Minimalism Review 2026

Hello lovely members, it’s your ‘Minimalism’ review, here we look at the best of the assignment entries and tell you who has won this month’s prize!

This is a great assignment that is loved by all because what minimalism does is give a very aesthetic, clean, and calm feel to an image. As usual, you members did not disappoint, and there were literally hundreds of brilliant entries. But as you know, there can only be one winner, and in this particular instance there was a clear winner. The winning photo got 13 points, and second place got 3 points. And that is not to take anything away from 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place in the shortlist because they were all brilliant too. I will explain all and why we had a clear winner in the video.

During this assignment, we’ve collaborated with Tokina and the winner will receive:

Tokina atx-m 11-18mm F2.8 E lens

Remember, to be eligible for the assignment prize, you must have taken the photo during the month of the assignment. To see more details on the prize and the prize rules, click here.


As usual, watch through the video and tell us your thoughts in the comments. 😊


 
 

 

© Amanda Staffer

 

 

© Andy Soar

 

 

© Darren Hall

 

 

© Paul Yetman

 

 

© Kimberly Hinton

 

 

© John Morley

 

 
 

© Sally Turvey

 

 

© John Harris

 
 

And this month’s winner is …. John Earnshaw

 

© John Earnshaw

 

Thank you to everyone who entered into this month’s theme, even if you’ve not been mentioned here, you’ve gone out and practised and from that you’ve learnt and taken another step forward in your photography journey. And remember these are ‘our’ favourites and in this subjective world of photography, your favourites are just as valid as ours.

Thanks for watching and remember – Learn more at The School of Photography.

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