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The 'Playing with Light' challenge sought shots that use some creative lighting and camera techniques. Flash, natural light, flash and natural light together, shot at any time of day with any subject – the more creative and extraordinary, the better!
The winners, and a selection of commended images were published in Photography Week, and we're pleased to share the full top 103 photographs here.
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Top 103 shots
(Image credit: Dewan Karim)
Dewan Karim, Canada – Top Photographer
(Image credit: Ivan Dukarić)
Ivan Dukarić, Croatia – Top Photo
(Image credit: Ekram Hossain)
Ekram Hossain, Bangladesh – Guru's Top Pick
(Image credit: Miodrag Stanojlović)
Miodrag Stanojlović, Serbia
(Image credit: Stanislav Černý)
Stanislav Černý, Czech Republic
(Image credit: Konrad Kehrer)
Konrad Kehrer, Austria
(Image credit: Yevhen Petrov)
Yevhen Petrov, Ukraine
(Image credit: Ircsi Ecsedi)
Ircsi Ecsedi, Hungary
(Image credit: András Klein)
András Klein, Hungary
(Image credit: Juraj Benčík)
Juraj Benčík, Czechia
(Image credit: Thijs Jansen)
Thijs Jansen, Netherlands
(Image credit: Mari du Toit)
Mari du Toit, South Africa
(Image credit: Terje Corneliussen)
Terje Corneliussen, Norway
(Image credit: Brigitte Meuwissen)
Brigitte Meuwissen, Belgium
(Image credit: stanislas_cdmx)
stanislas_cdmx, Mexico
(Image credit: Nick Art)
Nick Art, Indonesia
(Image credit: Volodymyr Antypenko)
Volodymyr Antypenko, France
(Image credit: Alissa Nabiullina)
Alissa Nabiullina, Kazakhstan
(Image credit: Frekkie)
Frekkie, Sweden
(Image credit: Matej Kotula)
Matej Kotula, Slovak Republic
(Image credit: Gabriel Fox)
Gabriel Fox, Brazil
(Image credit: Ilan Horn)
Ilan Horn, Israel
(Image credit: Igor Borisek)
Igor Borisek, Slovak Republic
(Image credit: Rick Miller)
Rick Miller, United Kingdom
(Image credit: Alex Koutsoukos)
Alex Koutsoukos, Greece
(Image credit: Alexandr Malyshev)
Alexandr Malyshev, Russia
(Image credit: Gheoldan Lucia)
Gheoldan Lucia, Romania
(Image credit: Mona Dienhart)
Mona Dienhart, Luxembourg
(Image credit: Chris -Photos-International)
Chris -Photos-International, France
(Image credit: detlev.b. photo)
detlev.b. photo, Austria
(Image credit: kuriene)
kuriene, Netherlands
(Image credit: Hendrik Schuhmacher)
Hendrik Schuhmacher, Germany
(Image credit: Matthewdxb)
Matthewdxb, Slovenia
(Image credit: Justin Koss)
Justin Koss, United States
(Image credit: Andrzej Figarski)
Andrzej Figarski, Poland
(Image credit: bart buckalew)
bart buckalew, United States
(Image credit: Håkan Liljenberg)
Håkan Liljenberg, Sweden
(Image credit: Axel Guinée)
Axel Guinée, Belgium
(Image credit: Robert Ungh)
Robert Ungh, Sweden
(Image credit: Bajkó Tamás)
Bajkó Tamás, Hungary
(Image credit: Steve Biro)
Steve Biro, Canada
(Image credit: Tatiana Shestakova)
Tatiana Shestakova, Russia
(Image credit: HTC72)
HTC72, Canada
(Image credit: Alexis Kapsomenos)
Alexis Kapsomenos, Greece
(Image credit: kostas kalafatis)
kostas kalafatis, Greece
(Image credit: Ricardo Pereira)
Ricardo Pereira, Portugal
(Image credit: Victor Miguel Ottati)
Victor Miguel Ottati, United Kingdom
(Image credit: Aaron Gray)
Aaron Gray, Australia
(Image credit: edlinka5)
edlinka5, Poland
(Image credit: icecresh)
icecresh, India
(Image credit: Stefan Lueger)
Stefan Lueger, Austria
(Image credit: Sylvain Beauregard)
Sylvain Beauregard, Canada
(Image credit: Marc Barthelemy)
Marc Barthelemy, Luxembourg
(Image credit: Seanie Bru Cooke)
Seanie Bru Cooke, Ireland
(Image credit: Francois Duminy)
Francois Duminy, South Africa
(Image credit: Frederik Kjems)
Frederik Kjems, Denmark
(Image credit: Katalin Galgóczy)
Katalin Galgóczy, Hungary
(Image credit: Laura Fokkema)
Laura Fokkema, Netherlands
(Image credit: Anders Carlson)
Anders Carlson, United States
(Image credit: m3rlinha)
m3rlinha, Estonia
(Image credit: Jazon Santos)
Jazon Santos, United States
(Image credit: Jan-Mikael Nokelainen)
Jan-Mikael Nokelainen, Finland
(Image credit: Nishakanth Yogarajah)
Nishakanth Yogarajah, Sri Lanka
(Image credit: stefan.endler)
stefan.endler, Austria
(Image credit: Yamilet Limonta)
Yamilet Limonta, United States
(Image credit: Ira Tulchinsky)
Ira Tulchinsky, Israel
(Image credit: Daria Wojcik)
Daria Wojcik, Poland
(Image credit: Jon Eppinga)
Jon Eppinga, United States
(Image credit: Andy Fowlie)
Andy Fowlie, Finland
(Image credit: Charles Unal)
Charles Unal, United States
(Image credit: Shawn Thomas)
Shawn Thomas, United States
(Image credit: Rodrigo Mazzola)
Rodrigo Mazzola, Brazil
(Image credit: pollackz)
pollackz, Israel
(Image credit: missdejour)
missdejour, United States
(Image credit: Frédéric Pallanca)
Frédéric Pallanca, France
(Image credit: Dijana ES)
Dijana ES, Croatia
(Image credit: Hanno van Wyk)
Hanno van Wyk, Great Britain
(Image credit: Kayoumin GC)
Kayoumin GC, Taiwan
(Image credit: Darren McPhee)
Darren McPhee, Canada
(Image credit: Shtokalo Yuliya)
Shtokalo Yuliya, Italy
(Image credit: zetka_02)
zetka_02, Poland
(Image credit: Nicoleta Golea)
Nicoleta Golea, Romania
(Image credit: Kjell Arvid Fredriksen)
Kjell Arvid Fredriksen, Norway
(Image credit: Tyler McAuley)
Tyler McAuley, United States
(Image credit: Johan GASPAR)
Johan GASPAR, France
(Image credit: bank3d)
bank3d, Sweden
(Image credit: Elisabeth Liljenberg)
Elisabeth Liljenberg, Sweden
(Image credit: Lyana Blum)
Lyana Blum, Belgium
(Image credit: Marius Koekemoer)
Marius Koekemoer, South Africa
(Image credit: Gilles Massard)
Gilles Massard, France
(Image credit: Dragana Simić)
Dragana Simić, Serbia
(Image credit: Jodi Webber)
Jodi Webber, United States
(Image credit: Tiago Rama)
Tiago Rama, Portugal
(Image credit: Oliver Schmid-Selig)
Oliver Schmid-Selig, Germany
(Image credit: Erin Childs)
Erin Childs, United States
(Image credit: Yvonne van Leeuwen)
Yvonne van Leeuwen, Netherlands
(Image credit: Moshe Margulies)
Moshe Margulies, Israel
(Image credit: Natsagdorj Sanj)
Natsagdorj Sanj, Mongolia
(Image credit: Anita Price)
Anita Price, Norway
(Image credit: patrycja.suchanska)
patrycja.suchanska, United Kingdom
(Image credit: Alex Armando Torres)
Alex Armando Torres, United States
(Image credit: IRKGURU PHOTOGRAPHY)
IRKGURU PHOTOGRAPHY, Russian Federation
(Image credit: Alexei Obukhov)
Alexei Obukhov, Russia
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