Home to 140 Barbary macaque monkeys, Trentham Monkey Forest is 60 acres of Staffordshire woodland. A gated and fenced area, reminiscent of a small Jurassic Park, with a neat wide path lead us to our first sightings of the monkeys eating apples and oranges that had been tactically left close to the paths by the rangers. Sitting on the ground, climbing trees, and much to the visitors' delight, scampering from one side of the path to the other, they looked happy and healthy. There is an immediate joy in the experience of wandering past animals that are free to roam.

Photographer Lydia Harper is never happier than when travelling, so it seems fitting that when we asked her to capture a Simple Day in the UK she chose to explore somewhere new.  Lydia drove along the South East coast, stopping off at a few places along the coastline from Birling Gap to Dungeness.

Jim Marsden is a photographer from Lancashire. So enamoured with the quality of image that is produced when shooting with film, he doesn’t use digital. We approached Jim to photograph a Simple Day inspired the British seaside, as we knew the rich, almost tangible quality of his work would be perfect.

Richard Gaston’s photography has been a favourite for a long time.  A little ironic, but in a world that is increasingly urgent and lived through small digital screens, Richard’s Instagram feed provides escapism.