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

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Jonathon Isola, Chandler, Arizona, USA

As well as working on a weekly magazine, running a website and our social media platforms, we’re often out taking photos, whether for gear reviews or just for pure enjoyment outside of work. Here’s a selection of our favourite photos taken in 2025

The award-winning photographer has just published a book about how to succeed in the medium. Niall Hampton finds out more

With the setting sun painting the sky with warm, golden hues, the Defender Octa stirred up a dramatic cloud of dust during our off-road triple test. Launching my drone to capture this spectacle from a