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The SmallRig RM 03 is a flexible and versatile LED lamp useful for both tying and photography

A rugged, waterproof, lightweight camera can be a great fishing companion. And do much more than a phone can

Getting a decent macro image of a dry fly sitting on water is one of the hardest shots to pull off

This article teaches you how to do a proper series of step-by-step photos of a fly pattern being tied - also known as an SBS.

This book features some stunning images of fish! It’s a Danish book, but I think it deserves some attention here anyway

Want to take stylish fly photos? This book will go through all the gear, accessories and methods that author Nick Thomas uses.

Why go to the trouble of photographing a fly that is soaking wet? Well, in many cases it can dramatically alter the appearance of the imitation.

I have covered lighting flies for photography in various articles, and mentioned Siberian Ramil Yamaliev’s gadgets before. Here’s another one.

Why review a 30-year old book? Well, because it's a great book that deserves some attention.

Russian Ramil Yamaliev has upgraded his fly photo ringlight, and improved its performance significantly

Over the years I have collected a ton of flies, tied by all kinds of tyers. I have started publishing pictures of of these flies.

This 3D-printed contraption is a fly holder with built in light designed for fly photography.

A good friend offered me a macro flash he didn't use any more in exchange for a handful of flies

A large and beautiful book about the concept of fly fishing covering the subject from many angles, lavishly illustrated with amazing photos.

A couple of weeks ago my Facebook wall started overflowing with great fly photos. I think I should thank David Hise for that.

Danish Susanne Worm was a natural participant in our series on Fishy Photographers

A small image gallery with some images I seem to shoot quite a few of: flies resting on rod handles or reels with the fishing water as a backdrop

I'm mostly overwhelmed by the number of stolen copies of images from the Global FlyFisher I can find on other people's sites

Dutch Rudy van Duijnhoven is a well known freelance writer and photographer in the northern European fishing community

One day last year I was thinking about how best to illuminate flies for photos when I thought of using a LED flashlight as a sort of spotlight. They were very cheap - $3 at the checkout of any office supply store - but pretty wimpy. I started checking to see what other options were available and was surprised to find that LED lights are already very popular among photographers.

Nikola Novovic IS from the small country Montenegro, at the Mediterranean in southern Europe

Even though I consider sunrises and in particular sunsets as subjects more suitable for teenage bedroom posters than for fishing pictures, I have to admit that I have shot my fair part of them

Another photo article, this time teaching you how to get pictures of your gear or your flies on a clean, white background.

This is the über simple lightweight guide to taking pictures of your flies - finished flies or for step-by-steps - even with your phone!

Michael Jensen is an excellent fishing writer and photographer

Harsh shadows from a bright source like the sun are usually not very welcome in our images, and we often jump through hoops to avoid them. But how about making the shadows a part of the image, and maybe even the most important part?

My disappointment was big when I saw the book

Eoin Fairgrieve's interest in angling photography evolved from his professional life as a speycasting instructor

Just as clarity can be stunning, so can a well placed reflection. Here's how to get them in camera

Barry Ord Clarke is a well known photographer and writer

Finnish photographer Harri Hytönen feels like being allrounder although he just loves macrophotos

This is a book, which combines two of my main interests: fishing and photography

Isaias Nicolaevici is a professional fly-fishing photographer based in Patagonia

Stu Hastie's New Zealand doesn't seem to have a shortage of subjects

Jonas says that fly fishing is great way of fishing, and there is always something interesting to photograph

Marcel and his wife Meher have a thriving wedding photography business

It wasn't until his late teens that Dennis Collier developed a keen interest in art and photography, which naturally became integrated into his fishing activities

Henry Hegeman has a photography background shooting film with Minolta gear

Nick price is a professional guide and a photographer with a very keen eye for fly-fishing subjects

Photography is not Corey's full time profession so he tends to stay pretty focused on something that he has a passion for ... fly fishing!

This article is the latest incarnation of all our tips and ideas on taking fly pictures, collected in one place

Angus Drummond is a Colorado based guide and photographer whose images have been used in magazines and books as well as on web

Croatian photographer Aleksandar Vrtaric has a slightly different photographic style compared to many other fly fishing photographers

Jim Levison shoots beautiful pictures from the US north east

Mark Lance is a Colorado based photographer who shoots beautiful and varying images

Jim Klug is known for his participation in the DVDs Drift, Rise, and Connect as well as his activities in the Yellow Dog Adventures fly fishing booking company

I'm currently traveling in Iceland with my family and thought I'd share a few pics with you.

We only had a few takes and caught nothing - but we had a wonderful sunrise, saw a seal and three porpoises hunting close to the beach.
The best way to get away from stress and daily routine and do nothing else than relax.
What a morning!

Shooting pictures close to the surface can give an exciting perspective that will enhance the feeling of being near the water... literally! This is yet another chapter in our long series about taking better fishing pictures.

Become a better fly fishing photographer. Tips, examples and our best articles on shooting anglers.

Don't forget that fishing is many other things than anglers, fish and casting. The animals we see, the landscapes, the flowers and all the little details.

How to get the best pictures of bent rods

How do we get the vistas, the beauty, the clarity or the wildness of the water into our cameras?

Streams, lakes even the ocean can appear almost non-existent in the way that the bottom is visible in your shot

To get a good casting picture you need to be on par with several things. This article will help you

Most fly anglers will find that using macro in their photography can be truly thrilling. A lot of what we are interested in is small, and many will appreciate being able to capture small things. This article in the series about fishing photography covers macro photography from an angler's perspective.

Getting pictures of fish in the air is not easy. Not at all.

Composing fishing pictures is of course essentially the same as composing any other type of photograph

This might sound like a strange piece of advice, but GFF partner Martin Jorgensen writes: "Trust me: you generally want to underexpose your digital images. Almost every single one of them. "

If you want really sharp fishing images there's no avoiding some kind support for your camera. A steady tripod is the best solution and the one that you see pros using, but there are other ways of supporting your camera as GFF partner Martin Joergensen explains here.

Another round of good advice for getting better fishing pictures. This time about the few moments during the day where the light is particularly exhillarating—namely around sunrise and sunset. This article tells you how to get the most from these often few minutes of great light.

Great pictures. Good that you caught fish, Bob

Minolta G500

We want to capture our fish in two ways: first on the hook and then in the camera. Once the fish has been hooked many of us already envision the poster on the wall, the image in the online gallery or just a print to show to the fishing buddies.

One of the most common reasons for not getting the really good fishing images is that people simply don't bring their camera. Either they leave it at home - which is really stupid - or they leave it on the bank - which is just moderately stupid.

I have been lucky enough to fish quite a lot of places in this world. This book makes me humble in that respect.

More ways to improve your fishing photos. This time about using your flash in bright daylight - even in sunshine.
You might think that the flash on your camera is for taking pictures when it's dark.
Wrong!

Always take some pictures where the camera is lower than your subject.

This is the first little article in a small series on taking better fishing pictures. The first chapter is about going closer to your subject when you photograph. The closer you go, the better you get the picture focussed and the viewer's attention.

Do you need a last minute Christmas gift idea for an angler? Well, Merlin's Daily Fishing Calendar could be a very good suggestion for such a gift.

It's a beautiful little desk calendar with one page for each day, each with a photo and a quote plus of course information about the day.
The author and editor Alexander Schwab has gathered an amusing and educating collection of facts and fishing wisdom, which will entertain you every day when you tear off a page.

Some fine trout, dressed to the nines.

Now, this is something! Norwegian Christian Figenschou and his friends Dariusz and Julem's fabulous pictures of bonefishing and their attitude towards fishing fit perfectly into the GFF bonefishing theme.

A digital camera with a good macro facility is the perfect way to take good fly pictures. GFF partner Martin Joergensen has updated his now classical Digitizing Flies article with a whole new chapter on selecting and using a digital camera for fly photography.

To take, or not to take

Checking out old pics is great fun

You'll be enchanted and tempted by R.Valentine Atkinson's book with pictures of fly fishing destinations all over the world and thrilled and entertained by the accompanying texts written by the greatest contemporary writers. Read the full review here.

These are all tyers. Some of them were caught at the Danish Fly Festival and some at Fly Fair - Europe's largest outdoors fly show wich takes place every second year in Zwolle in Holland. Here are some pictures from the '96 event. If you want to see more international tyers have a look at the pictures from The International Fly Tyers Symposium 1996.

Dutch fly fisher and tyer Sepp Fuch's pictures.

These pictures all feature that master of casting and excellence of the 5 wt. Brian Kjær - honored member of the Bananaflies

Dutch Jan Renier's pictures

All the oldie pictures from back when GFF was not yet formed and GFF partner Martin Joergensen was running Fishing Denmark.