Photographer of the year 2024

The APOY judges choose their favourite images that didn’t make the top ten of our People & Portraits category

Round Two People & Portraits

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

If you’re planning to enter our Celebrating Colour round, which launches next week, take these tips from three of last year’s top ten photographers

10 things you can shoot this month, from guitars and wild heather to kestrels and harbours… and yourself

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM