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Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

Thanks for coming in today, Bea,” said Jason, the commissioning editor at Bluestone Press, where Bea was interviewing for yet another assistant job. “We’ll be in touch.” “Okay, great,” replied Bea, fo

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

Julie Kelly , 57, has recently returned to Filey in her beloved Yorkshire and is embracing her next chapter by modelling, capturing the beauty of the coast as an emerging artist and inspiring women to get out of their comfort zone. She tells us about her photoshoot with Rankin, her love of colour and why you should save nothing ‘for best’

After her brother died, photographer Jo Ritchie found herself unable to pick up a camera. But with a portrait series, she has built a community that turns loss into light, resilience and hope, writes Peter Dench

If you’re planning to enter our Animal Kingdom round, which launches next week, take these tips from three of last year’s top ten photographers