Author: Jon Stapley

Staff Writer

Jon first arrived at Amateur Photographer in 2012 with an English degree, a few journalism qualifications and an air of general optimism. Starting out in the Features department, he found himself hopping over to Technical and occasionally stopping off at News, also subsequently managing to find a little spare time to moonlight as What Digital Camera's News Writer. A battered Canon DSLR is his best friend whenever he travels, which is pretty sad when you think about it.

Currently Jon divides his time between working on the magazines' websites, reviewing books and interviewing photographers, all of which he describes as 'pretty sweet'. At the office you can spot him as the one with his nose buried in a photo book when he's supposed to be working. Please tell him to get on with it.

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Lytro: Light Field camera makers receive $40million in funding

Lytro says it will use the money to fund a new generation of Light Field imaging products

Jon Stapley

Nov 22, 2013

The 6 most intriguing digital photography trends we saw in 2013

From cameraphones to full-frame sensors, we saw a lot of features come into fashion this year. Here are our picks...

Jon Stapley

Nov 21, 2013

UPDATE: Adobe unveils Photoshop Photography Program for Creative Cloud

Photoshop CS3 users will be able to get Adobe's Creative Cloud Photoshop photography program at a special discounted price

Jon Stapley

Nov 21, 2013

8 of the most ludicrously expensive cameras and lenses of all time

In case you feel like treating yourself, here is some of the most extravagantly costly camera kit ever produced

Jon Stapley

Nov 20, 2013

The 9 things you need to know about the new Nikon Df

After a prolonged build-up campaign Nikon has officially announced the new Df, a retro-styled DSLR for ‘pure photography'

Jon Stapley

Nov 5, 2013

7 new cameras released this week: here’s a rundown of what you need to know

It's been a big week for new cameras, with products announced by Sony, Nikon, Panasonic and Fujifilm. Here's what you...

Jon Stapley

Oct 18, 2013

Sony announces a7 and a7R

Sony brings big performance in small bodies with the new a7 and a7R

Jon Stapley

Oct 16, 2013

Zeiss embarks upon new lens family with the Otus 1.4/55

It's prime, it's sharp and it's named after an owl: the Zeiss Otus 1.4/55 promises to practically eliminate chromatic aberrations

Jon Stapley

Oct 9, 2013

7 ways the new Pentax K-3 improves on the K-5 II

Pentax today announced the K-3, the latest camera in the K-series of DSLRs. Here's how the Pentax K-3 excels past...

Jon Stapley

Oct 7, 2013