Shot of the Year 2021 Winners

Every month we choose one photo from our students as our ‘Shot of the month’. This is based on the amount of engagement their photo gets, together with our judgment here at The School of Photography. Having put all of these shots together, we then have a final ‘Shot of the Year’ vote, and the results are in!

We added all the pictures to our Instagram feed and created a Facebook Gallery showcasing all the photos. We then asked you, our members, viewers and readers, to scroll through and show some love to the pictures you felt were most deserving of ‘Shot of the Year’.

We had some incredible submissions last year, but of course there can only be two winners

WINNER - THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE

2021 was one of our hardest years to judge, especially when some of the votes came in very close! However, we do have a standout ‘People’s Choice Winner’. With an incredible response to his work, your choice of 2021’s ‘Shot Of The Year’ went to…

©Adam Smyth •Nikon Z7 • 14mm • F10 • 20 seconds • ISO64 • Lee 6 stop filter•

Huge congratulations to Adam Smyth!
Taken in Shoeburyness in Southend, Essex. Adam told us the boats go away for the winter and having only just been put back out he had been waiting for the perfect shot for a while. We think this was worth the wait, and it seems you all agree as Adam received an outstanding amount of votes! Well done Adam, we will be in touch shortly to arrange your prizes!

WINNER - TSOP’S VOTE

Which brings us to our next and final winner of TSOP’s ‘Shot Of The Year 2021’; TSOP’s vote. Here at The School of Photography, we reviewed all of the entries and decided unanimously on our favourite. A huge congratulations to…

© Emma Phipps • Nikon D780 • Tamron 24~70 G2 @ 70mm • ISO:100 • f2.8 • 1/320

We described Emma’s as the kind of shot you would see on a professional advertisement. Emma’s use of colour and focus is beautiful, and we love how soft and balanced the photo is. We felt that childlike wonder and quality was perfectly captured here. A huge congratulations to you, Emma! We will be in touch shortly to arrange your prizes.

The Prizes

There were two prizes up for grabs:

The People’s Vote
Whichever photo gets the most likes in total will win the peoples vote.

TSOP’s Vote
Us at The School of Photography together with our pro photography colleagues will decided on the TSOP Vote. Check out our pro photography courses here.

Each winner will both receive a year’s membership to TSOP and a signed copy of our book, worth £184!

Well done again to both our winners. The competition in 2021 brought some high quality, excellent shots. We look forward to seeing what 2022 brings.

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