Amateur photographer of the year

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

The APOY judges choose their favourite images that didn’t make the top ten of our Black & White category

Your chance to enter the UK’s most prestigious com petition for amateur photographers Round three

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

When everything comes together, there’s no better feeling, as Michael Topham experienced in Croatia

If you plan to enter our Close-ups and Details round, which launches next week, take these tips from three of last year’s top ten photographers