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Wildlife photography isn’t all about attention-grabbing species, writes Rob Read

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

How did your career start? I took an interest in birds when I was around four, saved money for my first binoculars at seven, got my first SLR at 12 and shot my first nature pictures for a national mag

Understanding your subject is the key to capturing great images

Embrace urban shooting and you’ll never run out of ideas

Master the challenges of macro’s reduced depth of field