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Book Review: My Heart is This: Tracey Emin on Painting by Martin Gayford
My Heart is This: Tracey Emin on Painting By Martin GayfordThames & Hudson256 pages The Body That Keeps Painting At one point in My Heart is This, Tracey Emin says something that quietly shifts how you read the rest of the book. “Painting saved my life,” she tells Martin Gayford. It is the kind of sentence that might sound theatrical if it appeared on its own. But within the rhythm of their conversation, it doesn’t land that way. Emin says it while describing the period after her cancer diagnosis in 2020, when the routines that structure an artist’s life — the studio, the work, the ordinary sense of time passing…
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Book Review – The Grind by Steve Madden
Book Review – The Grind by Steve Madden The photographs in The Grind were made over three winters during the evening rush hour on London buses. That is the project’s simple structure. After finishing his morning work at the BBC, Steve Madden would return to central London when the weather turned cold, wet or usually both. He wasn’t waiting for dramatic events or decisive moments. He was waiting for condensation — the kind that fogs bus windows so completely that the interior begins to dissolve into light and colour. Anyone who has travelled through London in winter knows that surface. London carries millions of bus journeys each day, yet these…
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Photo London 2026 The National Hall, Olympia May 14, 2026 | May 17, 2026
Photo London 2026 The National Hall, Olympia May 14, 2026 | May 17, 2026 Photo London’s eleventh edition marks an exciting new chapter as the UK’s leading photography fair launches in its new home at Olympia in Kensington. The historic venue, currently undergoing a £1.3 billion redevelopment led by Heatherwick Studio and located near major institutions including the V&A, the Design Museum and the Serpentine, provides a fitting setting for the Fair to bring leading galleries and artists together to present outstanding photography and explore the medium’s future. Photo London Founders Michael Benson and Fariba Farshad said: “After ten wonderful years at Somerset House, during which we established Photo London…
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Best Mobile Photography Apps (2026 Edition)
Mobile photography continues to evolve at a remarkable speed. In 2026, image-makers are no longer limited by their devices — they are empowered by an ecosystem of powerful capture and editing tools that rival traditional workflows. This guide highlights the most essential apps shaping contemporary mobile photography, from manual camera control to advanced colour grading and precision retouching. Whether you are an emerging artist or an established practitioner, these tools define the current landscape of app-based image-making. Capture Apps (Manual Control & Creative Freedom) These apps give you precise control at the point of capture, allowing you to see and shape light, focus, and exposure in ways that transcend the…
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Best iPhone 17 Pro Camera Settings for Pro Results (ProRAW, RAW & HEIF)
Best iPhone 17 Pro Camera Settings for Pro Results (ProRAW, RAW & HEIF) If you’ve just bought an iPhone 17 Pro and you’re interested in photography, this video walks through three different camera setups you can use depending on what you’re trying to achieve. Rather than chasing one “best” setting, we break down how we approach: • 48MP ProRAW for maximum image quality and editing flexibility • Bayer RAW for full manual control and a more traditional photographic workflow • HEIF with Photographic Styles and Portrait Mode for creative, in-camera results with minimal editing We explain why you might choose each setup, the trade-offs involved, and how things like processing,…
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Centre for British Photography: Realisation Grants 2026
Centre for British Photography: Realisation Grants 2026 The Centre for British Photography is delighted to be open for submission for the third year of our grants programme! These grants are designed to support photographers and artists working with photography across Britain to help realise a project. Thanks to the generous support of the Broccoli Foundation and the Hyman Collection this year, they’re continuing to provide crucial funding for photographers. Apply Here Please support us TheAppWhisperer has always had a dual mission: to promote the most talented mobile artists of the day and to support ambitious, interested viewers worldwide. As the years pass, TheAppWhisperer has gained readers and viewers and has found…
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Closer Than Expected? iPhone ProRes RAW vs RED RAW
Closer Than Expected? iPhone ProRes RAW vs RED RAW See how DaVinci Resolve matches an iPhone 17 Pro Max shooting ProRes RAW with a RED Komodo shooting RED RAW. ProRes was also mentioned in our article ProRes ‘Almost’ RAW vs 12-Bit DCG RAW Video Shootout! (iPhone 17 Pro vs Pixel 10 Pro) For a full breakdown of the best tools available this year, see our Best Mobile Photography Apps (2026 Edition). Please support us TheAppWhisperer has always had a dual mission: to promote the most talented mobile artists of the day and to support ambitious, interested viewers worldwide. As the years pass, TheAppWhisperer has gained readers and viewers and has found…
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Shot On Leica or iPhone? Play Along!
Shot On Leica or iPhone? Play Along! In this clip, David shows a few pictures he took on the iPhone 17 Pro and on a Leica M11 during a recent trip. Then he asked everyone to guess which camera took which picture. For a full breakdown of the best tools available this year, see our Best Mobile Photography Apps (2026 Edition). Please support us TheAppWhisperer has always had a dual mission: to promote the most talented mobile artists of the day and to support ambitious, interested viewers worldwide. As the years pass, TheAppWhisperer has gained readers and viewers and has found new venues for that exchange. All this work thrives with…
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ProRes ‘Almost’ RAW vs 12-Bit DCG RAW Video Shootout! (iPhone 17 Pro vs Pixel 10 Pro)
ProRes ‘Almost’ RAW vs 12-Bit DCG RAW Video Shootout! (iPhone 17 Pro vs Pixel 10 Pro) Is the iPhone 17 Pro in ProRes RAW or the Google Pixel 10 Pro in 12-bit DCG RAW the ultimate pocket cinema camera for pro video on a smartphone? In this epic comparison, the ProRes ‘Almost’ RAW from the iPhone 17 Pro is put head-to-head against 12-bit DCG RAW captured with MotionCam Pro on the Pixel 10 Pro, and the results are mind-blowing and not what I initially expected. In this shootout, the test image quality, dynamic range, highlight recovery, stabilisation, low-light performance, lens quality, RAW workflows, thermal throttling, record limits, accessory ecosystems, repairability,…
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Moment Pro Camera II Tutorial — Best Settings for Cinematic Pro Video on iPhone
Moment Pro Camera II Tutorial — Best Settings for Cinematic Pro Video on iPhone Moment Pro Camera 2 is here — and it delivers one of the cleanest, most intuitive, and most powerful pro-video experiences ever released for iPhone. In this tutorial, I’ll walk you step-by-step through the best settings for cinematic pro video, including the ideal codec, resolution, frame rate, Apple Log / Log2 workflow, LUT setup, focus tools, zebras, and how to nail filmic motion blur using the 180-degree shutter rule. Whether you’re shooting on iPhone 15 / 16 Pro or the iPhone 17 Pro with Apple Log 2, this guide shows you exactly how to get the…


























