From childhood collections to international exhibitions, artist Steve McPherson transforms the Kent coast’s cast-offs into powerful works of memory, mystery and meaning

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

Alíz Kovács-Zöldi considers…

The search for still-life subjects led the artist Kate Friend to some of the greatest gardens and gardeners in the country, discovers Tiffany Daneff

Below: ‘The Roubaix finish line is different to other races. You can’t be straight on because there are still riders doing laps of the track. I’d only arrived about four minutes before winner Pauline

Every month, we trawl the nation’s coastline to bring you news of the people, places and exciting goings-on that are worth knowing about