The Digital Camera Photographer of the Year competition is the leading contest for anyone with a passion for digital photography and is open to both amateur and professional photographers of any nationality. Its aim is to reveal the most inspirational and imaginative images, with the overall winner receiving £10,000 and being declared Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2010.
This year more than 114,000 images were entered into the competition, and we can now exclusively reveal the final 30 winning images, along with the overall winner.
: Exit Wave by Jon Wright
Wildlife Winner: Ci Luk Baaaa by Andiyan Lutfi (Indonesia)
Wildlife - 2nd place: Movement of Life by Buchachon Petthanya (Thailand)
Wildlife - 3rd place: The Polar Bear by Tilly Meijer (Netherlands)
Portraits Winner: Aldona's History by Anna Bodnar (Poland)
Portraits - 2nd place: Watchmaker by Enzo Penna (Italy)
Portraits - 3rd place: Panini Girl by Marek Tkaczyk (Poland)
Joy Winner: Joy of Nature by Nimai Chandra Ghosh (India)
Joy - 2nd place: The Getaway by Richard James Taylor (UK)
Joy - 3rd place: Chair-o-Planes by Andrew Rutherford (UK)
Britain Inspired Winner: Man Utd Twins by Andrew Lever (UK)
Britain Inspired - 2nd place: Reflecting by Ben Bruce (UK) Britain Inspired - 3rd place: 9.20 to London by Graham Love (UK)
Travel Winner: Journey of Ocean Life by Kamarulzaman Russali (Malaysia)
Travel - 2nd place: Somewhere in Hungary by Zoltán Balogh (Hungary) Travel - 3rd place: Bathroom Landscape by Slawek Kozdras (UK)
Adrenaline Winner: Exit Wave by Jon Wright (Australia) Adrenaline - 2nd place: Fire Fighter by Buchachon Petthanya (Thailand)
Adrenaline - 3rd place: Football Fans in the Club by Maciej Dakowicz (UK)
Fashion - 2nd place: White by Joanna Kustra (UK)
Fashion - 3rd place: Untitled by Yulia Gorodinski (Israel)
Documentary Winner: Scavenger in Jakarta by Joakim Behrman (UK)
Documentary - 2nd place: Superman in Cardiff by Maciej Dakowicz (UK)
Documentary - 3rd place: Market Town by James Mortram (UK)
Creative Licence Winner: Jump by Wayne Lawes (UK)
Creative Licence - 2nd place: Cyborg Kiss by John Leech (UK)
Creative Licence - 3rd place: Wallflower by Carla Broekhuizen (Netherlands)
Landscapes Winner: Roker Pier by Jeff Vyse (UK)
Landscapes - 2nd place: The Trees Dance by Pierre Pellegrini (Switzerland),
Landscapes - 3rd place: Strike by Alisdair Miller (UAE)
