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The 'Photography is Art' challenge was all about conveying an idea, ideas, emotion or emotions through a captured moment. The winners, and a selection of commended images were published in Photography Week , and we're pleased to share the full top 102 photographs here.
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Top 102 shots Image 1 of 102 (Image credit: Gordana Đurić) Gordana Đurić, Croatia – Top Photographer Image 2 of 102 (Image credit: Ricky Babeh) Ricky Babeh, Indonesia – Top Photo Image 3 of 102 (Image credit: Nazanin Hojati Aaghdam) Nazanin Hojati Aaghdam, Iran – Guru's Top Pick Image 4 of 102 (Image credit: Itook Mak) Itook Mak, United States Image 5 of 102 (Image credit: Mikael Amundsen) Mikael Amundsen, Sweden Image 6 of 102 (Image credit: Ira Tulchinsky) Ira Tulchinsky, Israel Image 7 of 102 (Image credit: Jörgen Bergström) Jörgen Bergström, Switzerland Image 8 of 102 (Image credit: Nick Vidal-Hall) Nick Vidal-Hall, United Kingdom Image 9 of 102 (Image credit: Giuseppe Camarda) Giuseppe Camarda, Italy Image 10 of 102 (Image credit: Renata Łacina) Renata Łacina, Poland Image 11 of 102 (Image credit: Rick Cutright) Rick Cutright, United States Image 12 of 102 (Image credit: R Anil Kumar) R Anil Kumar, India Image 13 of 102 (Image credit: Ilan Horn) Ilan Horn, Israel Image 14 of 102 (Image credit: Ed Jordan) Ed Jordan, United States Image 15 of 102 (Image credit: Erik Ersson) Erik Ersson, Sweden Image 16 of 102 (Image credit: Nick Art) Nick Art, Indonesia Image 17 of 102 (Image credit: Gabriel Riveros Vilches) Gabriel Riveros Vilches, Sweden Image 18 of 102 (Image credit: Catalina Ioan) Catalina Ioan, Romania Image 19 of 102 (Image credit: Sébastien Wautié) Sébastien Wautié, Belgium Image 20 of 102 (Image credit: Richard Banton) Richard Banton, Great Britain Image 21 of 102 (Image credit: Alberto Mati) Alberto Mati, Italy Image 22 of 102 (Image credit: christinesartventures) christinesartventures, Singapore Image 23 of 102 (Image credit: Bridget Zuchowski) Bridget Zuchowski, United States Image 24 of 102 (Image credit: Marcel Kieffer) Marcel Kieffer, Netherlands Image 25 of 102 (Image credit: Gabriel Fox) Gabriel Fox, Brazil Image 26 of 102 (Image credit: Thomas Weinsheimer) Thomas Weinsheimer, Germany Image 27 of 102 (Image credit: Maria Friedrich) Maria Friedrich, Sweden Image 28 of 102 (Image credit: Yoav Sadeh) Yoav Sadeh, Israel Image 29 of 102 (Image credit: Ron Dutcher) Ron Dutcher, Japan Image 30 of 102 (Image credit: Mellamo Atef Amigo Aziz Jeff) Mellamo Atef Amigo Aziz Jeff, Egypt Image 31 of 102 (Image credit: Tony Andersson) Tony Andersson, Sweden Image 32 of 102 (Image credit: Daniel Magnusson) Daniel Magnusson, Sweden Image 33 of 102 (Image credit: Håkan Liljenberg) Håkan Liljenberg, Sweden Image 34 of 102 (Image credit: ewaldstals2001) ewaldstals2001, Russia Image 35 of 102 (Image credit: John Lehmann) John Lehmann, United States Image 36 of 102 (Image credit: radek.36225) radek.36225, Czechia Image 37 of 102 (Image credit: TS Cass) TS Cass, Great Britain Image 38 of 102 (Image credit: Jan-Eric Boo) Jan-Eric Boo, Sweden Image 39 of 102 (Image credit: Georgian Grigore) Georgian Grigore, United States Image 40 of 102 (Image credit: MattNixon SearcherPhotography) MattNixon SearcherPhotography, United States Image 41 of 102 (Image credit: Denton Miller) Denton Miller, United States Image 42 of 102 (Image credit: daniel perkins) daniel perkins, United States Image 43 of 102 (Image credit: Katalin Galgóczy) Katalin Galgóczy, Hungary Image 44 of 102 (Image credit: Pavel Samuel) Pavel Samuel, Czechia Image 45 of 102 (Image credit: mybrooks) mybrooks, United States Image 46 of 102 (Image credit: Ircsi Ecsedi) Ircsi Ecsedi, Hungary Image 47 of 102 (Image credit: masabus) masabus, Finland Image 48 of 102 (Image credit: Andy Fowlie) Andy Fowlie, Finland Image 49 of 102 (Image credit: Julia Appi) Julia Appi, Brazil Image 50 of 102 (Image credit: Alexander Semenyuk) Alexander Semenyuk, United States Image 51 of 102 (Image credit: Douglas Hartford) Douglas Hartford, United States Image 52 of 102 (Image credit: Zahidur Rahman) Zahidur Rahman, Bangladesh Image 53 of 102 (Image credit: Kostiantyn Kostin) Kostiantyn Kostin, Finland Image 54 of 102 (Image credit: mick1812) mick1812, Australia Image 55 of 102 (Image credit: kuriene) kuriene, Netherlands Image 56 of 102 (Image credit: Pelle Holmberg) Pelle Holmberg, Sweden Image 57 of 102 (Image credit: Marzena Macherzyńska) Marzena Macherzyńska, Poland Image 58 of 102 (Image credit: ataberner) ataberner, United States Image 59 of 102 (Image credit: jakou Fontaine) jakou Fontaine, France Image 60 of 102 (Image credit: Jesper Wikstrom) Jesper Wikstrom, Sweden Image 61 of 102 (Image credit: Brett Styles) Brett Styles, Australia Image 62 of 102 (Image credit: Kabindra Shrestha) Kabindra Shrestha, Canada Image 63 of 102 (Image credit: Yoswer Zambrano) Yoswer Zambrano, Portugal Image 64 of 102 (Image credit: Sashank Mishra) Sashank Mishra, India Image 65 of 102 (Image credit: Roger Fance) Roger Fance, Australia Image 66 of 102 (Image credit: Rodrigo Izquierdo) Rodrigo Izquierdo, Chile Image 67 of 102 (Image credit: Stanley Zheng) Stanley Zheng, Canada Image 68 of 102 (Image credit: Kamel Dupuis-Perez) Kamel Dupuis-Perez, United States Image 69 of 102 (Image credit: Erin Childs) Erin Childs, United States Image 70 of 102 (Image credit: Ioannis Papadopoulos) Ioannis Papadopoulos, Greece Image 71 of 102 (Image credit: Adam Caryll) Adam Caryll, United States Image 72 of 102 (Image credit: Stanislav Černý) Stanislav Černý, Czech Republic Image 73 of 102 (Image credit: Christina Ericsson) Christina Ericsson, Sweden Image 74 of 102 (Image credit: Kjell Arvid Fredriksen) Kjell Arvid Fredriksen, Norway Image 75 of 102 (Image credit: libby.thedford) libby.thedford, United States Image 76 of 102 (Image credit: Frye Edward) Frye Edward, United States Image 77 of 102 (Image credit: Matt Specht) Matt Specht, United States Image 78 of 102 (Image credit: Charles Lamar Odom) Charles Lamar Odom, United States Image 79 of 102 (Image credit: Torsten Petersen) Torsten Petersen, Denmark Image 80 of 102 (Image credit: Eric Hallaert) Eric Hallaert, France Image 81 of 102 (Image credit: Dmitry Saltykov) Dmitry Saltykov, Russia Image 82 of 102 (Image credit: Jodi Webber) Jodi Webber, United States Image 83 of 102 (Image credit: Werner Kaffl) Werner Kaffl, New Zealand Image 84 of 102 (Image credit: Zeljko Vajak) Zeljko Vajak, Croatia Image 85 of 102 (Image credit: Artsemi Vasileuski) Artsemi Vasileuski, Republic of Lithuania Image 86 of 102 (Image credit: samlos5962) samlos5962, Italy Image 87 of 102 (Image credit: luisalynch) luisalynch, Spain Image 88 of 102 (Image credit: Dragan Cerovic) Dragan Cerovic, Serbia Image 89 of 102 (Image credit: petereidenberg) petereidenberg, Sweden Image 90 of 102 (Image credit: Jean-Francois Faure) Jean-Francois Faure, France Image 91 of 102 (Image credit: Marco A. Cartas-Ayala) Marco A. Cartas-Ayala, United States Image 92 of 102 (Image credit: Joey Harper) Joey Harper, United States Image 93 of 102 (Image credit: Hermann Klecker) Hermann Klecker, Germany Image 94 of 102 (Image credit: Canela Photo) Canela Photo, United States Image 95 of 102 (Image credit: Elisabeth Liljenberg) Elisabeth Liljenberg, Sweden Image 96 of 102 (Image credit: Josh Woodcock) Josh Woodcock, United States Image 97 of 102 (Image credit: Mark Davis) Mark Davis, United States Image 98 of 102 (Image credit: Giada Randaccio Skouras Sweeny) Giada Randaccio Skouras Sweeny, Italy Image 99 of 102 (Image credit: Bajkó Tamás) Bajkó Tamás, Hungary Image 100 of 102 (Image credit: Frédéric Pallanca) Frédéric Pallanca, France Image 101 of 102 (Image credit: Luca de Gennaro) Luca de Gennaro, Italy Image 102 of 102 (Image credit: Guy Samson) Guy Samson, Canada Other GuruShots contests:
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