Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Seven, Animal Kingdom, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge

WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I was set on becoming a hairdresser, and even had an apprenticeship lined up. But my art teacher, Mr Cop, encouraged me to look into art college. Then, three weeks before my first in

It’s a dog’s life. Staying in Val Cenis, the day started cold, but with the astonishing clarity of sunshine and light you only find in the mountains in winter. Kitted out in my warmest gear, I took th

WELCOME to Canada,” chimes a smiling group of greeters at Calgary airport. Clad in pristine white Stetsons and red tunics, the friendly locals, all volunteers, remind me of the country’s famous ‘Mount

As many as 300,000 displaced Gazans streamed northward on Jan. 27, after Israel reopened the Netzarim corridor, which bisects the Gaza Strip. Carrying their belongings in plastic bags and flour sacks

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