Words and pictures

It’s party season – whether it’s your work summer do, a wedding, end-of-term socials for your kids, or just a barbecue with friends. There’s a lot of mixing, mingling and making small talk in this glo

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

Making a living from your camera is tough, but doable. Three photographers tell Geoff Harris how they are still able to profit from their passion...

Do you feel stuck, sluggish, out of shape or like your spark has dimmed? You’re not alone. It’s all too easy to fall into a rut while the years fly by – especially after decades injecting all your ene

PHOTOGRAPHY: STOCKSY ‘If you don’t take risks, ...

One of the greatest challenges for a poet is to find something new to say. It’s all been said before. Any poet who manages to find a truly original subject should keep very quiet about it, write the p