Winners of LCE Photographer of the Year 2026

London Camera Exchange has announced the winners of its competition. Nearly 14,500 entries were received, demonstrating the contest’s growing reputation as one of the UK’s leading competitions for photographers of all abilities and experience. The contest featured 14 categories, including the publicly voted ‘people’s choice’ and an ‘emerging talent’ category for photography students.

Winners across the categories include Colin Page (The Lotus, landscape), Dikye Ariani (Teamwork, macro), Dave Lyon (Saving lives at sea, action), Hardijanto Budiman (Lonely is the night, after dark), Louise Norris (A gazing owlet, birds), Jacek Salaga (Half a second before, events), Millie Melvin (Imprint, emerging talent), Brooke Shaden (Swan song, creative), John Lynch (Red rebel, portrait), Carole Ann Chambers (Silent sentinel, pets), Helen Trust (Crossing the curves, street) and Andrew Scott (Magical uphill Lincoln, people’s choice).

United Kingdom, London

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