First Prize – September Photo of the Month - Eric Etchart
Man on Eurostar train to Paris.
Second Prize – October Photo of the Month - Coltrane Koh
A gym with basic equipment in Varanasi, India. While photographer Coltrane Koh was trying to capture a young man in great shape working out, an older man accidentally walked into the frame.
Third Prize - Best Photo of July - John Birch
This dramatic opportunity was created by a combination of high tides and strong winds at Sandsend, North Yorkshire. The photographer was hit from behind by a wave as he attempted to capture this moment of nature.
Third Prize – August Photo of the Month - Doug Scott
Buddhist monks in Trongsa Monastery, Bhutan, a wonderful composition. Interestingly, the author noticed that they cover their heads to secretly use their smartphones.
January's Best Photo - John Birch
Despite the temptation to seek shelter for himself, photographer John Birch spent hours photographing a colony of Gentoo penguins on Saunders Island, Falkands, as they plodded through wind and sand to return to their nests.
February's Best Photo - Nick Board
On Christmas Eve in Patagonia, Nick Board had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get close to the Perito Moreno glacier and enjoy a whisky with some ice from the Perito Moreno glacier itself – the purest ice on Earth.
Photo of the Month for March - Stanislav Shmelev
A woman in traditional dress from Carthagena, Colombia, in one of Spain’s most fortified ports. By capturing the moment when the old and the new – traditional dress and mobile phone – collide, the author attempts to convey the irony of the tourism boom in Cartagena.
April's Best Picture - Christopher Wilton-Steer
These men string marigolds in Veraval, Gujarat. The fluorescent lighting makes the scene look like a painting. “I love photographing shop fronts, especially in India, as it often gives me the feeling of looking into a window into another world,” says photographer Christopher Wilton Steer.
Photo of the Month for May - Sam Germaine Scriven
Koh Muk, Southern Thailand, Sam Germaine Scrivens saw the boats gliding in the wind and thought it would look cool from a different angle.
June's Best Picture - Douglas Stewart
Sunset seen from the pier at Bai Bi beachGlenelg Road, Adelaide, Australia.
Best Photo of November - Kelly Beckta
The photo was taken in a Soho cafe on a rainy London day. The customers inside and the man smoking on the terrace all seemed to be having different stories.
Best Photo of December - Arvind Jayashankar
One of the glaciers of the Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland.
