August 2026 Competition - Urban & Street

[Tim Mayo]

Our August monthly competition is now open for voting.

Please Include Metadata with Images Submitted.

Theme
For this month our theme will be "Urban & Street".

Competition Dates
Entries start: The date that this post is published.
Entries end: August 21st
Voting starts: August 21st
Voting ends: August 28th

Shot Taken Date
Images can be taken anytime, there is no restriction like we had in 2024 for images to be taken in the current or previous two months.

What Do I Get if I Win?
I'm afraid now it's just the joy of taking part, but I will look into adding a special profile banner to winners profiles. In the past there have been vouchers for 1st and 2nd places, but we want to try and encourage people to enter without dangling a voucher code in front of them.

How to Enter + Rules

1. Post your entries in this thread by scrolling down to the reply box then hitting the 'upload images' button. Insert image as full not thumbnail.
2. Sony cameras only.
3. Camera metadata must be included in the images to verify.
4. Only one photo entry per member.
5. Keep the photos clean and family friendly.
6. Please don't use sky replacements or AI image generation.
7. You are free to change you image during the entry period.
8. Not essential but it would be nice if you added a little background information on your entry.

How to Vote (when voting opens)

1. Use the vote button (up arrow) to the right of the post (below post on mobile) to vote up images that you like
2. You can vote on as many images as you like apart from your own

Themes for 2026
Our themes for the year have already been decided to give you a heads-up on what's coming next.

• Jan: Travel & Places
• Feb: Black & White
• Mar: Life & People
• Apr: Light & Shadow
• May: Nature & Wildlife
• Jun: Motion
• Jul: Close-Up & Macro
• August: Urban & Street
• Sep: After Dark
• Oct: Abstract
• Nov: Long Exposure
• Dec: Your Favourite Shot of 2026

Feedback
I'd really appreciate feedback about how the competition is running but please don't post it in this thread. Instead please post any feedback in this thread in the Feedback Forum.

Thank you for participating and good luck!

Tim

 

[MikeWPM]

A quick sketch!

• ILCE-7M4
• Sony FE 35mm F1.4 GM (SEL35F14GM)
• 35.0 mm
• ƒ/16
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[CrankinSteve]

Just a nice narrow street.

• ILCE-7CM2
• FE 20mm F1.8 G
• 20.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/60 sec
• ISO 200

 

[iamdlewis]

Mianz, Germany

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS (SEL24105G)
• 66.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 640

 

[Alan Clark]

Canary Wharf, London. Infrared.

• FE 12-24mm F4 G
• 12.0 mm
• ƒ/5
• 1/60 sec
• ISO 100

 

[BrianN]

Fast pace of life passing St Paul's Cathedral.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 16-25mm F2.8 G
• 25.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 10 sec
• ISO 50

 

[GeffBourke]

A couple in love with a nosey neighbor looking on
Havana, Cuba

• ILCE-1
• E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/100 sec
• ISO 160

 

[mathu_stans]

Rush Hour Vibes In the Streets of Nairobi, Kenya , featuring a decorated Public Service Bus

• ILCE-7RM3
• SAMYANG AF 135mm F1.8
• 135.0 mm
• ƒ/1.8
• 1/60 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[alexpler]

Streets of Madrid.

• ILCE-7C
• FE 40mm F2.5 G
• 40.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[Holden]

Be creative as to where you sit to check your phone.

• ILCE-7M3
• FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS
• 100.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[Brian Scantlebury]

Simplicity - Street scene architectural leafless trees and shadows on exterior wall with old style double-hung window in urban residential district.

• DSC-RX100M6
• 24-200mm F2.8-4.5
• 9.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 80

DSC RX100 V1 24-200mm, 1/3200, f/2.8, 9mm

 

[Landshark99]

a while ago

• DSC-RX1RM2
• 35.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[evacguy]

Wisdom of the crowd, or copy cat creativity

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 100

 

[Suresh B.]

Medieval gate paves way for modern traffic ~

• ILCE-6600
• E 16-55mm F2.8 G
• 46.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 100

 

[Reina]

Papengang Groningen The Netherlands
(selfportret)

Sony ILCE-7M4
f/11
1.6 sec
ISO-1000
FE PZ 16-35mm F4G

On Tripod and selftimer

• ILCE-7M4
• FE PZ 16-35mm F4 G
• 18.5 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1.6 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[spudhead]

This was taken in Volterra Tuscany Italy 2024, the trip was supposed to be a quiet Sunday outing to see the beautiful town of Volterra which was said to have inspired scenes shot for twilight films. As you can see the local Harley Davison motor bike club turned up, around 200 bikers so we decided to make some new friends

• ILCE-1
• Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70 mm F4 ZA OSS (SEL2470Z)
• 45.0 mm
• ƒ/16
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[Tim Mayo]

A big thanks to all who have entered our competition this month. Some stunning entries like always! Voting is now enabled. Please remember that you can vote on as many images as you like, just not your own.