High-key wildlife

A new book of bird photography celebrates not only the avian world, but the photographers using creative techniques to produce original artworks, from characterful studio portraits to eye-catching abstracts, writes Graeme Green

10 things you can shoot this month, from guitars and wild heather to kestrels and harbours… and yourself

Master the art of modern photography

Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Three, Close-ups and Details, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge

Light is photography’s raw ingredient, so James Abbott explains four ways to adjust the luminance using Photoshop

From Lensbaby optics to binoculars and sandals, 27 photographers talk to CUPOTY co-founder Tracy Calder about their go-to gear for prize-winning close-up pictures