A bright, greenish, beam of light was seen in the sky near Feltwell in Norfolk on 3 December at around 5am, not far from the US air bases in Suffolk, prompting speculation about aliens. Jim NR Dale, f

Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Nine, Urban Life, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

The APOY judges choose their favourite images that didn’t make the top ten of our Urban Life category

The APOY judges choose their favourite images that didn’t make the top ten of our Movement category

Manchester photographer and artist Simon Buckley shares why he finds the moments before sunrise to be the most magical, writes Dan Mold