Thomas Bertie Taylor’s abstract photos find beauty in the most mundane of places

Thomas Bertie Taylor’s abstract photos find beauty in the most mundane of places

London-based photographer Thomas Bertie Taylor takes a different look at the world via abstract images that pick out and highlight mundane details.

You don’t need to travel far to take incredible photos. Just look at the work of Thomas Bertie Taylor, who splits his time between London and Brighton and manages to find new, entrancing takes on these well-worn haunts. By playing around with compositions and focus, Thomas has a knack for presenting the familiar in a new light and making you reappraise supposedly mundane details.

In the surreal world of Thomas’s photos, everything from a person washing a car windscreen to food being handled at a seafood market takes on a strange new energy. Even familiar locations like Brighton Beach feel new and alive, and a reflection in a glass fragment invites the viewer to engage with the image and create their own background story.

ASUS TUF Gaming A15 review: shining performance on a reasonable budget

ASUS TUF Gaming A15 review: shining performance on a reasonable budget

The ASUS TUF Gaming A15 is not exactly a budget gaming laptop, coming in at £1,199.99, but nor does it have a high-end price; the ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16, for example, will set you back around £3,500. The ASUS TUF Gaming A15 is a reassuringly solid machine with a relatively respectable chassis; while the highlighted WASD keys mark it out as a gaming machine, it would also blend in fine at work or in university.

While it handles Photoshop well, pro creatives who do a lot of video editing or animation might want more than the ASUS TUF Gaming A15 can give. It’s a good all-rounder, but if you’re keen to look at what else is on offer, check out our guide to the best Windows laptops. And if you’re after something with a bit more creative juice, our guide to the best laptops for video editing has your back.

Top 10 books every aspiring photographer should read

Top 10 books every aspiring photographer should read

Get inspired, boost your technique and understand photography more broadly with these classic and modern photography titles.

Working on your photography skills isn’t just something you do at the beginning; it’s a job for life. While growing as a photographer is as much about inspiration and vision as it is about learning and refining techniques. A good photography book can provide both in abundance and to help you out; we’ve curated a list of the ten best on the market today.