Stunning images highlight earth’s nature in danger

Our favourite photos posted by readers on our social media channels this week

A new book of bird photography celebrates not only the avian world, but the photographers using creative techniques to produce original artworks, from characterful studio portraits to eye-catching abstracts, writes Graeme Green

The APOY judges choose their favourite images that didn’t make the top ten of our Close-ups & Details category

How did your career start? I spent much of my childhood with my family in a trailer in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, where my love for nature began. Later, I went fishing with my dad, which made me even m

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