park – Highly Commended in the Behaviour: Mammals Categor y of WPOTY

WhiteWall’s magnetic attraction

German printing specialist WhiteWall has expanded its frame range with the Changeable Magnetic Frame. As the name suggests, it features a magnetic locking system which allows pictures to be changed quickly, without tools. The new aluminium frame, which is available in matte silver, matte white and matte black, can house picture formats ranging from 21x21cm to 140x120cm. Prices star t from £59.95 – visit www.whitewall.com/uk

Inser t prints into the frame from the front www.amateurphotographer.com

F ilm proces sing with less faf f

The AGO Home Film Processor, described as the first compact semiautomatic home film processor available to UK photographers, has been released by Capix. The AGO can develop B&W, C-41, E-6 and ECN-2 films: fur thermore, it ‘intelligently’ agitates films, reminding users when to change chemicals, and includes pre-set programs for different film-developer combinations.

The AGO home film processor

The AGO is available now for £450. For more information, go to vintagevisual.eu/ago-film-processor

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