Being self-employed, I need value for money but I also want the best equipment. I was first introduced to SIGMA in 2014 and was impressed with the professional specification of the lenses that they were going to launch which included an inclusive 3-year warranty program. I had become increasing frustrated with Canon in terms of spiraling costs, warranty and repair issues. Therefore I decided to trade in all my Canon lenses and replace it with SIGMA equivalents. A bold move some would think but I have not regretted it at all!

Barcelona native Kevin Hidalgo lives in London but is a frequent traveller capturing images everywhere he visits. He is a fan of SIGMA lenses and a frequent contributor to the #SIGMAUK Instagram account. He shares his latest adventures using the SIGMA 24mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art lens as both a native SE mount and with the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 in his first Sigma lounge article.

Landscape and travel photographer Enrico Lorenzani shares his love for the SIGMA dp0 Quattro and SIGMA dp1 Quattro with an article about his recent trip to Fuerteventura and Lanzarote of the Canary Islands. The two cameras are his trusted companions and he explains how the SIGMA dp Quattro line up provides top quality results.

Being a Sony shooter, having both the a7R & a7RIII, I have happily been using SIGMA glass via the excellent MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 adapter with wonderful results. However my interest was piqued when SIGMA announced that they were going to be releasing a native Sony E-mount on a selection of their lenses. Would I see any difference by going down this path?

Time lapse images produced using the SIGMA sd Quattro H images by Henry Reichhold​ have been displayed at London Bridge Station as part of the Totally Thames Festival. Henry shares his ideas behind the project along with his amazing results.

Photographer Victoria Hillman shares how the SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary lens is the perfect telephoto lens for capturing anything from wildflowers, invertebrates to puffins and a great alternative lens to her SIGMA 180mm F2.8 APO MACRO EX DG OS.

Photographer Graham Borthwick travelled to Kenya for his first photographic safari and shared his experience of using the new SIGMA 14-24mm F2.8 DG HSM | Art lens as his wide angle solution. In this second #SIGMAUK lounge contribution, Graham shares how special planning was involved to ensure his preloved SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3DG OS HSM | Sports accompanied him as well and the new things he learned about his two year old lens.

Alexandra Cameron shares her feelings on the new   SIGMA 105mm F.4 DG HSM | Art lens  and compares it to the dreamy quality of the SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art but kicked up a notch! 

 Abul Shah of Gracious Photography describes his style as natural, candid and romantic. He believes creating beautiful images is both a responsibility and an art, because his goal is to create a legacy. We asked Abul to test the new  SIGMA 105mm F.4 DG HSM | Art lens and see how it fits into his creative workflow.

Recently I had the pleasure of trying the new SIGMA 70mm F2.8 DG MACRO | Art lens with SIGMA TELE CONVERTER TC-1401 1.4x with my Canon 5DMKiii in the field photographing invertebrates. Personally for me I prefer the longer focal length of the 180mm due to the subjects I am photographing, but I can see this being a great lens..

Russian photographer Sergey Savrasov travels all over the world to cover Formula 1 for Spacesuit Media. An alluring sport that draws in many top motorsport photographers but Sergey shows how he uses the SIGMA 35mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art and the SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary lens to create artistic, portrait-led style imagery that Spacesuit is known for and which stands out among this expert crowd.

As a photographer who self-confesses to using a longer focal length, greater than 24mm on a full frame sensor, the chance to take a wider lens on my trip to Kenya was a challenge to say the least.

Holly-Marie Cato is a freelance photographer from London who travels for work and fun, sharing stories of the human experience, extraordinary people and forming collaborations along the way.  She contacted us about her amazing adventure to Kenya and needed an amazing telephoto lens to accompany her on the journey. Luckily #SIGMAUK had just the right travel companion to offer!

Britain was in the middle of a heatwave, England were still in the World Cup and the Formula One circus was in town. The British Grand Prix weekend at Silverstone is always one to look forward to and photographer Dan Bathie was especially excited as he had the SIGMA 50mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art lens in SE-Mount packed in his my bag ready to test.

The 2017 Amateur Photographer of the Year competition was awarded to photographer Henrik Spranz from Austria. He and his partner Perdita Petzl share their thoughts on the SIGMA 180mm F2.8 APO MACRO EX DG OS HSM and 150mm F2.8 APO MACRO EX DG OS HSM lenses.

Over the past thirty two years photographer Nigel Waller has specialised in vehicle photography, working for a wide client base including Foden, DAF and Isuzu, he travels the length and breadth of the UK supplying shots for advertising and commercial clients. In this article Nigel shares why he chooses to go the “Foveon Way”.

Zelda Rhiannon is a professional wedding and family lifestyle photographer based in South Wales and describes her style as "emotive storytelling", capturing images as they unfold.

Inzajeano Latif holds a BA and MA in Photography from Middlesex University, London, UK. He is most often described as a ‘portrait photographer who engages with people on the fringes of society,’ choosing to expose their intimate interactions with their environments, and looking at how those environments shape them.

Photographer Tom Adamson returns to Iceland for a second time and shares his thoughts on why the SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary lens was the best lens to use in his kit along with some stunning photographic examples.

In 2017 photographer David Gibbon became the first Briton to visit a remote nature reserve in northern Iceland in winter to photograph the Arctic fox.

Spacesuit Media's Andy Clary is one of the few photographers to be granted a 2018 season-long pass (a "hard card") for the US motor racing series IndyCar.