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Amateur Photographer of the Year 2020

Congratulations to the winner and

Zay Yar Lin

Zay Yar Lin

Overall winner

Zay made an impact on APOY from Round 1, winning the 'Points of View' category with his drone shot of colourful fabrics at Lake Inle, in his home country of Myanmar. He went on to come second in 'Monochrome Magic', third in 'About Face' and placed first again in 'Keep on Moving'. In addition, he regularly placed high up in the Crowd Vote.

As Amateur Photographer's editor Nigel Atherton says, "I am very envious of Zay's unwavering eye for a great picture. Whatever the genre or the subject, he seems to be able to produce images with the wow factor that stand out from the crowd. His instinctive feel for composition and colour are exemplary, but he is equally at home working in black and white. He's a deserving winner of APOY 2020."

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Judges' 1st in Points of view (main image)
Judges' 1st in Keep on moving (above)

Judges' 2nd in Monochrome magic (above)

Runners up

Congratulations to the

Tony North

Tony North

2nd place

Tony is a very well-deserved runner-up, having placed second in 'Points of View', fourth in 'Monochrome magic', ninth in 'Up close and personal', and third in 'Light and Shadow'.

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Sabrina Garofoli

Sabrina Garofoli

3rd place

Sabrina featured in the top 20 in five of the eight rounds, and was outstanding in 'Light and shadow', where she was placed second, ninth and 13th.

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APOY 2020 category winners