September challenge: Your Best Work

This month, I am looking forward to seeing your personal favorite—your best work! How you interpret this is entirely up to you. Whether it is a stunning landscape, a powerful portrait, or a perfectly timed street shot, anything goes. If it is an image that you are proud to call your best, I want to see it!

Guidelines for Everyone

We want this challenge to be a fun and welcoming space for photographers of all ages and backgrounds. To keep it that way, please follow these simple ground rules:

  • Family-Friendly Content: Please keep all submissions family-friendly. This means no nudity, graphic violence, politically motivated content, or highly controversial and provocative subject matter.

  • Originality: Please only submit work that you have captured yourself.

  • Permissions: If your image features people, please ensure you have the proper model release or permission to use their likeness.

Important Dates

  • Submissions: The upload form will open from September 1st until September 30th at 23:59 CET.

  • Display: All images will be visible in the gallery below after September 1st once they are uploaded.

  • Voting: The voting phase will officially begin on October 1st.

Looking for the next challenge? If you want to prepare for the future, please check out next month's challenge!

Check out the examples below for a little inspiration, and get your best work ready for September!

Your vote

It’s time to vote!

The submissions are in, and now the power is in your hands. Browse through the incredible gallery and vote for your absolute favorite images from this month’s challenge!

  • Deadline: Cast your votes until Monday, October 5th, 2026, at 23:59 CET.

  • How to vote: Select your top 5 favorite images using the form below.

  • Please note: To keep things fair, please only submit your ballot once per challenge.

Help us decide which shots will make it into the final YouTube video! Cast your votes below and let the best images win!

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