If you’re planning to enter our Animal Kingdom round, which launches next week, take these tips from three of last year’s top ten photographers

Fast lenses offer creative options and are fun to use

10 things you can shoot and create this month, from trees and conkers to mountains and motorbikes

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Join Mark Johnson for an evening in nature, as he captures the beauty of foxes bathed in evening sun

We get close to woodpeckers, birds of prey and raccoon dogs in Estonia, in the company of wildlife pro Paul Browning