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

Described as an antidote to throwaway culture, Suzy Bennett’s beautiful book, Artisans of Dartmoor , celebrates inspiring individuals who work in traditional crafts. Tracy Calder talks to her about the challenges involved in environmental portraiture

Jonathon Isola, Chandler, Arizona, USA

The search for still-life subjects led the artist Kate Friend to some of the greatest gardens and gardeners in the country, discovers Tiffany Daneff

The award-winning photographer has just published a book about how to succeed in the medium. Niall Hampton finds out more

It’s a rare thing to meet someone with true panache, but it’s the quality I see immediately when I meet Francine Raymond on a cool autumn day. The acclaimed gardener, fowl fancier, designer and writer