September 2025 Photo Contest Winners: The Beauty of Everyday Life

[Dahlia Ambrose]

We’re happy to announce the winner of September’s competition, “The Beauty of Everyday Life.”

The “Beauty of Everyday Life” Photo Contest
Capturing the beauty of everyday life is a priceless thing and it is one that helps the photographer to capture even the most ordinary moments of everyday life in a very beautiful and artistic way. This could be the little fleeting moments happening in the natural world around us, the little moments happening indoors at home or candid moments in public places.

Some ways in which the beauty of everyday life can be photographed are, finding and photographing beauty in moments that are often overlooked everyday, creatively using a particular type of light on a day because the Sun decided to peek out of the clouds at a certain time to illuminate a spot, capturing the daily life of humans, could be a hug or even a genuine smile or laughter, etc., or even capturing the intricate beauty or patterns in the subjects around us – both nature and manmade.

Participants of September’s contest cleverly submitted their interpretations of the theme that included moments from nature, moments in public and private places, their own candid moments and so on. The photos were all meaningful, portraying an interesting story.

When choosing the winning photos, we wanted to make sure that the decision process was based on a good interpretation of the theme, followed by other factors like light, composition, story, details, creative vision, etc. The results are entirely subjective and there are no losers in any competition as we all know.

Here are September’s Winners:

First Place: “Everyday on the birdbath” by Tersha @tersha

Copyright Tersha

Tersha’s photo of a little bird on the birdbath was a sweet moment captured and one that reminds us of the importance of looking after the wildlife around us. The head of the bird has a bit of motion blur, that shows the bird enjoying its time in the bath which may be its daily activity that it looks forward to (as the title says). Also, with the bird looking into the bath, it can make one very curious what the next moment will be.

The composition is also spot on with a simple rule of thirds and the background blurred to make the bird and the bath stand out. The golden light at the back also helps with a good contrast in the photo – the bright sun outside and the shadier area where the bird is enjoying its time at that particular moment.

Congratulations on capturing this beautiful photo and the win Tersha!

Second Place: “The ride” by Robert H @robert-h-2

Copyright Robert H

This photo by Robert is a clever use of the golden ratio and Robert has captured the simple joys of everyday life beautifully in this photo. The light is quite hard and there must have been a lot of colours in the photo but Robert’s choice to convert it to black and white has helped focus the attention on the moment and to remove the harsh effects of the light itself.

Capturing the photo from the back has also introduced a kind of mystery and intrigue in the photo but at the same time complements the pattern of the seating area. Robert has made use of the right settings to freeze the moment and the details across the frame are tack sharp. Congratulations Robert on this beautifully captured image.

Third Place: “The Beauty of Everyday Life” by Patrick @patrickw-2

Copyright Patrick

Patrick chose to submit a collage that showcases the beauty of his everyday life. I think this is a clever way to portray one’s own story, if you have the creativity and patience to do so. Looks like Patrick is working on a very creative project and has captured the “behind the scenes” of the process, himself working and also chilling and enjoying the process .

Presenting images in the form of a collage is not an easy one from an artistic point of view. The images need to work well together and they need to have some sort of connection in terms of story, theme, colours, etc. The images in Patrick’s collage look great with perfect range of tones while also telling us a bit about his everyday life. This is a very clever submission Patrick and congratulations!

People’s Choice Award Winner
Our monthly photo contests also come with a People’s Choice Award. The winner of this part of the contest receives $100 worth of store credit on Light Stalking which they can spend as they please on our blueprints, drills, courses or Presets.

Copyright Patrick

The most popular photo for September, voted by the contestants was “I’ll be watching you” by Patrick @patrickw-2, which has won the people’s choice award. This is a very powerful photo, typical of our loyal friends who always keep an eye out and are always curious about what we are up to. The look on the dog’s face and the way Patrick has framed this image, works well together making it a great storytelling shot and a great moment to keep as one of the beauties of everyday life. Congratulations on the win Patrick.

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[Patrick]

Haha , that made my day seeing mutley’s getting a shout 🙂

Thank you very much Dahlia for the kind write up for each of us much appreciated 🙂

Congratulations Diane ,well deserved my friend great image and another good win 🙂

Congratulation Robert Very nice frame Sir well framed and edited photo 🙂

Big Thanks from ollie 🙂

[Pat Garrett]

What wonderful captures of so many different everyday moments. Congratulations to all.

[Tersha]

Wow, thanks Dahlia! So many good photos, thanks for choosing mine. 🙂
Congrats to Robert H and Patrick for their great photos. 🙂

[Rob Wood (Admin)]

Stunners all round!

[Frogdaily]

Congratulations on all the winners!

[Patrick]

Many thanks Belinda , so many good ones every month .. Not an easy task picking i am sure for the judges.

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