Author: Nigel Atherton

Group Editor

Nigel studied photography at Plymouth College of Art & Design and the University of Westminster and worked as a professional photographer for over 10 years before joining Amateur Photographer magazine in 1994.

He was appointed Editor of What Digital Camera in 2002 and Group Editor of the Time Inc UK photography portfolio in 2013.

He has also written and edited several books on photography.

Hello world!

Welcome to the new What Digital Camera news blog. In addition to commenting on the big news stories of the...

Nigel Atherton

Sep 29, 2014

Impressed and depressed in equal measure

The World Press Photo 2009 exhibition is on at the Royal Festival Hall and its well worth a visit –...

Nigel Atherton

Sep 29, 2014

Take a View on this…

If, as I suggested, you visited the World Press Photo exhibition at the Royal Festival Hall and came away thoroughly...

Nigel Atherton

Sep 29, 2014

Samsung NX10 first impressions

Well I came, I saw, I was pretty impressed. While the big story of CES, overall, is the emergence of...

Nigel Atherton

Sep 29, 2014

Turn that flash off!

We’ve all been to something like a soccer game or concert and seen, as people take their shots of a...

Nigel Atherton

Sep 29, 2014

My Top Gadgets and Accessories from CES 2010

I always enjoy looking at new accessories and there were lots on show at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las...

Nigel Atherton

Sep 29, 2014

Are Sony’s new NEX-3 and NEX-5 cameras the NEX generation?

Sony's new Alpha NEX camera system, the NEX-3 and NEX-5, the latest addition to the growing Micro System camera market,...

Nigel Atherton

Sep 29, 2014

The hijacking of Flickr

How Getty's takeover of Flickr affects photographers and their income

Nigel Atherton

Sep 29, 2014

Sony Muddies the Waters

Sony's new Alpha a33 and a55 are bursting with new technology, but what should we call them, asks Nigel Atherton

Nigel Atherton

Sep 29, 2014