Dan Mold

Dan Mold

Dan Mold is a Cambridgeshire-based, prize-winning photographer and journalist with over 14 years of experience with a passion for travel, wildlife and portraiture. He was formerly the technical editor for Digital Photo, Photoshop editor for Practical Photography and deputy editor for PhotoPlus: the Canon magazine. During that time, he’s written in the region of 1,000 articles on photography and judged over 30,000 images in monthly photo contests, so it’s fair to say he knows a thing or two when it comes to the latest photography and camera tech

Articles by: Dan Mold

The Macy's fireworks show lights up the sky over New York City on July 4, 2017, as seen from Union City, NJ. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)

How to photograph fireworks: my 5 expert tips for getting your best shots on the landmark 250th Independence Day

By Dan Mold Published

Follow my 5 expert tips for taking fabulous fireworks photos this Independence Day, with your smartphone or camera

SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD attached to a camera strap, alongside a Nikon camera

Beat the memory crisis with my 5 photography workflow tips, and today’s lowest prices on portable SSDs

By Dan Mold Published

Memory prices are sky high so our expert runs through the five best tips to help photographers and videographers reduce memory space

A trio of images: Sigma 12mm lens on left, Joby Gorillapod in the middle and Power Bank on the right

5 travel photography essentials this summer — take stunning snaps on your next vacation

By Dan Mold Published

Don't leave home without these five travel photography essentials if you're going on vacation this summer

Canon PowerShot V1 compact camera

I’m a travel photographer, and this Canon PowerShot is the one compact camera I’m packing for my next city break — plus it's on sale for it's lowest price yet

By Dan Mold Published

Looking for a travel compact camera which actually fits in your pocket? I think the Canon PowerShot V1 has been slept on.

K&F Concept M42 for Sony E-mount vintage lens adapter mounted to a Sony camera on a black background with a reflective surface and a vintage lens placed next to it

I gave my vintage lens collection a new lease of life with cheap lens adapters — here are my 9 favorites, starting from as little as $9

By Dan Mold Published

A cheap lens adapter can unlock a vast array of vintage lenses for modern mirrorless cameras — here are 9 options I recommend, for various mounts

Canon EOS R5

I’ve been happily using the Canon EOS R5 for four years – here’s why I’m skipping the Mark II

By Dan Mold Published

Canon's EOS R5 was so ahead of its time in 2020 that I'm still using it professionally in 2026 – here's why I'm holding out for the Mark III version before I upgrade

Professional photographer Dan Mold shooting with a Sony A7R IV and Sigma 135mm f/1.4 DG | Art lens brought up to his eye shooting through the viewfinder outdoors

I tested the world’s first f/1.4 135mm prime, and it’s a portrait photographer’s dream

By Dan Mold Published

Editor's Choice

The Sigma 135mm f/1.4 DG | A is the world’s-first 135mm prime with an f/1.4 aperture and replaces its nearly decade old predecessor.

Sigma 12mm f/1.4 DC | C lens shoot outdoors on a metal table

I tested the world's fastest 12mm lens – should you buy the Sigma 12mm f/1.4 DC | C lens?

By Dan Mold Published

Recommended

Is this the ultimate lens for super-wide city and night shots?

Sigma 17-40mm f1.8 DC Art lens product shot taken outdoors on a metal garden table with blurry bokeh background

I tested Sigma's superb 17-40mm f/1.8 DC for a month – it's the ultimate zoom lens for APS-C cameras, and prime lens killer

By Dan Mold Published

Recommended

The Sigma 17-40mm f/1.8 DC | Art builds on the success of the 18-35mm f/1.8 which made its debut back in 2013 and improves on it in virtually every way.

Professional photographer Dan Mold photographed outdoors with his eye to a Sony A7R IV camera that has a Sony FE 100mm f2.8 Macro G Master OSS lens attached to it

I've waited 10 long years for the Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM OSS, and it's the 5-star optic to delight Sony macro photographers

By Dan Mold Published

Editor's Choice

The Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM OSS is the update to its 10-year-old predecessor, and it's the lens Sony macro lovers have been dreaming of.

A side-by-side split shot with a white diagonal line down the middle separating two images of a Nikon Z fc (left) and Nikon D500 with lens attached (right)

The 5 biggest Nikon camera rumors for 2026 – from a D500 successor to Red-inspired video powerhouses

By Dan Mold Published

Nikon has suggested it's focusing on producing new APS-C mirrorless cameras – here are the likely 2026 contenders.

A trio of weird and wonderful cameras with a green Fujifilm Instax on the left, a woman holding the Chuzhao TLR-style camera in the middle and a top-down view of several colorful Kodak Charmera cameras on the right

5 weird and affordable cameras that make perfect Christmas gifts — recommended by a photography expert

By Dan Mold Published

These five budget-friendly cameras are the perfect size for stocking stuffers on Christmas day and will be a hit with that camera lover in your life

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