Billed as the world's greatest photo game, GuruShots is an online platform that provides a fun, structured way to showcase your images while gaining global exposure for your work.
By competing in epic challenges against millions of photographers, you can get instant feedback from over three billion monthly votes and increase your ranking from Newbie to achieve the ultimate status (and bragging rights) of Guru.
Challenges are voted on by the platform's Gurus and the wider community, and there’s a fresh challenge every day. Winners can receive prizes from GuruShots' sponsors such as Adorama, Kodak, Lowepro and Lensbaby.
The 'Shot on Black' challenge involved planning composition and placing subjects against a black background for a powerful and expressive shot. The winners, and a selection of commended images, were published in Digital Camera, and we're pleased to share the top 102 photographs here.
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Top 102 shots
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Micha Mettier – Top Photographer
shutterspeedberlin – Top Photo
Daniel Lopes - Portugal – Guru's Top Pick
Piroska Kiszner - Hungary
Hossam Sadek - United States
Cristiano Zingale - Italy
Jenn Vicious - United States
Ramon VandenOever - United States
Tomasz Halka - Great Britain (UK)
peteranderberg44 - Sweden
Aleksandr Maksimov - Russia
MARGARET Troyer - United States
Ricardo Q. T. Rodrigues - Brazil
Katrina Kiefer - United States
Catherine Litster - United Kingdom
Saša Josip Milec - Croatia (Hrvatska)
Gill Thompson - United States
Le Loup Des Steppes - France
Laura Scharich USA - United States
Jean-Francois Faure - France
Vitor Fernandes - Portugal
Marketa Zvelebil - France
Mark Willoughby - Australia
Agustin Ekowiyanto - Indonesia
James.Fraser - United Arab Emirates
Jay McCartney - New Zealand
Hanno van Wyk - Great Britain (UK)
Justin Schroeder - United States
Trent Allen - United States
Mark Greenslade - South Africa
Charles Gammon - United States
ANGELO ROSARIO CASTO - Italy
Brouria Carni Hadass - Israel
Erin Childs - United States
Nikolay Tatarchuk - Israel
Kathrin Hoyos - South Africa
Tina Pruitt - United States
Tom Dallis - United States
Hermann Klecker - Germany
Sándor Sármezei - Hungary
Raul Corro - United States
Serena Vachon - United States
Riaan Van Wyk - South Africa
Meagan Featheringham - United States
Zdenek Pachovsky - Czechia
Auditus Photography - United Kingdom
Kathleen Kline - United States
Cherkaoui Monika - Germany
Barbara Graham - United States
Ann Katrine Sandengen (@Sandengenphotography) - Norway
CARL BERRISFORD - Hong Kong
Mary Jane Armstrong - United States
Dragana Jankovic - Serbia
Emmy Denton - United States
Brian Sanders - Great Britain (UK)
Helkoryo Photography - United Kingdom
David DeBord - United States
johnny Swanepoel - South Africa
Panagiotis Lagouvardos - Greece
Patrick Nealis - United States
cornelia chimir - Netherlands
Dmitry Gorodetsky - Russia
Laura Tyson - United States
Matt Specht - United States
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