August 2026 Photo Contest Theme: Religious Buildings (page 4 of 5)

Hi,

3 points for Attila’s photo #2, for the beautiful monochrome look reminiscent of infrared, giving it an end-of-the-world vibe.

2 points for Philippebrg’s photo #3, for its unusual-colored nagas and contrasts.

1 point for Attila’s photo #1 and its calming atmosphere despite the threatening storm.

Here’s my vote.

Envallis photo 3 – 3 points Ragamuffin photo 2 – 2 points Kate photo 3 – 1 point

Here’s my vote: Kate photo #1 (Mont Saint-Michel Bay) 🙂🙂🙂 Pagaljavab photo #2 (Ankara) 🙂🙂 Kate photo #3 (Notre-Dame de Bayeux) 🙂

Hello,

3 points: Ragamufin - photo 1 - Lucknow 2 points: Attila - photo 1 - El Hierro 1 point: Xcrtn - photo 3 - Samarkand

Here’s my vote:

Muriel 18, photo 1, Greece: A really beautiful low-angle perspective and great effort to capture the entire building! The photo of this monumental structure is also very well done. 🙂🙂🙂

Marien33, photo 2, India: Such an original and surprising little temple in that banyan tree, and I love the luminosity that brings a sense of tranquility and strangeness. 🙂🙂

Attila, photo 2, Spain: A shot and visual rendering that really sets this photo apart from all the other entries. 🙂

The theme was (too) broad and didn’t make voting easy—mea culpa. Here are my picks: Pagaljavab photo 2 Mosque in Ankara 3 points Valmichel86 photo 3 for their intriguing take on Notre-Dame-du-Haut in Ronchamp 2 points Kate photo 1 Breton chapel—love that Breton sky too 1 point

Hello, Here’s my vote: 3 points for Envallis-3 (Vietnam), more elegance than daylight. 2 points for Ragamuffin-2 (China), the cross is the only clue. 1 point for 4ecofuel-1 (Wallis), a chapel with cathedral-like grandeur. Cheers, X

Hello

Great contest—tough to choose! For me, it’ll be:

🙂🙂🙂 Ragamuffin 1 Pura Besakih, Bali. Hard to explain, but this photo really moved me with its raw, authentic feel—the family climbing the steps, the beauty of the site, and the memories it brought back. 🙂🙂 Xrctn 3 Samarkand for the stunning reflection. 🙂 Philippebrg 3 Chiang Mai for its colorful dragons.

Have a great start to the school year, everyone! 😉

Good evening,

Pagaljawab 2: 3 points Ragamuffin 1: 2 points Envallis3: 1 point

LAST DAY TO VOTE until midnight, Paris time

My vote for this month: 3 points: Attila – Photo 1 – Bell tower of Jopira in El Hierro I love the atmosphere, the clouds converging toward the chapel just the way I like. The fact that it’s on a hill really highlights it. I would’ve just tried to frame it more centered for a more symmetrical effect—the clouds and the hill would then draw the eye even more toward the chapel. 2 points: Poste42 – Photo 1 – Podgorica Cathedral I really like this photo—the foreground leading the eye toward the cathedral, and a beautiful sky. Personally, I would’ve improved the framing by centering the path and the pattern in front with a slight low-angle shot. The sky has potential; I’d darken it to make the building stand out more. 1 point: Pagaljavab – Photo 2 – Haci Bayram Mosque in Ankara Great atmosphere—the mosque lights with a sky still nicely colored in matching tones create a beautiful effect. However, it’s a shame the trees in the foreground hide so much of the building. Framing is never easy; you work with what you have on-site. Personally, I would’ve chosen a square or portrait format and centered the mosque. Even with the trees in front, it would’ve been more prominent.

My vote: Pagaljavab, photo 2, the mosque in Ankara at sunset: 3 points, even though for my taste the sky takes up too much space. I’d have preferred a 16/9 ratio.

I’m abstaining on the others. Many don’t appeal to me at all, and I won’t comment on them. Among the ones that do, I can’t decide how to break the tie—no comment on that either.

Impossible, as usual, to edit my message. 😞 😞 😞 I have to post a new message to add to my review of my Pagal choice. I would’ve also removed the big bushy leaves at the top left—they’re too distracting—but otherwise, I think the idea of the mosque slightly hidden in the vegetation is excellent because what makes this photo beautiful are the minarets, so light and graceful, rising into the fiery sky.

Here’s my vote: 3 points: photo 3 by Envallis – Hanoi Cathedral by night

2 points: photo 3 by Marien33 – Chennakeshava Temple in Karnataka

1 point: photo 1 by Kate – Sainte-Anne Chapel

Thanks to everyone for all the shots of religious buildings... a real trip around the world!

Carassou

Hi there

Here’s my vote, but I don’t have time to add comments.

Muriel, photo 1, 3 points Attila, photo 1, 2 points Pagal, photo 2, 1 point

@Tylassin I’m wondering if your megaliths represent a religious building. It’s a genuine question :)

Hi there

3 points for xrctn’s photo No. 2, modernist cathedral in Rio

2 points for Valmichel86’s photo No. 3, Le Corbusier’s Ronchamp chapel

1 point for Marien’s photo 1, small mosque in ... Keralam

Honorable mention for Attila’s photo No. 1, chapel with an ocean view “America” 🏴‍☠️ on El Hierro (Canary Islands) and for Envalis’s photo No. 3, Hanoi Cathedral (Vietnam)

Hello, Where’s the slideshow link, please? julie

Sorry, no slideshow—I don’t know how to make one and didn’t think to ask for help. 🤪

Here’s my last-minute vote,

🙂🙂🙂 Attila photo 1, El Hierro 🙂🙂 Pagaljavab photo 2, Ankara 🙂 Kate photo 1, Mont Saint-Michel Bay

Thanks to everyone for the beautiful photos.

Results Announcement The winner is Pagaljavab, who scored 18 points with their photo of a mosque at sunset in Ankara (photo2). In second place with 14 points is Attila and his church in El Hierro (photo1). And third place goes to Envallis with the nighttime photo of Hanoi Cathedral, which earned 11 points (photo3). I hope I didn’t mess up the calculations—I noticed that Envallis gave 3 points to Ragamuffin’s photo 1, describing Pura Besakih in Bali, which is actually Ragamuffin’s photo 3. So I fixed it... because I know Besakih well. But if there are mistakes with places I’m not familiar with, I might’ve missed them. The votes were spread across 25 photos. The theme was probably too broad, but it still took us on a journey. Thanks to all the participants, and I’m happy to pass the baton to Pagaljavab for September’s contest.