A week in photography

There’s a great expression we heard recently on AP – ‘pay and display photography.’ This refers to people who can afford to jet off to exotic places and then love to show off their images of the locals and associated beauty spots. Now, there is nothing wrong with heading to far-flung places if you have the cash, but you shouldn’t forget that great photographs can also be found on your doorstep. This issue’s cover feature helps you take better shots locally, from planning a neighbourhood project to shooting the very familiar in creative new ways. Meanwhile, we put Canon’s powerful new SLR through its paces and reveal why Google’s Pixel phone is (or should be) giving Apple and Samsung sleepless nights when it comes to camera performance. Nigel Atherton, Editor