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Want to start the new year with a free tutorial from Fstoppers? All you have to do is help us choose our Photographer of the Year!
In 2018, we featured a photographer from our community each month, and now, we need you to help us choose the Photographer of the Year! To be entered to win a free Fstoppers tutorial, you simply need to choose your favorite photographer from the list here, vote in the poll at the bottom, and comment with what Fstoppers tutorial you would love to win and why! Be sure to both vote and comment to be entered. Voting closes January 8 at 11:59 P.M. EST.
Note: there is some nudity in the images below.
January: Josh Borup
February: Rebecca Millen
March: Lilia Alvarado
April: Jan Gonzales
May: Rebeca Saray
June: Benedict Eric
July: Grayson Lauffenburger
August: Saulius Kerikas
September: Grace Almera
October: Naoki Fujihara
November: Alexander Khokhlov
December: Elke Vogelsang
Vote Here
Photographer of the Month Awards for 2018
Beginning in January, we'll be selecting a photographer of the month. Each month, we'll cull the best of the most recent photos in the community and select our favorite, featuring that photographer's work. At the end of the year, we'll select an overall winner from the 12 monthly winners, who will win a tutorial of their choice from the Fstoppers store. To qualify each month, you simply must have uploaded an image to your portfolio in the past 30 days. So, get out there, post some photos, and check out the work of the talented Fstoppers community! We're pleased to have you here.
Lead image by Pok Rie, used under Creative Commons.
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Jan Gonzales is my vote for "Photographing the World 4"
I voted for Jan Gonzalez because his work is very high quality and diverse! I'd love to win the Peter Hurley: Perfecting the Headshot tutorial!
Voted for Rebecca Millen but oddly my choice would be one from the landscape series/photography the world. My post could use the help.
Grayson Lauffenburger. I hope to win ''Clay Cook's Fashion and Editorial Portrait Photography.”
Would love to increase my knowledge and skills for the Photographing The World 1: Landscape Photography and Post-Processing with Elia Locardi.
I've voted for Rebecca Millen, & I need "SLR Lounge: Natural Light Couples Photography Workshop"
Rebecca Millen has my vote for: the business of comercial photography
Lilia Alvarado has my vote. Would love to have the 'Photographing the World 4' tutorial to improve my photography.
Vote for Benedict Eric, interested in PTW III or IV
Naoki Fujihara for me as well for "Photographing the world 4"!
Naoki Fujihara has my vote for "photographing the world 4"
Elke Vogelsang
“Intermediate Cityscape Photography”
Benedict Eric
Clay Cook's Fashion and Editorial! I'm not a fashion photographer by any means, but I feel like this will be really relevant for my work with cosplayers.
Saulius Kerikas has my vote, for: Photographing the World 2: Cityscape, Astrophotography, and Advanced Post-Processing
Joey Wright: Swimwear Photography - Lighting, Posing, and Retouching
would love to win the tutorial ''where art meet architecture 1'' i got convinced this is the tutorial for me not only because i am a contractor and also into photography but when i watched Amateur Vs Pro Architecture Photographer Shoot The "DOME HOUSE" and the funny thing is i voted thinking it was mike kelley's work only to realize it was lee and when he said he used mikes tricks against him i knew that was the tutorial for me. so yes ''where art meet architecture 1''
I really want to get my hands on your Perfecting the Headshot tutorial. I’m excited to see how this class can take my portraits to a new level.
Lilia Alvarado gets my vote for a shot at photographing the world 4
I vote for Jan Gonzales. I'd like the Hero Shot tutorial. I've tried every type of photography and product photography is my absolute favorite!
Elke Vogelsang for “Photographing the World 1”
Fujihara for me. PTW4 :)
Benedict Eric has my vote for a pick at "How to Photograph Real Estate, Architecture, and Interiors Tutorial with Mike Kelley" because my profession is Civil engineering and my self learnt skill is Photography. Basically looking at my line of work or profession which deals more with buildings and construction an in-depth knowledge in architecture photography would enable me create high quality, interesting images that truly represents my line of work as a Civil engineer and also enable me to market myself properly.
Elke Vogelsang; Photographing the World 4.