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…

This friendly Somerset group are at all skill levels, and focus on a love of taking pictures, not kit

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

2025 has been a bumper year for books. Peter Dench selects some highlights reviewed in AP

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

Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Seven, Animal Kingdom, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge