Winners of LCE photographer of the year 2026 – in pictures

London Camera Exchange has announced the winners of its competition. Nearly 14,500 entries were received, demonstrating the contest’s growing reputation as one of the UK’s leading competitions for photographers of all abilities and experience. The competition has 14 categories.

Fish eyes by Sophia Spurgin was the overall winner.



Fish eyes – overall winner
The overall first prize winner is Sophia Spurgin, a UK-based retired teacher, with her humorous portrait of a fisher captured spontaneously on a boat in Hoi An, Vietnam. Spurgin said: ‘I was keen to dedicate some time to serious travel photography during a family holiday and had been taking photos of this fisherman at work alongside a local photographer.’
Photograph: Sophia Spurgin
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