The call for entries for Blurb’s Photography Book Now contest has come and gone and all 1796 submissions have been posted online for everyone to browse through. Now it’s just up to the fine selection of jurors to decide who will go home with the $25,000 grand prize and other awards.

Well, it’s been long enough now for me to give a good look through the entries and select a few personal favorites. In no particular order, here are some deserving titles (taking into consideration concept, design and of course the photographs):

Johnstown by Ed Panar

Cairo Sunset by Misha de Ridder

Something is Happening by John Lehr

Public School by Victoria Hely-Hutchinson

How Can We Be So Different? by Nicola Kast

Reading by Talia Chetrit

3Situations by Bill Sullivan

Angry Black Snake by Michael Corridore

The Theatre of War by Patrick Lyn

After the Fall by Hin Chua

The Daughters of Job by Alison Malone

Human Nature by M. Alexis Pike

Mid-North by Grant Willing

Fjord (edited by Alana Celii and Grant Willing)

At a Loss by Shawn Records

All My Life I Have Had The Same Dream by Will Steacy

Davey by Brian Sorg

The Marine Layer by Peter Holzhauer

Ditch Plains by Joni Sternbach

Big Rock Candy Mountain by Tammy Mecure

I’ll keep it to myself, but the book that I feel should take home the grand prize is somewhere on the above list. There are plenty of other entries to consider, so take a look at them all and decide for yourself!

Best of luck to everyone.