"There's an area of Dublin called Ballymun which has had a lot of social problems. Earlier this year, the top floor of one of the 60s tower blocks was turned into a hotel for a month before it was knocked down. I went and stayed in this room and took lots of photographs."
Click here for Beth Evan's verdict Photograph: Orlagh Ní Arrachtain
"I took this picture at Lulworth Cove in Dorset with my Nikon D200. One of the fishermen there collects things that are left on the beach and hangs them up and it felt like this was crying out to be taken."
Click here for Beth Evan's verdict Photograph: Chris Haydon
"I take a lot of photographs of frozen puddles and little streams when it's frosty, but this picture was manipulated - I arranged some leaves from a Japanese maple in our garden and put them in a shallow tray of water."
Click here for Beth Evan's verdict Photograph: Daniel Hacker
"I was walking around Shoreditch and saw the Urban Outfitters shop, which has a green, distressed-looking wall. I saw this pink drink next to the apple core, so there was no setting up at all. It was the colours that caught my eye. I've only been taking photographs for six months."
Click here for Beth Evan's verdict Photograph: Ryan Davies
"I was staying with a friend in Tokyo and we were walking up the stairs to his apartment and saw the trike on the landing. The red of the trike, the umbrellas and the green fluorescent lighting made me think it was just the sort of thing William Eggleston would photograph."
Click here for Beth Evan's verdict Photograph: Stephen Mather
Click here for Beth Evan's verdict Photograph: Sonya Daly
