This month: Improve composition Compose yourself for photographs that are worth looking at more than once

One reader, one pro… creative studio lighting effects under the direction of James Paterson

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

Photographer and educator www.nickchurchcreativeacademy.com

Equine photographer www.carysjonesphotography.co.uk

Now in its seventh edition, Photo North has become a festival defined less by scale than by care. Rooted in storytelling, collaboration and social engagement, it offers a space where photography and visitors can meet on equal terms. Co-founder Peter Dench explains…