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Photo of the month: past winners
Tajumulco, Guatemala
Tajumulco, Guatemala
Ellen-Mary Pullar's impressive shot of Tajumulco in Guatemala scooped April's prize. To see the other top shots of the month, visit our gallery.
Banana seller, by Alistair McIntosh
Banana seller, Hoi An
This month's winning shot of a market trader in Vietnam was taken by Alistair McIntosh. Check out the rest of our favourites in the March gallery.
Luxor sunset
Luxor sunset
Matt Northam takes out February's prize with his evocative shot taken on the banks of the Nile. See our top pick of this month's entries in our gallery.
Mountain landscape
Aiguille du Midi
This mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps proved a winning shot for Aoife Roche. And you can see January's other contenders in our gallery.

Sunken boats
Sunken boats
Adam Hardyman's shot of sunken boats won the judge's favour this month - you can see a gallery of our other favourite December entries here.
Zermatt snowfall
Zermatt snowfall
A hint of the surreal is brought to an otherwise unremarkable winter landscape in Switzerland by Ian Johnstone. See November's gallery of top entries.
Fuxian Lake
Fuxian Lake
A disused pagoda at Fuxian Lake in China's Yunnan province provided the winning combination for Jeffrey Sheldon. See the gallery of top October entries.
Brazilian butterflies
Brazilian butterflies
Stephanie Webster's photo appears to be a scattering of autumn leaves, but is actually the fluttering of hundreds of butterflies.
Mosque
Past winners 2007
From mosques musicians to monks - see the top shots from January, February, March, April, May, June, July and August.

Shepherd's hut
Past winners 2006
Andrew Stripp's photo of an old shepherd's hut wins this month. See more past winners: December, November, October, September and August