The meaning of mayhall

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

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

Persistence pays off as Benedict Brain battles with his remote trigger on a bus in Malaysia

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

Our favourite photos posted by readers on our social media channels this week

The World Food Photography Awards 2025 sponsored by Tenderstem® Bimi® Broccolini celebrates the power of imagery to tell stories about what we eat, how we eat, and why it matters. Peter Dench finds out more