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Further insight into the APOY Round One black & white crowd winner

In the 10 June issue of AP we revealed the results of Round One of the 2017 Amateur Photographer of the Year competition. This year we’ve partnered with Photocrowd and the website is host to thousands of images from all over the world. While there is a winner as judged by the experts here at AP, other users are able to vote for their favourite images. When all the points are collated, a crowd winner is announced. For Round One (black & white) this was Somraj Sahu’s image. ‘ This is a typical cow racing game called “Moichara”,’ says Sahu. ‘It’s a game performed in Indian villages by the farmers and it’s their way of welcoming the coming monsoon. The monsoon brings the news of fresh paddy and vegetables, and by doing this particular performance they’re able to express their celebration.’

For details of the various APOY rounds, visit www. amateurphotographer.co.uk/apoy.