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

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

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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.

Our pick of the best titles about photography published this year – each one will make an ideal festive season gift for lovers of the medium…