Amateur Photographer Magazine

i've just bought this magazine for the first time today. I've only really recently got into cameras and stuff, and whilst i've read a few books this was the first time i've bthought a magazine. i chose this one, because as a weekly magazine it is cheaper than the mounthly ones (although not if you buy every issue), but at £2.30 it didn't seem like too much money to waste, and as the current issue comes with a free mini flexipod it was very good value for money. having flicked through the magazine there are alot of adverts. now whilst i like adverts to look at companies i perhaps am not aware of, there seemed like an awful lot. However, in between ...

Amateur Photographer is published every week and is the longest running photography magazine in the world. It would have to be accepted that photography as a hobby has passed its peak but there are still many thousands of enthusiasts and there is a market for cameras and associated products which is still worth £500m per year. For the vast majority of people photography is too grand a title for what they do. For most people the mere recording of an image is sufficient. It provides a reminder of a place, a moment in time or an occasion. Equipment for most people is often bought for that basic functionality. There are however a significant minority for whom the ...