As photographers we are all standing on the shoulders of giants, and it’s hard to think of two bigger giants of British photography than David Bailey and Martin Parr. So this issue we celebrate these influential masters, spotlighting a new documentary about Parr and a retrospective tome of Bailey’s work from the ’80s. Meanwhile, John Wade charts the rise of Nikon; we test the pricey but excellent new Sony 28-70mm F2 lens; and we explain how AI can, gosh, actually help photographers rather than making them obsolete.

As photographers we are all standing on the shoulders of giants, and it’s hard to think of two bigger giants of British photography than David Bailey and Martin Parr. So this issue we celebrate these influential masters, spotlighting a new documentary about Parr and a retrospective tome of Bailey’s work from the ’80s. Meanwhile, John Wade ch....