In a holga-day mood

Can’t get out on safari? Let the wildlife come to you with these beautiful books. Amy Davies selects some recent releases for your shelf

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

When Thomas Joshua Cooper and Paul Hill set out in 1974 to meet and interview the ‘movers and shakers’ of 20th-century photography (see Dialogue with Legends, AP 1 April) they had no idea that the project would take four years and become a unique archive that is still in print. Paul Hill describes the first interview – American photographer Paul Strand in Paris – that kicked it off, followed by extracts from the recorded encounter

John Wade remembers when the shutters finally closed on the British camera industry

Understanding the ‘language’ of photography and developing visual literacy is essential for improving your skills, according to a best-selling new book. Geoff Harris meets the author

Master the art of modern photography