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

Kerry James Marshall, ‘poised between narrative and allegory’

Like many artists, I often develop designs for paintings from photographic reference, despite its still being thought of by many as cheating. They argue that it is only by working directly from the su

Lee Miller’s artistic and historical sensibility

Like many artists, I often develop designs for paintings from photographic reference, despite its still being thought of by many as cheating. They argue that it is only by working directly from the su

Encouraging the viewer to engage, Rebecca Holton prompts reflection on the way we live today and our rituals and routines. Frequently compared to Edward Hopper, her interpretation of light-dominated,