Submit your finest photographs of buildings, constructions and interiors world wide for an opportunity to win from an enormous prize pot value $32,000/£24,000

Have you bought some nice photographs of buildings to share? From trendy metropolis skylines to historic ruins, we wish to see your structure photographs. Non-professional photographers world wide are invited to enter the International Amateur Photographer of the Year award (APOY). Amateur Photographer Magazine champions the most effective in image-making with this annual competitors, which takes place over ten themed rounds and affords the possibility to win some improbable prizes all year long. The competitors is now open, with the fifth class, ARCHITECTURE, is open for entries till 14th September 2026.

From iconic landmarks and hovering skyscrapers to tower blocks and motorway service stations, structure is throughout us. The constructed setting affords countless alternatives to unleash your creativity. Consider how gentle, shadow, color, sample and perspective can rework a construction at completely different instances of the day. Don’t be afraid of unhealthy climate which might add drama. Famous or unique places don’t at all times produce a decide’s favorite. Don’t ignore what’s by yourself doorstep. Observe how individuals work together with structure or strip away human presence and deal with form, symmetry and design. From historic buildings and rural church buildings to glass towers and metropolis skylines this spherical invitations you to take a recent take a look at the world we’ve constructed.

Entry is free to photographers aged 13-21 within the Young Amateur Photographer of the Year competitors.

Your visitor decide: Jim Stephenson

Jim Stephenson is a UK-based architectural photographer and movie maker. Traveling extensively, he has documented structure for a number of the world’s main designers. His photos are identified for exhibiting how individuals work together with buildings, and his work leans carefully to a documentary fashion.

How to enter

For the primary APOY 2026 award, you possibly can enter as much as 5 photos in every of the ten rounds. 1 free entry per spherical will be obtained by way of a singular code printed in Amateur Photographer journal throughout the interval by which that spherical is open. Without the code, you’ll have the ability to enter a most of 4 photos per spherical.

For the Young APOY 2026 award, eligible photographers can enter as much as 4 free photos per spherical.

APOY prizes

The winner of every spherical of APOY 2026 will obtain:

• Free DxO software program (DxO PhotoLab 8 and DxO FilmPack 7) value £340
• A £300 voucher to spend on something at Park Cameras
• An annual subscription to The School of Photography value £120
• A £50 voucher for Bob Books.

The two runners-up in every spherical will obtain a free DxO Nik Collection licence value £146 and a £25 voucher for Bob Books.

The high ten entries from each spherical may even be printed in AP.

The total winner after ten rounds wins £1,000 to spend at Park Cameras and a £100 voucher for Bob Books.

Young Amateur Photographer of the Year

Now a well-established a part of APOY, the Young Photographer of the Year competitors encourages our up-and-coming snappers. Entrants must be 21 years previous or youthful by the competitors’s remaining cut-off date of 1st February 2027. All the classes are the identical as for the primary contest – merely choose the Young APOY possibility on Photocrowd once you add your photos. Entry is free. Each spherical winner and two runners-up in every spherical wins prizes, with the general winner after ten rounds receiving vouchers from Park Cameras and Bob Books.

Young APOY Prizes

• Free DxO PhotoLab and FilmPack licences value £340
• A £100 voucher to spend at Park Cameras
• An annual subscription to The School of Photography value £120
• A £50 voucher for Bob Books.

The two runners-up in every spherical will obtain a free DxO Nik Collection licence value £146 and a £25 voucher for Bob Books.

The total winner of Young APOY will obtain a £250 voucher to spend at Park Cameras and a £100 voucher for Bob Books.

The digital camera membership award

Do you belong to a digital camera membership or photographic society?

You can accumulate treasured factors to your society once you enter Amateur Photographer of the Year. The profitable membership in spite of everything ten rounds receives a fantastic new web site construct from Amazing Internet, value £1,500.

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