The gift of nature

A new book of bird photography celebrates not only the avian world, but the photographers using creative techniques to produce original artworks, from characterful studio portraits to eye-catching abstracts, writes Graeme Green

When David Joseph began exploring the world of close-up photography, he was using a mobile phone and cheap clip-on lens. Here he talks to Tracy Calder about how his life has changed thanks to snakes, spiders, frogs and a wonderful act of kindness

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

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

Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Three, Close-ups and Details, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge

Photographing birds doesn’t have to be all about filling frames, writes Rob Read…