Being in the right place at the right time can be more important than long hours,

The Milky Way is a firm favourite for nightscape photographers and astrophotographers alike, but beautiful images of our Galaxy are well within reach of beginners with basic entry-level equipment too.

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

Exciting ways to get away from it all

10 things you can shoot and create this month, from trees and conkers to mountains and motorbikes