The Bathing Festival. The hot spring in Tibet contains various minerals and is believed to be therapeutic. Bronze prize winnerPhotograph: Yao WeiUrban Renewal: this multi-layered and colourful scene encapsulates the constant change and adaptation of living space in a busy inner city. Street art at the base commemorates the Shoreditch festival; paving overhangs an underground car park; wooden railings are littered with graffiti tags; a mural, created by artist Neil Irons and ceramicist Stephen Bird, depicts the history of Charles Square; behind and above, the apartments are receiving a welcome face-lift. A&O award winner on the theme of "change"Photograph: Bill CooperRain Raven. The image was taken from a hide at Aloos in the French Pyrenees. Bronze prize winnerPhotograph: Gordon Bramham ARPS
Watching the Band. A band were rehearsing and being sound-checked when the audience started to arrive. Bronze prize winnerPhotograph: Chrissie Westgate FRPSSnorkeler. This photograph is of a man snorkelling off the coast of the isle of Portland, Dorset. The image is part of a larger documentary project about the area, looking at the inhabitants and the relationships they hold to their surroundings. Silver prize winnerPhotograph: Daniel LilleyPoppy & Honey at Pett Level, Winchelsea Beach. The photographer's identical twin daughters watch the tide retreat. Silver prize winnerPhotograph: Amanda-Jane BolliniFencer. This portrait was part of a series shot at a fencing club in Bournemouth, Dorset. Gold prize winner, under 25Photograph: Matthew TownDead Deer. This photo was taken last summer in Princeton, New Jersey, the day before Hurricane Irene hit the east coast. Gold award winnerPhotograph: Gaby Wood
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