Voting results for the 2026 MYLONDON calendar

Exciting news about the 2026 calendar

Voting on the 2026 MYLONDON calendar has resulted in two sets of 12 photos going into two calendar designs!

The selection panel met on Monday, 7 July, to choose the calendars based on the public vote. This year, we received an overwhelming response, and we appreciate everyone who participated.

The calendar images were revealed on Friday, 8 August, when we launched our 30-day crowdfunder here on this website. The anticipation is building, and we can't wait to share the stunning images with you!

How your support makes a difference

The pre-sales of the calendars and greeting cards help us fund this project. Your contributions are vital. They not only support the project participants but also cover essential costs. Each participant earns £50 for a Top 25 photo and another £50 per photo if it gets into the 2026 calendar.

In addition to compensating our talented photographers, we also pay for the printing of the calendars, shipping, and all other related production costs. The target crowdfunding amount is £10,000. This will ensure we can print and ship the calendars and greeting cards effectively.

Campaign timeline

After the campaign ends on Monday 8 September, we will print the calendars and cards. They will be shipped in early October. We plan to launch them in London on Friday, 10 October, coinciding with World Homeless Day. This event is significant, and we hope to raise awareness about homelessness while celebrating the beauty of our city.

Why this project matters

This project is more than just a calendar. It highlights the stories and perspectives of individuals in our community. Each photo captures a moment in time, showcasing the vibrancy and diversity of London. By purchasing a calendar, you are supporting not only the artists but also the broader mission of raising awareness about homelessness.

Join us in making a difference

We invite you to be part of this meaningful initiative. Your support can help us achieve our goal and make a real impact. Please support our crowdfunder which runs from on 8 August to 8 September.

Here are the results of the MYLONDON contest

Alex Davies Best Portrait Award goes to Russell Scott for his photo Support Team, Covent Garden. The photo is the January 2026 image in the large and small calendars.

Large wall / hanging calendar (300mm x 300mm page size) and Small wall / hanging (150mm x 150mm page size):

This photo by Kenny Murphy received the most votes at every location we showed the Top 25, including online voting. It is the cover of the large wall calendar (300mm x 300mm / 9.5" x 9.5") PRE-ORDER PAGE

Support Team, Covent Garden by Russell Scott. Russell said that he was out the back of the St Mungo’s hostel where he lives when he took this shot. After telling Kimberly and Gareth that he had to take photos of London “they did a sponstaneous Saturday Night Fever pose saying ‘take a photo of us’” and so he did. The mural was painted by David Shillinglaw. Russell has lived in London for 10 years now, but grew up in Hertfordshire. “I always worked in London. I was a plasterer by trade.” Russell has a back problem and would like to get back to plastering when he is well. Alex Davies Best Portrait Award https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Tea Break, Old Street by Kenny Murphy. Kenny asked Joan Ball, who is known as Za, to pose for this shot. “She was big in computer dating in the 1960s when it first took off. You can read about her on Wikipedia.” They live in sheltered accommodation and were taking a break at a cafe after unsuccessfully looking for the Columbia Road Flower Market. From Scotland, Kenny has been in London for 15 years. When he was homeless he slept in Covent Garden. He’s been the MYLONDON finalist photos several times but this is the first time he has managed to get into the calendar – securing the cover shot as well. First Place (People’s Choice and Selectors’ Choice) https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

St Paul’s Cathedral Close Up, City of London. By Raha Farahnaz. Raha said that she took this photo just after picking it up from St Paul’s Cathedral on May 2nd. “I liked the light and the shadow,” she said. Raha is an artist who has attended the group run by Federico Gallo in Studio 5, Camden Town and several of her large canvases are rented as part of the Cafe Art Rental Programme. This is her first winning photo in the MYLONDON project. https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Girl with Dolphin Statue, St Katharine Docks by Emane Filali. Emane said she tried to take this shot at St Katharine Docks in the evening but she wasn’t happy with the light, so she came back the next day at 11 and it was perfect. She waited for the red bus to come into the shot and lined up the Shard in the centre. Emane goes to the Cafe Art RPS Photography Mentoring Group run by volunteers from the London Royal Photographic Society. https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Chelsea Harbour from Battersea Bridge by Lewis Austin. “I come here every day. I like the house boats but I also like this bridge. I took this at sunrise, around 6 o’clock. It was a beautiful day.” Lewis says he has been doing photography since he was 15 years old. He is also an artist and volunteered for the art group run from Arlington House, Camden Town, for many years, helping with the photography group there. First Place (Selectors’ Choice) https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Tower Bridge Reflection from More London by Patrizia Rossi. Patrizia said she liked the idea of producing a reflection of Tower Bridge so she found this building in the More London district in Southwark. Patrizia lives in west London and attends the Cafe Art RPS Photography Mentopring Group run by volunteers from the London Royal Photographic Society. Patrizia also goes to the 240 Project art group in west London. https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Flute Player in the Frame by Rita Caso McKay. Rita took this photo of John Sheehy outside the Euston Skills Centre, in Somers Town. John had found a frame which had been donated to the centre and they decided to be creative. She found out about the project over breakfast at the Swiss Church on Tottenham Court Road. Rita, who is originally from France, is living in temporary accommodation with her daughter, her daughter’s partner and her grandson. https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Looking Up, City of London by Lui Saatchi. Lui was with the Cafe Art RPS Photography Mentoring Group working with the digital cameras and he had the contest camera with him when he took this shot. “I thought the sky was nice so I thought I would give it a go. I managed to capture the same image with a disposable camera [as the digital camera] and I’m very happy with it.” Lui is an artist and goes to several art groups in London including one run by 240 Project in west London. https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Breaking Wave on a Blue Thames by Nafisa Azimi. Nafisa said that it was a beautiful evening so she decided to go on to the beach on the Bankside side of the Thames to get a shot of the river. “I captured a moment with a wave on the Thames. It was beautiful as it captured the blue sky reflecting on the river.” Nafisa is from Afghanistan and has lived here 27 years. “I was homeless, then in supported accommodation for a very long timewith St Mungo’s.” https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Water Tower House, Kensal Town, west London by Maurice Woolger. “I had the disposable and decided to walk along the canal to this building which I have taken photos of loads of times before [with the Cafe Art RPS Photography Mentoring Group]. It’s very difficult to take photos of it because of the way the light bounces off. I thought I would Christen the disposable with the first photo of this building. All the practicing with the other comeras must have paid off because it’s one of the nicest photos I’ve taken of it. https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Royal Albert Hall and Albert Memorial by Marlene Sepulveda Garcia. Marlene took this photo of the Royal Albert Hall, aligned with the Albert Memorial in front of it, from Hyde Park, near where she lives. Marlene, of Colombian origin, is associated with the organisation Single Homeless Person (SHP). She believes in the importance of preserving the environment and people’s lives. She said she took the photo to help people better understand London’s history where she now lives. https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

O2 Centre from Trinity Bouy Wharf by Richard Fletcher. Richard Fletcher asked his friend Jane, from Rain or Shine food handout, where he could take the best photo of the 02 Centre and she told him to go to the lighthouse at Trinity Bouy Wharf. Access to Trinity Bouy Lighthouse, built in 1866, is free of charge. Richard is originally from Yorkshire and is one of the regular MYLONDON calendar vendors. Formerly a rough sleeper, he uses his earnings to stay in backpacker hostels during the week but still sleeps on the Underground on Friday and Saturday nights. https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Medium wall / hanging calendar (240mm x 240mm page size) and Desktop / standing (200mm x 200mm page size): https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

This shot of the Red Arrows flying over Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square by Kenny Murphy came second in the public vote and is the cover of the medium-sized wall calendar and the desktop version. https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Flowers in Covent Garden by Hayley McAvoy. Hayley said that she was walking through Covent Garden on the afternoon of the camera handout when she noticed the flowers above one of the side streets. “I’ve been living in Lillington Gardens Estate in Pimlico which is just off of Vauxhall Bridge.” she says. “I finally got housing after a complete and utter mission. I had two boys – I brought them up around there, [they] went to the school round there. I sort of love this place, I made it my home.” She is still actively involved with SHP. https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Tug Boat and Cable Car from Trinity Bouy Wharf by Richard Fletcher. “I saw this lovely old tug boat and liked the contrast between the boat, the sky skrappers and the London Cable Car,” said Richard. He said his father used to own a boat similar to this one. Richard has been in the MYLONDON calendar multiple times now and sells the MYLONDON calendar, using the proceeds to pay for tourist hostel accommodation. He was previously sleeping rough in train stations before he took part in the project. https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

John and his Violin by Rita Caso McKay. Rita took this photo of her friend John Sheehy outside the Euston Skills Centre, in Somers Town. She found out about the project over breakfast at the Swiss Church in Endell Street, Covent Garden. Rita, who is originally from France, is living in temporary accommodation with her daughter, her daughter’s partner and her grandson.  https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Tarot Card Reader, Regents Canal at Kings Cross by Molly O'Reilly. Molly says this is a shot of psychic medium called Merlin Trotter. He gave her a reading a few years ago predicting that her health would be good and she would be happy and it has turned out to be what happened. Merlin’s canal boat is on Regent’s Canal near King’s Cross Station. Molly was in a women’s crisis house two years ago she was helped by SHP to get her council flat in a new build in the King’s Cross regeneration project near the canal. She was born in the area and says there is a sense of community in the area, despite all the new office buildings including The Guardian building and Google. https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Red Arrows over Nelson’s Column by Kenny Murphy. This is when the Red Arrows came over for the VE Day commemorations. Kenny spent some time working out the angle he would get of them and said he thought they would be coming from a different direction, so this accidental picture was better than the one he thought would be the good one. Kenny is from Fife in Scotland and was a rough sleeper around Covent Garden around 15 years ago. He now lives in sheltered accommodation. He goes to the photography group run from Arlington House in Camden Town. https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Dinosaur, Natural History Museum, South Kensington by Maurice Woolger. “It was a bright day and their was shadow on the skeleton [of the dinosaur] so I thought I would get the contrast of the shadow on the dinosaur and the brightness of the building. I had to raise the camera a bit to get the shot.” The dinosaur is called Fern the Diplodocus. Dinosaurs were walking on Earth 252 million to 66 million years ago. Maurice is a member of the RPS Café Art Photography Mentoring Group.  https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Old and New, City of London by Lui Saatchi. Lui Saatchi took this creative shot of 30 St Mary Axe, known as the Gherkin Building reflected in 52 Lime Street, knwon as the Scalpel Building in the City of London. Lui was on a walk with the Cafe Art RPS Photography Mentoring Group the day after the MYLONDON one-time-use film cameras were given out on May 2nd, so he brought the contest camera along. Lui is also an artist and goes to several art groups in London, including 240 Project in west London. Chris Cheesman Most Creative Photo Award https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Big Ben from a Pedicab Mirror, Westminster Bridge by Nathanael. Nathanael said he was walking over Westminster Bridge when he had an idea to get a shot of the Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) and a London bus from the reflection in the side mirror on a pedicab. “Normally I’m shy approaching people but this time I took the risk and asked [the driver].” The driver said yes and even moved his pedicab for Nathan to get the perfect shot. Nathanael lives in a Providence Row hostel in Whitechapel. Third Place Judges’ Choice and Third Place Public Choice. https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

View from the Millennium Bridge by Allan Miller. It was late in the day. Allan says: “I was on the Millenium Bridge and then I thought ‘Oh my God’. The photo just filled the frame beautifully. I particularly liked the way the structures were unobscured from The City, to the Southwark Bridge to Bankside Pier, punctuated by the lovely bold tree and topped with the blue sky. It had everything in it. It was a gift and I had to take it.”  https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

STELAE on the Thames by Jason Atmann. Jason Atmann took this photo of pillars from the old Blackfriars Railway Bridge which have been left standing in the river next to the new Blackfriars Railway Bridge which also has platforms spanning the river. The view is from Embankment looking across to Southwark. “It was the last day before I had to bring the camera back. I came down here on my bike. I think it’s an interesting view, with the columns and the towers behind.”  https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

Leading Lines at St Pancras by Emane Filali. This is a close up shot of the front of the St Pancras London, Autograph Collection hotel which is in front of London St Pancras International station. It was designed by George Gilbert Scott and originally opened in 1873, closed in 1935 and reopened as a hotel in 2011. “I spent about an hour looking around St Pancras because I love the building” said Emane. Describing how she got this shot, she said: “If you get down low enough you can get a nice leading line.” Emane is a member of the RPS Café Art Photography Mentoring Group. https://www.cafeart.org.uk/shop

River Thames at Daybreak, Chelsea by Lewis Austin. This is where I walk every day,” said Lewis Austin. He had a serious lung infection years ago and his doctor told him to walk every day. The view is of the Thames looking east towards Chelsea Bridge from Battersea Bridge. Lewis says he has been doing photography since he was 15 years old. He is also an artist and volunteered for the art group run from Arlington House, Camden Town, for many years, helping with the photography group there.

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