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After her brother died, photographer Jo Ritchie found herself unable to pick up a camera. But with a portrait series, she has built a community that turns loss into light, resilience and hope, writes Peter Dench

Leah Wood became a painter by way of opening for David Bowie and sashaying down the catwalks, but Nature now lights up her artistic imagination and underpins her efforts to campaign for the environment

Giving single-use cameras to people living with dementia, The Photobook Project reveals moments of honesty, beauty and connection, challenging stereotypes and proving that every perspective matters. Peter Dench finds out more

If you’re planning to enter our Animal Kingdom round, which launches next week, take these tips from three of last year’s top ten photographers

Nature is the common thread woven through Sophie’s crafting business, Forest and Dot – from the workshops she holds in woodland teepees to the yarn she dyes by hand with locally foraged plants. Herita

Originally from Yorkshire and now based outside King’s Lynn in Norfolk, Lisa works full-time training horses on her farm and is also a keen beekeeper. Apart from the horses, she shares the farm with h