Shooting at the end of the earth with the SIGMA 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports

I could shoot penguins all day, they’re such characters!! This was shot at around 540mm. I was recently fortunate enough to be part of a leadership team on a 10-day photography workshop cruise in Antarctica, concentrated around the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula, otherwise known as Graham Land. I shoot primarily on a […]

Photographing singer-songwriter Hamish Hawk – Michaela Simpson

Hamish Hawk – SIGMA 105mm F2.8 DG DN | Art – © Michaela Simpson “I am Hamish Hawk. We are Hamish Hawk, and tonight Glasgow, you are Hamish Hawk” I first photographed singer-songwriter Hamish Hawk almost exactly two years ago, in the coal-black car park behind a tiny music venue in York. The butterfly-lit picture […]

People and place – An interview with fine art photographer Michaela Simpson

Michaela Simpson | Professional Photographer Michaela is a commercial and fine art photographer who runs her own photography business. We recently spoke to Michaela about her work and her passion for photography. Link Instagram Hamish Hawk – SIGMA 105mm F2.8 DG DN | Art – © Michaela Simpson Tell us a bit about yourself? I’d […]

Close-up Photographer of the Year 5 (2023) – Winners Announced

The fifth Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) competition has come to a close and the finalists have been announced. Almost 12,000 entries were submitted from 67 different countries, all vying to win a top spot in one of 11 categories. SIGMA UK is the proud to sponsor of the YOUNG CUPOTY award again this […]