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

When Instagram introduced video, many photographers felt sidelined. So street pro Alan Schaller decided to build his own app and created Irys, that puts photographers and still images back in the limelight. He talks to Benedict Brain about building a new photographers’ place online

The latest winners of Bird Photographer of the Year were as stunning as ever. Jade Burrell writes about the contest and the overall winner as we showcase our favourites

Jonathon Isola, Chandler, Arizona, USA

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