Our images of the year
Amateur Photographer|December 19, 2023 - January 01, 2024 (Double Issue)
At AP we are very fortunate to view thousands of stunning images each year. It's hard to pick just one but here are some of our favourites from 2023 and what made them stand out from the rest
Our images of the year

Amy Davies, Features Editor
Flooded Cave by Martin Broen
Sony A7R III, 8-15mm, 1/20sec at f/4.5, ISO 6400

As the Features Editor of the magazine, I see so many amazing photos - whether from books, exhibitions, projects, competitions or elsewhere - that it can be somewhat overwhelming when you're tasked with picking just one to include in our Christmas issue.

Not only are there so many great images - remembering them all when it comes to putting this together is another big challenge. So, I'll caveat my choice here with the statement that it's very possible that another image is actually my favourite and will come to my mind long after I've written this down!

That said, it really is an incredible image. I wrote about it in our 23 May issue, having spoken to the photographer Martin Broen about how it was achieved. I usually try to pick an image here that I know there’s absolutely no chance I would be able to take myself – I’m pretty sure very few people could recreate such a shot in this instance.

Taken in one of the biggest flooded cave systems in the world, at the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, it’s easy to see why the image stood out to win the International Landscape Photographer of the Year prize – this year’s competition is just about to close as I write this. Next year’s winner has a lot to live up to, but I look forward to seeing if anybody manages to get close! See more at Internationallandscapephotographer.com/ martinbroen.com

Hollie Latham Hucker, Technique Editor 
Winter Content by Daniel Ruffles
Fujifilm X-Pro 1, 35mm, 1/2200sec at f/2, ISO 200

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