Images of a shrinking glacier in Iceland and a Ukrainian Saturday School in Scotland have been announced as the gold and silver winners of the AOP's 2026 Emerging Talent Awards, celebrating image makers who have been practicing their craft for less than three years. The award program is open to members of the UK-based Association of Photographers as well as non-members. The Gold Award goes to Austin Bradley for his work "57 Meters: Iceland's Shrinking Glacier." He rigged a 57-meter highline across Solheimajokull Glacier in Iceland, with the length of the line representing approximately how far the glacier retreats each year.

Peggy Roalf:  Do you remember the first art book you ever purchased?  Why did it capture your attention? Chris Sharp: I don't remember the actual first art book that I bought, but one book that really stands out and is my go to for inspiration is August Macke's Tunisian Watercolors and Drawings. I found this in a bookstore in Oslo after moving to Norway and was preparing to travel around Southern Europe and sketch my summer away.  August Marke's style felt l...