Our pick of the best titles about photography published this year – each one will make an ideal festive season gift for lovers of the medium…

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

Learn to capture the beauty of marine life in watercolours with artist Julie Collins

Turn everyday encounters with birds, bees & bugs into INSTA-WORTHY IMAGES you’ll want to show off

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Jonathon Isola, Chandler, Arizona, USA