Well done to poda who won our most recent competition on flickr, a back issue of 8 Magazine is on it's way to you now!

We wanted to see your pictures that predominantly feature the sun and had another overwhelming response, so thank you to all that entered.

This picture stood out because the 'sunlight' is not only the subject of the photograph, but is also integral to the creation of the scene. The shaft of light illuminating the lone figure at once directs our attention towards the person and at the same time produces the depth necessary to describe this clearing within the forest. A beautiful and atmospheric shot.

The next flickr competition will be announced shortly, so watch this space.
If you'd like to get involved, join the Foto8 flickr group here: www.flickr.com/groups/foto_8

When is a photograph not a photograph? When it's photo art of course.

Guy Lane weighs up a new overview that bills itself as a comprehensive survey of photography in the 21st century.

An exhibition and two new books can only scratch the surface of Martin Parr's (self - portrait, left) activities as an avid collector of all things photographic. Parrworld, on display at Munich's Haus der Kunst, includes some of the books, memorabilia and postcards he has amassed alongside a selection of his own new work.

Parr spoke to Guy Lane about the relationship between photography and collecting, and about his most extensive collection to date.