The deadline for the fourth International Garden Photographer of the Year competition is fast approaching. Don’t miss the chance to be part of this prestigious competition.

 Following the huge success and popularity of previous years, the search for the UK’s Landscape Photographer of the Year for 2009 is now under way. Entrants have until 15th July to enter the ‘Take a view’ Awards by submitting their photographs of the British landscape.

Last year, Mature Times invited readers to send in photographs celebrating older people learning. The results are out and here are the winners. By Tony Watts.

Forget the legendary narcissism of Italian men, proudly showing off their sleek hair-cuts, Georgio Armani clothes and expensive watches. It's the mature British male who has come out top of the list as Europe's "vainest" - regularly digitally enhancing their photos on internet sites.

The PDSA have launched "pets’ gallery competition" a free competition - but with the invitation to make a £1 donation to help other furry friends in need of the PDSA’s help. Handsome hounds, magnificent moggies, gorgeous guinea pigs, charming chinchillas, to name but a few, are all in with a chance of being crowned the PDSA pets’ gallery winner and winning their owner a superb Canon digital camera.

A new face is wanted for The Wildlife Trust’s campaign for the introduction of a robust Marine Bill to protect our seas, so they are asking photographers to dip beneath the waves in a competition in conjunction with the British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP).

An imaginative eye, a love for the natural world and a camera are all it takes to enter the Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, the world’s longest-running and most prestigious wildlife photographic contest. And this year there's a £10,000 prize at stake.