How can you make a person stand out from the background in portraits?

Photographing birds doesn’t have to be all about filling frames, writes Rob Read…

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

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

Each round, we shine a spotlight on a selection of excellent entries from the many camera clubs that enter APOY

Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Three, Close-ups and Details, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge

From Lensbaby optics to binoculars and sandals, 27 photographers talk to CUPOTY co-founder Tracy Calder about their go-to gear for prize-winning close-up pictures