What makes the perfect news image? Ask our head of photography your questions now

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How do you choose what makes the front page? How hard is genAI making the job of the picture editor? Fiona Shields is the Guardian’s global head of photography, overseeing all the images across our websites and print publications. She’ll be taking your questions at 3pm on Wednesday BST

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The Guardian’s global head of photography Fiona Shields

The Guardian’s global head of photography Fiona Shields Illustration: Guardian Design/Linda Nylind

The Guardian’s global head of photography Fiona Shields Illustration: Guardian Design/Linda Nylind

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Welcome to the Conversation

Join us as 3pm on Wednesday 29 July, as the Guardian’s Fiona Shields answers your questions about the art, sciences (and logistics) of covering the world through images.

Over the last few years Fiona has worked closely with photographers covering the wars in Ukraine, the Middle East and beyond; the seismic political shifts in the US and UK as well as thousands of daily events (captured brilliantly in our daily news photo galleries).

Please post your questions for Fiona now.

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