What a great start to our search for the PhotoClub247 Photographer of the Year 2026 competition – a brilliant set of images and thanks to everyone who entered!
A word of thanks to our judge, Jim Bennett – great and very fair comments on all the images – and his enthusiasm for photography really comes through when he speaks about the images.
Congratulations to all the winners – first place image was by Katarina Holmstrom with an image titled “Facades“

You can see all the winning images on this blog post {Results} PhotoClub247 Photographer of the Year 2026 – Heat 1
All the winning images will go forward to the grand final in December 2026.
Details of Heat 2 can be found on the PhotoClub247 Photographer of the Year launch blog post – heat 2 opens 9am on the 26th March 2026 (email will go out to members at that time with a link to the entry form)
Here is the full replay of the judging…
