Form & function

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

Paul Hill considers…

Kerry James Marshall, ‘poised between narrative and allegory’

The award-winning photographer has just published a book about how to succeed in the medium. Niall Hampton finds out more

On the verge of starting this self-build, a late change of design proved to be the making of this Devonian house on a bend

Described as an antidote to throwaway culture, Suzy Bennett’s beautiful book, Artisans of Dartmoor , celebrates inspiring individuals who work in traditional crafts. Tracy Calder talks to her about the challenges involved in environmental portraiture