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Amateur Photographer of the Year

Round Seven Street

Life on the street comes in every possible colour, sight, sound and texture, and it’s no wonder so many photographers throughout the decades have been compelled to capture it. From the quirky to the classic, almost every human experience can be found on the street, and it’s there to be captured by the keen-eyed among us, who have developed the ability to observe, anticipate and react to the action – often with split-second precision.

We always say it, but it’s a tricky genre to master. It takes nerve and perseverance (you might end up being challenged as to why you’re taking pictures, and you’ll almost certainly end up with more duds than not), but the rewards are plenty when everything does come together in that one moment – and in that one frame. This month’s top ten images demonstrate that carrying your camera with you at all times pays dividends.

1 Sue Woodbridge UK 100pts

Fujifilm X100V, 23mm, 1/500sec at f/8, ISO 1000

Sue’s humorous shot was the outright winner this month, with eight of

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