I lost my sight but found my passion

I knew I had to make drastic changes to feel better

Do you feel stuck, sluggish, out of shape or like your spark has dimmed? You’re not alone. It’s all too easy to fall into a rut while the years fly by – especially after decades injecting all your ene

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

We love moaning. The raw file won’t open, the firmware update wiped your settings. But spare a thought for the early adopters – when digital photography meant ghostly battery life, media cards that could barely hold a lunch break, colours that made everything look a bit ill. Peter Dench hears from top shooters about those early frustrations and breakthroughs, and adds his own…

Thought-provoking culture, insightful science and inspirational snippets to bring you up to date on all things uplifting, hopeful and happy-making

Nikki Lilly started crying when she saw her portrait – a hyper-realistic pencil drawing that captures the slight slope of her smile, the veins around her eyes, the swelling on the right side of her fa