Practical Photography

{{short description|Magazine published by Bauer Media from 1959 to 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2011}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}

{{Infobox magazine

| title = Practical Photography

| image_file = File:Practical Photography August 2020.jpg

| image_size = 175px

| image_caption = Practical Photography's final issue, published in August 2020

| editor = Ben Hawkins

| editor_title = Editor

| frequency = Monthly

| circulation =

| category = Photography

| publisher = Bauer Consumer Media

| founded = 1959

| finaldate = {{End date|2020|06|02|df=yes}}

| country = GBR

| language = English

| website = {{URL|practicalphotography.com}} (redirects to What's The Best?, a subsidiary of Bauer Media)

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Practical Photography was a UK monthly photography magazine published by the Bauer Media Group since it was acquired from EMAP in 2008.{{cite news|url=http://www.bauer.co.uk/node/104|title=H. Bauer Publishing Successful in Bid for Emap|work=H. Bauer Publishing|date=7 December 2006|access-date=13 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209003127/http://www.bauer.co.uk/node/104|archive-date=9 February 2009|url-status=dead}} Established in 1959,Practical Photography Magazine, April 2009 Issue It ceased publishing on 2 June 2020 following Bauer Publishing's decision to stop printing many of its magazines due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |date=18 May 2020 |title=Bauer reveals plans to close, merge or sell ten magazines |url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/bauer-reveals-plans-to-close-merge-or-sell-ten-magazines-q-planet-rock-simply-you/ |access-date=1 July 2020 |website=Press Gazette |language=en-US}}

The magazine included subject guides, camera and editing tutorials, interviews, Q&As and product reviews, as well as how-to videos. It also featured Camera School, an annual camera skills course for beginners. When it ceased publication, the group editor was Ben Hawkins.

Alongside a monthly magazine, Practical Photography could also be found on social media, including the popular Practical Photography Talk Facebook group and its YouTube channel Practical Photography Magazine.