📸 UKAP Weekly Theme Challenge - Week 3 - Night Photography We hope everyone had a nice weekend 😊 In this challenge, we endeavour to capture the night. Night changes how we see familiar places. Light behaves differently, colours shift, and ordinary scenes can feel cinematic, moody, or quietly dramatic. This challenge is about exploring what happens once the light drops. Ideas & inspiration: 🌃 City lights, street lamps, shop fronts, and neon. 🚗 Light trails from cars, buses, or trains. 🌙 Night skies, silhouettes, moonlight, or stars (where possible). 🪟 Windows, reflections, and pools of light in dark spaces. 🚶 People at night: lone figures, movement, or implied stories. Photography tips: Stabilise your camera. A tripod, wall, or railing makes a big difference. Embrace longer exposures to capture light and movement. Watch your highlights. Bright lights can easily blow out. Don’t be afraid of noise . Grain can add atmosphere at night. As always: 📷 Any camera is welcome....
Winning photo to Weekly Challenge 1 "New Beginnings" by Ollie Simons The UK Amateur Photographers' weekly challenge for New Beginnings brought together photographers from across the UK, each offering their own creative interpretation of the theme. This week’s entries ranged from beautiful sunrises to subtle portraits of life , making the final selection especially difficult. Below, we’re pleased to feature the weekly challenge winner , along with several honourable mentions whose photographs also stood out. Congratulations to Ollie Simons for winning UKAP's first weekly challenge of 2026! We caught up with him to ask about the story behind the photo and a little bit about himself. Photographer Interview – Weekly Challenge Winner Hi, I’m Ollie Simons, and I live in rural Wiltshire, UK. I’ve been into photography for around five years now, originally starting out using just my phone. I’m very lucky to have some stunning views right on my doorstep. I’ve always worke...