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

Jonathon Isola, Chandler, Arizona, USA

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

The search for still-life subjects led the artist Kate Friend to some of the greatest gardens and gardeners in the country, discovers Tiffany Daneff

Burning question about the future of photography? Want to discuss a feature or a tutorial in the magazine? Then send us your letters and photos

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them