The latest winners of Bird Photographer of the Year were as stunning as ever. Jade Burrell writes about the contest and the overall winner as we showcase our favourites

Jessica Miller looks back at the winning images from another great year of photography competitions

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

Jonathon Isola, Chandler, Arizona, USA

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

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…