Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round One, Black & White, with comments by the AP team and our guest judges

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SOMETIMES THE INSPIRATION FOR YOUR NEXT PAINTING can be right in front of you – literally. Trying to find the correct subject with great lighting and composition is quite an art: a lot of images won’t