Our favourite photo taken by YOU! This week, an epic surfer – plus more wildlife, street and landscape shots

Our favourite photo taken by YOU! This week, an epic surfer – plus more wildlife, street and landscape shots
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Welcome to AP Picture of the Week! Every week we select the best of your photography on social media to be featured in our Good to Share segment in the magazine. 3-4 photographers are selected to be published each week, with one lucky photographer being selected as our Picture of the Week – who will also feature here on our website and social media. We’ll be updating this page every week with a new winning photo, so be sure to come back and see the latest winner.

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Week 44: Into the heart of the wave by Jamie Mordue

DJI Mavic 4 Pro, 1/2000sec at f/2.8, ISO 125

drone shot of a surfer in the wave
Image: Jamie Mordue

I took this photo at South Fistral in Newquay. It’s been a quiet summer in terms of surf here in Cornwall so it was great to finally see some swell coming in and people out on the waves again!

Instagram: @framebyjame

Week 43: Ghosts by Mark Elwick

Sony Alpha A7c R, Sony 40mm f2.5 G, 1/2sec at f/20, ISO 100

long exposure of people walking past graffiti
Image: Mark Elwick

I’m often in London looking for interesting shots when I spotted this graffiti, I liked the idea of holding onto ghosts of our past and I wanted to play on the idea of ghosts using a slower shutter speed to make passersby look like ghosts walking through my scene.

Instagram: @elwick_photography

Week 42: Bee-eater Bandits by Amber McMartin

Canon EOS R50, Canon RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM, 1/50sec at f/10, ISO 6400

five beeeater birds sat on a branch all looking the same way
Image: Amber McMartin

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