Fancy trying your hand at judging a photography competition? Cast your vote in this major monochrome contest

The Exposure One Awards have introduced a People's Vote Award as part of the 2026 Photographer of the Year competition. This year's monochrome contest, which also accepts sepia and single-color-tone images, features over 20 categories including wildlife, architecture, abstraction, nudity, portraiture, photojournalism, and landscapes. Nominations for the Photographer of the Year Award have been used to create a People's Vote pool, with almost 30,000 votes already cast as of the deadline of 05:00 BST on October 12.

To participate, visit the People's Vote webpage and spend time reviewing the nominated images, voting once per category daily. The organizers recommend voting for each category to experience the variety of this year's work. Among the notable entries, Brazilian photographer Ronaldo Andrade's photograph "Travessia" (Crossing), depicting Brazil's Pesca da Tainha traditional fishing ritual, and Parisian Pierre-Yves Cruaud's simple yet intriguing image of two hands resting on each other have impressed many.

The event organizers have yet to announce the People's Vote winners, but updates will be shared on the event webpage and Digital Camera World. For those interested in monochrome photography, the organizers suggest checking out Seb Oakley's pick of the best cameras for black and white photography.