The POTY is a monthly photography competition among members on a monthly theme which runs from September to May. At the end of the season, in June, the member with the highest score is the Photographer of the Year and the Photograph of the Year is elected from all the winning photos of the preceding months.
On the Archive page you will find links to the POTY pages of other years as well as a link to the POTY competition rules and all the POTY books.
POTY themes for 2025-2026
Each theme has its own page, which contains tutorials and examples to inspire you. The results of the POTY (including the 5 best pictures) are added to these pages during the year and at the end of the season they are published in a POTY book.
| POTY Month | POTY Theme | Winner | Photo title |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | People at work | ex aequo: Theo Mahieu, Susanne Engelhardt, Lucy Lebedinskaya, Chris Brown | |
| October 2025 | Street photo taken in last month | Susanne Engelhardt | Fitness in the street |
| November 2025 | Negative Space | Timco van Brummelen | Walking the line |
| December 2025 | Big and small | ex aequo: Susanne Engelhardt, Erna Engelbrecht | |
| January 2026 | Still life | ||
| February 2026 | Portrait of a person or animal | ||
| March 2026 | Motion blur (moving subject) | ||
| April 2026 | Macro plant and/or insect | ||
| May 2026 | Cultural/religious identity |