There is no doubt that 2026 will be different. As the year ends in the garden that I’ve created and tended over the past 23 years, a new challenge is waiting in the wings. We are moving from the chalk

The past two years have provided areas of the UK, sometimes as far south as Cornwall, opportunities to enjoy the incredible show of the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, a sight usually only experi

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…

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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