The anatomy of a photograph: monthly insights from Carly Earl – The Guardian’s Photo Editor

BenQ has announced the MA270S – a monitor with nearly identical technical specifications to the Apple Studio Display – but at a much more accessible price point of $1,499.

With funding of over $200 million – this camera promised to revolutionise photography, but became a technological dead end. Yet its core concept lives on in our phones today.

The new model retains the same basic design and features as its predecessor, with only minor updates, including a soft, sculpted body and a metallic silver logo on the front.

We field-test this latest 4-bay workhorse to see if it’s the right fit for your studio – and answer the age-old question: How much HDD space is actually enough for a photo archive?

SanDisk says the new drives can transfer around 1,000 high-resolution photos in under a minute.

There are only a few brand names so iconic they become synonymous with their entire genre. Pelican is one of those names – a word that has become the benchmark for keeping valuable gear safe in transit.

Scottish photographer and Magnum Award winner Dougie Wallace is internationally recognised for his distinct, expressive street photography and long-term social documentary projects.

Award-winning photographer Mariska Karto explores the complex layers of femininity, strength, and vulnerability in stunning visual narratives where her multicultural heritage and Baroque fantasy collide.

Drawn to remote landscapes, Droppert uses a minimalist aesthetic and distinctive editing style to craft ethereal, dreamlike images that embody serenity, simplicity, and silence.

The photobook is a cinematic journey through decades of glamour and intimacy, capturing Hollywood legends and timeless love stories through Kirkland’s iconic, emotionally charged lens.

Nicola Lo Calzo’s Brigantinas operates less like a standard photobook and more like a visual 'stratigraphy' of Sardinian resistance.

Conceived across an epic 37 desert journeys by motorbike, the book is a hybrid work in the truest sense, giving equal weight to its haunting photographic images and its lyrical, thought-provoking texts.