Photo answers

Avoid the Instagram hotspots and go off the beaten track to reveal more interesting images of your visit

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

For more interesting portraits, take a direct approach and ask your subject for a shot

We love moaning. The raw file won’t open, the firmware update wiped your settings. But spare a thought for the early adopters – when digital photography meant ghostly battery life, media cards that could barely hold a lunch break, colours that made everything look a bit ill. Peter Dench hears from top shooters about those early frustrations and breakthroughs, and adds his own…

When everything comes together, there’s no better feeling, as Michael Topham experienced in Croatia

In my opinion, British summers are rather fantastic, especially when spent in a garden. Even if you’re not naturally green-fingered, being a painter gives you a wonderful opportunity to enjoy and enga