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

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

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

How did you get into photography? I learned about environmental reporting on a student-run publication, The Planet, at Western Washington University. Then I worked as a photojournalist for the city’s

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

There's no longer any need to leave your favourite four-legged friend behind when you go on holiday, says Richard MacKichan, because hotels, superyacht designers and airlines are all setting new standards for petfriendly travel