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

Paul Hill considers…

Tom Shepherd combines two iconic Irish coastal routes for a journey filled with breathtaking wildlife spots, dreamy scenic stops and a taste of adventure

From island-hopping in southerly Okinawa to farm experiences in rural Aomori and skiing in far northern Hokkaido, this diverse archipelago offers intriguing local culture, ancient history and epic wilderness experiences around every corner — and deeper exploration reaps huge rewards

Take a road trip around Scotland’s ‘misty isle’ for volcanic rock formations, wild swimming at the Fairy Pools and warming drams of cask whisky.

(whatever your budget!)