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The best camera is the one you have with you, so the saying goes. But what happens on those occasions when you need a day off from lugging around a weighty setup? Smartphones can do a decent job in some situations but, as our cover feature argues, you’d be better off with an everyday basic camera and standard lens. Turn to page 60 to discover some pro tips, tricks and hacks for getting great results when you’ve left your tripod and filters behind. There are plenty of other projects to get busy with this month, in Photo Active (p16) and Stay at Home (p43), while smoke art is the hot topic in Camera College (p74). Hotshots (p84) turns its lens on the SWPA 2021 student category, and it’s hard not…